---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-055514"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EFOI"
cik: "0000924168"
company_name: "ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE"
filed_at: "2026-08-11T12:29:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T12:30:16.105031+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Focus Q2 net sales up 228% to $3.7M but net loss widens to $0.9M

## Summary
- Net sales $3.7M, up 228.0% YoY; military sales +328.4%, commercial +191.6% on ESS shipments to Australia.
- Gross margin turned negative at (6.8)% vs 12.9% in Q2 2025; adjusted gross margin 4.5% vs 16.7%.
- Net loss $0.9M ($0.14/share) vs $0.2M loss ($0.04/share) in Q2 2025; operating loss $0.9M vs $0.2M.
- Cash $1.1M at June 30, 2026; May 2026 private placement raised ~$250K from Euka Power Japan at $3.80/share.
- Adjusted EBITDA $(0.9)M vs $(0.3)M in Q2 2025, driven by higher inventory reserves.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-055514
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EFOI
- cik: 0000924168
- company_name: ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T12:29:22+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026055514/0001628280-26-055514-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924168/000162828026055514/efoi-20260811.htm

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