---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-059428"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEYE"
cik: "0001362190"
company_name: "AUDIOEYE INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:22:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:26:41.286084+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AudioEye reports record Q1 2026 revenue $10.6M (+8% YoY); ARR $41.2M

## Summary
- Net loss $2.1M ($0.17 EPS); adjusted EBITDA $2.4M, adjusted EPS $0.18.
- ARR rose to $41.2M from $40.0M at Dec 31, 2025; ~127k customers.
- Q2 2026 revenue guidance $10.65-10.75M; FY 2026 revenue guidance $43.25-44.25M.
- Adjusted EBITDA guidance: Q2 $2.6-2.7M, FY at least $12M; adjusted EPS FY at least $0.96.
- Litigation expenses of $1.1M drove higher net loss; cash $8.6M vs $5.3M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-059428
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEYE
- cik: 0001362190
- company_name: AUDIOEYE INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:22:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465926059428/0001104659-26-059428-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465926059428/aeye-20260512x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AUDIOEYE INC reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $10.6M, net income $2.1M, EPS $(0.17) per share. Guidance initiated.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $10.6M
  - Net income: $2.1M
  - EPS: $(0.17) per share
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: reported results
  source text: customers in the future and look forward to increasing the value they receive from our products.” ​ First Quarter 2026 Financial Results ● Total revenue increased 8% to a record $10.6M from $9.7M in the same prior year period. ● Gross profit increased to $8.3M (78% of total revenue) from $7.7M (80% of total revenue) in the same prior year period. The increase
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362190/000110465926059428/0001104659-26-059428-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.