Second quarter 2026
Filed Aug 13, 2026Faraday Future reported $836,000 of Q2 2026 revenue, a more than 1,400% increase from $54,000 a year earlier, while net loss narrowed 69% year over year to $38.96 million and total liabilities were approximately $278 million.
Robotics-related revenue, shipments and reported product contribution margins improved, and the net loss narrowed sharply year over year. However, cost of revenue remained far above revenue, gross profit was negative, operating cash flow was negative, and the company reported approximately $278 million of total liabilities alongside $1.41 million of total stockholders’ equity.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueGAAP | $836,000 | – | over 1,400% |
| Revenue, six months ended June 30, 2026GAAP | $1.35 million | – | – |
| Cost of revenueGAAP | $11.54 million | – | 57% decrease |
| Gross profitGAAP | $(10,702) (in thousands) | – | – |
| Research and development expenseGAAP | $4,143 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Sales and marketing expenseGAAP | $2,060 (in thousands) | – | – |
| General and administrative expenseGAAP | $14,305 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Total operating expensesGAAP | $24,125 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Loss from operationsGAAP | $(34,827) (in thousands) | – | – |
| Net lossGAAP | $38.96 million | – | 69% decrease |
| Net loss attributable to Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.GAAP | $(36,029) (in thousands) | – | – |
| Basic net loss per share of Class A and B Common Stock attributable to common stockholdersGAAP | $(17.38) | – | – |
| Diluted net loss per share of Class A and B Common Stock attributable to common stockholdersGAAP | $(17.38) | – | – |
| Net cash used in operating activities, six months ended June 30, 2026GAAP | $(56,527) (in thousands) | – | – |
| Net cash provided by financing activities, six months ended June 30, 2026GAAP | $76.37 million | – | – |
| Net cash provided by investing activities, six months ended June 30, 2026GAAP | $202 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Cash and cash equivalentsGAAP | $11,196 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Restricted cash, currentGAAP | $12,537 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Restricted cash, non-currentGAAP | $30,152 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Cash and restricted cash, end of periodGAAP | $53,885 (in thousands) | – | – |
| Total liabilitiesGAAP | approximately $278 million | – | – |
| Total stockholders’ equityGAAP | $1.41 million | – | – |
Second half of 2026 and by year-end 2026 outlook
- NoteTargeting cumulative shipments of more than 2,000 EAI robot units by year-end.
- NoteThe EAI Data Factory is expected to reach a monthly production capacity of 2,100 qualified real-world data collection hours by the end of August, 20,000 hours by the end of December, and a total of 50,000 hours of data collection for the full year.
- NoteBy the end of 2026, the Company aims to expand its portfolio to 100 skills and grow its developer community to 200 members.
- NoteTargeting total company liabilities to under $100M within the next three to four quarters.
- NoteDriving continued revenue expansion and steady improvement in overall gross margin.
- NoteThe Company will not accelerate the EAI automotive business unless and until sufficient funding has been secured.
What drove it
- The company attributed first-half revenue to expanding commercial deliveries and positive robot margins.
- Total cumulative sales and shipments of robotics units were 220 units for the quarter, with single-month sales and shipments reaching 105 units in June alone.
- The EAI Data Factory platform completed its commercial closed loop during the quarter and generated initial sample payments.
- The company cited revenue contribution, healthier product contribution margin, structural cost optimization, and disciplined operating expense management as drivers of the year-over-year net-loss improvement.
- The company upgraded its robotics roadmap to the Four-Core Full-Stack AI Ecosystem Strategy, integrating the EAI Brain, EAI Devices, Industry Productivity Solutions and Developer Platform, and EAI Data Factory.
- The company stated that recent FCC guidance restricting non-compliant foreign robotics in the domestic market strengthened its competitive positioning.
Concerns
- Cost of revenue of $11.54 million exceeded revenue of $836,000, producing gross profit of $(10,702) (in thousands).
- Net cash used in operating activities was $(56,527) (in thousands) for the first six months of 2026.
- The filing states that the company’s ability to pay its outstanding obligations is a risk and that it currently lacks the ability to do so.
- The filing identifies reliance on a single OEM for most robotics products and reliance on Chinese OEMs for all robotics products.
- The company reported total liabilities of approximately $278 million and total stockholders’ equity of $1.41 million as of June 30, 2026.
- The company states that EAI automotive execution and capital deployment will be aligned with availability of dedicated funding and will not accelerate without sufficient funding.
What to watch
- Progress toward the maintained target of cumulative shipments of more than 2,000 EAI robot units by year-end.
- EAI Data Factory capacity targets of 2,100 qualified real-world data collection hours by the end of August, 20,000 hours by the end of December, and 50,000 hours for the full year.
- Delivery of planned expansion across California, Texas, and the Eastern U.S.
- Progress toward a portfolio of 100 skills and a developer community of 200 members by the end of 2026.
- Execution of the target to reduce total company liabilities to under $100M within the next three to four quarters.
- Whether commercial device shipments and EAI ecosystem monetization produce the guided continued revenue expansion and steady improvement in overall gross margin.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Cash and cash equivalents were $11,196 (in thousands) as of June 30, 2026, compared with $34,927 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2025.
- Restricted cash was $12,537 (in thousands) current and $30,152 (in thousands) non-current as of June 30, 2026.
- Regarding disclosed financings, $42.5 million was deposited into accounts subject to deposit account control agreements and classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2026.
- Total liabilities were $278,390 (in thousands) as of June 30, 2026, compared with $270,103 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2025.
- Total stockholders’ equity was $1,412 (in thousands) as of June 30, 2026, compared with $7,759 (in thousands) as of December 31, 2025.
- Net cash used in operating activities was $(56,527) (in thousands) for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
- Net cash provided by financing activities was $76,374 (in thousands) for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
- Proceeds from notes payable, net of original issuance discount, were $80,300 (in thousands) for the six months ended June 30, 2026.
- The Company secured $70 million in cumulative new institutional commitments.
- The Company permanently canceled approximately 49.9 million Class A warrants since December 2025 and amended its $82 million convertible note agreement to eliminate VWAP-based pricing conditions and most warrant issuances.
Analysis
Faraday Future reported $836,000 of second-quarter revenue, up over 1,400% from $54,000 in the prior-year quarter, and stated that first-half revenue reached $1.35 million. The company linked the increase to expanding commercial deliveries and positive robot margins. Robotics sales and shipments totaled 220 units in the quarter, including 105 units in June, while the company maintained its target of more than 2,000 cumulative EAI robot shipments by year-end.
The improvement in revenue and cost of revenue did not yet produce positive gross profit. Cost of revenue declined 57% year over year to $11.54 million, but exceeded quarterly revenue and resulted in gross profit of $(10,702) (in thousands). Total operating expenses increased to $24,125 (in thousands) from $21,250 (in thousands), including higher sales and marketing expense and impairment of intangible assets, including goodwill. Loss from operations was $(34,827) (in thousands), and net loss narrowed to $38.96 million from $124.7 million.
Liquidity and liability management remain central to the quarter. The company generated $76.37 million of net cash inflows from financing activities during the first half, including $80,300 (in thousands) of proceeds from notes payable, net of original issuance discount. Operating activities used $(56,527) (in thousands). Cash and cash equivalents were $11,196 (in thousands), with $42.5 million of disclosed financing proceeds classified as restricted cash as of June 30, 2026. Total liabilities were approximately $278 million and total stockholders’ equity was $1.41 million.
Management described debt resolution as progressing through operating-debt reduction and capital-structure optimization. It said actual debt reduction exceeded $100 million year over year excluding liability associated with new funding, and cited approximately $61 million of total-liability reduction from approximately $340 million at the end of the second quarter of 2025 to approximately $278 million in the current quarter. The company also cited $70 million of cumulative new institutional commitments, cancellation of approximately 49.9 million Class A warrants since December 2025, and amendment of its $82 million convertible note agreement.
The outlook emphasizes operational scaling rather than quantified revenue or margin guidance. Management targets more than 2,000 EAI robot units shipped by year-end, data-collection capacity milestones through December, 100 skills and 200 developer-community members by year-end, and total liabilities under $100M within the next three to four quarters. The reported figures to monitor are whether commercial robotics shipments translate into revenue at a level sufficient to reduce the negative gross profit, whether operating cash flow improves, and whether the stated liability-reduction target is met while the company funds execution.
Management, verbatim
The second quarter of 2026 marked a major milestone as our robotic business is entering a new phase of revenue acceleration, with our strategy fully evolved into the ‘Four-Core Full-Stack AI’ ecosystem, cementing Faraday Future’s leading position in the U.S. Embodied AI robotics market.
YT Jia, Global CEO of Faraday Future
Looking ahead, we will continue our relentless focus on debt resolution and balance sheet optimization, laying a solid capital foundation for our next phase of growth.
YT Jia, Global CEO of Faraday Future
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Previous-quarter outlook was not provided.
- Quantified revenue guidance was not provided.
- Quantified gross-margin guidance was not provided.
- Guidance for operating expenses and tax rate was not provided.
- GAAP gross margin was not reported.
- Non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP EPS, were not reported.
- Segment revenue and segment profitability were not reported.
- Free cash flow was not reported.
- Share repurchases and dividends were not reported.
- Prior-quarter figures and quarter-over-quarter changes for the reported income-statement metrics were not reported.
AlphAI analysis generated from the company’s SEC earnings filing (Form 8-K Item 2.02, or Form 6-K for a foreign private issuer). Every figure was cross-checked against the filing text; consensus estimates, price targets and share-price reactions are not shown because they are not in the filing. AI-generated research, not investment advice.