---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001731122-26-000562"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTST"
cik: "0001419951"
company_name: "Data Storage Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:21:52.192659+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Data Storage Corp reports record net income $19.2M; completes $40M CloudFirst sale, returns $29.3M to shareholders

## Summary
- Record net income of $19.2M from discontinued ops. Continuing ops revenue $1.4M, up 13.4% YoY.
- Completed $40M CloudFirst divestiture; net proceeds $31.6M, net gain $20.1M.
- Returned $29.3M to shareholders via tender offer at $5.20/share, reducing shares by ~72%.
- Exited 2025 debt-free with >$10M cash; Nexxis gross margin expanded to 44.4% from 43.2%.
- Targeting M&A in AI-enabled SaaS, GPU infrastructure, cybersecurity; expects near-term updates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001731122-26-000562
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTST
- cik: 0001419951
- company_name: Data Storage Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112226000562/0001731122-26-000562-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112226000562/e7557_8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Data Storage Corp reported the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 results: net income $19.2 million.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
  - Net income: $19.2 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Reports Fiscal Year 2025 Results; Completes $40 Million CloudFirst Divestiture, Returns $29.3 Million to Shareholders Via Tender Offer, and Reports Record Net Income of $19.2 Million Company enters 2026 debt-free with over $10 million in capital, Nexxis operations growing 13.4% with 44.4% gross margins, and a goal of pursuing opportunities in high-growth
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1419951/000173112226000562/0001731122-26-000562-index.htm

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