Airship AI Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results
MWN-AI** Summary
Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AISP), a leader in AI-driven surveillance solutions, has reported robust financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025. The company achieved net revenues of $6.5 million, a remarkable 102% increase year-over-year, alongside a gross profit of $3.3 million, resulting in a gross margin of 51.2%, up 169% from Q4 2024.
Despite experiencing an operating loss of $612,000 due to heightened stock-based compensation and strategic investments in marketing, Airship AI's overall financial performance was strengthened by other income totaling $23.6 million. This significant income stemmed primarily from a $14.5 million gain related to changes in the fair value of earnout liability, along with a $9 million gain on warrant liability. The company reported a net income of $29.3 million for the entire year, translating to earnings of $0.90 per share.
Airship AI maintained cash flow-positive operations during the quarter, with cash and cash equivalents of $11.8 million. Significant growth was observed in accounts receivable, which increased by $5.2 million, highlighting strong customer demand. The company’s backlog as of December 31, 2025, stood at $3.3 million, reflecting contracts awarded that will contribute to future revenues.
The outlook for 2026 appears bright as the company capitalizes on momentum from new contracts, including $1.9 million from the Department of Homeland Security and $2.8 million from commercial clients. Airship AI is also focused on enhancing its gross margins and preparing for continued growth through targeted marketing and strategic partnerships. Management expressed optimism regarding the company’s growing pipeline and its position as a trusted vendor for government clients, indicating potential for sustained operational performance in the coming year.
MWN-AI** Analysis
Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AISP) has reported encouraging Q4 2025 results, reflecting robust growth and improving financial metrics. With net revenues surging 102% year-over-year to $6.5 million, and a remarkable gross margin increase to 51.2%, the company is positioning itself attractively within the AI-driven data management market.
Despite an operating loss of $612,000 attributed largely to increased investments in sales and marketing, the company remains optimistic about future performance. Notably, an impressive backlog of $3.3 million and an extensive validated pipeline of about $173 million emphasize Airship AI's growth trajectory. Major contract wins, including a $1.9 million award from the Department of Homeland Security, underline its expanding federal sector presence.
Moving forward, Airship AI aims to capitalize on legislative initiatives such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is expected to fuel additional growth in 2026. Investors should note that operational efficiencies, marked by the company's commitment to improving gross margins and achieving positive cash flow, speak to a management well-prepared for scaling operations.
However, challenges persist due to potential funding slowdowns among some federal agencies, as stated by management. The reliance on a mix of federal and commercial contracts might expose the company to cyclical funding risks within these sectors.
For investors considering AISP, it is advisable to monitor the successful execution of contracts, particularly in terms of cash flow and operational efficiencies. The company’s proactive approach to enhancing brand awareness and pipeline expansion through strategic marketing initiatives will be critical as it aims to consolidate its market leadership. Overall, if Airship AI can continue its upward momentum in revenue and operational stability, it represents an appealing opportunity in the tech sector for growth-oriented investors.
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Fourth Quarter 2025 Net Revenues of $6.5 Million, Gross Profit of $3.3 Million and Gross Margin of 51.2%
Net Revenue Increase of 102% and Gross Margin Increase of 169% as Compared to Q4 of the Prior Year
Cash flow positive business operations for the quarter.
REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Airship AI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AISP) (“Airship AI” or the “Company”), a leader in AI-driven video, sensor, and data management surveillance solutions, today reported its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025.
Q4 2025 Financial Highlights
- Net revenues for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, were $6.5 million.
- Gross profits for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, were $3.3 million.
- Gross margin percentage was 51.2% for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. Higher margins were in part due to increased solution sales with more Airship AI branded hardware and software offerings.
- Operating loss was $612,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, reflected in increased stock-based compensation and increased investments in sales and marketing-related expenditures which should increase future sales.
- Other income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, was $23.6 million, primarily due to a gain from a change in the fair value of earnout liability of $14.5 million and change in fair value of warrant liability of $9 million.
- Net income for the year ended December 31, 2025, was $29.3 million, or $0.90 per basic share, primarily related to noncash income of $36.5 million.
- Net cash used in operating activities was $3.5 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2025. This reflected a $5.2 million increase in accounts receivable.
- Cash and cash equivalents was $11.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and accounts receivable was $6.5 million.
Q4 2025 & Subsequent Operational Highlights
- Backlog as of December 31, 2025 was $3.3 million, representing firm fixed price contracts awarded in the fourth quarter of 2025 that will be shipped and invoiced in the following quarter(s). Backlog is not indicative of future quarterly revenue as approximately 75% of quarterly revenue is transactional and recognized in the same quarter.
- Our total validated pipeline at the end of the quarter was approximately $173 million, consisting of single and multi-year opportunities for AI-driven edge, video, and sensor and data management platform across all our customer verticals. Our pipeline includes opportunities at varying stages of progression with expected award timeframes throughout the next 18-24 months.
- New significant contract awards during Q4 and into Q1 2026 include:
- $1.9 million award from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supporting large National Special Security Events scheduled for 2026.
- $2.8 million award from a large commercial customer supporting a technical refresh of deployed hardware and software.
- Multiple awards at the DHS component agency level for critical infrastructure facilities to replace existing failing physical security solutions.
- Pilot opportunity for a DHS component agency level in-car vehicle recording system designed around officer and public safety.
- Through our expanding partner engagement activities, our pipeline substantially increased in both the commercial and federal sectors. Several opportunities added to the pipeline are enduring multi-year efforts that have the potential to expand Airship’s presence within the customer or agency significantly overtime, with long-term support contracts attached to them.
- Due to the sensitive nature of many of our customers and deployment use cases, we are often restricted from publicly disclosing awards and / or limited as to the specifics of the customer and use case. Consequently, most of our awards are executed on closed or restricted contract vehicles, which further limits the sharing of information that might otherwise be available.
2026 Outlook
- Capitalize on growing momentum coming out of Q4 into the new fiscal year around long-term business development efforts that are forecasted to be funded in 2026 through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).
- Maintain focus on improving gross margin percentages supporting our goal of cash flow positive operations before the end of 2026.
- Continue tactical and strategic investments across our sales and business development organizations through organic cash flow from business operations and the cash exercise of public warrants.
- Continue training and refinement of our edge (Outpost AI) and datacenter / cloud (Fortress) based analytic platforms supporting emerging edge analytic workflows.
- Continue innovation across our core Acropolis software platform supporting new workflows for cloud-based deployments in highly secure operational environments.
- Expand brand awareness engagements in new verticals through targeted marketing outreach opportunities, social media platforms, Airship AI hosted technology events, and industry tradeshow events.
Management Commentary
“The fourth quarter of 2025 saw positive contracting momentum with multiple agencies across the federal government,” said Paul Allen, President of Airship AI. “While fiscal appropriation processes put in place by the current administration have continued to slow down or impact some agencies ability to spend, those agencies engaged in mission critical activities around homeland security were able to move forward on several programs to solve for critical technology-based gaps in the quarter.
“Notable new procurement activities under OBBB included movement on the CBP 'Smart Wall' construction with $4.5 billion in new contracts awarded. Airship is actively working with numerous prime contractors in support of meeting requirements as part of the 'Smart Wall' IDIQ, providing traditional and AI based video surveillance capabilities that will further strengthen our ability to control the border.
“Additionally, progress was made on transitioning pilot / non-programmatic efforts that Airship was engaged with to the programmatic level, in some cases including new authorities to operate on trusted federal government networks. We believe this progression cements Airship’s position as a trusted vendor for highly secure AI driven solutions supporting federal government mission critical requirements now and into the future.
"Our continued expansion into the partner / integrator space also added significantly to our pipeline, as we were exposed to multiple large projects supporting both federal and commercial customer opportunities, leveraging in part our existing footprint and trusted reputation as a solution provider. Being able to provide partners a turn-key market ready solution that is hardened and secure yet operator friendly is something that the market has been needing, one that operates as easily on-premises as it can in a datacenter or the cloud.
"Our AI offerings increased as we closed out the end of the year with our Agentic AI natural-language search tool called 'Ask Airship' being released to select customers, allowing them to easily interact with data created by our growing sets of computer vision models running at the edge on our existing Outpost AI appliance and now released datacenter / cloud server offering called Fortress.
“We expanded the use of our edge AI capabilities across additional sensor modalities and operational platforms, including mobile autonomous platforms, starting with bipedal and quadrupedal robots. We believe these platforms present the opportunity to reach a wider range of customers and solve a growing number of operational requirements as customers and agencies look to best leverage the efficiencies that robotic platforms offer when combined with AI at the edge.
“Entering into 2026 we are highly optimistic about the opportunities in our pipeline and the strength of our team to collectively execute against them. While 2026 budgets at the DHS level aren’t fully resolved yet, with the existing funding in place for contingency and mission critical requirements, the growing breadth of our pipeline helps hedge the risks of funding challenges at any specific agency or component level,” concluded Mr. Allen.
About Airship AI Holdings, Inc.
Founded in 2006, Airship AI (NASDAQ: AISP) is a U.S. owned and operated technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Airship AI is an AI-driven video, sensor and data management surveillance platform that improves public safety and operational efficiency for public sector and commercial customers by providing predictive analysis of events before they occur and meaningful intelligence to decision makers. Airship AI’s product suite includes Outpost AI edge hardware and software offerings, Acropolis enterprise management software stack, and Command family of visualization tools.
For more information, visit https://airship.ai.
Forward-Looking Statements
The disclosure herein includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (1) statements regarding estimates and forecasts of financial, performance and operational metrics and projections of market opportunity; (2) changes in the market for Airship AI’s services and technology, expansion plans and opportunities; (3) the projected technological developments of Airship AI; and (4) current and future potential commercial and customer relationships. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Airship AI’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are also subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, as set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 17, 2026, and the other documents that the Company has filed, or will file, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. In addition, forward looking statements reflect the Company’s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while it may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
Investor Contact:
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| AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,750,021 | $ | 11,414,830 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 | 6,462,675 | 1,226,757 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | 294,191 | 17,883 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 18,506,887 | 12,659,470 | ||||||
| OTHER ASSETS | ||||||||
| Other assets | 160,528 | 165,960 | ||||||
| Operating lease right of use asset | 807,915 | 882,024 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 19,475,330 | $ | 13,707,454 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable - trade | $ | 1,149,811 | $ | 759,480 | ||||
| Advances from founders | - | 1,300,000 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | 27,966 | 51,649 | ||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liability | 438,635 | 305,178 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue- current portion | 4,668,105 | 3,238,483 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,284,517 | 5,654,790 | ||||||
| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | 425,109 | 638,525 | ||||||
| Warrant liability | 13,328,006 | 34,180,618 | ||||||
| Earnout liability | 2,620,933 | 23,304,808 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue- non-current | 3,966,407 | 2,951,850 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 26,624,972 | 66,730,591 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9) | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock - no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | - | - | ||||||
| Common stock - $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 34,368,162 and 30,588,413 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 3,434 | 3,056 | ||||||
| Additional paid in capital | 38,478,030 | 21,918,867 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (45,620,227 | ) | (74,941,590 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (10,879 | ) | (3,470 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (7,149,642 | ) | (53,023,137 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | $ | 19,475,330 | $ | 13,707,454 |
| AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||
| For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | ||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| NET REVENUES: | ||||||||
| Product | $ | 10,135,562 | $ | 18,716,196 | ||||
| Post contract support | 5,099,756 | 4,334,017 | ||||||
| Other services | 86,031 | - | ||||||
| 15,321,349 | 23,050,213 | |||||||
| COST OF NET REVENUES: | ||||||||
| Cost of Sales | 6,178,868 | 10,843,766 | ||||||
| Post contract support | 1,372,604 | 1,679,692 | ||||||
| Other services | 72,111 | - | ||||||
| 7,623,583 | 12,523,458 | |||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | 7,697,766 | 10,526,755 | ||||||
| RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES | 3,076,466 | 2,804,894 | ||||||
| SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES | 11,837,086 | 11,226,974 | ||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 14,913,552 | 14,031,868 | ||||||
| OPERATING LOSS | (7,215,786 | ) | (3,505,113 | ) | ||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) : | ||||||||
| Gain (loss) from change in fair value of earnout liability | 15,401,751 | (18,171,380 | ) | |||||
| Gain (loss) from change in fair value of warrant liability | 20,852,612 | (33,512,633 | ) | |||||
| Loss from change in fair value of convertible debt | - | (141,636 | ) | |||||
| Loss on note conversion | - | (1,144,676 | ) | |||||
| Interest income (expense), net | 282,786 | (1,003,096 | ) | |||||
| Other income | - | 13,644 | ||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | 36,537,149 | (53,959,777 | ) | |||||
| INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISON FOR INCOME TAXES | 29,321,363 | (57,464,890 | ) | |||||
| Provision for income taxes | - | - | ||||||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) | 29,321,363 | (57,464,890 | ) | |||||
| OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency (loss) income, net | (7,409 | ) | 9,338 | |||||
| TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | $ | 29,313,954 | $ | (57,455,552 | ) | |||
| NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.90 | $ | (2.34 | ) | |||
| Diluted | $ | 0.76 | $ | (2.34 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding | ||||||||
| Basic | 32,413,133 | 24,585,955 | ||||||
| Diluted | 38,681,401 | 24,585,955 |
| AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||
| For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | ||||||||
| Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 29,321,363 | $ | (57,464,890 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | - | 1,861 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,629,992 | 1,362,822 | ||||||
| Amortization of operating lease right of use asset | 378,448 | 222,780 | ||||||
| Issuance of common stock for services | - | 198,500 | ||||||
| Noncash interest expense | - | 1,008,419 | ||||||
| (Gain) loss from change in fair value of warrant liability | (20,852,612 | ) | 33,512,633 | |||||
| (Gain) loss from change in fair value of earnout liability | (15,401,751 | ) | 18,171,380 | |||||
| Loss from change in fair value of convertible note | - | 141,636 | ||||||
| Loss on note conversion | - | 1,144,676 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | (5,235,918 | ) | 422,147 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | (276,308 | ) | 485 | |||||
| Other assets | 5,432 | 16,373 | ||||||
| Operating lease liability | (384,298 | ) | (174,875 | ) | ||||
| Payroll and income tax receivable | - | 7,230 | ||||||
| Accounts payable - trade and accrued expenses | 366,649 | (2,294,698 | ) | |||||
| Deferred revenue | 2,444,179 | (2,780,447 | ) | |||||
| NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (8,004,824 | ) | (6,503,968 | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock and warrants for offering, net | - | 7,290,000 | ||||||
| Proceeds from warrant exercise, net | 9,498,136 | 7,704,540 | ||||||
| Repayment of advances from founders | (1,300,000 | ) | - | |||||
| Advances from founders | - | (450,000 | ) | |||||
| Proceeds from stock option exercises | 149,288 | 240,507 | ||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 8,347,424 | 14,785,047 | ||||||
| NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 342,600 | 8,281,079 | ||||||
| Effect from exchange rate on cash | (7,409 | ) | 9,338 | |||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period | 11,414,830 | 3,124,413 | ||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period | $ | 11,750,021 | $ | 11,414,830 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | - | $ | 11,913 | ||||
| Taxes paid | $ | - | $ | 2,410 | ||||
| Noncash investing and financing | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for debt interest payment | $ | - | $ | 1,008,442 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock for debt conversion | $ | - | $ | 4,114,831 | ||||
| Issuance of common stock for earnout shares | $ | 5,282,125 | $ | - | ||||
| Recognition of operating right-of-use asset | $ | 304,339 | $ | - | ||||
| Recognition of operating lease liability | $ | 304,339 | $ | - |
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How did Airship AI Holdings Inc. AISP achieve a 102% net revenue increase in Q4 2025 compared to the prior year's quarter, and what specific factors contributed to this growth?
Can Airship AI Holdings Inc. AISP elaborate on the increase in gross margin percentage to 51.2%, specifically what changes or improvements led to a 169% increase vs. the previous year?
With a backlog of $3.3 million listed, how does Airship AI Holdings Inc. AISP plan to convert this into recognized revenue in 2026, especially considering that 75% of revenue is transactional?
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