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Cemtrex (CETX) earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q3 FY26 · 10-Q filed Aug 14, 2026 · Cemtrex (CETX) Q3 FY26 earnings results →

Q3 FY26 Revenue up 9% year over year to $18.4M · 24¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -6.5%

Cemtrex made $18.4M in Q3 FY26 (+9% Y/Y): Industrial Services $10.0M, Security $6.3M, Aerospace and Defense $2.2M. Operating margin -6.5%, net loss $4.5M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Aug 14, 2026.

Revenue$18.4M
Year over year+9%
Operating margin-6.5%
Net earnings−$4.5M
Operating cash flow$410K

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $18.4M in Q3 FY26, up 9% year over year and up 2% from the previous quarter. Industrial Services was the largest line at 54% of revenue. Industrial Services added $590K year over year (up 6%), 40% of the total change. Security declined 18%.

Gross margin was 41.7%, down 1.7 points from Q3 FY25. Operating costs exceeded revenue by $1.2M, an operating margin of -6.5%. Operating expenses grew 11% against revenue growth of 9%. The fastest-growing cost line was Other operating costs (+86%). The quarter ended with a net loss of $4.5M, after a profit of $907K the previous quarter. Net interest and other expense of $3.4M was the main reason.

Operating cash flow was $410K (down 77% year over year). Non-cash charges added back $715K of depreciation and amortization. Working capital and other items added $4.2M. Capital expenditures of $630K exceeded it, leaving free cash flow of −$220K.

Quarterly history

Cemtrex revenue by quarterCemtrex revenue by quarter$18.1MQ4 FY24$27.3MQ2 FY25$17.0MQ3 FY25$18.5MQ4 FY25$16.1MQ1 FY26$18.1MQ2 FY26$18.4MQ3 FY26
Cemtrex net earnings by quarterCemtrex net earnings by quarter$4.4MQ4 FY24$8.6MQ2 FY25−$4.6MQ3 FY25−$3.4MQ4 FY25−$20.6MQ1 FY26$907KQ2 FY26−$4.5MQ3 FY26
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q3 FY2610-QAug 14, 2026$18.4M+9%-6.5%−$4.5M$410K
Q2 FY2610-QMay 15, 2026$18.1M-34%-12.0%$907K−$4.4M
Q1 FY2610-QFeb 17, 2026$16.1M+17%-17.4%−$20.6M−$892K
Q4 FY2510-KDec 29, 2025$18.5M+2%-6.4%−$3.4M−$3.3M
Q3 FY2510-QAug 14, 2025$17.0M+16%-3.8%−$4.6M$1.8M
Q2 FY2510-QMay 15, 2025$27.3M+59%16.9%$8.6M$2.8M
Q4 FY2410-KDec 30, 2024$18.1M+9%-1.8%$4.4M−$1.9M

Charts

Cemtrex: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterCemtrex: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+9%Q4 FY24+59%+50%Q2 FY25+16%-38%Q3 FY25+2%+9%Q4 FY25+17%-13%Q1 FY26-34%+12%Q2 FY26+9%+2%Q3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Y/Y +9%, Q/Q +2%.
Cemtrex: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Cemtrex: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q3 FY26Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)$24.4MOther investing−$13.3MOperating cash flow−$8.2MCapital spending−$1.5MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$1.2MOther financing−$305KExchange rates−$44KAsset & business sales$33K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Cemtrex: profit against cash, quarter by quarterCemtrex: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$4.4M−$1.9MQ4 FY24−$28.9M−$1.2MQ1 FY25$8.6M$2.8MQ2 FY25−$4.6M$1.8MQ3 FY25−$3.4M−$3.3MQ4 FY25−$20.6M−$892KQ1 FY26$907K−$4.4MQ2 FY26−$4.5M$410KQ3 FY26
Latest (Q3 FY26): Net income −$4.5M, Operating cash flow $410K.
Cemtrex: diluted shares by fiscal year (split-adjusted)Cemtrex: diluted shares by fiscal year (split-adjusted)96MFY2095MFY214MFY220MFY230MFY240MFY25
-99.9% since FY20: buybacks shrank the count; earlier years scaled for the 5-for-1 split before FY25, 2-for-1 split before FY21.
Cemtrex: long-term debt falling due (FY25)Cemtrex: long-term debt falling due (FY25)$8.9M2026$499K2027$535K2028$575K2029$476K2030$2.5MLater
Cash $5.0M, short-term investments —, long-term debt $13.5M at 2025-09-30.
Cemtrex in its industry: growth against margin (13 companies, SIC 1700)Cemtrex in its industry: growth against margin (13 companies, SIC 1700)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +13%median 0%LGNRUNAMRCAGXLMBMTRXBBCPSPWRZEOSMXTCNTMSUNECETX (+9%, -6%)
Construction - Special Trade Contractors; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Cemtrex

Cemtrex, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 in the state of Delaware and has evolved through strategic acquisitions and internal growth into a leading multi-industry company. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to “we”, “our”, “us”, “Company”, “registrant”, “Cemtrex” or “management” refer to Cemtrex, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Cemtrex’s Security segment operates under the brand of its majority owned subsidiary, Vicon Industries, Inc. (“Vicon”), which provides end-to-end security solutions to meet the toughest corporate, industrial, and governmental security challenges.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Dec 29, 2025.

Cemtrex against its Construction - Special Trade Contractors peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +9% against the peers' median +13%. Operating margin: -6.5% against the peers' median 6.5%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
CETX CemtrexQ3 FY26$18.4M+9%-6.5%
LGN LegenceQ2 2026$1.3B+111%-0.5%
RUN SunrunQ3 2026$1.1B+52%14.0%
AMRC AmerescoQ2 2026$515M+9%8.6%
AGX ArganQ2 FY27$384M+62%14.8%
LMB Limbach HoldingsQ3 2026$230M+25%6.5%
MTRX Matrix ServiceQ1 FY27$219M+4%2.0%
BBCP Concrete Pumping HoldingsQ3 FY26$117M+13%12.9%
SPWR SunPowerQ2 2026$54.9M-17%-42.8%

Source: Cemtrex 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1435064 · Construction - Special Trade Contractors

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