Newsmax posts record Q2 revenue, first public-company profit

Newsmax (NYSE: NMAX ) reported second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

The transcript from the company's second-quarter earnings call has been provided below.

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For comprehensive financial data and transcripts, visit Access the full call at Summary Newsmax reported record revenue of $54.1 million for Q2 2026, a 16.5% increase year-over-year, and achieved profitability for the first time as a public company with net income of $2.9 million.

The company experienced a 20.5% increase in broadcast revenue to $45.8 million, primarily driven by higher-margin affiliate fees and licensing, and it saw a 4% increase in viewership, reaching 26.9 million total viewers.

Newsmax announced a multi-year AI content partnership with Meta, marking a strategic move into AI-driven news distribution and content delivery.

The company emphasized its strategic focus on streaming and international expansion, with international licensing fees expected to grow 344% to $16 million in 2026.

Management reiterated full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $212 million to $216 million, with growth led by affiliate fee expansion and licensing.

Full Transcript OPERATOR Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Newsmax second quarter 2026 earnings conference call.

At this time, all participants are placed on a listen-only mode, and the floor will be open for questions and comments after the formal presentation.

If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad.

And please note this conference call is being recorded.

I will now turn the conference over to your host, Mr.

Chris O'Day with Investor Relations.

Sir, the floor is yours.

Chris O'Day, Investor Relations Good afternoon and welcome to Newsmax's second quarter 2026 earnings conference call.

I'm joined today by Chris Ruddy, Chief Executive Officer, and Darrell Burnham, Chief Financial Officer.

On this call, Chris and Darrell will provide prepared remarks on the most recent quarter.

We will then take questions from the investment community.

A recording of this conference call will be available on our investor relations website shortly after the call has ended.

Please note that this call may include forward-looking statements regarding Newsmax's financial performance and operating results.

These statements are based on management's current expectations.

Actual results could differ from what is stated due to certain factors identified on today's call and in the company's SEC filings.

Additionally, this call will include certain non-GAAP financial measures.

Reconciliations of these measures are included in the earnings release and our SEC filings, which are available in the Investor Relations section of our website.

I will now turn the call over to Chris Ruddy, Chief Executive Officer of Newsmax.

Chris.

Chris Ruddy, Chief Executive Officer Thank you, Chris.

And welcome, everyone, to our second quarter 2026 earnings call.

The story of the second quarter is simple: we did what we said we would do and more.

Revenue came in at a record 54.1 million, up 16.5% year over year.

And for the first time as a public company, Newsmax was profitable.

We delivered net income for the quarter of 2.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of 5.7 million.

Let me put the profitability in perspective.

The one-time costs of becoming a public company and legal costs are now largely behind us.

These numbers carry less noise and give a cleaner view of the business.