---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-219605"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAER"
cik: "0001941536"
company_name: "Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:30:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T20:38:12.607865+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.78
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bridger Aerospace Q1 revenue $8.5M (-46% YoY); reiterates FY 2026 guidance $135M-$145M

## Summary
- Q1 2026 revenue $8.5M vs $15.6M prior year; net loss $(31.3)M vs $(15.5)M; Adjusted EBITDA $(14.5)M vs $(5.1)M.
- Loss per diluted share $(0.69) vs $(0.41); cash $9.0M at Mar 31, 2026 vs $31.4M at Dec 31, 2025.
- FY 2026 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $135M-$145M (14% growth at midpoint), Adjusted EBITDA $55M-$60M (27% growth at midpoint).
- Secured 5-year, $18.6M IDIQ contract with U.S. Interior for fixed-wing transport in Alaska; COO and GC appointments announced.
- CEO highlights elevated wildfire risk due to low snowpack and drought; earliest-ever multi-mission aircraft mobilization in Feb.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-219605
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAER
- cik: 0001941536
- company_name: Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:30:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.78
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.78
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941536/000119312526219605/0001193125-26-219605-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941536/000119312526219605/d110889d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $8.5 million, net income $(31.3) million, EPS $(0.69). Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $8.5 million
  - Net income: $(31.3) million
  - EPS: $(0.69)
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First quarter 2026 revenue of $8.5 million, in line with guidance as the Company prepares for fire season
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1941536/000119312526219605/0001193125-26-219605-index.htm

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