---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-212030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KODK"
cik: "0000031235"
company_name: "EASTMAN KODAK CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:08:52.275981+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kodak Q1 revenue up 7% to $265M; Operational EBITDA jumps to $15M from $2M

## Summary
- Consolidated revenue $265M, up $18M (+7%) YoY; Print revenue $180M (+9%), AM&C $76M (+3%).
- Gross profit $57M (+24% YoY); gross margin improved to 22% from 19%.
- GAAP net loss widened to $16M from $7M in Q1 2025, driven by higher manufacturing costs and commodity prices.
- Operational EBITDA reached $15M, up $13M YoY, on improved pricing; cash balance $299M, down $38M from Dec.
- Cash decrease driven by $50M term loan repayment and $38M inventory build, partly offset by $46M pension reversion proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-212030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KODK
- cik: 0000031235
- company_name: EASTMAN KODAK CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31235/000119312526212030/0001193125-26-212030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31235/000119312526212030/kodk-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2ddaeafb945a284050d41f04688211f99d729bc8
  claim: EASTMAN KODAK CO reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $265 million, net income GAAP net loss of $16 million.
  evidence_excerpt: May 7, 2026 – Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) today reported financial results for the first quarter 2026. First quarter 2026 highlights include: • Consolidated revenues of $265 million, compared with $247 million for Q1 2025, an increase of $18 million or 7 percent o Advanced Materials & Chemicals (AM&C) revenues were $76 million, compared with $74 million for
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31235/000119312526212030/0001193125-26-212030-index.htm

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