---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002026478-26-000046"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NMAX"
cik: "0002026478"
company_name: "Newsmax Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:06:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:09:54.779316+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Newsmax Q1 revenue $51.7M (+14% YoY); net loss narrows to $2.2M, reaffirms FY26 guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $51.7M, up 14% YoY; broadcast revenue $43.7M (+20.8%).
- Net loss $(2.2)M vs $(17.2)M prior year; adjusted EBITDA $(0.4)M vs $0.4M.
- Affiliate fee revenue +75% to $13.0M; licensing +697% to $3.5M.
- Reaffirmed FY26 revenue guidance $212M-$216M (+13% YoY midpoint).
- Cash and short-term investments $129.1M; no long-term debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002026478-26-000046
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NMAX
- cik: 0002026478
- company_name: Newsmax Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:06:41+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026478/000202647826000046/0002026478-26-000046-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026478/000202647826000046/nmax-20260514.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002026478-26-000046.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Newsmax Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $51.7 million, net income $(2.2) million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $51.7 million
  - Net income: $(2.2) million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: or document. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1 EARNINGS RELEASE) --- EARNINGS RELEASE Document Newsmax Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Company Reports Quarterly Revenues of $51.7 million, a 14.0% Year-Over-Year Increase Broadcast Revenues Increase to $43.7 million, a 20.8% Increase Year-Over-Year Company Reaffirms Full-Year 2026 Revenue Guidance, Representing
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2026478/000202647826000046/0002026478-26-000046-index.htm

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