Second quarter of 2026
Filed Aug 10, 2026Trump Media & Technology Group Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results ~ Total Assets of $2.0 Billion and Over $1.9 Billion in Financial Assets
Revenue increased 89 percent year over year to $1.7 million and the company reported $2.0 billion of total assets, but it recorded a $238.1 million net loss, a $223.5 million Adjusted EBITDA loss, and $13.7 million of cash used in operating activities.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueGAAP | $1.7 million | – | up 89 percent |
| Net lossGAAP | $238.1 million | – | – |
| Adjusted EBITDA lossnon-GAAP | $223.5 million | – | – |
| Total assetsGAAP | $2.0 billion | – | – |
| Financial assetsnon-GAAP | approximately $1.9 billion | – | – |
| Unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securitiesGAAP | $190.4 million | – | – |
| Accreted interestGAAP | $11.7 million | – | – |
| Stock based compensationGAAP | $8.1 million | – | – |
| Cash used in operating activitiesGAAP | $13.7 million | – | – |
| Legal expensesGAAP | $25.6 million | – | – |
| Truth API customer agreements signed to dateother | more than ten | – | – |
fourth quarter of 2026 outlook
- NoteThe Company expects to complete its prospective merger with TAE Technologies, Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary regulatory and closing conditions.
- NoteThe Company expects significant legal expenses to begin to decline materially on a go-forward basis.
What drove it
- Revenue was $1.7 million, up 89 percent from $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2025.
- Truth API launched on August 1, 2026, as a business-to-business data feed subscription providing licensed, low latency access to publicly-available posts from certain top Truth Social accounts.
- Truth API is already generating revenue, with more than ten customer agreements signed to date.
- Management stated that Truth+ has moved into full commercial availability and Truth Social is entering an expanded content phase.
- The company stated that legacy legal matters have been substantially resolved.
Concerns
- The company reported a $238.1 million net loss and a $223.5 million Adjusted EBITDA loss.
- The release attributed the vast bulk of the loss to non-cash items, including $190.4 million of unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities.
- Cash used in operating activities was $13.7 million, including $25.6 million of legal expenses primarily related to legacy litigation.
- Completion of the prospective TAE merger remains subject to customary regulatory and closing conditions.
What to watch
- Progress toward completion of the prospective merger with TAE Technologies, Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2026.
- Whether legal expenses begin to decline materially on a go-forward basis following the substantial resolution of legacy legal matters.
- Additional Truth API customer onboarding and recurring revenue from the new data licensing product.
- Implementation of the digital asset treasury management framework and changes in digital asset valuations.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Total assets of $2.0 billion.
- Financial assets of approximately $1.9 billion comprising cash, restricted cash, short-term investments, equity securities, note receivable and accrued interest, digital assets, and digital assets pledged.
- $13.7 million of cash used in operating activities.
Analysis
Trump Media reported $1.7 million in second-quarter revenue, up 89 percent from $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. The release did not provide revenue by segment, gross profit, operating income, net income per share, or a prior-quarter revenue comparison. Management highlighted Truth+ entering full commercial availability, an expanded content phase for Truth Social, and the August 1, 2026 launch of Truth API as operating developments.
Profitability remained deeply negative. The company reported a $238.1 million net loss and a $223.5 million Adjusted EBITDA loss. It said the vast bulk of the net loss reflected non-cash losses, including $190.4 million of unrealized losses on digital assets, digital assets pledged, and equity securities, alongside $11.7 million of accreted interest and $8.1 million of stock based compensation. These items make digital-asset and equity-security valuations central to interpreting the reported loss.
The balance-sheet presentation is the principal financial offset in the release. TMTG ended the quarter with total assets of $2.0 billion and approximately $1.9 billion in non-GAAP financial assets. Operating cash flow was negative, with $13.7 million of cash used in operating activities. The release specifically identified $25.6 million of legal expenses, primarily related to legacy litigation, and management expects significant legal expenses to decline materially after substantially resolving those matters.
Capital allocation is focused on a digital asset treasury management framework intended to preserve long-term strategic exposure while managing volatility and improving balance-sheet productivity. The release provided no repurchase, dividend, debt, free-cash-flow, or cash-balance figure. It also did not provide a prior-quarter comparison, so the reported filing does not establish sequential changes in revenue, losses, cash use, or assets.
The stated strategic priorities are completion of the prospective TAE Technologies merger in the fourth quarter of 2026, continued platform enhancement and marketing, and monetization through data licensing. Truth API had more than ten customer agreements signed to date and was described as already generating revenue, but the filing did not quantify Truth API revenue or provide revenue, margin, expense, or tax-rate guidance. The most important disclosed operating milestones are merger progress, legal-cost reduction, and evidence that Truth API and the broader media platforms can add measurable revenue.
Management, verbatim
Over the past few months, we've sharpened our strategic direction and brought real discipline to how we allocate capital. We’re making meaningful progress toward our proposed merger with TAE Technologies, which we believe is the most important driver of long-term shareholder value and a natural extension of our commitment to building durable, un-cancellable infrastructure, this time in energy security. At the same time, we’ve refined our approach to capital allocation to better direct resources to the core pillars of our media business, and that effort is already yielding results.
Kevin McGurn, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Trump Media & Technology Group
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Segment revenue and segment-level comparisons were not reported.
- Gross profit and gross margin were not reported.
- Operating income or loss was not reported.
- GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share were not reported.
- Net loss prior-year and prior-quarter comparisons were not reported.
- Adjusted EBITDA prior-year and prior-quarter comparisons were not reported.
- Prior-quarter revenue was not reported.
- Free cash flow was not reported.
- Cash balance, restricted cash balance, debt balance, and net debt were not reported separately.
- Share repurchases and dividends were not reported.
- Revenue, gross-margin, operating-expense, and tax-rate guidance were not reported.
- Prior-quarter outlook was not provided, so no comparison with prior guidance is available.
- The filing did not provide quantified revenue for Truth API, Truth Social, Truth+, or Truth.Fi.
- The filing did not provide quantified changes in total assets or financial assets versus a prior period.
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