---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-016113"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REKR"
cik: "0001697851"
company_name: "Rekor Systems, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:07:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T22:38:08.173127+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rekor Q1 revenue up 12% to $10.3M; gross margin 53%; EBITDA loss narrows

## Summary
- Revenue $10.3M (+12% YoY); gross margin 53% vs 48% in Q1 2025.
- Net loss $9.4M; adjusted EBITDA loss $6.5M, improving from $7.4M YoY.
- Headcount reduced by ~16% (45 positions); operating cash use improved 54% YoY.
- Evaluating refinancing of Prime Revenue Sharing Notes to lower cost of capital.
- GoSecure deterministic video authentication product launching in Q3 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-016113
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REKR
- cik: 0001697851
- company_name: Rekor Systems, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:07:24+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1697851/000143774926016113/0001437749-26-016113-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1697851/000143774926016113/rekr20260508_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-016113.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Rekor Systems, Inc. reported financial results for first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On May 11, 2026, Rekor Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release summarizing the Company’s financial results for the first quarter and the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1697851/000143774926016113/0001437749-26-016113-index.htm

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