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Creative Realities (CREX) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q2 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 14, 2026 · Creative Realities (CREX) Q2 2026 earnings results →
Q2 2026 Revenue up 65% year over year to $21.5M · 18¢ of every $1 of revenue lost · operating margin -12.8%
Creative Realities made $21.5M in Q2 2026 (+65% Y/Y): Service and Other $14.0M, Digital Media Advertising $3.8M, Installation Services $3.7M. Operating margin -12.8%, net loss $3.9M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Aug 14, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $21.5M in Q2 2026, up 65% year over year and up 32% from the previous quarter. Hardware was the largest line at 35% of revenue. Installation Services added $2.5M year over year (up 198%), 29% of the total change.
Gross margin was 38.6%, up 0.1 points from Q2 2025. Operating costs exceeded revenue by $2.7M, an operating margin of -12.8%. Operating expenses grew 74% against revenue growth of 65%. The fastest-growing cost line was Sales & marketing (+75%). The quarter ended with a net loss of $3.9M, narrower than the previous quarter's $7.5M loss.
Operating cash flow was $2.7M (down 15% year over year). Non-cash charges added back $430K of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $6.2M. Capital expenditures of $2.3M left free cash flow of $457K.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
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| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Aug 14, 2026 | $21.5M | +65% | -12.8% | −$3.9M | $2.7M |
| Q1 2026 | 10-Q | May 15, 2026 | $16.3M | +68% | -38.0% | −$7.5M | −$1.7M |
| Q4 2025 | 10-K | Apr 15, 2026 | $23.9M | +117% | 1.9% | −$2.0M | −$6.9M |
| Q3 2025 | 10-Q | Nov 12, 2025 | $10.5M | -27% | -68.9% | −$7.9M | −$1.6M |
| Q2 2025 | 10-Q | Aug 13, 2025 | $13.0M | -0.6% | -10.2% | −$1.8M | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | 10-Q | May 14, 2025 | $9.7M | -21% | -7.4% | $3.4M | −$2.4M |
| Q4 2024 | 10-K | Mar 14, 2025 | $11.0M | -24% | -6.5% | −$2.8M | −$1.4M |
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About Creative Realities
Creative Realities, Inc. (“Creative Realities”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) provides innovative digital signage and media solutions in North America to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments, key market segments and use cases, including: We serve market-leading companies, so there is a good chance that if you leave your home today to shop, work, eat or play, you will encounter one or more of our digital signage experiences. Our solutions are increasingly viable because we help our enterprise customers achieve a wide range of business objectives including:
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Apr 15, 2026.
Creative Realities against its Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +65% against the peers' median +4%. Operating margin: -12.8% against the peers' median 10.0%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREX Creative Realities | Q2 2026 | $21.5M | +65% | -12.8% |
| LDOS Leidos Holdings | Q3 2026 | $4.6B | +4% | 11.9% |
| KD Kyndryl Holdings | Q2 FY27 | $3.7B | -2% | 3.1% |
| CACI CACI International | Q3 2026 | $2.5B | +8% | 10.0% |
| SAIC Science Applications International | Q2 FY27 | $1.9B | +6% | 8.1% |
| PSN Parsons | Q3 2026 | $1.7B | +2% | 6.3% |
| GDDY GoDaddy | Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +6% | 27.0% |
| OTEX Open Text | Q1 FY27 | $1.2B | -4% | 20.3% |
| LAWIL Light & Wonder | Q3 2026 | $824M | -2% | 29.4% |
Source: Creative Realities 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1356093 · Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design
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