Media Audience at highest level in four years. N
ewsmax reported record quarterly revenue of $54.1 million — a 16.5% year- over-year increase — when
it announced its results for the second quarter that ended in June 2026. Broadcast revenue jumped to $45.8
million, a 20.5% increase year-over- year, with affi liate fees rising 81%. The company reported net income
of $2.9 million and adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) of $5.7 million, its fi rst profi table quarter as a public company. Newsmax delivered second-quarter
audience reach of 26.9 million total viewers, up 4% year-over-year and the highest second-quarter total reach in the past four years, including 11.3 million adults ages 35-64, reinforc- ing Newsmax’s position as the fourth highest-rated cable news channel and No. 2 in cable news audience engage- ment among adults ages 35-64. It continued to strengthen the
company’s multiplatform audience ecosystem, with total social media followers rising to 26.2 million as of June 30, 2026. Newsmax entered the company’s
fi rst major artifi cial intelligence con- tent agreement, a multiyear partner- ship with Meta that puts Newsmax content across Meta’s apps and devic- es, refl ecting a broader strategy of licensing content to leading AI tech- nology companies. Multiple brand content licens-
es were signed this year, and relat- ed licensing revenue is expected to increase 344% year-over-year to approximately $16 million in 2026. This includes the Q2 launch of
the Newsmax Poland channel with longtime partner Telekom Serbia, all
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strengthening the Newsmax brand, which reaches more than 100 coun- tries worldwide. “This was a milestone quarter for Newsmax,” said Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax. “We delivered record revenues and
our fi rst quarterly net income since becoming a public compa- ny, led by strong growth in affi liate fees and licensing, our highest-margin rev- enue streams. “With the majority of
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brand and content. “Our strategy is to maximize these relationships to license the Newsmax brand and launch local channels in foreign markets, a model that requires minimal capital from us. “We are also staying at the fore-
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one-time costs of becoming a public company largely behind us, the value creation opportunities of our multi- platform model are showing positive results,” Ruddy said. “We are still in strategic invest-
ment mode, and that will not change. We continue to invest in content and streaming, while our licensing strat- egy is growing rapidly, domestically with AI deals like the one we com- pleted with Meta, and internation- ally with media partners licensing our
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+16.5% YoY $54.1M $46.4M $38M +20.5% YoY $45.8M NEWS REVOLUTION
front of emerging technology, and our recently announced AI partnership will help us meet viewers wherever they consume content. “The market for center-
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right news is huge with limited options and signifi - cant white space to grow, increase monetization, and
deliver sustainable, long-term growth for our shareholders.” “Our second-quarter results dem-
onstrate the operating leverage we are building across the business, with net income of $2.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $5.7 million,” said Dar- ryle Burnham, chief fi nancial offi cer of Newsmax. “The improvement in our revenue
mix, combined with the operating dis- cipline we have established in our sec- ond year as a public company, allowed strong top-line growth to fl ow through to the bottom line. “We will continue to invest in con-
Total Revenue Broadcast Revenue
Af iliate fee growth YoY
$128M $2.9M
81% $5.7M
Adjusted EBITDA
Cash+short-term investments
Net Income First profitable
quarter as a public company.
tent, distribution, and OTT initiatives that support long-term growth, and with a strong balance sheet, no debt, and a disciplined approach to capital allocation, we are reiterating our full- year revenue guidance and remain focused on sustainable, long-term shareholder value.” The company ended the quarter
with $128.3 million in cash and short- term investments with no debt. The company is reiterating its pre-
viously issued full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $212 million to $216 mil- lion, representing 13% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of the range.
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