Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
-- Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash of Approximately $463 Million
at September 30, 2026
-- Q4 2026 Revenue Expected Between $11 Million and $20 Million
-- VaultIC408 Achieves NIST FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Validation
SEALSQ Corp $(LAES)$ ("SEALSQ" or "Company"), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI, and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, today announced its preliminary unaudited financial metrics for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2026 ("9M 2026"), provided an update on operational milestones, and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 revenue guidance.
9M 2026 Key Financial Metrics
-- Revenue growth of 65%: Preliminary unaudited 9M 2026 revenue of $16.3
million, compared to $9.9 million in 9M 2025.
-- Strong liquidity: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of
approximately $463.0 million at September 30, 2026.
-- Post-quantum pipeline above $100 million: An active, evolving business
pipeline of more than $200 million through 2029 as of October 15, 2026,
including more than $100 million associated with Post-Quantum projects,
including the QS7001 and QVault TPM. These figures represent management
estimates and are subject to risks such as conversion risk, customer
validation, technical integration and other commercial risks.
Revenue Drivers
The 9M 2026 increase was driven primarily by:
-- Continued strong demand for SEALSQ's Vault-IC secure-element family
across industrial, smart-energy IoT and P25 Radio protocol application
deployments.
-- Growth in recurring PKI subscriptions, certificate-management and digital
identity services.
-- Nine months of consolidated revenue from IC'Alps SAS, which contributed
approximately $3.8 million in 9M 2026 through custom ASIC design and
secure semiconductor engineering services.
-- Ramp-up of the Quantix Edge Security sovereign semiconductor design and
personalization center in Murcia, Spain.
-- Initial sampling and evaluation revenue from QS7001 and QVault TPM as 42
customers are now evaluating the next generation of secure semiconductor
products.
FY 2026 Revenue Outlook
SEALSQ's outlook statements are based on current expectations. The following statements are forward-looking and actual results could differ materially depending on market conditions and the factors set forth under "Forward-Looking Statements" below.
SEALSQ reaffirms its FY 2026 revenue growth guidance of approximately 50% to 100%, representing a range of approximately $27 million to $36 million, compared with audited FY 2025 revenue of $18 million.
Based on preliminary 9M 2026 revenue of $16.3 million, the Company expects fourth-quarter 2026 revenue of between $11 million and $20 million, compared to $8.4 million in Q4 2025. Fourth-quarter performance is expected to be supported by:
-- Commercial ramp of the FIPS 140-3 Level 3 validated VaultIC408 in
government and critical-infrastructure programs, and first QVault TPM183
design-win shipments, subject to customer qualification.
-- Continued IC'Alps ASIC design programs, including potential custom
post-quantum ASIC engagements.
-- Further revenue contributions from the Quantix Edge Security project.
-- Seasonal strength in Vault-IC secure-element shipments and continued
growth in recurring PKI and certificate-management revenue.
The Company expects a more significant contribution from its post-quantum product lines in 2027 and beyond as customers complete technical integration and move into volume production. Timing remains subject to laboratory review, certification, customer qualification and procurement.
Carlos Moreira, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SEALSQ, said: "Our preliminary nine-month revenue of $16.3 million represents 65% growth year-over-year, with revenue increasing sequentially in each quarter of 2026. This performance supports our reaffirmed full-year revenue outlook as we continue to advance our post-quantum products toward commercialization. With approximately $465 million in liquidity, we are well positioned to fund these priorities as we prepare for post-quantum semiconductors to become a more significant contributor to revenue in 2027."
John O'Hara, CFO of SEALSQ, added: "Based on our preliminary nine-month revenue, our reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance implies fourth-quarter revenue of $11 million to $20 million. We remain focused on converting our pipeline into production revenue and deploying capital carefully to support growth."
Post-Quantum Commercialization and Certification Progress
-- QS7001: Following fault-injection and side-channel testing (March 2026)
and NIST SP 800-90B Entropy Source Validation, Certificate #E333 (May
2026), SEALSQ targets the QS7001 V1 Common Criteria Hardware Evaluation
Test Report in October 2026 and the V2 full post-quantum report in
January 2027, with formal CC EAL5+ certification progressing in 2027.
-- QVault TPM first design win: iMTC Technology selected QVault TPM183 for
its next-generation fingerprint-recognition medical mouse, bringing the
TPM into a commercial production design.
-- QVault TPM ecosystem: wolfSSL added wolfTPM support for QVault TPM,
confirming TPM 2.0 interoperability. TCG certification is targeted for
February 2027 (TPM183) and May 2027 (TPM185); all versions are available
as engineering samples.
-- VaultIC409: SEALSQ unveiled VaultIC409, a quantum-ready secure element
built on the QS7001 platform for smart meters, industrial gateways and
connected devices, with engineering samples planned for Q2 2027.
-- SEALSQ presented peer-reviewed research on side-channel attacks and
countermeasures for ML-KEM key generation at LightSec 2026, an affiliated
event of CHES 2026.
-- 42 prospective customers and partners were evaluating QVault TPM and
QS7001 at September 30, 2026, compared to 30 at June 30, 2026.
Recent Operational Milestones
SEALQuantum Sovereign Vertical Stack
-- Miraex SA (June 2): completed the 100% acquisition, adding
quantum-photonics interconnect technology; founder Daniel Brau was
appointed Chief Quantum Officer on August 4.
-- Wecan Group (June 2): majority investment and CHF 5 million commitment to
accelerate a post-quantum AI compliance co-pilot for financial
institutions.
-- Quobly (June 3): lead investor in Quobly's EUR 115 million Series A,
followed by a $5 million commercial agreement to integrate cryo CMOS IPs
and post-quantum security into future Quobly's silicon quantum computing
platformsand new Quobly collaborations with TNO and Orange Quantum
Systems (September 8).
-- Commercial synergies (August 31): SEALSQ reported that its $24.5 million
of pure-play quantum computing investments have begun generating
commercial synergies.
Semiconductor Partnerships and Customers
-- GlobalFoundries (July 8): strategic MoU to co-develop post-quantum
security IP, secure chiplet architectures and a CryoCMOS ecosystem for
quantum systems.
-- L5 Cartronics (July 14): partnership to develop secure multi-package IoT
modules for smart cameras and smart metering in India.
-- Palm Technologies (August 18): selected SEALSQ to bring post-quantum
hardware security to India's digital payment, public transport and
connected-infrastructure markets.
-- IC'Alps QASIC (August 27): launched a roadmap for sovereign,
quantum-resistant ASICs targeting cybersecurity, medical and automotive,
and was featured for low-power secure ASICs for implantable medical
devices (September 30).
Sovereign Infrastructure and Space
-- Canton of Jura (September 21): SEALSQ, WISeKey and the Canton of Jura
signed an MoU to establish a Swiss post-quantum semiconductor and
cybersecurity center.
-- Quantum Highway (September 22): expanded the network connecting sovereign
technology centers from silicon to quantum and space.
-- WISeSat.Space (October 5-6): Sister company, WISeSat.Space completed a
business combination with Columbus Acquisition Corporation and began
trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "SAIQ"; SEALSQ led a $10
million PIPE to accelerate space cybersecurity and post-quantum
communications.
Regulatory Tailwinds
-- SEALSQ aligned QS7001 with the new ANSSI post-quantum mandate in France
(June 22) and welcomed the White House Executive Order on quantum
security (June 23).
-- SEALSQ secured European patents for its semiconductor-embedded
"Back-to-Physical" NFT technology (June 16 and 18).
About SEALSQ:
SEALSQ is a leading innovator in Post-Quantum Technology hardware and software solutions. Our technology seamlessly integrates Semiconductors, PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), and Provisioning Services, with a strategic emphasis on developing state-of-the-art Quantum Resistant Cryptography and Semiconductors designed to address the urgent security challenges posed by quantum computing. As quantum computers advance, traditional cryptographic methods like RSA and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) are increasingly vulnerable.
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