---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001537435-26-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TGEN"
cik: "0001537435"
company_name: "TECOGEN INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T21:15:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T21:19:57.678793+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Q1 revenue $6.34M, net loss $2.12M; Vertiv 1 MW chiller order imminent

## Summary
- Revenue $6.34M vs $7.28M YoY; net loss $2.12M ($0.07 EPS) vs loss $0.66M.
- Gross margin 40.9% vs 44.3% YoY; Adjusted EBITDA negative $1.68M.
- Imminent purchase order from Vertiv for 1 MW chiller deployment at data center.
- Expects >$8 million in near-term orders beyond core data center focus.
- Cost reductions underway; full impact expected Q3 2026; cash burn to decrease.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001537435-26-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TGEN
- cik: 0001537435
- company_name: TECOGEN INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T21:15:25+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1537435/000153743526000036/0001537435-26-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1537435/000153743526000036/tgen-20260512.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001537435-26-000036
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001537435-26-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TECOGEN INC. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $6.34 million, net income net loss of $2.12 million, EPS a loss of $0.07 /share.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $6.34 million
  - Net income: net loss of $2.12 million
  - EPS: a loss of $0.07 /share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Tecogen Inc. (NYSE American:TGEN), a leading manufacturer of clean energy products, reported revenues of $6.34 million and net loss of $2.12 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 compared to revenues of $7.28 million, and a net loss of $0.66 million in 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1537435/000153743526000036/0001537435-26-000036-index.htm

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