---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-033741"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VGAS"
cik: "0001841425"
company_name: "Verde Clean Fuels, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T22:42:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T10:19:32.479894+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Verde Clean Fuels Q1 net loss $(2.3)M; cash $54.3M, no debt; advancing strategic alternatives

## Summary
- Net loss $(2.3)M ($0.05 diluted loss per share) vs $(2.7)M ($0.08) in Q1 2025.
- Cash and cash equivalents $54.3M, exceeding prior guidance of >$50M; no debt outstanding.
- Conducting strategic alternatives review to maximize shareholder value, including potential partnerships or M&A.
- Implementing cost savings initiatives targeting 50% reduction in 2026 costs vs 2025.
- Shares outstanding unchanged at 44.5M (Class A and Class C common stock).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-033741
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VGAS
- cik: 0001841425
- company_name: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T22:42:21+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/1841425/000162828026033741/0001628280-26-033741-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841425/000162828026033741/vgasw-20260511.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-033741
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-033741.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-033741.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: net income $(2.3) million, EPS $(0.05).
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Net income: $(2.3) million
  - EPS: $(0.05)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. (“Verde” or the "Company”) (Nasdaq: VGAS) announced today financial results for the first quarter 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1841425/000162828026033741/0001628280-26-033741-index.htm

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