---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-017218"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CREX"
cik: "0001356093"
company_name: "CREATIVE REALITIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-15T11:45:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T11:50:49.386378+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Creative Realities Q1 revenue $16.3M (+68% YoY) but net loss $7.5M vs prior year profit $3.4M

## Summary
- Net loss $7.5M ($0.74 diluted loss per share) vs net income $3.4M ($0.32 diluted) in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $(0.5)M, down from $0.5M in the prior-year period.
- Consolidated gross margin fell to 34.2% from 45.7%, driven by higher hardware mix and one-time costs.
- Debt increased to $47.5M at March 31, 2026 from $44.0M at December 31, 2025.
- Annualized recurring revenue flat at $20.1M; CEO cites weather delays, expects stronger rest of FY2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-017218
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CREX
- cik: 0001356093
- company_name: CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-15T11:45:16+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1356093/000143774926017218/0001437749-26-017218-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356093/000143774926017218/crex20260513_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. reported the fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $16.3 million, net income $7.5 million, EPS $(0.74) per diluted share.
  - Period: the fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $16.3 million
  - Net income: $7.5 million
  - EPS: $(0.74) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: of digital signage, media and AdTech solutions, today announced its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Highlights: ● First quarter revenue of $16.3 million versus $9.7 million in the prior-year period. ● Gross profit of $5.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 versus $4.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. ●
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1356093/000143774926017218/0001437749-26-017218-index.htm

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