- Revenue of $268.5 million, year-over-year growth of 8.6%
- GAAP operating margin of 4.6%; Non-GAAP operating margin of 24.7%, year-over-year increase of 540 basis points
- Net cash provided by operating activities of $44.7 million; Unlevered free cash flow of $45.3 million
COLUMBIA, Md., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenable Holdings, Inc. ("Tenable") (Nasdaq: TENB), the exposure management company, today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
"We delivered better-than-expected results in Q2, reflecting the continued momentum in Tenable One," said Steve Vintz, Co-CEO of Tenable. "As AI reshapes the attack surface faster than most organizations can respond, we believe customers are increasingly choosing Tenable One as the platform that turns that complexity into clear, actionable insight to reduce risk."
"Customer conversations are converting into action, driven by our simplified pricing and packaging and by AI-native capabilities like Hexa and AI Exposure," said Mark Thurmond, Co-CEO of Tenable. "Tenable One's value is immediate and tangible for our customers, validating both our position today and our strategy for where the market is heading."
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
- Revenue was $268.5 million, an 8.6% increase year-over-year
- GAAP income from operations was $12.4 million, compared to a loss of $7.4 million in the second quarter of 2025
- GAAP operating margin was 4.6%, compared to (3.0)% in the second quarter of 2025
- Non-GAAP income from operations was $66.2 million, compared to $47.7 million in the second quarter of 2025
- Non-GAAP operating margin was 24.7%, compared to 19.3% in the second quarter of 2025
- GAAP net income was $3.8 million, compared to a loss of $14.7 million in the second quarter of 2025
- GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.03, compared to a net loss per share of $0.12 in the second quarter of 2025
- Non-GAAP net income was $57.9 million, compared to $41.4 million in the second quarter of 2025
- Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.51, compared to $0.34 in the second quarter of 2025
- Net cash provided by operating activities was $44.7 million, compared to $42.5 million in the second quarter of 2025
- Unlevered free cash flow was $45.3 million, compared to $44.3 million in the second quarter of 2025
- Repurchased 5.2 million shares of our common stock for $100.0 million
Recent Business Highlights
- Added 381 new enterprise platform customers and 32 net new six-figure customers
- Joined Anthropic’s Project Glasswing to drive new research, strengthen the security of Tenable, and help customers understand how frontier AI models behave
- Selected by OpenAI to join the Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) and Daybreak Cyber Partner Programs to advance the AI capabilities of Tenable One for machine-speed risk prioritization and reduction
- Advanced the orchestration capabilities of Tenable Hexa AI, introducing complex, multi-step reasoning and automated remediation workflows to accelerate risk reduction at machine speed
- Achieved FedRAMP High and Impact Level 5 authorization for Tenable One Cloud Exposure, delivering exposure management solutions for highly sensitive federal environments
- Unveiled new cloud detection and response capabilities for Tenable One, designed to transform threat investigations into precise remediation action
Financial Outlook
For the third quarter of 2026, we currently expect:
- Revenue in the range of $270.0 million to $273.0 million
- Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $66.0 million to $69.0 million
- Non-GAAP net income in the range of $58.0 million to $61.0 million, assuming interest expense of $6.4 million, interest income of $2.1 million and a provision for income taxes of $2.9 million
- Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $0.49 to $0.52
- 118.0 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding
For the year ending December 31, 2026, we currently expect:
- Revenue in the range of $1.075 billion to $1.081 billion
- Non-GAAP income from operations in the range of $258.0 million to $264.0 million
- Non-GAAP net income in the range of $228.0 million to $234.0 million, assuming interest expense of $25.6 million, interest income of $9.7 million and a provision for income taxes of $12.0 million
- Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the range of $1.95 to $2.00
- 117.0 million diluted weighted average shares outstanding
- Unlevered free cash flow in the range of $289.0 million to $295.0 million
Conference Call Information
Tenable will host a conference call on July 29, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its financial results. The conference call can be accessed at 877-407-9716 (U.S.) and 201-493-6779 (international). A live webcast of the event will be available on the Tenable Investor Relations website at https://investors.tenable.com. An archived replay of the live broadcast will be available on the Investor Relations page of the website following the call.
About Tenable
Tenable® is the exposure management company, exposing and closing the cybersecurity gaps that erode business value, reputation and trust. The company’s AI-powered exposure management platform radically unifies security visibility, insight and action across the attack surface, equipping modern organizations to protect against attacks from IT infrastructure to cloud environments to critical infrastructure and everywhere in between. By protecting enterprises from security exposure, Tenable reduces business risk for over 40,000 customers around the globe. Learn more at tenable.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, the ability of our partnerships with Anthropic and OpenAI to help drive new research, strengthen the security and capabilities of Tenable and help customers understand how frontier AI models behave, our ability to help transform threat investigations into precise remediation action, our business strategy, market opportunity and plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements and represent our views as of the date of this press release. The words “anticipate,” "believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of assumptions and risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control that could affect our financial results. These risks and uncertainties are detailed in the sections titled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at sec.gov. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we are under no obligation to update these forward-looking statements subsequent to the date of this press release, or to update the reasons if actual results differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP financial measures, as described below, to understand and evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures, which may be different than similarly titled measures used by other companies, are presented to enhance the overall understanding of our financial performance and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about our financial performance, enhance the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects and are helpful to investors in comparing our financial results over multiple periods with other companies in our industry.
Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.
Free Cash Flow and Unlevered Free Cash Flow: We define free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs. We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity measure of the cash that is available (if any), after purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software development costs, for investment in our business and to make acquisitions. We believe that free cash flow is useful as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate cash. We define unlevered free cash flow as free cash flow plus cash paid for interest and other financing costs. We believe unlevered free cash flow is useful as a liquidity measure as it measures the cash that is available to invest in our business and meet our current debt obligations and future financing needs. However, given our debt obligations, non-cancelable commitments and other contractual obligations, unlevered free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenses.
Non-GAAP Income from Operations and Non-GAAP Operating Margin: We define these non-GAAP financial measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses, costs related to the intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities, and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Acquisition-related expenses include transaction and integration expenses, as well as costs related to the intercompany transfer of acquired intellectual property. Restructuring expenses include non-ordinary course severance, employee related benefits, and other charges to reorganize business operations. We believe that the exclusion of these expenses provides for a useful comparison of our operating results to prior periods and to our peer companies, which commonly exclude restructuring expenses.
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share: We define non-GAAP net income as GAAP net income (loss), excluding the effect of stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses, restructuring expenses and amortization of acquired intangible assets, including the applicable tax impacts. In addition, we exclude the tax impact and related costs of intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities as well as deferred income tax benefits recognized in connection with acquisitions. We use non-GAAP net income to calculate non-GAAP earnings per share.
Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin: We define non-GAAP gross profit as GAAP gross profit, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation and amortization of acquired intangible assets. Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit as a percentage of revenue.
Non-GAAP Sales and Marketing Expense, Non-GAAP Research and Development Expense and Non-GAAP General and Administrative Expense: We define these non-GAAP measures as their respective GAAP measures, excluding stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expenses and costs related to intra-entity asset transfers resulting from the internal restructuring of legal entities.
TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,(in thousands, except per share data) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Revenue$268,508 $247,295 $530,566 $486,432 Cost of revenue(1) 60,333 54,434 117,002 106,894 Gross profit 208,175 192,861 413,564 379,538 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing(1) 105,869 107,091 212,858 210,273 Research and development(1) 56,999 59,236 112,760 112,459 General and administrative(1) 32,288 33,982 63,733 81,965 Restructuring 651 — 3,082 — Total operating expenses 195,807 200,309 392,433 404,697 Income (loss) from operations 12,368 (7,448) 21,131 (25,159)Interest income 2,312 4,080 5,352 9,007 Interest expense (6,436) (7,139) (12,848) (14,150)Other (expense) income, net (1,308) 25 (1,612) 499 Income (loss) before income taxes 6,936 (10,482) 12,023 (29,803)Provision for income taxes 3,131 4,224 6,804 7,838 Net income (loss)$3,805 $(14,706) $5,219 $(37,641) Net earnings (loss) per share: Basic$0.03 $(0.12) $0.05 $(0.31)Diluted$0.03 $(0.12) $0.05 $(0.31) Weighted-average shares used to compute net earnings (loss) per share: Basic 110,742 120,979 113,305 120,533 Diluted 113,768 120,979 115,716 120,533
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(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025Cost of revenue$3,565 $3,460 $6,840 $6,775Sales and marketing 17,868 17,818 35,341 34,448Research and development 13,986 15,300 27,015 28,267General and administrative(2) 10,930 9,948 21,007 32,939Total stock-based compensation$46,349 $46,526 $90,203 $102,429_______________
(2) Stock-based compensation in the six months ended June 30, 2025 includes $14.6 million of expense related to the accelerated vesting of equity awards for our former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
TENABLE HOLDINGS, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
June 30, 2026 December 31,
2025(in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited) Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents$125,351 $187,762 Short-term investments 172,858 214,419 Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $530 and $656 at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) 204,471 279,150 Deferred commissions 50,502 52,914 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 55,660 39,339 Total current assets 608,842 773,584 Property and equipment, net 45,611 40,062 Deferred commissions (net of current portion) 64,794 71,715 Operating lease right-of-use assets 41,883 35,558 Acquired intangible assets, net 101,731 115,296 Goodwill 697,886 697,886 Other assets 12,914 13,566 Total assets$1,573,661 $1,747,667 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses$28,405 $21,889 Accrued compensation 60,834 69,166 Deferred revenue 670,083 706,866 Operating lease liabilities 10,234 9,596 Other current liabilities 5,316 5,432 Total current liabilities 774,872 812,949 Deferred revenue (net of current portion) 179,334 192,410 Term loan, net of issuance costs (net of current portion) 352,983 354,209 Operating lease liabilities (net of current portion) 55,884 50,877 Other liabilities 12,189 10,846 Total liabilities 1,375,262 1,421,291 Stockholders’ equity: Common stock (par value: $0.01; 500,000 shares authorized; 132,356 and 129,046 shares issued at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) 1,324 1,290 Additional paid-in capital 1,687,284 1,586,727 Treasury stock (at cost: 21,914 and 10,596 shares at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively) (597,710) (364,574)Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (264) 387 Accumulated deficit (892,235) (897,454)Total stockholders’ equity 198,399 326,376 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,573,661 $1,747,667
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30,(in thousands) 2026 2025 Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss)$5,219 $(37,641)Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 20,560 20,680 Stock-based compensation 90,203 102,429 Net accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on short-term investments (769) (1,975)Other 3,231 2,203 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 74,805 79,766 Prepaid expenses and other assets (2,871) 5,092 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation (3,480) (4,120)Deferred revenue (49,859) (43,107)Other current and noncurrent liabilities (4,352) 6,543 Net cash provided by operating activities 132,687 129,870 Cash flows from investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (3,960) (10,901)Capitalized software development costs (6,923) (1,323)Purchases of short-term investments (55,656) (83,338)Sales and maturities of short-term investments 97,335 122,314 Proceeds from other investments — 664 Purchases of other investments (200) — Business combinations, net of cash acquired — (196,182)Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 30,596 (168,766) Cash flows from financing activities: Payments on term loan (1,875) (1,875)Proceeds from stock issued in connection with the employee stock purchase plan 8,738 9,712 Proceeds from the exercise of stock options 1,704 2,187 Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards (3,172) (1,329)Purchase of treasury stock (230,218) (124,999)Net cash used in financing activities (224,823) (116,304)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (871) 1,578 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (62,411) (153,622)Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 187,762 328,647 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$125,351 $175,025
REVENUE COMPONENTS AND RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(unaudited)
RevenueThree Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025Subscription revenue$248,261 $228,031 $491,414 $448,474Perpetual license and maintenance revenue 9,862 11,411 20,024 22,963Professional services and other revenue 10,385 7,853 19,128 14,995Revenue(1)$268,508 $247,295 $530,566 $486,432
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(1) Recurring revenue, which includes revenue from subscription arrangements for software (both recognized ratably over the subscription term and upon delivery) and cloud-based solutions and maintenance associated with perpetual licenses, represented 95% of revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2026 and 96% of revenue in the three months ended June 30, 2025 and the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
Remaining Performance ObligationsJune 30, Change(in thousands) 2026 2025 %Remaining performance obligations, short-term$721,080 $641,918 12.3%Remaining performance obligations, long-term 305,030 247,225 23.4%Remaining performance obligations$1,026,110 $889,143 15.4%________________
(1) Free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow for the periods presented were impacted by:
Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,(in thousands) 2026 2025 2026 2025 Employee stock purchase plan activity$4,603 $4,923 $(1,282) $(490)Acquisition-related expenses — (1,630) (157) (4,819)Restructuring (782) — (2,998) —________________
(1) The tax impact of stock-based compensation is based on the tax treatment for the applicable tax jurisdictions.
(2) The tax impact of acquisition-related expenses, restructuring and the amortization of acquired intangible assets are not material.
(3) An adjustment to reconcile GAAP net loss per share, which excludes potentially dilutive shares, to non-GAAP earnings per share, which includes potentially dilutive shares.
The following adjustments to reconcile forecasted non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share, free cash flow and unlevered free cash flow are subject to a number of uncertainties and assumptions, each of which are inherently difficult to forecast. As a result, actual adjustments and GAAP results may differ materially.
Forecasted Non-GAAP Income from OperationsThree Months EndingSeptember 30, 2026 Year Ending
December 31, 2026(in millions)Low High Low HighForecasted income from operations$11.1 $14.1 $41.4 $47.4Forecasted stock-based compensation 47.6 47.6 185.5 185.5Forecasted acquisition-related expenses — — 0.1 0.1Forecasted restructuring 0.5 0.5 4.1 4.1Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets 6.8 6.8 26.9 26.9Forecasted non-GAAP income from operations$66.0 $69.0 $258.0 $264.0
September 30, 2026 Year Ending
December 31, 2026(in millions, except per share data)Low High Low HighForecasted net income(1)$1.5 $4.5 $6.9 $12.9 Forecasted stock-based compensation 47.6 47.6 185.5 185.5 Forecasted tax impact of stock-based compensation 1.6 1.6 4.6 4.6 Forecasted acquisition-related expenses — — 0.1 0.1 Forecasted restructuring 0.5 0.5 4.1 4.1 Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets 6.8 6.8 26.9 26.9 Forecasted tax impact of acquisitions — — (0.1) (0.1)Forecasted non-GAAP net income$58.0 $61.0 $228.0 $234.0 Forecasted net earnings per share, diluted(1)$0.01 $0.04 $0.06 $0.11 Forecasted stock-based compensation 0.40 0.40 1.59 1.59 Forecasted tax impact of stock-based compensation 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.04 Forecasted acquisition-related expenses — — — — Forecasted restructuring 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 Forecasted amortization of acquired intangible assets 0.06 0.06 0.23 0.23 Forecasted tax impact of acquisitions — — — — Forecasted non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted$0.49 $0.52 $1.95 $2.00 Forecasted weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP earnings per share, diluted 118.0 118.0 117.0 117.0
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(1) The forecasted GAAP net income assumes income tax expense of $4.4 million and $16.5 million in the three months ending September 30, 2026 and year ending December 31, 2026, respectively.
December 31, 2026(in millions)Low HighForecasted net cash provided by operating activities$289.5 $295.5 Forecasted purchases of property and equipment (11.5) (11.5)Forecasted capitalized software development costs (13.0) (13.0)Forecasted free cash flow 265.0 271.0 Forecasted cash paid for interest and other financing costs 24.0 24.0 Forecasted unlevered free cash flow$289.0 $295.0