---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819810-26-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RDW"
cik: "0001819810"
company_name: "Redwire Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:52:07.989965+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Redwire Q1 revenue up 58% to $97M, net loss $(76.5)M on non-recurring charge; backlog record $498M

## Summary
- Revenue $97.0M (+57.9% YoY); gross margin improved to 26.6%.
- Net loss $(76.5)M includes $42.5M equity-based compensation acceleration from Edge Autonomy acquisition.
- Adjusted EBITDA $(9.2)M vs. $(2.3)M a year ago.
- Record backlog $498.1M, book-to-bill 1.92; reaffirms FY2026 revenue guidance $450-$500M.
- Key wins: $1.8B Andromeda IDIQ, first ELSA order ($12.8M), $20M+ Stalker orders, NASA drug development contract.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819810-26-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RDW
- cik: 0001819810
- company_name: Redwire Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000060/0001819810-26-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000060/rdw-20260506.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3732d3f6b8b50b4fcf56cd62a29110226098f147
  claim: Redwire Corp reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue 97.0 million, net income -76.5 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: tactical network during the Ivy Sting exercises, further integrating the platform into the U.S. Army’s future concept of operations. • Revenues increased 57.9% year-over-year to $97.0 million for the first quarter of 2026. • Sequential and year-over-year improvement in gross margins to 26.6% for the first quarter of 2026. • Net Loss increased by $73.6 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000060/0001819810-26-000060-index.htm
- claim_id: 9cd5f90f90a5129664bc5b7d2057919dfc7cd700
  claim: Redwire Corp reported full year ended December 31, 2026 results: revenue 450 million to 500 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: For the full year ended December 31, 2026, Redwire affirms that it is forecasting revenues of $450 million to $500 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819810/000181981026000060/0001819810-26-000060-index.htm

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