Via Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

Via Transportation, Inc. (VIA) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 Via Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results Via delivers milestone quarter with revenue growth accelerating to 31%, record pipeline, and Adjusted Net Loss per Share rounding to breakeven. • Q3 revenue of $144 million and Annual Run-Rate Revenue of $574 million, up 31% y

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$VIANeutralMed
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Why it matters

The earnings beat and guidance suggest a positive trajectory, but the company remains loss‑making, creating a mixed outlook.

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Market read

Via's earnings provide fresh data on a niche tech segment, potentially influencing peer valuations.

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What to watch

The company still reports adjusted net loss; future profitability depends on cost control and scaling.

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AlphAI · Earnings readVIA · Q3 2026 · ended 2026-09-30

Via Q3 2026 revenue up 31% to $143,528 thousand; Adjusted Net Loss per Share rounds to breakeven at $(0.00)

✓Solid quarter

Revenue growth of 31% year-over-year and a Customer Count increase of 22% are paired with a narrower Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(3,230) thousand against $(8,692) thousand. GAAP net loss, operating cash outflow and rising stock-based compensation remain significant, and no prior-quarter guidance comparison is available.

Revenue
$144M
31% y/y
Gross margin · non-GAAP
41%
1 pt y/y
EPS · non-GAAP
$(0.00)
(100)% y/y
Q4 2026 and FY 2026 outlook
Q4 2026 Platform Revenue $150.0 - $151.7 million; FY 2026 Platform Revenue $556.7 - $558.4 million

Key metrics

shortened, hover for the filing’s print
MetricValueq/qy/y
Platform Annual Run-Rate Revenue (Q3 2026)other$574.1M–31%
Customer Count (Q3 2026)other868–22%
Revenue (Q3 2026)GAAP$143.5M–31%
Cost of revenue (Q3 2026)GAAP$86.12M––
Gross profit (Q3 2026)GAAP$57.41M–33%
Gross profit margin (Q3 2026)GAAP40%––
Adjusted Gross Profit (Q3 2026)non-GAAP$58.15M–34%
Adjusted Gross Margin (Q3 2026)non-GAAP41%–1 pt
Research and development expense (Q3 2026)GAAP$26.23M––
Adjusted Research and Development expense (Q3 2026)non-GAAP$21.64M––
Sales and marketing expense (Q3 2026)GAAP$20.33M––
Adjusted Sales and Marketing expense (Q3 2026)non-GAAP$17.93M––
General and administrative expense (Q3 2026)GAAP$32.09M––
Adjusted General and Administrative expense (Q3 2026)non-GAAP$21.81M––
Total operating expenses (Q3 2026)GAAP$78.64M––
Operating loss (Q3 2026)GAAP−$21.23M––
Interest income (Q3 2026)GAAP$2.63M––
Interest expense (Q3 2026)GAAP−$479K––
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes (Q3 2026)GAAP—––
Other income (expense), net (Q3 2026)GAAP$232K––
Loss before income taxes (Q3 2026)GAAP−$18.85M––
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (Q3 2026)GAAP−$89K––
Net loss (Q3 2026)GAAP−$18.76M–(49)%
Net loss per share, basic and diluted (Q3 2026)GAAP$(0.23)–(85)%
Adjusted Net Loss (Q3 2026)non-GAAP−$350K–(96)%
Adjusted Net Loss per share, basic and diluted (Q3 2026)non-GAAP$(0.00)–(100)%
Adjusted EBITDA (Q3 2026)non-GAAP−$3.23M–(63)%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (Q3 2026)non-GAAP(2)%–6 pts
Net cash used in operating activities (Q3 2026)GAAP−$14.53M––
Revenue (nine months 2026)GAAP$406.7M––
Cost of revenue (nine months 2026)GAAP$243.6M––
Gross profit (nine months 2026)GAAP$163.1M––
Adjusted Gross Profit (nine months 2026)non-GAAP$165.2M––
Adjusted Gross Margin (nine months 2026)non-GAAP41%––
Total operating expenses (nine months 2026)GAAP$229.6M––
Operating loss (nine months 2026)GAAP−$66.57M––
Net loss (nine months 2026)GAAP−$58.46M––
Net loss per share, basic and diluted (nine months 2026)GAAP$(0.72)––
Adjusted Net Loss (nine months 2026)non-GAAP−$4.96M––
Adjusted Net Loss per share, basic and diluted (nine months 2026)non-GAAP$(0.06)––
Adjusted EBITDA (nine months 2026)non-GAAP−$12.48M––
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (nine months 2026)non-GAAP(3)%––
Net cash used in operating activities (nine months 2026)GAAP−$46.38M––

Q4 2026 and FY 2026 outlook

  • RevenueQ4 2026 Platform Revenue $150.0 - $151.7 million; FY 2026 Platform Revenue $556.7 - $558.4 million
  • NoteQ4 2026 YoY Growth 26.1% - 27.6%
  • NoteFY 2026 YoY Growth 28.2% - 28.6%
  • NoteQ4 2026 Adjusted EBITDA $0.0 - $1.5 million (non-GAAP)
  • NoteFY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA ($12.5) - ($11.0) million (non-GAAP)
  • NoteQ4 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin 0.0% - 1.0% (non-GAAP)
  • NoteFY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA Margin (2.2)% - (2.0)% (non-GAAP)
  • NoteCompany is not able at this time to provide an outlook for GAAP net loss or a reconciliation of expected Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP net loss for Q4 or FY 2026

Capital returns

  • No share repurchases or dividends are reported in the filing.
  • Proceeds from exercise of stock options were $4,336 thousand in Q3 2026 (Q3 2025: $7,898 thousand) and $6,027 thousand for nine months 2026 (nine months 2025: $9,952 thousand).

What drove it

  • The filing states that the Downtowner acquisition contributed 94 customers to the Q3 2026 Customer Count of 868.
  • The company reports Continued strength in the United States with 42% year-over-year revenue growth. A dollar revenue figure for the United States is not printed.
  • Q3 2026 Adjusted Gross Margin was 41%, against 40% in Q3 2025, a change the filing prints as 1 pt.
  • Adjusted EBITDA Margin improved to (2)% from (8)%, a change the filing prints as 6 pts.
  • The company states that Via AI Labs is part of its continued expansion of product offering, and that its strategy combines AI-powered software and technology-enabled services.

Concerns

  • GAAP net loss was $(18,759) thousand in Q3 2026. Net loss for nine months 2026 was $(58,464) thousand, against $(74,425) thousand a year earlier.
  • General and administrative expense rose to $32,088 thousand from $21,189 thousand, and GAAP general and administrative expense includes stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes of $8,380 thousand against $3,633 thousand.
  • Net cash used in operating activities was $(14,533) thousand in Q3 2026 against $(8,530) thousand in Q3 2025, and $(46,375) thousand for nine months 2026.
  • Accounts receivable rose to $123,338 thousand from $81,572 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Cash and cash equivalents fell to $322,803 thousand from $370,914 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Q4 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $0.0 - $1.5 million and FY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of ($12.5) - ($11.0) million remain negative on a full-year basis, and the company gives no GAAP net loss outlook.

What to watch

  • Delivery against Q4 2026 Platform Revenue guidance of $150.0 - $151.7 million and FY 2026 guidance of $556.7 - $558.4 million.
  • Whether Adjusted EBITDA reaches the Q4 2026 guidance range of $0.0 - $1.5 million.
  • Trend in general and administrative expense and stock-based compensation, which the filing shows rising year-over-year.
  • Accounts receivable growth relative to revenue, given the increase from $81,572 thousand to $123,338 thousand since December 31, 2025.
  • Operating cash outflow and cash balance, given cash of $322,803 thousand at September 30, 2026.
  • The company's stated path toward its profitability target, which the filing describes as making another major step but does not quantify.

Balance sheet and cash flow

  • Cash and cash equivalents were $322,803 thousand at September 30, 2026, against $370,914 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Restricted cash and cash equivalents were $1,257 thousand at September 30, 2026.
  • Accounts receivable, net, were $123,338 thousand at September 30, 2026, against $81,572 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Total assets were $731,651 thousand at September 30, 2026, against $733,095 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Total liabilities were $112,562 thousand at September 30, 2026, against $105,359 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Total stockholders' equity was $619,089 thousand at September 30, 2026, against $627,736 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Net cash used in operating activities was $(14,533) thousand in Q3 2026 and $(46,375) thousand for nine months 2026.
  • Purchase of property and equipment was $(618) thousand and capitalized internal-use software was $(2,138) thousand in Q3 2026. Net cash used in investing activities was $(2,756) thousand.
  • Stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes were $15,363 thousand in Q3 2026 (Q3 2025: $7,503 thousand) and $46,937 thousand for nine months 2026 (nine months 2025: $16,856 thousand).

Analysis

Via reported Q3 2026 revenue of $143,528 thousand, up 31% from $109,653 thousand in Q3 2025, with Platform Annual Run-Rate Revenue of $574,112 thousand and Customer Count of 868, up 22% from 713. The headline describes revenue growth as accelerating to 31%. The filing ties part of the customer base to the Downtowner acquisition, which contributed 94 customers, and reports 42% year-over-year revenue growth in the United States without printing a dollar figure for that region. Demand indicators are therefore growing on both revenue and customer count, though the filing does not provide a prior-quarter comparison to show the trajectory from Q2 2026.

Gross profit rose to $57,411 thousand from $43,086 thousand, and GAAP gross profit margin was 40% against 39%. Adjusted Gross Margin was 41% against 40%, which the filing prints as a 1 pt change. Operating expenses rose more quickly than revenue in the printed lines: total operating expenses were $78,643 thousand against $61,977 thousand, with General and administrative expense increasing to $32,088 thousand from $21,189 thousand. Operating loss was $(21,232) thousand against $(18,891) thousand. On a non-GAAP basis, Adjusted General and Administrative expense was $21,807 thousand against $15,821 thousand, and Adjusted Research and Development expense was $21,645 thousand against $20,900 thousand.

Profitability measures on the company's non-GAAP basis improved sharply. Adjusted EBITDA was $(3,230) thousand against $(8,692) thousand, an Adjusted EBITDA Margin of (2)% against (8)%. Adjusted Net Loss was $(350) thousand against $(9,260) thousand, and Adjusted Net Loss per share was $(0.00) against $(0.37). GAAP net loss narrowed to $(18,759) thousand from $(36,887) thousand, and GAAP net loss per share was $(0.23) against $(1.49). The prior-year GAAP quarter included a loss on extinguishment of convertible notes of $(10,949) thousand and interest expense of $(2,147) thousand, which were absent in Q3 2026. Stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes rose to $15,363 thousand from $7,503 thousand, and the filing's Adjusted measures exclude this item, so the gap between GAAP and non-GAAP results widened.

Cash generation remains negative. Net cash used in operating activities was $(14,533) thousand in Q3 2026 and $(46,375) thousand for nine months 2026. Cash and cash equivalents declined to $322,803 thousand from $370,914 thousand at December 31, 2025. Accounts receivable increased to $123,338 thousand from $81,572 thousand, and the filing records an $(18,728) thousand change in accounts receivable within operating cash flow for Q3 2026. The filing reports no share repurchases or dividends. Total stockholders' equity was $619,089 thousand at September 30, 2026. No free cash flow figure is printed.

The Q4 2026 outlook projects Platform Revenue of $150.0 - $151.7 million, which the company gives as 26.1% - 27.6% year-over-year growth, and FY 2026 Platform Revenue of $556.7 - $558.4 million, or 28.2% - 28.6% growth. Adjusted EBITDA is guided to $0.0 - $1.5 million for Q4 2026 and ($12.5) - ($11.0) million for FY 2026. The company states it cannot currently provide a GAAP net loss outlook because stock-based compensation and related employer payroll tax expense cannot be reasonably predicted. No prior outlook was provided for comparison, so the filing cannot be assessed against earlier guidance in this read.

Management, verbatim

Our team's outstanding execution delivered a milestone quarter for Via.

Daniel Ramot, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

We are equally pleased that we achieved these results while making another major step towards our profitability target, and at the same time continued to expand our product offering through Via AI Labs.

Daniel Ramot, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

Not in the filing

stated, not guessed
  • Prior-quarter (Q2 2026) figures are not printed, so qoq_change and prior_quarter fields are null throughout.
  • Prior-year changes are not printed for cost of revenue, operating expense lines, operating loss, interest, taxes, cash flow lines and nine-month figures, so those yoy_change fields are null.
  • Prior-year comparison for the GAAP gross profit margin change is not printed, so yoy_change is null.
  • Segment or geographic revenue in dollars is not printed. The United States is described only as 42% year-over-year revenue growth, so no segment entry was created.
  • Free cash flow is not printed as a figure.
  • Cash and total asset and equity comparisons are against December 31, 2025, not a prior-year quarter, so they appear in balance_sheet_cash_flow rather than as key metric prior-year values.
  • Prior-period guidance was not provided, so vs_prior_guidance is empty.
  • No GAAP outlook for Q4 2026 or FY 2026 is provided, as stated in the filing.
  • Gross margin, operating expense and tax rate guidance are not printed.

Written by an AI language model from the company’s SEC earnings filing (Form 8-K Item 2.02, or Form 6-K for a foreign private issuer). Every figure is checked against the filing text, and a metric the filing does not print, or whose value, prior period and change do not add up, is dropped from the metrics. The model can still misread a table, in the metrics or in the text, so check a number in the filing before you rely on it. Consensus estimates, price targets and share-price reactions are not shown because they are not in the filing. AI-generated research, not investment advice.

Background

Via Transportation, Inc. filed a Form 8‑K reporting its third‑quarter 2026 results, including revenue, customer count, and guidance for Q4 and full‑year 2026.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$VIANeutralHigh confidence
Context

Via reported Q3 revenue of $144 million, up 31% YoY, and adjusted net loss per share breakeven.

Expected impact

likely upward pressure as the market prices in revenue acceleration and near‑breakeven loss.

Evidence & confidence

The earnings release shows a material revenue increase and a move toward profitability, which typically supports the stock price.

Market effects

Highlights growth potential in the public‑transit software sector.

Positive for U.S. technology and mobility service providers.

Shows demand for AI‑enabled transit platforms worldwide.

Counterpoint

Revenue growth may not translate to cash flow if operating expenses rise sharply.

Key entities

  • Via Transportation, Inc.

    Public‑transit software and services platform.

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