Itron announced today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — April 28, 2026 — Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, announced today financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. Key results for the quarter include (compared with the first quarter of 2025):

• Revenue of $587 million, decreased 3%;
• GAAP net income attributable to Itron, Inc. of $53 million, decreased $12 million;
• GAAP diluted earnings per share of $1.18, decreased $0.24 per share;
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.49, decreased $0.03 per share;
• Adjusted EBITDA of $92 million, increased 5%; and
• Free cash flow of $79 million, increased $11 million.

"Itron’s first quarter results were ahead of our expectations on strong execution and certain projects running ahead of schedule, resulting in record gross profit", said Tom Deitrich, Itron’s president and CEO. "Our utility customers are prioritizing resiliency and affordability. This multi-year investment trend to add intelligence to the grid is structural and aligns well with Itron leading positions in essential networks, analytics, and operational intelligence applications."

Summary of First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results

(All comparisons made are against the prior year period unless otherwise noted)

Revenue

Total first quarter revenue of $587 million compared to $607 million in the prior year. The decrease was driven primarily by portfolio optimization and the timing of project deployments.

Device Solutions revenue decreased 1%, or 9% in constant currency, due to lower legacy electricity product sales related to portfolio optimization in EMEA and lower North American project deployments.

Networked Solutions revenue decreased 13%, or 14% in constant currency, due to the timing of project deployments.

Outcomes revenue increased 22%, or 20% in constant currency, due to increased recurring and services revenue.

Resiliency Solutions revenue was $16 million which now includes revenue from both Urbint and Locusview. The Locusview acquisition closed in January 2026.

Adjusted Gross Margin

Itron's first quarter adjusted gross margin of 40.7% increased 490 basis points from the prior year due to customer and product mix and operational efficiencies.

Operating Expenses and Operating Income

GAAP operating expenses of $169 million increased $28 million from the prior year. Non-GAAP operating expenses of $154 million increased $17 million from the prior year. Both increases were due to higher sales, and general & administrative expenses largely due to the additions of Urbint and Locusview.

GAAP operating income of $68 million was $9 million lower than the prior year due to higher operating expenses, partially offset by higher gross profit.

Non-GAAP operating income of $84 million was $4 million higher than the prior year due to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher operating expenses.

Net Income and Earnings per Share

Net income attributable to Itron, Inc. for the quarter was $53 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, compared with net income attributable to Itron, Inc. of $65 million, or $1.42 per diluted share in 2025. The decrease was driven by lower GAAP operating income and lower interest income.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Itron, Inc., which excludes the expenses associated with amortization of intangible assets, amortization of debt placement fees, restructuring, loss on sale of business, strategic initiative expense, acquisition and integration related expenses, and the tax effect of excluding these expenses, was $68 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, compared with $70 million, or $1.52 per diluted share, in 2025. The decrease was driven by lower interest income, partially offset by higher Non-GAAP operating income.

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities was $86 million in the first quarter compared with $72 million in the prior year. Free cash flow was $79 million in the first quarter compared with $67 million in the prior year. The increase in free cash flow was primarily due to lower tax payments.

Other Measures

Total backlog at quarter end was $4.4 billion compared with $4.7 billion in the prior year. Bookings in the quarter totaled $476 million.

Q2 2026 Outlook

Outlook for the second quarter of 2026 is as follows:

• Revenue between $560 and $570 million
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS between $1.25 and $1.35

Earnings Conference Call

Itron will host a conference call to discuss the financial results contained in this release at 10:00 a.m. EDT on April 28, 2026. Interested parties may listen to the conference call on a live webcast. The webcast, along with a supplemental presentation, may be accessed from the company’s website at https://investors.itron.com/events-presentations. Participants should access the webcast 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available through May 5, 2026 and may be accessed on the company's website at https://investors.itron.com/events-presentations.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This release contains, and our officers and representatives may from time to time make, "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are neither historical factors nor assurances of future performance. These statements are based on our expectations about, among others, revenues, operations, financial performance, earnings, liquidity, earnings per share, cash flows and restructuring activities including headcount reductions and other cost savings initiatives. This document reflects our current strategy, plans and expectations and is based on information currently available as of the date of this release. When we use words such as "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "goal", "seek", "project", "estimate", "future", "strategy", "objective", "may", "likely", "should", "will", "will continue", and similar expressions, including related to future periods, they are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions and estimates. Although we believe the estimates and assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of these estimates or assumptions could prove to be inaccurate and the forward-looking statements based on these estimates and assumptions could be incorrect. Our operations involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside our control, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially affect our results of operations and whether the forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be correct. Actual results and trends in the future may differ materially from those suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements depending on a variety of factors. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include our ability to execute on our restructuring plans, our ability to achieve estimated cost savings, the rate and timing of customer demand for our products, rescheduling of current customer orders, changes in estimated liabilities for product warranties, adverse impacts of litigation, changes in laws, regulations, tariffs, sanctions, trade policies and retaliatory responses, our dependence on new product development and intellectual property, future acquisitions, changes in estimates for stock-based and bonus compensation, increasing volatility in foreign exchange rates, international business risks, uncertainties caused by adverse economic conditions, including without limitation those resulting from extraordinary events or circumstances and other factors that are more fully described in Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Itron undertakes no obligation to update or revise any information in this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), we use certain adjusted or non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP operating expense, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS), adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, adjusted gross profit, adjusted operating income, and constant currency. We provide these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they provide greater transparency and represent supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. We exclude certain costs in our non-GAAP financial measures as we believe the net result is a measure of our core business. We believe these measures facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by eliminating potential differences caused by the existence and timing of certain expense items that would not otherwise be apparent on a GAAP basis. Non-GAAP performance measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We strongly encourage investors and shareholders to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. Our non-GAAP financial measures may be different from those reported by other companies. When providing future outlooks and/or earnings guidance, a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP diluted EPS to the GAAP diluted EPS has not been provided because we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty the potential amount or timing of restructuring related expenses and their related tax effects without unreasonable effort. These costs are uncertain, depend on various factors and could have a material impact on GAAP results for the guidance period. A more detailed discussion of why we use non-GAAP financial measures, the limitations of using such measures, and reconciliations between non-GAAP and the nearest GAAP financial measures are included in this press release.

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