---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-001683"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DAIO"
cik: "0000351998"
company_name: "DATA I/O CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T23:17:36.298273+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Data I/O Q4 net sales $4.0M ($0.27 loss per share); guides to 2026 organic growth

## Summary
- Q4 2025 net sales $4.0M, down 23% YoY from $5.2M; full year $21.5M vs $21.8M.
- Net loss Q4 ($2.5M) or ($0.27)/share vs ($1.2M) loss a year ago; full year loss ($5.0M).
- Gross margin 43.0% vs 52.2% in Q4 2024; full year 49.3% vs 53.3%.
- Cash $7.9M, no debt; bookings $3.1M Q4 vs $4.1M; backlog $2.3M.
- 2026 framework: organic revenue growth, additional $1M expense run-rate cut, line of sight to positive operating cash flow.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-001683
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DAIO
- cik: 0000351998
- company_name: DATA I/O CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351998/000165495426001683/0001654954-26-001683-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351998/000165495426001683/daio_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-001683
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-001683.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-001683.txt

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