MicroVision reported higher third-quarter revenue on 28 October, but remained loss-making and continued to use cash in its operations. The results give readers three different tests of progress: sales, accounting earnings and cash flow.

Its official release covers the quarter ended 30 September 2026. Revenue rose to $2.4 million from $0.2 million a year earlier. The small comparison base is important when interpreting that increase.

The source-backed figures

All amounts below are US dollars. Primary source checked on 29 October 2026 at 00:14 UTC (05:44 IST).

Measure Q3 2026 Comparison or basis Primary evidence
Revenue $2.4 million $0.2 million in Q3 2025 Issuer results
GAAP net loss $12.2 million $14.2 million a year earlier Issuer results
Reported loss per share $0.45 $0.72 a year earlier; not adjusted EPS Issuer results
Adjusted EBITDA loss $11.1 million $11.7 million a year earlier; non-GAAP Issuer results
Operating cash used $13.6 million Cash outflow during the quarter Issuer results
Cash and equivalents $28.9 million Balance at 30 September 2026 Issuer results

The release also says the quarter included a $6.3 million cash research-and-development grant from the German government. Readers should not attribute every change in the reported result solely to commercial sales.

Why the measures differ

Revenue records sales; it is not the amount left after all costs. A business can therefore expand sales and still report a loss. Net loss measures the accounting result after recognised expenses and other income or charges.

Adjusted EBITDA is a different lens. It removes specified items from an accounting earnings measure. It should not be labelled adjusted net profit, and its per-share equivalent should not be invented. The adjustment does not make cash expenses or financing needs disappear.

Cash flow answers another question: how much cash operating activities generated or consumed during the period. An accounting loss and a cash outflow need not match because recognition and payment can occur at different times. A quarter-end cash balance is a snapshot, not a promise about how long funding will last.

What remains an outlook

MicroVision maintained a 2026 revenue forecast of $10 million–$15 million and targeted approximately $40 million of operating cash burn for 2027. Both remain forward-looking. Lower expected cash burn would still mean cash use, not achieved cash generation or profitability.

The useful follow-up is to compare later reported sales, losses and cash use on the same basis. Avoid treating a revenue milestone, a non-GAAP adjustment or a management target as proof that all three measures have improved together.

Source: MicroVision’s official Q3 2026 release. Prepared with AI assistance and checked against that primary record; this is not independent human financial review or personalised investment advice.

Also available: the official issuer PDF of the same release, checked 29 October 2026 at 00:15 UTC (05:45 IST). This is another format of the issuer’s statement, not independent corroboration.

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