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Kaltura Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 9 November 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue and subscription both grew: Total revenue was $47.3 million, up 8% from $43.9 million, and subscription revenue was $45.9 million, up 9% from $42.0 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 45%: Adjusted EBITDA was $6.0 million, up from $4.2 million a year earlier, the highest third-quarter result to date. Source
  • Enterprise segment grew 14%: EE&T revenue was $36.9 million, up 14% from $32.4 million, with gross profit of $28.5 million. Source
  • AI transactions reached a record: Fifteen transactions included AI offerings, with $3.8 million in combined total contract value, against $1.0 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Bookings more than doubled sequentially: New subscription bookings more than doubled from the prior quarter. The company described Q3 as its highest bookings quarter since 2024. Source
  • Cash and securities declined: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $41.0 million at quarter-end, down from $61.8 million at the end of the first quarter. Source

“During the quarter, we signed fifteen transactions that included our AI offerings, representing $3.8 million in combined total contract value, compared with $1.0 million in the second quarter of 2026”

Ron Yekutiel, Co-Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Subscription revenue SourceQ4 2026$44.3 million to $45.0 millionNew
Total revenue SourceQ4 2026$46.2 million to $46.9 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA SourceQ4 2026$2.0 million to $3.0 millionNew
Subscription revenue SourceFY 2026$179.0 million to $179.7 millionRaised from between $174.5 million and $176.7 million
Total revenue SourceFY 2026$185.0 million to $185.7 millionRaised from between $182.6 million and $184.8 million
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFY 2026$19.5 million to $20.5 millionRaised from between $13.8 million and $15.2 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year subscription revenue, total revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance was raised for the third time in 2026. Source
  • New guidance: Fourth-quarter 2026 ranges were provided for subscription revenue, total revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • New: After quarter-end, the company announced Project 720 with Israel's Ministry of Education. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue and subscription both grew: Total revenue was $47.3 million, up 8% from $43.9 million, and subscription revenue was $45.9 million, up 9% from $42.0 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 45%: Adjusted EBITDA was $6.0 million, up from $4.2 million a year earlier, the highest third-quarter result to date. Source
  • GAAP net loss narrowed: GAAP net loss was $1.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, against $2.6 million, or $0.02, a year earlier. Non-GAAP net profit was $3.1 million, or $0.02 per diluted share. Source
  • Operating cash flow was $7.6 million: Net cash from operating activities was $7.6 million in the quarter, against $9.3 million a year earlier. Source

Segments and regions

  • Enterprise segment grew 14%: EE&T revenue was $36.9 million, up 14% from $32.4 million, with gross profit of $28.5 million. Source
  • Media and Telecom revenue declined: M&T revenue was $10.3 million, down 10% from $11.5 million, with gross profit of $5.4 million. The company attributed the decline primarily to elevated gross churn throughout 2025. Source
  • Nine-month segment mix: For the nine months, EE&T revenue was $107.9 million, up from $100.0 million, while M&T was $30.9 million, down from $35.3 million. Source

“Our execution over the quarter supports the third increase to our full-year guidance and reinforces our confidence in continued commercial momentum and a more meaningful revenue contribution from our new offerings in 2027.”

Ron Yekutiel, Co-Founder, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Products and customers

  • AI transactions reached a record: Fifteen transactions included AI offerings, with $3.8 million in combined total contract value, against $1.0 million in the prior quarter. Source
  • Avatars and Content Lab in deals: Nine transactions included Agentic Avatars or related avatar capabilities, and eight included Content Lab; several included both. Source
  • AI use cases broadened: Use cases ranged across instructional content, AI tutoring, role-play, workflow automation, employee learning, knowledge sharing and marketing. Source
  • Expansions and renewals led: Twelve of the AI-related transactions were expansions or renewals with existing customers. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Gross margin rose to 72%: GAAP gross margin was 72%, up from 70%, and non-GAAP gross margin was 73%, up from 70%. Source
  • Subscription margin held steady: Subscription gross margin was unchanged year over year at 77%. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 10%: Non-GAAP operating profit was $4.9 million, a 10% margin, against $3.1 million and 7% a year earlier. GAAP operating loss narrowed to $0.7 million. Source
  • Restructuring and deal costs continued: Restructuring charges were $0.4 million in the quarter and $1.7 million for nine months. Strategic initiative costs of $2.4 million for nine months related to the PathFactory acquisition. Source

Demand and order book

  • Bookings more than doubled sequentially: New subscription bookings more than doubled from the prior quarter. The company described Q3 as its highest bookings quarter since 2024. Source
  • Remaining obligations rose: Remaining performance obligations were $161.6 million, against $159.3 million a year earlier. Management expects 70% to be recognized as revenue within 12 months, up from 67% in the first-quarter release. Source
  • AI pipeline kept expanding: AI-related pipeline and customer-evaluation activity grew across existing customers and prospective new logos, supporting two platform areas. Source

Capital, cash and acquisitions

  • Cash and securities declined: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $41.0 million at quarter-end, down from $61.8 million at the end of the first quarter. Source
  • PathFactory cash and goodwill: Nine-month cash paid for acquired businesses, net of acquired cash, was $22.5 million. Goodwill rose to $47.7 million from $25.4 million at year-end, and integration severance was $0.6 million. Source
  • Interest expense and income: Q3 interest expense was $0.5 million and interest income was $0.3 million, leaving financial income, net, of $0.7 million. Source

Strategy, platform and recognition

  • Three platforms being integrated: Management continued integrating Kaltura, eSelf.ai and PathFactory into one agentic digital experience platform. Source
  • Dynamic UI capabilities advanced: Dynamic UI lets agents assemble personalized experiences in real time based on each user's intent. Source
  • Project 720 pilot announced: Project 720 is a one-year pilot delivering AI-based STEM learning to about 2,000 students in 20 middle schools, announced after quarter-end. Source
  • World Cup streaming scale: Kaltura-powered services supported over 1.3 billion playback sessions during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with demand about 86% above the 2022 tournament. Source
  • Industry recognition for avatars: Digiday named Kaltura Agentic Avatars the Best Interactive Content Platform, and Gartner research was also cited. Source

Coming up, as management said on 9 November 2026

  • New offerings to contribute more in 2027: Management expects a more meaningful revenue contribution from its new offerings in 2027. Source
  • Project 720 may expand: The one-year Project 720 pilot has potential to expand into additional subjects, grades and schools. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Annualized Recurring Revenue Source$184.7 million
Net Dollar Retention Rate Source97%
Remaining Performance Obligations Source$161.6 million
Subscription revenue Source$45.9 million
Large transactions (seven-figure) Sourcethree seven-figure transactions; eleven six-figure or larger
New-logo wins Sourcetwo

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said the quarter exceeded the high end of prior guidance ranges for total revenue, subscription revenue and adjusted EBITDA. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.