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TransMedics Group, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 revenue reached record $189.9 million: Second quarter 2026 total revenue was $189.9 million, up 21% from $157.4 million in Q2 2025. First-half 2026 revenue reached $363.9 million, up 21% from $300.9 million in H1 2025. Source
  • Service revenue accelerating at 29% growth: Service revenue grew to $78.8 million in Q2 2026, up 29% from $61.3 million in Q2 2025. Product revenue grew to $111.2 million, up 16% from $96.1 million, showing acceleration in service revenue relative to product. Source
  • Gross margin improved to 60% sequentially: Gross margin in Q2 2026 was 60%, up 200 basis points sequentially from Q1 2026 at 58%. Year-over-year, margin declined 100 basis points from 61% in Q2 2025, reflecting business model shifts and cost factors. Source
  • Service mix and trial costs drive margin decline: Year-over-year gross margin decrease primarily reflected higher mix of service revenue and temporary product-cost factors including inventory provisioning and trial-related solution costs, partially offset by improved logistics efficiency. Source
  • Operating income down 35 percent despite revenue growth: Operating income in Q2 2026 was $23.7 million, down 35% from $36.6 million in Q2 2025. Adjusted operating income was $25.8 million, down 29%, despite 21% revenue growth, showing profit margin compression. Source
  • Diluted EPS declined 55 percent to $0.41: Diluted net income per share was $0.41 in Q2 2026, down 55% from $0.92 in Q2 2025. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.44, down 52% from $0.92. Net income declined to $14.7 million from $34.9 million. Source
  • Operating expenses increased 49 percent to $89.5M: Operating expenses in Q2 2026 reached $89.5 million, up 49% from $60.0 million in Q2 2025. For first half 2026, operating expenses were $177.3 million, up 47% from $120.8 million in H1 2025. Source
  • R&D spending more than doubled to $31.6M: Research, development and clinical trials expenses in Q2 2026 were $31.6 million, more than doubling from $15.9 million in Q2 2025. For H1 2026, R&D was $56.5 million, up 71% from $33.1 million, driven by OCS Kidney, Gen 3.0 and clinical program investment. Source
  • PAD Aviation investment completed July 1: Company completed strategic investment in PAD Aviation on July 1, 2026, a premier Germany-based private aviation operator. Investment represents first step in establishing dedicated organ transplantation air logistics network across Europe and beyond. Source
  • Raised low end of FY guidance to $737M: Company raised low end of full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $737 million to $757 million from prior guidance of $727 million to $757 million issued May 5. Guidance excludes PAD Aviation revenue and assumes no incremental clinical trial revenue. Source

“The second quarter was a defining one for TransMedics: record revenue, accelerating service growth, and sequential gross margin expansion, all as we invested aggressively in our strategic priorities.”

Waleed Hassanein, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Full-year 2026 revenue SourceFull year 2026$737 million to $757 millionRaised from $727 million to $757 million

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Company completed strategic investment in PAD Aviation on July 1, 2026, a Germany-based private aviation operator, as first step toward establishing dedicated organ transplantation air logistics network across Europe and beyond. Source
  • Guidance raised: Company raised low end of full-year 2026 revenue guidance from $727 million to $737 million, increasing the low-end bound by $10 million while maintaining the $757 million high end. Source

Record Q2 Revenue and Service Segment Growth

  • Q2 revenue reached record $189.9 million: Second quarter 2026 total revenue was $189.9 million, up 21% from $157.4 million in Q2 2025. First-half 2026 revenue reached $363.9 million, up 21% from $300.9 million in H1 2025. Source
  • Service revenue accelerating at 29% growth: Service revenue grew to $78.8 million in Q2 2026, up 29% from $61.3 million in Q2 2025. Product revenue grew to $111.2 million, up 16% from $96.1 million, showing acceleration in service revenue relative to product. Source

Margin Expansion Sequential, Compression Year-Over-Year

  • Gross margin improved to 60% sequentially: Gross margin in Q2 2026 was 60%, up 200 basis points sequentially from Q1 2026 at 58%. Year-over-year, margin declined 100 basis points from 61% in Q2 2025, reflecting business model shifts and cost factors. Source
  • Service mix and trial costs drive margin decline: Year-over-year gross margin decrease primarily reflected higher mix of service revenue and temporary product-cost factors including inventory provisioning and trial-related solution costs, partially offset by improved logistics efficiency. Source
  • Operating income down 35 percent despite revenue growth: Operating income in Q2 2026 was $23.7 million, down 35% from $36.6 million in Q2 2025. Adjusted operating income was $25.8 million, down 29%, despite 21% revenue growth, showing profit margin compression. Source
  • Diluted EPS declined 55 percent to $0.41: Diluted net income per share was $0.41 in Q2 2026, down 55% from $0.92 in Q2 2025. Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.44, down 52% from $0.92. Net income declined to $14.7 million from $34.9 million. Source

“We are deploying capital behind four distinct growth opportunities that we believe will drive substantial revenue growth with a compelling operating profile at scale.”

Waleed Hassanein, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer

Operating Expense Growth Funds Strategic Investment

  • Operating expenses increased 49 percent to $89.5M: Operating expenses in Q2 2026 reached $89.5 million, up 49% from $60.0 million in Q2 2025. For first half 2026, operating expenses were $177.3 million, up 47% from $120.8 million in H1 2025. Source
  • R&D spending more than doubled to $31.6M: Research, development and clinical trials expenses in Q2 2026 were $31.6 million, more than doubling from $15.9 million in Q2 2025. For H1 2026, R&D was $56.5 million, up 71% from $33.1 million, driven by OCS Kidney, Gen 3.0 and clinical program investment. Source

Strategic Capital Deployment in Growth Platforms

  • PAD Aviation investment completed July 1: Company completed strategic investment in PAD Aviation on July 1, 2026, a premier Germany-based private aviation operator. Investment represents first step in establishing dedicated organ transplantation air logistics network across Europe and beyond. Source
  • Four distinct growth opportunities drive capital allocation: CEO stated company is deploying capital behind four distinct growth opportunities believed to drive substantial revenue growth with compelling operating profile at scale. These include OCS platform expansion, international NOP launch, and aviation logistics capabilities. Source

Strong Cash Position Supports Expansion

  • Cash balance $472.7 million as of June 30: Cash and equivalents were $472.7 million as of June 30, 2026, down modestly from $488.4 million at December 31, 2025, reflecting capital deployment during the first half of 2026. Source

Full-Year 2026 Guidance Raised on Q2 Momentum

  • Raised low end of FY guidance to $737M: Company raised low end of full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $737 million to $757 million from prior guidance of $727 million to $757 million issued May 5. Guidance excludes PAD Aviation revenue and assumes no incremental clinical trial revenue. Source
  • FY 2026 growth rate raised to 22 to 25 percent: Full-year 2026 revenue expected to represent 22% to 25% growth versus 2025, up from prior guidance of 20% to 25% growth. Guidance reflects confidence in execution despite Q2 profitability compression from strategic investments. Source

Coming up, as management said on 4 August 2026

  • Launching National OCS Program in Europe: Company plans to launch NOP model in Europe, leveraging PAD Aviation investment to provide dedicated organ transplant logistics network across European markets as part of multi-pronged growth strategy.
  • Accelerating ENHANCE and DENOVO clinical trials: Company is accelerating ENHANCE Heart Part B and DENOVO Lung clinical programs in United States. Full-year 2026 guidance assumes no incremental revenue contribution from these trials.
  • Advancing OCS Kidney program development: Company is advancing OCS Kidney program as strategic priority with significant R&D capital deployment to expand Organ Care System into kidney transplantation indication.

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Raised: Company raised low end of full-year 2026 revenue guidance from $727 million to $737 million, signaling increased confidence in FY 2026 performance despite Q2 profitability compression from strategic investment. Source

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