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ALRM · 10-Q filed May 7, 2026

ALRM earnings analysis

What we found in ALRM's 10-Q: the parts that mattered, the offsets in the same document, and what the company said about what comes next.

Our reading of the filing · Free to read, no account needed

Alarm.com reported strong Q1 2026 results, with total revenue rising 11% year-over-year to $265.2 million and EPS increasing to $0.65, surpassing estimates. The company also raised its full-year revenue guidance by $6 million, reflecting positive momentum in its SaaS and hardware segments despite facing notable macroeconomic challenges.

What stood out

The parts that mattered.

Pulled out of the filing itself, with the figures the company reported.

Q1 Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased by 11% year-over-year to $265.2 million, up from $238.8 million in Q1 2025.
EPS Surpasses Estimates
Reported EPS of $0.65 exceeded analyst expectations of $0.58.
SaaS Revenue Growth
SaaS and license revenue grew 11% to $181.5 million during Q1 2026 from $163.8 million in Q1 2025.
Free Cash Flow Improvement
Operating cash flow improved substantially to $50.6 million from $24.1 million in the prior year.
Raised Full-Year Guidance
Increased revenue guidance by $6 million, now between $1.0595 billion and $1.0705 billion.
Segment Performance Strength
Hardware revenue rose 12%, contributing $83.7 million of the total revenue share.
What to watch

And the other side of it.

The offsets in the same document — the things a summary that only listed the good news would have left out.

Decline in Net Income
Net income decreased to $23.4 million in Q1 2026, down from $27.7 million in Q1 2025.
Increased Costs
Cost of SaaS and license revenue increased by 29% to $27.9 million, impacting profit margins.
Market Conditions Uncertainty
The ongoing macroeconomic conditions could negatively affect future sales and revenue.
The numbers

What they reported.

What the company itself reported, taken out of the document.

What survived to operating profit
Of every $100 of revenue Cost of sales $34 Operating expenses $54 Left as operating profit $12
Percentages of revenue, taken from the filing. Drawn this way because it holds whatever scale the company reports in.
Earnings per share
$0.65
Gross margin
66.0%
Operating margin
12.0%
Segment
SaaS and License Revenue: $181.5 million (68% of total revenue)
Segment
Hardware and Other Revenue: $83.7 million (32% of total revenue)
Guidance

What they said about what is next.

Management raised full-year revenue guidance by $6 million during the earnings call.

How we read the filing overall

The filing reads better than the one before it.

One reading of one document. It is not advice, and it is not a forecast.
Earlier filings

What came before.

10-K · February 19, 2026
Alarm.com reports continued multi-year growth with total revenue of $1.0112 billion in 2025 and SaaS & license revenue of $689.4 million (10.1% CAGR). Profitability expanded (net income attributable to common…
10-Q · August 7, 2025
Alarm.com reported Q2 revenue of $254.308M, up $20.501M (+8.8%) vs Q2 2024, with operating income improving to $32.022M (+24.3%) and diluted EPS of $0.63 (vs $0.62). Gross margin remained healthy at 65.6% and operating…
10-Q · November 7, 2024
Alarm.com reported a strong Q3 with revenue of $240,497,000 (up $18,643,000 vs $221,854,000 in Q3 2023) and materially higher profitability: operating income rose to $33,194,000 from $16,171,000 a year earlier and…
10-K · February 22, 2024
Alarm.com reports continued revenue and SaaS growth with total revenue of $881.7M in 2023 and SaaS & license revenue of $569.2M (CAGR 11.2% since 2021). Profitability strengthened (net income attributable to common…

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