Press Release: Ceragon Reports 2026 Second Quarter Financial Results

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Strong demand in India drives 14% year-over-year revenue growth

ROSH HA'AIN, Israel, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ceragon $(CRNT)$, a leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, today reported its financial results for the second quarter period ended June 30, 2026.

Q2 2026 Financial Highlights:

   -- Revenues of $93.9 million 
 
   -- GAAP Operating income of $0.2 million, non-GAAP operating income of $4.0 
      million 
 
   -- GAAP Net loss of $2.1 million, non-GAAP net income of $1.7 million 
 
   -- GAAP EPS of ($0.02) per diluted share, non-GAAP EPS of $0.02 per diluted 
      share 

Q2 2026 Business Highlights:

   -- India -- Sequentially higher revenue and strong bookings (approximately 
      $120 million in announced year-to-date bookings in July) have increased 
      visibility for the remainder of 2026; notable interest in E-band 
      solutions 
 
   -- North America -- Demand remained robust with record quarterly bookings in 
      private networks 

CEO Doron Arazi commented: "Our second quarter reflects the benefits of the strategy we've been executing over the past several years. Demand remains healthy across multiple end markets, and we're seeing momentum from both our traditional carrier business and newer growth areas such as private networks and managed services. Just as importantly, the quality of our opportunities and customer engagement, gives us confidence in the outlook for the balance of the year, as described below."

"Customer demand remains healthy, and our competitive position continues to improve, despite near-term industry-wide cost and supply chain pressures," continued Mr. Arazi. "Our E-band solutions are generating particular interest from customers and represent a strong competitive differentiator. Our recent field trial success with our 5G FR2 (mmWave) product for a new Tier 1 North American carrier points to our continued innovation that drives increased demand for our technology. Strong bookings and growing interest from new and existing customers reinforce our confidence in Ceragon's technology, innovation roadmap, and long-term growth prospects."

Primary Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results:

Revenues were $93.9 million, up 14.2% from $82.3 million in Q2 2025.

Gross profit was $29.7 million, or a gross margin of 31.7%, compared to gross margin of 34.6% in Q2 2025.

GAAP Operating income was $0.2 million compared with $2.2 million for Q2 2025.

GAAP Net income (loss) was ($2.1) million, or ($0.02) per diluted share, compared with ($1.3) million, or ($0.01) per diluted share for Q2 2025.

Non-GAAP results were as follows: Gross margin was 32.2%, operating profit was $4.0 million, and net income was $1.7 million, or $0.02 per diluted share.

Balance Sheet

Cash and cash equivalents were $34.8 million on June 30, 2026, compared to $38.4 million on December 31, 2025.

For a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results, see the attached tables.

Revenue Breakout by Geography:

 
                Q2 2026 
--------------  ------- 
India            48 % 
--------------  ------- 
North America    22 % 
--------------  ------- 
EMEA             13 % 
--------------  ------- 
Latin America     9 % 
--------------  ------- 
APAC              8 % 
--------------  ------- 
 

Outlook

Management updated its 2026 outlook as follows:

   -- Revenue of $355 million to $385 million 
 
   -- Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be between 33.5% - 34.5% vs. 35.5% 
      previously at the midpoint of the provided revenue guidance range 
 
   -- Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be between 5% - 6% vs. 6.5% - 
      7.5% previously at the midpoint of the provided revenue guidance range. 

Conference Call

The Company will hold a Zoom webcast today at 8:30 a.m. ET to review the results, followed by a Q&A session.

Investors are invited to register by clicking here. All relevant access details will be provided upon registration.

For investors unable to join the live call, a replay will be available on the Company's website at www.ceragon.com

About Ceragon

Ceragon (NASDAQ: CRNT) is the global innovator and leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity, specializing in transport, access, and AI-powered managed & professional services. Through our commitment to excellence, we empower customers to elevate operational efficiency and enrich the quality of experience for their end users.

Our customers include service providers, utilities, public safety organizations, government agencies, energy companies, and more who rely on our wireless expertise and cutting-edge solutions for 5G & 4G broadband wireless connectivity, mission-critical services, and an array of applications that harness our ultra-high reliability and speed. Ceragon solutions are deployed by more than 600 service providers, as well as more than 1,600 private network owners, in more than 130 countries. Through our innovative, end-to-end solutions, covering hardware, software, and managed & professional services, we enable our customers to embrace the future of wireless technology with confidence, shaping the next generation of connectivity and service delivery. Ceragon delivers extremely reliable, fast-to-deploy, high-capacity wireless solutions for a wide range of communication network use cases, optimized to lower TCO through minimal use of spectrum, power, real estate, and labor resources -- driving simple, quick, and cost-effective network modernization and positioning Ceragon as a leading solutions provider for the "connectivity everywhere" era.

For more information please visit: www.ceragon.com

Ceragon Networks$(R)$ and FibeAir(R) are registered trademarks of Ceragon Networks Ltd. in the United States and other countries. CERAGON (R) is a trademark of Ceragon, registered in various countries. Other names mentioned are owned by their respective holders.

Safe Harbor

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of Ceragon's management about Ceragon's business, financial condition, results of operations, micro and macro market trends and other issues addressed or reflected therein. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding: projections of demand, revenues, net income, gross margin, capital expenditures and liquidity, competitive pressures, order timing, supply chain and shipping, components availability; growth prospects, product development, financial resources, cost savings and other financial and market matters. You may identify these and other forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "targets", "expects", "intends", "potential" or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

Although we believe that the projections reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations there from will not be material. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Ceragon's future results or performance to differ materially from those anticipated, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: Company's forward-looking forecasts, with respect to which there is no assurance that such forecasts will materialize; Company's ability to future plan, business, marketing and product strategies on the forecasted evolution of the market developments, such as market and territory trends, future use cases, business concepts, technologies, future demand, and necessary inventory levels; the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates between the currencies in which we operate; risks relating to the conversion of the orders from customers into revenues; the effects of global economic trends, including recession, rising inflation, rising interest rates, commodity price increases and fluctuations, commodity shortages and exposure to economic slowdown; risks related to conditions in Israel and the continuation of hostilities in the Middle East; risks associated with delays in the transition to 5G technologies and in the 5G rollout; risks relating to the concentration of our business on a limited number of large mobile operators and the fact that the significant weight of their ordering, compared to the overall ordering by other customers, coupled with inconsistent ordering patterns, could negatively affect us; risks resulting from the volatility in our revenues, margins and working capital needs; disagreements with tax authorities regarding tax positions that we have taken could result in increased tax liabilities; the high volatility in the supply needs of our customers, which from time to time lead to delivery issues and may lead to us being unable to timely fulfil our customer commitments; and such other risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect our results of operations, as further detailed in Ceragon's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F, as published on April 15, 2026, as well as other documents that may be subsequently filed by Ceragon from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Ceragon does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release unless required by law.

While we believe that we have a reasonable basis for each forward-looking statement contained in this press release, we caution you that these statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections on the future, about which we cannot be certain. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent Ceragon's views only as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as representing its views as of any subsequent date. Ceragon does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements unless required by law.

The results reported in this press-release are preliminary and unaudited results, and investors should be aware of possible discrepancies between these results and the audited results to be reported, due to various factors.

Ceragon's public filings are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov and may also be obtained from Ceragon's website at www.ceragon.com.

Investor Contact:

Rob Fink

FNK IR

Tel. +1-646-809-4048

crnt@fnkir.com

Joey Delahoussaye

FNK IR

Tel. +1-312-809-1087

crnt@fnkir.com

 
           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
    (U.S. dollars in thousands, except share and per share data) 
                         Three months ended       Six months ended 
                              June 30,                June 30, 
                       ----------------------  ---------------------- 
                          2026        2025        2026        2025 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Revenues                   93,914      82,262     178,917     170,914 
Cost of revenues           64,187      53,822     119,114     113,375 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Gross profit               29,727      28,440      59,803      57,539 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Operating expenses: 
  Research and 
   development, net         8,405       7,332      16,346      15,581 
 Sales and Marketing       12,909      11,722      26,899      24,019 
 General and 
  administrative            6,823       6,940      12,343      12,376 
 Restructuring and 
  related charges           1,120           -       1,660       3,732 
 Acquisition- and 
  integration-related 
  charges                     233         229         233         704 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Total operating 
 expenses                  29,490      26,223      57,481      56,412 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Operating income              237       2,217       2,322       1,127 
 
Financial and other 
 expenses, net              1,663       2,896       4,519       1,906 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Income (loss) before 
 taxes                    (1,426)       (679)     (2,197)       (779) 
 
Taxes on income               665         588       1,237       1,468 
                       ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
Net income (loss)         (2,091)     (1,267)     (3,434)     (2,247) 
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
 
Basic net income 
(loss) per share           (0.02)      (0.01)      (0.04)      (0.03) 
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
Diluted net income 
(loss) per share           (0.02)      (0.01)      (0.04)      (0.03) 
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
 
Weighted average 
 number of shares 
 used in  computing 
 basic net income 
 (loss) per share      91,033,749  89,470,719  90,872,376  89,108,772 
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
Weighted average 
 number of shares 
 used in computing 
 diluted net income 
 (loss) per share      91,033,749  89,470,719  90,872,376   89,108,77 
                       ==========  ==========  ==========  ========== 
 
 
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
                      (U.S. dollars in thousands) 
                                                 June 30,   December 31, 
                                                   2026         2025 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
ASSETS 
----------------------------------------------- 
CURRENT ASSETS: 
----------------------------------------------- 
Cash and cash equivalents                           34,771        38,368 
Trade receivables, net                             101,283        99,673 
Inventories                                         59,459        61,587 
Other accounts receivable and prepaid expenses      24,564        25,576 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total current assets                               220,077       225,204 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
NON-CURRENT ASSETS: 
----------------------------------------------- 
Severance pay and pension fund                         430           362 
Property and equipment, net                         41,065        39,952 
Operating lease right-of-use assets                 16,003        16,554 
Intangible assets, net                              24,525        23,182 
Goodwill                                            11,007        11,007 
Other non-current assets                               669           781 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total non-current assets                            93,699        91,838 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total assets                                       313,776       317,042 
                                                 =========  ============ 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 
----------------------------------------------- 
CURRENT LIABILITIES: 
----------------------------------------------- 
Trade payables                                      74,173        70,784 
Deferred revenues                                    1,300         2,371 
Short-term loans                                    12,004        19,000 
Operating lease liabilities                          4,061         4,001 
Other accounts payable and accrued expenses         27,251        24,071 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total current liabilities                          118,789       120,227 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES: 
----------------------------------------------- 
Accrued severance pay and pension                    2,557         2,537 
Operating lease liabilities                         12,715        13,331 
Other long-term payables                             7,665         8,195 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total long-term liabilities                         22,937        24,063 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: 
----------------------------------------------- 
Share capital                                          234           234 
Additional paid-in capital                         457,690       454,640 
Treasury shares at cost                           (20,091)      (20,091) 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss               (9,134)       (8,816) 
Accumulated deficit                              (256,649)     (253,215) 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total shareholders' equity                         172,050       172,752 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity         313,776       317,042 
                                                 ---------  ------------ 
 
 
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW 
                      (U.S. dollars, in thousands) 
                                 Three months ended    Six months ended 
                                      June 30,             June 30, 
                                --------------------  ------------------ 
                                  2026       2025       2026      2025 
                                ---------  ---------  --------  -------- 
Cash flow from operating 
activities: 
Net income (loss)                 (2,091)    (1,267)   (3,434)   (2,247) 
Adjustments to reconcile net 
income (loss) to net cash 
provided by operating 
activities: 
Depreciation and amortization       3,471      3,632     6,905     6,964 
Loss from sale of property and 
 equipment, net                        52          -       122        10 
Stock-based compensation 
 expense                            1,755      1,549     2,647     2,199 
Decrease (increase) in accrued 
 severance pay and  pensions, 
 net                                 (85)         30      (48)        77 
Decrease (increase) in trade 
 receivables, net                 (6,838)     21,778   (1,537)    28,162 
Decrease (increase) in other 
 assets (including other 
 accounts receivable, prepaid 
 expenses, other non- current 
 assets, and the effect of 
 exchange rate changes on cash 
 and cash equivalents)              (461)    (1,179)       755   (2,319) 
Decrease (increase) in 
 inventory                        (2,269)      2,206     1,561       127 
Decrease in operating lease 
 right-of-use assets                1,182      1,323     2,135     2,054 
Increase (decrease) in trade 
 payables                           9,255   (13,961)     3,081  (18,045) 
Increase (decrease) in other 
 accounts payable and accrued 
 expenses (including other 
 long-term payables)                3,666    (3,285)     2,620   (2,531) 
Decrease in operating lease 
 liability                        (1,161)       (90)   (2,140)     (915) 
Increase (decrease) in 
 deferred revenues                (1,410)         26   (1,071)     (164) 

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