---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001640334-26-000920"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMXT"
cik: "0001519472"
company_name: "SolarMax Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-18T13:30:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T13:36:38.436108+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SolarMax Q1 revenue $14.8M (+114% YoY); net loss narrows to $0.3M

## Summary
- Revenue of $14.8M, up 114% from $6.9M in Q1 2025.
- Gross profit $3.0M, up 115% from $1.4M in prior-year quarter.
- Net loss narrowed to $0.3M ($0.01 loss per share) from $1.3M ($0.03 loss) YoY.
- Total operating expense increased to $3.0M from $2.6M.
- CEO credits EPC services on first large-scale energy storage project for momentum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001640334-26-000920
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMXT
- cik: 0001519472
- company_name: SolarMax Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-18T13:30:18+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1519472/000164033426000920/0001640334-26-000920-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426000920/solarmax_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001640334-26-000920.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SolarMax Technology, Inc. reported three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue Revenue: $14.8 million, net income Net loss: $0.3 million, EPS $0.01 per share.
  - Period: three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: Revenue: $14.8 million
  - Net income: Net loss: $0.3 million
  - EPS: $0.01 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: · Revenue: $14.8 million, up 114% from $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2025. · Gross profit: $3.0 million, up 115% from $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2025. · Total operating expense: $3.0 million, a $0.4 million increase from $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2025. · Net loss: $0.3 million, or $0.01 per share, a $1.0 million improvement from a net loss of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per share in the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426000920/0001640334-26-000920-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.