NEW YORK - Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) ('Ubiquiti' or the 'Company') today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2025.
First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Summary
Revenues of $733.8 million
GAAP diluted EPS of $3.43
Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.46
Additional Financial Highlight
The Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.80 per share cash dividend payable on November 24, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 17, 2025.
Research and Development
During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, research and development ('R&D') expenses were $48.5 million. This reflects an increase compared to the prior quarter's R&D expenses of $47.5 million and also an increase compared to the R&D expenses of $38.0 million in the comparable prior year period.
The increase in R&D expenses as compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by higher employee-related expenses and depreciation, offset in part by lower prototype-related expenses. The increase in R&D expenses as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily driven by higher employee-related expenses, higher prototype-related expenses and software costs.
Sales, General and Administrative
The Company's sales, general and administrative ('SG&A') expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 were $27.1 million. This reflects a decrease as compared to the SG&A expenses of $33.9 million in the prior quarter and an increase compared to the SG&A expenses of $24.4 million in the comparable prior year period.
The decrease in SG&A costs as compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to lower reserves taken against accounts receivables, lower fees associated with webstore credit card processing and lower marketing expenses and employee-related expenses, offset in part by higher professional fees. The increase in SG&A as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily due to higher fees associated with webstore credit card processing and higher employee-related expenses, professional fees and software expenses, partially offset by lower marketing expenses.
Interest Expense and Other, net
During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, interest expense and other, net ('I&O') expenses were $3.2 million. This is consistent with the I&O expenses of $3.2 million in the prior quarter and reflects a decrease as compared to the I&O expenses of $10.6 million in the comparable prior year period.
The decrease in I&O expenses as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily due to lower interest expense driven by a decrease in borrowings and lower interest rates and foreign exchange losses in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to foreign exchange gains in the comparable prior year period.
Net Income and Earnings Per Share
During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, GAAP net income was $207.9 million and non-GAAP net income was $209.3 million. This reflects an increase in GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income from the comparable prior year period by 62.4% and 61.9%, respectively, primarily driven by higher revenues and gross profit. First quarter fiscal 2026 GAAP earnings per diluted share was $3.43 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share was $3.46. This reflects an increase in GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from the comparable prior year period of 61.8% and 61.7%, respectively.
About Ubiquiti Inc.
Ubiquiti Inc. is focused on democratizing network technology on a global scale - creating networking infrastructure in over 200 countries and territories around the world. Our professional networking products are powered by our UISP and UniFi software platforms to provide high-capacity distributed Internet access and unified information technology management, respectively.
Ubiquiti and the U logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ubiquiti and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. For more information, please visit www.ui.com.
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Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially or cause a material adverse impact on our results. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of U.S. tariffs on our operations and financial results; the impact of public health problems, such as COVID-19 on results; fluctuations in our operating results; varying demand for our products due to the financial and operating condition of our distributors and their customers, and our distributors' inventory management practices; political and economic conditions and volatility affecting the stability of business environments, economic growth, currency values, commodity prices and other factors that may influence the ultimate demand for our products in particular geographies or globally; impact of counterfeiting and our ability to contain such impact; our reliance on a limited number of distributors; inability of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to meet our demand; our dependence on chipset suppliers for chipsets without a short-term alternative; as we move into new markets competition from certain of our current or potential competitors who may be more established in such markets; our ability to keep pace with technological and market developments; success and timing of new product introductions by us and the performance of our products generally; our ability to effectively manage the significant increase in our transactional sales volumes; we may become subject to warranty claims, product liability and product recalls; that a substantial majority of our sales are into countries outside the United States and we are subject to numerous U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws; costs related to responding to government inquiries related to regulatory compliance; our reliance on certain key members of our management team, including our founder and chief executive officer, Robert J. Pera; adverse tax-related matters such as tax audits, changes in our effective tax rate or new tax legislative proposals; whether the final determination of our income tax liability may be materially different from our income tax provisions; the impact of any intellectual property litigation and claims for indemnification; litigation related to U.S. securities laws and social, economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad, including the impact of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the tension between China and Taiwan. We discuss these risks in greater detail under the heading 'Risk Factors' and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2025, and subsequent filings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), which are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies may also be obtained by contacting the Ubiquiti Inc.
Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date made. Except as required by law, Ubiquiti Inc. undertakes no obligation to update information contained herein. You should review our SEC filings carefully and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
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