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Adtran Holdings (ADTN) guidance and outlook
Adtran Holdings (ADTN) gave its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: Revenue $272M–$292M for Q4 2026; Operating margin 1%–5% for Q4 2026. Adtran Holdings' 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026 makes 12 forward-looking statements.
Guidance and outlook
Latest guidance
| Metric | Period | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Q4 2026 | $272M–$292M | new |
| Operating margin | Q4 2026 | 1%–5% | new |
From the earnings release filed Nov 3, 2026 (8-K on EDGAR).
Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 5, 2026
- After the Regional Court Meiningen issues an opinion, an appeal is likely to follow, and thus the Company does not anticipate a final non-appealable decision on the shareholders' claims until 2028 at the earliest.
- Internationally, our year-over-year revenue decreased by 3.8%, which was primarily due to a project delay from a single customer.
- Consequently, while we expect the global trend towards deployment of more robust broadband speeds and access to continue creating additional market opportunities for us, the factors described above may result in continued pressure on revenue and operating income.
- Within the Services & Support segment, we do expect variability in gross margins from quarter-to-quarter based on the mix of the services recognized.
- We expect to continue to incur research and development expenses in connection with our new and existing products.
- We expect that any future market volatility could result in continued fluctuations in our investment portfolio.
- We have used, and expect to continue to use, existing cash, credit arrangements and cash generated from operations for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including product development activities to enhance our existing products and develop new products, expand our sales and marketing activities and fund capital expenditures.
- Generally, we intend to permanently reinvest funds held outside the U.S., except to the extent that any of these funds can be repatriated without withholding tax.
- We believe the probability that more than a small minority of Adtran Networks shareholders elect to receive Exit Compensation in the next twelve months is remote based on the following factors: (i) the shareholders can exercise their right to receive the Exit Compensation until two months after publication of the final decision in the appraisal proceedings and the Company does not anticipate a final…
- We expect inventory levels to fluctuate as we attempt to maintain sufficient inventory for customer demand and improve working capital.
- On November 3, 2026, the Company commenced the liquidation of the related investments and settlement of obligations to the participants, including the distribution of cash and the issuance of shares of common stock to satisfy the equity component of the Plans, which is expected to occur prior to December 31, 2026.
- The following table summarizes the Company’s material short- and long-term cash requirements from known obligations pursuant to certain contracts and commitments as of the date of this filing, as well as an estimate of the timing in which such obligations and payments are expected to be satisfied (but excluding payments that may be made pursuant to the DPLTA, which is discussed below).
Adtran Holdings' latest quarter
Adtran Holdings, Q3 2026: revenue $281M (+0.6% year over year), operating margin -0.3%, net loss $7.1M, operating cash flow −$24.5M. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Questions
Did Adtran Holdings raise or lower its guidance?
Adtran Holdings (ADTN) gave its guidance on Nov 3, 2026: Revenue $272M–$292M for Q4 2026; Operating margin 1%–5% for Q4 2026.
What does Adtran Holdings expect?
After the Regional Court Meiningen issues an opinion, an appeal is likely to follow, and thus the Company does not anticipate a final non-appealable decision on the shareholders' claims until 2028 at the earliest. Internationally, our year-over-year revenue decreased by 3.8%, which was primarily due to a project delay from a single customer. Consequently, while we expect the global trend towards deployment of more robust broadband speeds and access to continue creating additional market opportunities for us, the factors described above may result in continued pressure on revenue and operating
Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.