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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NTRA"
cik: "0001604821"
company_name: "Natera, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:44:45.972618+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Natera Q1 revenue $696.6M (+39% YoY); raises FY2026 guidance by $120M to $2.78B midpt

## Summary
- Revenue $696.6M (+38.8% YoY); tests processed 1,013,600 (+18.5%), oncology tests up 54.4%.
- Net loss $85.1M ($0.60/sh) vs $66.9M ($0.50) prior year; positive cash inflow $11.8M.
- Raises FY2026 revenue guidance by $120M midpoint to $2.74B-$2.82B; gross margin expected 64%-66%.
- Operating expenses $538.6M (+36.0%) on headcount growth and clinical trial expenses.
- Cash and equivalents $1,087.9M; debt $80.3M under line of credit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NTRA
- cik: 0001604821
- company_name: Natera, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000162828026032101/0001628280-26-032101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000162828026032101/ntra-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5164efa307c251a8c5748bb9996cd81b5cca67d0
  claim: Natera, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $696.6 million, net income $85.1 million, EPS ($0.60) per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: in cell-free DNA and genetic testing, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Recent Financial Highlights • Generated total revenues of $696.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $501.8 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of 38.8%. • Generated a gross margin 1 of 64.7% in the first quarter of 2026,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1604821/000162828026032101/0001628280-26-032101-index.htm

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