---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015998"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CEVA"
cik: "0001173489"
company_name: "CEVA INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:30:54.343915+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ceva Q1 revenue $27.0M (+11% YoY); licensing revenue highest in 3 years at $17.8M

## Summary
- GAAP net loss $4.5M ($0.16 diluted EPS); non-GAAP net income $1.1M ($0.04 diluted EPS).
- Royalty revenue $9.2M; smart edge royalties up 8% YoY driven by record Wi-Fi shipments.
- AI contributed >20% of licensing revenue; Renesas R-Car V4H platform enters 2026 Toyota RAV4.
- Signed 14 IP licensing agreements including multi-technology deals and Bluetooth HDT with RF.
- Collaboration with NXP for software-defined vehicle processors; expanding into 5G NTN and UWB.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015998
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CEVA
- cik: 0001173489
- company_name: CEVA INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173489/000143774926015998/0001437749-26-015998-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173489/000143774926015998/ceva20260510_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 4905aef3670f7c379ef1de95a42b3f6636dce7f0
  claim: CEVA INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $27.0 million, net income GAAP net loss was $4.5 million, EPS GAAP diluted loss per share was $0.16.
  evidence_excerpt: and software IP for the Smart Edge, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter Highlights: * ● Delivered total revenues of $27.0 million, up 11% year-over-year ● Licensing and related revenues of $17.8 million, up 18% year-over-year and the highest in three years ● Royalty revenues of $9.2 million, with smart edge
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1173489/000143774926015998/0001437749-26-015998-index.htm

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