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Earnings window · 2026-07-16 to 2026-08-09 · anchored on the 10-Q report

One earnings window, everything merged: the filing, the call, press releases and news digests, folded into ranked threads.

What to look at first

  1. Operating Expense Trends · Operating expenses (SG&A)Priority 87
    -48.9% operating_income; 2 sources (press_release, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Axon expects full-year 2026 stock-based compensation expense of approximately $590 million to $620 million
  2. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 86
    +24.8% revenue; 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 1 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Platform Solutions revenue grew 123% year over year to $150 million
  3. Geographic Market Commentary · Geographic mixPriority 84
    +16.4% revenue (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 1 forward row(s); structured_verified
    International revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $322,900 thousand compared to $205,415 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven primarily by increased sales in our EMEA region.
  4. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · M&A and divestituresPriority 82
    +9.2% assets (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 1 forward row(s); structured_verified
    During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the company closed business combinations, net of cash acquired: $(551,593) (in thousands) in investing cash flows.
  5. Contracted Demand Backlog · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 78
    +58.0% revenue (realized); 1 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Remaining performance obligations as of June 30, 2026: approximately $9.8 billion.
  6. Strategic Investments · UnclassifiedPriority 78
    +21.7% net_income (realized); structured_verified
    During the six months ended June 30, 2026, the company acquired additional equity interests in an existing strategic investee for aggregate $189.8 million and acquired equity interests in a separate strategic investee for $49.9 million.
  7. Capital Expenditure Outlook · Capital expenditurePriority 76
    -6.2% cash (realized); 2 sources (press_release, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    Axon expects 2026 CapEx to be in the range of $160 million to $190 million
  8. Gross Margin Drivers · Gross marginPriority 75
    +25.3% operating_income (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); quote_verified
    Gross margin dollars increased $142.7 million and gross margin percentage was 60.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2026, unchanged from the prior year period.
  9. Operating Income and Margins · Operating income & profitabilityPriority 73
    +18.1% net_income (realized); structured_verified
    Income from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was $76.0 million compared to a loss from operations of $9.8 million for the same period in the prior year.
  10. Liquidity and Cash Position · Liquidity & cash positionPriority 72
    -8.1% cash (realized); structured_verified
    As of June 30, 2026, we had $597,704 thousand of cash and cash equivalents, a decrease of $603,443 thousand from December 31, 2025.
  11. Guidance / Outlook · Guidance & outlookPriority 71
    2 sources (news, press_release); 4 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Axon raised full-year 2026 revenue growth outlook to 32% to 34%, up from prior 30% to 32%
  12. Income Tax Rate Changes · TaxPriority 71
    -93.2% margin (realized); quote_verified
    The effective tax rate was 14.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to (78.5)% for the six months ended June 30, 2025.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 95 · 8 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 95 · 5 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 94 · 9 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 82 · 1 thread

Legal, Regulatory & Policy Priority 53 · 2 threads

Guidance & Outlook Priority 71 · 1 thread

Unclassified Priority 80 · 2 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
operating_income-48.9%+48.9%-30.4%
revenue+24.8%+24.8%+317.6%
liability-0.0%+0.0%-21.9%
cash-23.0%
assets+17.9%
margin-93.9%
net_income+39.0%