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Eastman Kodak Co.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 7 May 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 7 percent: Consolidated revenues were $265 million, up $18 million or 7 percent. Excluding favorable foreign exchange of $7 million, revenues grew 4 percent. Source
  • Gross profit and margin rose: Gross profit was $57 million, up 24 percent. The gross profit percentage was 22 percent against 19 percent a year earlier. Source
  • Operational EBITDA up $13 million: Operational EBITDA was $15 million against $2 million a year earlier. The company treats this non-GAAP measure as an internal performance measure. Source
  • Print revenue and profit improved: Print revenue was $180 million and Print Operational EBITDA was $3 million, against a $9 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • Pricing lifted Operational EBITDA: Management attributed the Operational EBITDA increase primarily to improved pricing. Source
  • Cash fell to $299 million: Cash and cash equivalents ended the quarter at $299 million, down $38 million from December 31, 2025, with the company citing several drivers. Source
  • Kodak Retirement Income Plan proceeds: Redemption of Kodak Retirement Income Plan reversion investments brought in $46 million, partly offsetting the other cash drivers. Source

“In the first quarter, Kodak achieved year-over-year improvement in key metrics, including revenue, gross profit and Operational EBITDA,”

Jim Continenza, Kodak’s Executive Chairman and CEO

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 7 percent: Consolidated revenues were $265 million, up $18 million or 7 percent. Excluding favorable foreign exchange of $7 million, revenues grew 4 percent. Source
  • Gross profit and margin rose: Gross profit was $57 million, up 24 percent. The gross profit percentage was 22 percent against 19 percent a year earlier. Source
  • Operational EBITDA up $13 million: Operational EBITDA was $15 million against $2 million a year earlier. The company treats this non-GAAP measure as an internal performance measure. Source
  • Net loss widened to $16 million: GAAP net loss was $16 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, against $7 million, or $0.12, a year earlier. Diluted shares were 97.5 million against 80.6 million. Source

Segment results

  • Print revenue and profit improved: Print revenue was $180 million and Print Operational EBITDA was $3 million, against a $9 million loss a year earlier. Source
  • AM&C revenue rose modestly: Advanced Materials & Chemicals revenue was $76 million, up $2 million or 3 percent. Its Operational EBITDA was $7 million, the same as in Q1 2025. Source
  • Brand segment revenue and profit rose: The segment table shows Brand revenue of $6 million and Brand Operational EBITDA of $5 million, against $4 million and $4 million in Q1 2025. Source

“Our success is no accident. It reflects several years of investing in innovation and infrastructure and focusing on operational excellence.”

Jim Continenza, Kodak’s Executive Chairman and CEO

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Pricing lifted Operational EBITDA: Management attributed the Operational EBITDA increase primarily to improved pricing. Source
  • Higher manufacturing and commodity costs: Higher manufacturing costs and higher silver and aluminum prices partly offset the pricing gain, according to the company. Source

Cash and balance sheet

  • Cash fell to $299 million: Cash and cash equivalents ended the quarter at $299 million, down $38 million from December 31, 2025, with the company citing several drivers. Source
  • Term loan principal repaid: A $50 million term-loan principal repayment, due March 13, 2026, reduced cash in the quarter. Source
  • Kodak Retirement Income Plan proceeds: Redemption of Kodak Retirement Income Plan reversion investments brought in $46 million, partly offsetting the other cash drivers. Source
  • Operating cash use narrowed: Net cash used in operating activities was $30 million, against $38 million a year earlier. The company said operating cash flow improved $8 million. Source

Capital and preferred payouts

  • Preferred dividends rose: Preferred stock cash dividend payments were $3 million against $1 million, and no treasury stock was purchased, against $1 million a year earlier. Source
  • Series B derivative recorded at issuance: A $30 million Series B preferred stock embedded derivative liability was recorded at issuance as a non-cash financing item. Source
  • Capital spending fell: Additions to properties were $6 million against $12 million, and $2 million came from the sale of a preferred equity investment. Source

Non-operating items

  • Pension income and interest expense fell: Pension income excluding service cost fell to $4 million from $22 million, and interest expense fell to $6 million from $14 million. Source
  • Other charges and derivative change: Other charges, net were $9 million, against nil a year earlier. A $12 million non-cash change in fair value of a preferred stock embedded derivative was also recorded. Source
  • Restructuring costs fell to nil: Restructuring costs were nil against $5 million a year earlier, and the provision for income taxes was $3 million against $2 million. Source

Management view and plans

  • Three consecutive quarters of growth: The release headline states year-over-year growth in revenue, gross profit and Operational EBITDA for the third consecutive quarter. Source
  • Results linked to prior investment: Management linked the results to several years of investing in innovation and infrastructure and to a focus on operational excellence. Source
  • Priorities named for coming period: Management named putting customers first, strengthening the balance sheet and investing in future-growth businesses as its priorities. Source

Coming up, as management said on 7 May 2026

  • Plans to build on momentum: Management said it plans to keep putting customers first, strengthen the balance sheet and invest in businesses for future growth. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Silver and aluminum prices were a cost pressure, and inventory rose by $38 million, which management primarily tied to those commodities. Source
  • External: Management described the business environment as highly volatile and challenging. 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.