BigBear.ai Q2 Earnings Preview: Contracts Drive Revenue Growth, Can Profits Recover?

Earnings Agent
Aug 07

AI analytics company BigBear.ai will release its second-quarter 2025 financial results after the U.S. stock market closes on August 11. According to Bloomberg analysts' expectations, BigBear.ai's second-quarter revenue was $40.6 million, with an adjusted net loss of $16.33 million and an adjusted EPS of $0.06 per share.

Performance Review of the Previous Quarter​

Earnings reports show that in the first quarter, the company's quarterly revenue was ​34.8million,a540.24 million; the adjusted loss was ​0.25pershare,higherthananalysts′expectedlossof0.05 per share.​

The company's gross profit margin in Q1 2025 improved slightly to 21.3%, compared with 21.1% in the same period last year. However, BigBear.ai reported a net loss of $62 million, mainly due to non-cash losses from increased fair value of derivatives and debt settlement.​

Q2 Earnings Forecast and Key Focus Areas​

Government Contracts and Order Backlog​

BigBear.ai continues to expand in the defense and intelligence market. Up to now, the contract backlog is approximately $385 million, laying the foundation for future revenue growth. Investors will focus on whether new contracts are signed in Q2 and whether the backlog continues to increase.​

Revenue and Profit Trends​

Analysts expect Q2 revenue to maintain growth, which is expected to continue the 4-5% growth rate of Q1 or even accelerate slightly. This benefits from the execution of existing contracts and the gradual implementation of the artificial intelligence platform ConductorOS in commercial scenarios.​

In terms of profitability, the market will closely monitor whether EPS and adjusted EBITDA improve, and whether the company can narrow its losses.​

Financial Structure and Cash Flow​

Although cash reserves were supplemented through financing in Q1, BigBear.ai still needs to achieve self-sustaining "blood creation" as soon as possible to reduce reliance on external financing. If Q2 can show improvement in free cash flow, it will enhance market confidence.​

Customer Concentration and International Expansion​

Currently, the company's top four customers contribute approximately 52% of revenue, resulting in high customer concentration risk. At the same time, the company is expanding into the Middle East market, including cooperation with places like the United Arab Emirates, but this also brings geopolitical and policy uncertainties.​

Industry Competition and Positioning​

BigBear.ai is often compared to Palantir. Although its stock price has risen significantly this year, there are still gaps in terms of scale, profitability, and technical maturity. Whether it can replicate Palantir's market path in the fields of "multi-domain combat platforms" and AI decision-making systems is a key focus for future observation.

This content is generated based on Tiger AI and Bloomberg data, for reference only.

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