---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-001939"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "INUV"
cik: "0000829323"
company_name: "Inuvo, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:15:55.068142+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Inuvo Q4 revenue $14.3M (down 45% YoY); full year net loss $5.1M improves from $5.8M

## Summary
- Q4 net revenue $14.3M (-45% YoY); FY $86.2M (+3% YoY). Gross margin 66.4% Q4, 74.5% FY vs 83.1% and 85.6% prior year.
- Q4 net loss $0.6M ($0.04 EPS) vs net income $0.1M in prior year; FY net loss $5.1M ($0.35 EPS) improved from $5.8M; adjusted EBITDA loss $1.2M.
- Strategic platform reset reduced lower-quality Platform activity, constraining near-term revenue and margins for long-term stability.
- In Jan 2026, issued $3.3M convertible note and received $6.2M from class action settlement. Cash plus availability $9.5M at Dec 31, 2025.
- Appointed Rob Buchner as COO in Oct 2025 and as Chairman/CEO in Jan 2026 to lead strategic growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-001939
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: INUV
- cik: 0000829323
- company_name: Inuvo, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829323/000165495426001939/0001654954-26-001939-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/829323/000165495426001939/inuvo_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-26-001939.txt

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