Beaverton, Ore. – March 11, 2026 – Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
“Digimarc is capitalizing on the convergence of key trends driving increased demand for our solutions, positioning ourselves to benefit from - not be the casualty of - the relentless advance of AI," said Riley McCormack, Digimarc CEO. "In Q4 2025, we achieved both positive non-GAAP net income and positive free cash flow. Looking ahead to 2026, we expect to generate significant ARR growth."
Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Subscription revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $5.3 million compared to $5.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase reflects $1.4 million of patent license fees earned during the quarter and higher subscription revenue from new and existing commercial contracts, partially offset by a $1.4 million decrease relating to the expiration of two previously disclosed commercial contracts in 2025.
Service revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $3.6 million compared to $3.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $8.9 million compared to $8.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Annual recurring revenue (ARR1) as of December 31, 2025, was $13.7 million compared to $20.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The decrease reflects the expiration of two previously disclosed commercial contracts, a $3.5 million contract in April 2025 and a $3.1 million contract in October 2025, partially offset by a net increase in ARR from new and existing commercial contracts.
Gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 64% compared to 61% for the fourth quarter of 2024. Excluding amortization expense on acquired intangible assets, subscription gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased to 90% from 85% for the fourth quarter of 2024, while service gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 decreased to 57% from 59% for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Non-GAAP gross profit margin for the fourth quarter of 2025 was 84% compared to 78% for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2025 were $10.0 million compared to $14.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease reflects lower cash compensation costs of $4.4 million, largely due to lower headcount, and lower professional services costs of $0.6 million, partially offset by higher stock compensation costs of $0.7 million.
Non-GAAP operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2025 were $6.5 million compared to $11.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $4.2 million or ($0.19) per diluted share compared to $8.6 million or ($0.40) per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2025 was $1.0 million or $0.05 per diluted share compared to a non-GAAP net loss of $4.6 million or ($0.22) per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2024.
At December 31, 2025, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $12.9 million compared to $28.7 million at December 31, 2024. Free cash flow for the fourth quarter of 2025 was positive $0.7 million compared to negative $4.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
Subscription revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $19.8 million compared to $22.4 million for fiscal year 2024. The decrease reflects a $4.8 million decrease from the expiration of three previously disclosed commercial contracts, partially offset by higher subscription revenue from new and existing commercial contracts.
Service revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $14.1 million compared to $16.0 million for fiscal year 2024. The decrease reflects a $1.8 million lower budget from the Central Banks for program work in 2025 compared to 2024.
Total revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $33.9 million compared to $38.4 million for fiscal year 2024.
Gross profit margin for fiscal year 2025 was 62% compared to 63% for fiscal year 2024. Excluding amortization expense on acquired intangible assets, subscription gross profit margin and service gross profit margin were largely unchanged from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2025.
Non-GAAP gross profit margin for the fiscal year 2025 was 81% compared to 79% for fiscal year 2024.
Operating expenses for fiscal year 2025 were $54.1 million compared to $65.5 million for fiscal year 2024. The decrease reflects lower cash compensation costs of $12.6 million, software and hardware costs of $0.9 million, and marketing spend of $0.8 million, partially offset by increased stock compensation costs of $1.5 million and legal expenses of $1.0 million. Fiscal year 2025 operating expenses included $3.2 million of cash severance costs related to the corporate reorganization in February 2025.
Non-GAAP operating expenses for fiscal year 2025 were $40.5 million compared to $53.8 million for fiscal year 2024.
Net loss for fiscal year 2025 was $32.3 million or ($1.49) per diluted share compared to $39.0 million or ($1.83) per diluted share for fiscal year 2024.
Non-GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2025 was $12.1 million or ($0.56) per diluted share compared to $21.1 million or ($0.99) per diluted share for fiscal year 2024.
(1) Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) is a company performance metric calculated as the aggregation of annualized subscription fees from all of our commercial contracts as of the measurement date.
Conference Call
Digimarc will hold a conference call and investor presentation today (Wednesday, March 11, 2026) to discuss these financial results and to provide a business update. CEO Riley McCormack and CFO Charles Beck will host the call starting at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time). A question and answer session will follow management’s prepared remarks.
The conference call and investor presentation will be broadcast live and available for replay here and in the investor section of the company’s website. The conference call script will also be posted to the company’s website shortly before the call.
For those who wish to call in via telephone to ask a question, please dial the number below at least five minutes before the scheduled start time. We encourage you to also login to the live broadcast so you can follow along with the investor presentation.
Toll-Free number: 877-407-0832
International number: 201-689-8433
Conference ID number: 13754822
Company Contact:
Charles Beck
Chief Financial Officer
Charles.Beck@digimarc.com
+1 503-469-4721
About Digimarc
Digimarc (NASDAQ: DMRC) is building the trust layer for the modern world. As AI accelerates how we produce, share, and interact with the world, the risks of fraud, counterfeiting, and misinformation are growing exponentially. Our innovative, highly scalable, and ultra-secure solutions make it possible for consumers, businesses, and intelligent systems to instantly verify what's real, protect what matters, and transact with confidence. Digimarc's solutions for loss prevention, authentication, and digital are built to counter the speed and sophistication of today's AI-enabled threats. Trusted by the world's central banks to deter counterfeiting of global currency, we exist to protect truth in every interaction, spanning both the physical and digital worlds. Learn more at Digimarc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained in this release, the matters described in this release contain various “forward-looking statements.” These forward-looking statements include statements identified by terminology such as “will,” “should,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts” and “continue” or other derivations of these or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are statements of management’s opinion and are subject to various assumptions, risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied from the statements in this release as a result of changes in economic, business and regulatory factors. More detailed information about risk factors that may affect actual results are outlined in the company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date of this release. Except as required by law, Digimarc undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP gross profit margin, Non-GAAP operating expenses, Non-GAAP net income (loss), Non-GAAP income (loss) per diluted share, and free cash flow. See below for a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures are an important measure of our operating performance because they allow management, investors and analysts to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing non-cash and non-recurring activities that affect comparability. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons.
Digimarc believes that providing these non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps management and investors make comparisons between us and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measures and the corresponding GAAP measures provided by each company under applicable SEC rules. These non-GAAP financial measures are not measurements of financial performance or liquidity under GAAP. In order to facilitate a clear understanding of its consolidated historical operating results, investors should examine Digimarc’s non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with its historical GAAP financial information, and investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to, and should not be considered as alternatives to, GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be indicative of the historical operating results of the Company nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results.
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