ACCESS Newswire (ACCS) Q4 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• 2025 marked a transformational year with a strategic rebrand, divestiture of the compliance business, and a shift to a subscription-first model.

• Recurring subscription revenue grew to 53% of total revenue, with ARR per subscriber up 16% year-over-year to $12,534.

• Major product innovations included AI-driven editorial tools, real-time social monitoring, and the launch of pressrelease.com.

• Operational improvements led to higher gross margins and reduced debt by over 83%.

• Net loss from continuing operations for 2025 was $1.6M, a significant improvement from 2024, mainly due to prior year impairment charges.

Financial highlights

• Q4 2025 revenue was $5.8M, up $100K sequentially and flat year-over-year; full-year revenue was $22.6M, down 2% from 2024.

• Gross margin improved to 77% in Q4 and full year, up from 75% and 76% in 2024.

• Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 was $0.9M (15% of revenue); full-year adjusted EBITDA was $3.2M (14% of revenue), up from $1.8M (8%) in 2024.

• Adjusted free cash flow for 2025 was $1.3M, down from $2.8M in 2024, impacted by higher tax payments related to the compliance business sale.

• Non-GAAP net income for 2025 was $2.2M ($0.57/share).

Outlook and guidance

• Targeting 1,500 subscription customers by end of 2026, up from 974 at 2025 year-end.

• Expecting ARR per subscriber to continue expanding, especially with new enterprise and scale-up offerings.

• Adjusted EBITDA margins projected to move into mid- to high teens by H2 2026.

• Incremental revenue expected in 2026 from premium subscription tiers and per-release pricing for new AI-driven offerings.

• Anticipate revenue growth, further gross margin expansion, and continued product innovation to drive top-line growth.