Shares of KVH Industries, Inc. KVHI have lost 21.9% since the company reported its earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, against the S&P 500 Index’s 0.3% gain over the same period. Over the past month, KVHI shares have plunged 14.3%, while the S&P 500 has gained 2.9%.
KVH Industries’ Earnings Snapshot
KVH Industries reported second-quarter 2026 revenues of $33.7 million, up 26.7% from $26.6 million a year earlier. Net income fell to $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, from $0.9 million, or $0.05 per share, in the prior-year quarter.
Service revenues increased 28.9% to $29.7 million from $23 million, while product revenues rose 12.3% to $4 million from $3.6 million.
KVHI operates as a single reportable segment. Airtime revenues increased 31% year over year, driven by higher Starlink and OneWeb subscribers, while LEO service growth was partly offset by lower VSAT service sales.
KVHI’s Other Key Business Metrics
KVH Industries ended the quarter with approximately 10,700 subscribing vessels, up 11% sequentially after adding more than 1,000 net vessels. The company shipped approximately 2,500 communications terminals during the quarter. Land-based Starlink installations reached approximately 1,600 sites, increasing by about 500 during the quarter.
Service gross profit was $10.6 million, while service gross margin was 36%, slightly above 35% in the first quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased 13.8% to $3 million from $2.7 million a year earlier.
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KVH Industries’ Management Commentary
CEO Brent Bruun said that the company continued to gain momentum in its transition toward LEO-based connectivity, citing recurring revenue growth and subscriber expansion. KVH Industries introduced multi-network service plans allowing customers to use data across Starlink, OneWeb or VSAT. Its Link streaming service entered beta trials, while early managed IT evaluations were being converted into commercial relationships.
KVHI also expanded its Latin American sales presence, added personnel in Athens and opened its first retail location in Fort Lauderdale.
Factors Influencing KVHI’s Headline Numbers
The revenue increase primarily reflected a $6.6 million rise in airtime service sales. LEO services represented more than 55% of airtime service sales, up from less than 32% a year earlier. Product growth reflected increases of $0.7 million in Starlink sales and $0.3 million in OneWeb sales, partly offset by declines in TracVision and VSAT Broadband products.
Profitability faced cost pressure. Total cost of sales increased 33.8% to $23.4 million, faster than revenue growth. Product costs reached 107.2% of product sales compared with 91.7% a year ago, reflecting higher manufacturing and other unabsorbed expenses. Operating expenses increased to $10.4 million from $9.5 million, including higher salaries, professional fees and bad-debt expense.
Net income also faced an unfavorable year-over-year comparison because second-quarter 2025 results included a $1.3 million gain from the sale of the 50 Enterprise Center property.
KVH Industries’ Outlook
Management did not provide formal revenue or earnings guidance. Bruun said that quarterly communications-terminal shipments could generally run between 2,000 and 3,000, while cautioning that market dynamics remain fluid. Management expects the Link streaming service to launch soon and managed IT conversions to contribute to recurring revenues over the coming months.
KVH Industries also expects most of its GEO bandwidth commitment to expire at the end of 2026, with only a small commitment remaining in 2027.
KVHI’s Other Developments
KVHI purchased subscriber relationships in May 2026, contributing to $0.6 million of intangible assets acquired during the first half. The acquired relationships are being amortized over 10 years.
Separately, KVH Industries continues its staged manufacturing wind-down and expects to cease substantially all manufacturing activity by the end of 2026 as it shifts toward multi-orbit, multi-channel communications solutions and third-party hardware.
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