Q2 FY2026
Filed Aug 12, 2026Hyperion DeFi Reports 2Q 2026 Financial Results with Another Record Quarterly Net Income and Strong Operating Momentum
The company reported record GAAP net income of $30,950,963, non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $53,652,846, and quarterly Adjusted Gross Profit of $1,150,035, up +20% quarter-over-quarter. Results were supported by $54,815,626 of non-GAAP Treasury Gains and a substantial increase in Gross HYPE Holdings to $132.6 M, while operating cash flow remained negative.
Key metrics
as reported| Metric | Value | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross ProfitGAAP | 357,693 | – | – |
| Adjusted Gross Profitnon-GAAP | 1,150,035 | +20% | – |
| HYPE Digital AssetsGAAP | 74,119,231 | – | – |
| Gross HYPE Holdingsnon-GAAP | 132,635,212 | – | – |
| Net Asset Valuenon-GAAP | 134,226,478 | – | – |
| Selling, General and Administrative ExpenseGAAP | 3,918,591 | – | – |
| Operating Expenses Excluding Stock-Based Compensationnon-GAAP | 2,344,734 | – | – |
| Net Operating (Income) ExpensesGAAP | (30,650,049 ) | – | – |
| Treasury Gains (Losses)non-GAAP | 54,815,626 | – | – |
| Total Other Income (Expense), NetGAAP | (56,779 ) | – | – |
| Adjusted Other Income (Expense)non-GAAP | 31,919 | – | – |
| Net IncomeGAAP | 30,950,963 | – | – |
| Adjusted EBITDAnon-GAAP | 53,652,846 | – | – |
| Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Investing ActivitiesGAAP | (5,642,387 ) | – | – |
| Adjusted Net Investing Cash Flownon-GAAP | (6,165,672 ) | – | – |
| Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Operating ActivitiesGAAP | (3,098,419 ) | – | – |
| Adjusted Net Operating Cash Flownon-GAAP | (2,124,382 ) | – | – |
| Net Cash Provided by Financing Activitiesother | 10,997,100 | – | – |
| Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Stablecoinsother | 2,707,046 | – | – |
| Ending Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Stablecoinsother | 11,758,699 | – | – |
| Gross HYPE Tokensnon-GAAP | 2.04 M | – | 56% |
| HYPE Token Priceother | $ 65.0 | – | – |
| Gross HYPE Holdingsnon-GAAP | $ 132.6 M | – | – |
| Gross HYPE Holdings at Basisnon-GAAP | $ 81.0 M | – | – |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Stablecoinsother | $ 11.8 M | – | – |
| HYPE Earned in Staking & Validatingother | 11,115 | – | – |
| Effective Average HYPE Price In-Periodother | 51.23 | – | – |
| Portion of Adjusted Gross Profit Earned in Cashnon-GAAP | 50 % | – | – |
Segments
| Segment | Revenue | q/q | y/y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosystem RewardsNo driver was provided. | 90 | (40 )% | – |
| DeFi MonetizationNo driver was provided. | 158 | (36 )% | – |
| Yield EnhancementQ2’26 and Q1’26 Yield Enhancement activities included multiple HYPE volatility strategies OTC and on-chain. | 334 | +58 % | – |
| Validator CommissionsThe Company operates its Validator under a Joint Validator Operators Agreement and earns commissions on rewards delivered to third-party tokens delegated to the Validator. | 42 | +4 % | – |
| Staking YieldLargely driven by an increase in the Effective Average HYPE Price In-Period (3) to 51.2 in Q2’26 from 30.8 in Q1’26. | 527 | +69 % | – |
FY 2026 outlook
- Note$5M - $7M Adjusted Gross Profit (1)
- Noteapproximately 5x our 2025 FY results
- NoteAdjusted Net Operating Cash Flow (18) to flip positive by the end of 2026
What drove it
- Adjusted Gross Profit (1) increased +20% quarter-over-quarter to $1.15 million in Q2’26 from $960 thousand in Q1’26.
- Staking Yield generated $527 thousand Adjusted Gross Profit (1), versus $313 thousand in Q1’26.
- Yield Enhancement generated $334 thousand Adjusted Gross Profit (1), versus $211 thousand in Q1’26.
- The company reported $54,815,626 of non-GAAP Treasury Gains (Losses).
- The legacy biotech segment was wound down as of June 30, 2026, and all remaining Optejet IP was sold to Arctic Vision in July.
- Blockdaemon selected Kinetiq x Hyperion as its institutional staking partner on Hyperliquid in June 2026.
Concerns
- Adjusted Net Operating Cash Flow (18) remained negative at (2,124,382 ).
- GAAP Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Investing Activities was (5,642,387 ).
- DeFi Monetization Adjusted Gross Profit was 158, with quarter-over-quarter growth of (36 )%.
- Ecosystem Rewards Adjusted Gross Profit was 90, with quarter-over-quarter growth of (40 )%.
- Net income and Adjusted EBITDA included substantial Treasury Gains (Losses) of 54,815,626.
What to watch
- Progress toward $5M - $7M of Adjusted Gross Profit (1) in 2026.
- Whether Adjusted Net Operating Cash Flow (18) flips positive by the end of 2026.
- Growth in staking yield, validator commissions, and yield-enhancement activities.
- The effect of the announced HAUS agreement with Entropy, an upcoming HIP-3 Deployer.
- Deployment of 1 million HYPE tokens to support HIP-3 & HIP-4 markets since June 2026.
Balance sheet and cash flow
- Ending Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Stablecoins (16) were 11,758,699 in Q2 2026.
- Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities was 10,997,100 in Q2 2026.
- GAAP Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Operating Activities was (3,098,419 ) in Q2 2026.
- GAAP Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Used in Investing Activities was (5,642,387 ) in Q2 2026.
- Gross HYPE Tokens were 2.04 M and Gross HYPE Holdings were $ 132.6 M as of 6/30/26.
- Approximately 7 million HYPE tokens were delegated to the Validator as of July 31, 2026.
Analysis
Hyperion DeFi reported a second consecutive quarter of record GAAP net income, with Q2 2026 net income of 30,950,963 compared with 8,840,550 in Q1 2026. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was 53,652,846, compared with 19,488,132 in the prior quarter. The result included 54,815,626 of non-GAAP Treasury Gains (Losses), making treasury performance a central contributor to the reported profitability.
Operating-business momentum was positive. Non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit rose +20% quarter-over-quarter to 1,150,035 from 959,568. Staking Yield increased +69 % to 527, Yield Enhancement increased +58 % to 334, and Validator Commissions increased +4 % to 42. Those gains were partly offset by declines in Ecosystem Rewards of (40 )% and DeFi Monetization of (36 )%.
The company reduced its reported cost base. GAAP Selling, General and Administrative Expense declined to 3,918,591 from 4,493,604, while non-GAAP Operating Expenses Excluding Stock-Based Compensation declined to 2,344,734 from 2,975,883. The company stated that its legacy biotech segment was wound down as of June 30, 2026, and that it sold all remaining Optejet IP to Arctic Vision in July.
The treasury expanded materially. Gross HYPE Tokens reached 2.04 M as of 6/30/26, compared with 1.94 M at 3/31/26 and 1.31 M at 6/30/25. Gross HYPE Holdings were $ 132.6 M, while Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Stablecoins were $ 11.8 M. The company also reported a HYPE Token Price of $ 65.0 as of 6/30/26, compared with $ 36.6 at 3/31/26.
Cash flow remained a key constraint despite improvement in adjusted operating cash use. Adjusted Net Operating Cash Flow was (2,124,382 ), versus (2,607,344 ) in Q1 2026, while GAAP net cash used in operating activities was (3,098,419 ). The company generated 10,997,100 from financing activities and ended the quarter with 11,758,699 of cash, cash equivalents, and stablecoins.
For 2026, management reiterated anticipated Adjusted Gross Profit of $5M - $7M, approximately 5x 2025 fiscal-year results, and expects Adjusted Net Operating Cash Flow to flip positive by the end of 2026. Execution toward that cash-flow objective, the sustainability of staking and yield-enhancement income, and the contribution from HIP-3 and HIP-4 market support are the principal items to monitor.
Management, verbatim
We are pleased to report a second consecutive quarter of record Net Income
Hyunsu Jung, CEO of Hyperion DeFi
In our twelve months of operating performance, we have redefined what it means to be a digital asset treasury. Not only have we substantially grown our treasury position in HYPE, but we have launched multiple scalable businesses and built new products and services on Hyperliquid, all while reducing our costs over time. We continue to position ourselves as the premier institutional gateway to DeFi innovation, and are immensely proud to announce additional partnerships as part of today’s release as we deliver on our mission to revolutionize blockchain financial services.
Hyunsu Jung, CEO of Hyperion DeFi
Not in the filing
stated, not guessed- Total revenue was not reported.
- Segment revenue was not reported. The filing reported operating-business Adjusted Gross Profit components rather than segment revenue.
- GAAP operating income was not reported.
- GAAP and non-GAAP diluted EPS were not reported.
- GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin were not reported.
- Free cash flow was not reported.
- Debt was not reported.
- Dividend and share-repurchase activity were not reported.
- Tax rate was not reported.
- Formal Q3 2026 and Q4 2026 revenue, gross-margin, operating-expense, and tax-rate guidance were not reported.
- Prior-year comparisons were not reported for the Q2 2026 income-statement and cash-flow metrics.
- Prior-quarter percentage changes were not reported on the summary-table rows for most key metrics.
AlphaAI 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.