Tenon® Medical Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Tenon Medical, Inc. (TNON) filed an SEC Form 8-K — Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Exhibit 99.1 Tenon ® Medical Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results ~ Third Quarter 2026 Revenue of $1.4 Million, a 22% Increase Compared to Prior Year ~ ~ Third Quarter Gross Profit of $1.0 Million, a 23% Increase Compared to Prior Year; Gross Margin of 66.3% ~ ~ Raised Ap

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Why it matters

The earnings release provides fresh data on revenue growth, margin expansion, cash raise, and product launches, offering traders new information to assess valuation.

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Market read

First‑time disclosure of Q3 2026 results for a micro‑cap med‑tech stock; may influence small‑cap and sector‑specific investors.

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What to watch

Future product launches (Quickstep decorticator) and new patents could drive longer‑term upside beyond the quarter.

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

Tenon Medical Q3 2026: revenue up 22% to $1.4 million, gross margin 66.3%, net loss widens to $6.6 million on non-cash financing charges; balance sheet recapitalized and convertible notes repaid

→Mixed quarter

Revenue growth of 22% year over year, a 0.4 percentage point gross margin increase, and lower operating expenses and operating loss are offset by a larger net loss ($6.6 million vs $3.3 million), a $5.39 per share loss on a much larger share count, and a filing that cites substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Cash of $8.3 million was raised largely through dilutive issuances.

Revenue
$1.43M
22% y/y · 12% q/q
Gross margin · GAAP
66.3%
0.4 percentage point increase y/y
EPS · GAAP
$(5.39)

Key metrics

shortened, hover for the filing’s print
MetricValueq/qy/y
Revenue, Q3 2026 (three months ended September 30, 2026)GAAP$1.43M12%22%
Revenue, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$4.09M–66%
Cost of sales, Q3 2026GAAP$482K––
Cost of sales, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$1.38M––
Gross profit, Q3 2026GAAP$950K–23%
Gross margin, Q3 2026GAAP66.3%–0.4 percentage point increase
Gross profit, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$2.71M––
Gross margin, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP66.2%––
Research and development, Q3 2026GAAP$804K––
Research and development, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$2.23M––
Sales and marketing, Q3 2026GAAP$1.71M––
Sales and marketing, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$5.44M––
General and administrative, Q3 2026GAAP$1.52M––
General and administrative, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$4.75M––
Total operating expenses, Q3 2026GAAP$4.04M––
Total operating expenses, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$12.43M––
Loss from operations, Q3 2026GAAP−$3.08M––
Loss from operations, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP−$9.72M––
Gain on investments, Q3 2026GAAP$43K––
Interest expense, Q3 2026GAAP−$719K––
Interest expense, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP−$1.75M––
Other income (expense), net, Q3 2026GAAP−$2.88M––
Total other (expense) income, net, Q3 2026GAAP−$3.55M––
Net loss, Q3 2026GAAP−$6.64M––
Net loss, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP−$14.16M––
Net loss per share, basic and diluted, Q3 2026GAAP$(5.39)––
Net loss per share, basic and diluted, nine months ended September 30, 2026GAAP$(22.48)––
Cash and cash equivalents, September 30, 2026GAAP$8.27M––
Gross proceeds raised in Q3 2026 (aggregate, as stated)otherapproximately $15.6 million––

Capital returns

  • No dividends or share repurchases are reported in the filing.
  • Q3 2026 aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $15.6 million comprised a $4.2 million public offering completed July 1, 2026; a $3.0 million private placement closed August 31, 2026; approximately $2.9 million from a September 2026 warrant inducement transaction; approximately $2.8 million from at-the-market common stock sales; and approximately $2.7 million from warrant exercises. The public offering, private placement and warrant inducement together total approximately $10.1 million, as printed.
  • Senior convertible notes were repaid in full through prepayments in August and September 2026, ahead of the September 11, 2026 maturity. The filing gives approximately $5.12 million as the remaining principal balance repaid and approximately $5.16 million as the aggregate principal amount; both figures are printed as stated.
  • The Company reported no outstanding debt as of quarter-end.
  • A 1-for-35 reverse stock split took effect August 10, 2026. Common shares outstanding were 2,682,721 at September 30, 2026 versus 310,036 at December 31, 2025. Weighted-average basic and diluted shares were 1,231 thousand in Q3 2026 versus 236 thousand in Q3 2025.
  • The Company stated it regained compliance with Nasdaq's minimum stockholders' equity requirement and minimum bid price requirement.

What drove it

  • The Company attributes the year-over-year revenue increase in Q3 2026 primarily to an increase in the number of surgical procedures, including continued adoption of the SImmetry+ System.
  • The Company states that the 0.4 percentage point gross margin increase in Q3 2026 was primarily driven by increased revenue, further absorbing fixed costs within costs of goods sold, as well as improved Catamaran per-procedure costs, driven by the 510(k) clearance announced July 2, 2026, which reclassifies certain instruments to reusable status.
  • The Company attributes the decrease in Q3 2026 operating expenses primarily to lower general and administrative expenses, reflecting lower professional service fees, partially offset by higher sales and marketing expenses associated with higher revenue and higher research and development expenses.
  • The Company attributes the increase in Q3 2026 net loss primarily to non-cash items below the operating line, including $3.1 million of expense related to warrants issued as inducement consideration and $0.7 million of non-cash interest expense from amortization of debt discount on the convertible notes, which were repaid in full during the quarter.
  • The Company reports an alpha launch of the 3D-printed lateral screw that generated approximately $1.2 million in revenue from late in Q4 2025 through Q3 2026, followed by a full commercial launch.
  • The Company reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued eight new U.S. patents in 2026, bringing its portfolio to 38 issued U.S. patents and nine international patents.
  • The Company hired Thomas Batton Jr. as Chief Revenue Officer effective October 1, 2026.

Concerns

  • The forward-looking statements safe harbor refers to the Company's need to raise additional capital and the substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
  • Net loss per share of $(5.39) in Q3 2026 compares with $(14.17) in Q3 2025, and weighted-average shares rose to 1,231 thousand from 236 thousand, reflecting the equity issuances and reverse split described in the filing.
  • Other income (expense), net was $(2,878) thousand in Q3 2026, and interest expense was $(719) thousand, against no comparable line in Q3 2025 as printed.
  • Total other (expense) income, net was $(3,554) thousand in Q3 2026 against $53 thousand in Q3 2025.
  • General and administrative expense for nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $4,753 thousand against $5,341 thousand, while research and development rose to $2,234 thousand from $1,622 thousand and sales and marketing rose to $5,441 thousand from $4,304 thousand.
  • Cash of $8,271 thousand is set against accumulated deficit of $(95,467) thousand and total liabilities of $6,981 thousand.
  • The Company's own forward-looking statements note that actual results may differ materially from expectations.

What to watch

  • Whether revenue growth continues at the Q3 2026 pace of 22% year over year and 12% sequentially, as the Company's commercial organization expands under the new Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Whether gross margin holds near 66.3% as revenue scales, given the Company's stated fixed-cost absorption and reusable-instrument drivers.
  • Operating expense trends in sales and marketing and research and development as the Company adds direct sales representatives, onboards distributor partners and advances the Quickstep Decorticator toward its targeted full market release in Q1 2027.
  • Further equity financing and dilution, given the weighted-average share count increase and the going concern language in the filing.
  • The non-cash items below the operating line, including warrant-related expense and debt-discount amortization, which the Company cited as the main driver of the wider net loss.
  • Commercial performance of the SiVantage assets and the next-generation lateral system, which the Company describes as the focus of its growth initiatives.

Balance sheet and cash flow

  • Cash and cash equivalents were $8,271 thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $3,756 thousand at December 31, 2025 (printed as $8.3 million and $3.8 million in the text).
  • Total assets were $16,199 thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $10,760 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Total liabilities were $6,981 thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $5,720 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Total stockholders' equity was $9,218 thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $5,040 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Accumulated deficit was $(95,467) thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $(81,302) thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Additional paid-in capital was $101,608 thousand at September 30, 2026, compared with $83,268 thousand at December 31, 2025.
  • Operating cash flow, investing cash flow and free cash flow are not presented in the documents provided.

Analysis

Tenon Medical reported third quarter 2026 revenue of $1,432 thousand, up from $1,173 thousand in the third quarter of 2025, a 22% increase that the Company says reflects more surgical procedures and continued adoption of the SImmetry+ System. Nine-month revenue was $4,090 thousand against $2,463 thousand, a 66% increase. The filing states revenue grew 12% sequentially from the second quarter, although the second-quarter absolute figure is not printed in the documents. Gross profit was $950 thousand, a 66.3% margin against 65.9% a year earlier, which the Company attributes to fixed-cost absorption and improved Catamaran per-procedure costs following a July 2, 2026 510(k) clearance for reusable instrument status. The nine-month gross margin of 66.2% compares with 54.4% in the prior-year period.

Operating expenses were $4,035 thousand against $4,165 thousand, and the loss from operations narrowed to $(3,085) thousand from $(3,392) thousand. The mix shifted within that total. General and administrative expense fell to $1,517 thousand from $2,199 thousand, which the Company ties to lower professional service fees, while research and development rose to $804 thousand from $428 thousand and sales and marketing rose to $1,714 thousand from $1,538 thousand. Nine-month operating expenses rose to $12,428 thousand from $11,267 thousand, so the year-to-date cost base is higher even though the third quarter was lower.

Below the operating line, the picture changed sharply. Total other expense, net was $(3,554) thousand, including other income (expense), net of $(2,878) thousand and interest expense of $(719) thousand. The Company attributes the wider net loss of $(6,639) thousand, or $(5.39) per share, against $(3,339) thousand, or $(14.17) per share, primarily to $3.1 million of warrant inducement expense and $0.7 million of non-cash debt discount amortization. Weighted-average shares rose to 1,231 thousand from 236 thousand, reflecting the financings and the 1-for-35 reverse split effective August 10, 2026. Per-share comparisons are therefore not a like-for-like read of underlying performance.

The balance sheet changed materially. Cash and cash equivalents rose to $8,271 thousand from $3,756 thousand at December 31, 2025, after approximately $15.6 million of aggregate gross proceeds in the quarter across a public offering, a private placement, a warrant inducement, at-the-market sales and warrant exercises. The senior convertible notes were repaid in full and the Company reports no outstanding debt at quarter-end. Stockholders' equity increased to $9,218 thousand from $5,040 thousand, and accumulated deficit reached $(95,467) thousand. The filing carries substantial doubt language about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, and no operating or free cash flow figures are presented in the documents.

Management's stated priorities are physician training and adoption, pipeline progress, and spending discipline. Product and commercial milestones include the full commercial launch of the 3D-printed lateral screw for the SImmetry+ System, alpha cases for the Quickstep Decorticator with full market release targeted for Q1 2027, eight new U.S. patents in 2026, and the hire of a Chief Revenue Officer effective October 1, 2026. The read for investors is that top-line growth and gross margin are moving in the right direction and the balance sheet has been rebuilt, but the reported net loss, the financing dependence and the going concern language remain the central issues. No guidance was provided in the filing.

Management, verbatim

Third quarter revenue of $1.4 million grew 22% compared to the prior year and 12% sequentially from the second quarter, and we delivered that growth while reducing operating expenses compared to both the third quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of this year,

Steven M. Foster, President and CEO, Tenon Medical, Inc.

With our convertible notes now behind us, our attention is fully on growth.

Steven M. Foster, President and CEO, Tenon Medical, Inc.

Not in the filing

stated, not guessed
  • No forward guidance for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, tax rate or any other metric was provided.
  • No prior-period outlook was provided, so no guidance comparison is possible.
  • No consensus estimates or analyst expectations are in the documents.
  • No share-price reaction is in the documents.
  • No segment or product-line revenue breakdown is reported.
  • Absolute second-quarter 2026 revenue is not printed; only the 12% sequential change is given.
  • Year-over-year percentage change for Q3 2026 net loss, operating loss, operating expenses and cost of sales is not printed.
  • Year-over-year percentage change for the nine-month gross profit, cost of sales and operating expense lines is not printed.
  • Prior-quarter (Q2 2026) figures for all income statement lines are not printed.
  • Cash flow statement is not included; operating, investing and financing cash flows are not printed.
  • Cash and balance sheet comparisons are against December 31, 2025, not the same period of the prior year, so prior_year fields are null.
  • The filing does not reconcile the $3.1 million warrant inducement expense with the printed other income (expense), net line of $(2,878) thousand; both are reported as printed.
  • No Q&A content from the earnings call is included in the documents.

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Background

Tenon Medical filed a Form 8‑K reporting its Q3 2026 financial results and operational updates.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$TNONNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Q3 2026 results show revenue up 22% YoY, gross margin improvement, and cash balance increase to $8.3M after a $15.6M raise.

Expected impact

potential modest upside as investors price in improved cash position and margin expansion

Evidence & confidence

Revenue and margin beat are positive, but net loss remains large; market reaction likely limited.

Market effects

Highlights growth potential in the niche sacro‑pelvic medical‑device segment.

Limited to U.S. small‑cap medtech investors.

Minimal global impact; primarily a micro‑cap earnings story.

Counterpoint

Despite revenue growth, the persistent net loss and small scale may keep the stock under pressure.

Key entities

  • Tenon Medical, Inc.

    NASDAQ‑listed med‑tech firm focusing on sacro‑pelvic disorder devices.

  • Steven M. Foster

    President and CEO of Tenon Medical, quoted on the results.

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