---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-010506"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKYI"
cik: "0001019034"
company_name: "BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:05:03.659579+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BIO-key reports FY2025 revenue $6.1M, net loss $4.6M; Q1'26 revenue up 37% YoY

## Summary
- FY2025 revenue $6.1M, down 12% YoY; net loss $4.6M ($0.69/sh) vs $4.3M ($2.09/sh) in 2024.
- Preliminary Q1'26 revenue $2.2M, up 37% YoY and 80% vs Q4'25; expects break-even in 2026.
- Cash $2.7M at year-end, up from $0.4M; book value $7.6M vs $3.8M.
- Defense sector revenue over trailing 12 months exceeded $2.2M; new partnerships in India, Vietnam, Middle East, Nordics.
- Operating expenses reduced 7% to $669K; SG&A down 11%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-010506
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKYI
- cik: 0001019034
- company_name: BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019034/000143774926010506/0001437749-26-010506-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019034/000143774926010506/bkyi20260331_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-010506.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC reported financial results for fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2025.
  - Period: fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2025
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On March 31,2026, BIO-key International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth quarter and year ending December 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019034/000143774926010506/0001437749-26-010506-index.htm

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