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Health Catalyst, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 lowered, 2 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue fell 13% year over year: Total revenue was $70.5 million, against $80.7 million a year earlier, and gross margin was 40%, against 38%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $9.9 million against $9.3 million a year earlier, a rise of 6%. Source
  • Net loss included goodwill impairment: Net loss was $40.5 million, against $41.0 million, and included a $27.0 million goodwill impairment for the Technology reporting unit. Source
  • Technology revenue fell 8%: Technology revenue was $48.8 million, against $52.9 million. Technology gross margin was 48%, against 50%, and adjusted technology gross margin 63%, against 66%. Source
  • Six-month operating cash flow positive: Net cash from operating activities was $18.8 million for the six months, against $8.7 million used a year earlier. Source
  • Deferred revenue fell from year-end: Current deferred revenue was $42.5 million at June 30, 2026, against $56.1 million at December 31, 2025. Non-current deferred revenue was $0.4 million. Source
  • Restructuring charges rose to $3.7M: Restructuring costs were $3.7 million, against $0.4 million a year earlier, covering severance from workforce reductions and legal and advisory fees for board refreshment. Source

“We delivered a very productive second quarter, exceeding the high end of our revenue guidance and the midpoint of our adjusted EBITDA guidance”

Ben Albert, Chief Executive Officer of Health Catalyst

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceThird quarter 2026$55 million to $56 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA SourceThird quarter 2026$0 to $0.5 millionNew
Total revenue SourceFull year 2026$246 million to $249 millionLowered from $260 million to $265 million
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFull year 2026$18 million to $18.5 millionLowered from $30 million to $33 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 total revenue guidance was lowered to $246 million to $249 million from $260 million to $265 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance was lowered to $18 million to $18.5 million from $30 million to $33 million. Source
  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 guidance was given for the first time, covering total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Ended: The Vitalware divestiture closed, and management said credit facility debt was fully repaid. Source
  • Ended: The second-quarter release has no DOS to Ignite potential churn analysis; the first-quarter release included one.

Second quarter results

  • Revenue fell 13% year over year: Total revenue was $70.5 million, against $80.7 million a year earlier, and gross margin was 40%, against 38%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $9.9 million against $9.3 million a year earlier, a rise of 6%. Source
  • Net loss included goodwill impairment: Net loss was $40.5 million, against $41.0 million, and included a $27.0 million goodwill impairment for the Technology reporting unit. Source
  • Six-month results hit by impairment: Six-month revenue was $141.2 million, against $160.1 million. Six-month net loss was $151.6 million, against $64.7 million, with $122.5 million of goodwill impairment. Source

Technology and services segments

  • Technology revenue fell 8%: Technology revenue was $48.8 million, against $52.9 million. Technology gross margin was 48%, against 50%, and adjusted technology gross margin 63%, against 66%. Source
  • Services revenue fell 22%, margin rose: Professional services revenue was $21.7 million, against $27.8 million. Services gross margin was 20%, against 13%, and adjusted services gross margin 22%, against 18%. Source
  • Cost of revenue fell in both lines: Technology cost of revenue, excluding depreciation and amortization, was $18.2 million against $18.4 million. Professional services cost was $17.4 million against $24.1 million. Source

“More importantly, we recently closed the Vitalware divestiture and fully repaid our credit facility debt, which significantly improves our balance sheet and provides flexibility to make measured near-term bets in the work we believe in most.”

Ben Albert, Chief Executive Officer of Health Catalyst

Costs and margins

  • Adjusted gross profit fell 10%: Adjusted gross profit was $35.8 million, against $40.0 million, while adjusted gross margin was 51%, against 50%. Source
  • Adjusted operating expenses fell 15%: Adjusted operating expenses were $25.9 million, or 37% of revenue, against $30.6 million and 38% a year earlier. Source
  • G&A rose on acquisition costs: General and administrative expense was $11.9 million, against $8.3 million. It included $2.0 million of acquisition-related costs, against a $3.9 million credit a year earlier. Source
  • Sales and R&D spending declined: Sales and marketing was $10.4 million, against $13.2 million, and research and development was $11.0 million, against $12.4 million. Source

Cash, debt and capital

  • Six-month operating cash flow positive: Net cash from operating activities was $18.8 million for the six months, against $8.7 million used a year earlier. Source
  • Cash and investments rose from year-end: Cash and cash equivalents were $60.6 million and short-term investments $42.9 million at June 30, 2026, against $50.8 million and $44.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Long-term debt little changed: Long-term debt, net of current portion, was $151.9 million at June 30, 2026, against $151.6 million at December 31, 2025. Six-month debt repayments were $0.8 million. Source
  • No share repurchases in 2026: No common stock was repurchased in the six months ended June 30, 2026, against $5.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Goodwill fell after impairments: Goodwill was $11.1 million at June 30, 2026, against $209.1 million at December 31, 2025. Stockholders' equity was $100.8 million, against $245.8 million. Source

“We believe our intelligence products can help them improve outcomes faster.”

Ben Albert, Chief Executive Officer of Health Catalyst

Demand and deferred revenue

  • Deferred revenue fell from year-end: Current deferred revenue was $42.5 million at June 30, 2026, against $56.1 million at December 31, 2025. Non-current deferred revenue was $0.4 million. Source
  • Receivables fell from year-end: Accounts receivable, net, was $41.9 million, against $59.1 million at December 31, 2025. In the six months, receivables contributed $10.7 million to operating cash flow. Source
  • Deferred revenue used operating cash: Deferred revenue reduced operating cash by $2.3 million in the six months, against an $11.4 million contribution a year earlier. Source

Strategy and divestiture

  • Vitalware six-month results disclosed: For the six months ended June 30, 2026, Vitalware net income was $7.5 million and Vitalware Adjusted EBITDA $11.4 million, from unaudited records. Source
  • Company describes itself as intelligence company: The company describes itself as a healthcare intelligence company designed to accelerate measurable improvement for health systems across cost, clinical, and consumer performance. Source
  • Assets held for sale on balance sheet: At June 30, 2026 the balance sheet showed assets held for sale of $91.4 million and liabilities associated with them of $12.1 million. Source

Restructuring and workforce

  • Restructuring charges rose to $3.7M: Restructuring costs were $3.7 million, against $0.4 million a year earlier, covering severance from workforce reductions and legal and advisory fees for board refreshment. Source
  • Restructuring spread across functions: Research and development restructuring was $1.5 million, sales and marketing $1.3 million, and general and administrative $0.4 million, with technology and professional services adding $0.6 million. Source
  • Six-month restructuring reached $5.5M: Restructuring costs for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were $5.5 million, against $3.9 million a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Form 10-Q filing expected: The Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was expected to be filed with the SEC on or about August 6, 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: A goodwill impairment followed impairment indicators for the Technology reporting unit as of June 4, 2026, and was recognized in the quarter. Source
  • Operational: Workforce reductions produced severance costs, and board refreshment produced legal and advisory fees, both recorded in restructuring costs. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said second-quarter revenue exceeded the high end of the revenue guidance given in the first-quarter release. Source
  • Ahead: Management said second-quarter results exceeded the midpoint of the Adjusted EBITDA guidance given in the first-quarter release. Source

Other quarters

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