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accession: "0001640334-26-001663"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMXT"
cik: "0001519472"
company_name: "SolarMax Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-09T21:05:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:59:42.857893+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SolarMax Q2 2026 revenue up 49% to $10.2M, gross profit up 299%; net loss widens to $4.7M on $4.3M China legal judgment

## Summary
- Revenue $10.2M, up 49% YoY from $6.9M; gross profit $2.4M, up 299% from $605,000 in Q2 2025.
- Net loss $4.7M, or $0.98/share, vs net loss $1.9M or $0.50/share in Q2 2025; total operating expense $6.9M.
- Operating expense includes one-time $4.3M legal judgment relating to the China segment; prior-year opex was $2.4M.
- CEO David Hsu cites focus on EPC projects, cost management, and expansion into large-scale energy storage and industrial EPC services.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001640334-26-001663
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMXT
- cik: 0001519472
- company_name: SolarMax Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-09T21:05:28+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1519472/000164033426001663/0001640334-26-001663-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519472/000164033426001663/solarmax_8k.htm

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