Shares of Tucows Inc. TCX have lost 15.2% since reporting second-quarter 2026 results, compared with a 0.1% decline for the S&P 500. The stock therefore underperformed the benchmark by 15.1 percentage points after the release. Over the past month, however, Tucows shares have gained 13.5% compared with the index’s 1.4% advance.
Earnings & Revenue Performance
Second-quarter revenues increased 2.1% year over year to $100.56 million from $98.46 million, led by Ting, while the GAAP net loss widened 30.9% to $20.47 million from $15.64 million. Loss per share was $1.84 compared with $1.41 a year earlier. Adjusted loss per share widened to $1.57 from $1.47, as the adjusted net loss increased 7.6% to $17.52 million.
Gross profit rose 16.6% to $25.78 million from $22.11 million, although adjusted EBITDA decreased 2.2% to $12.3 million from $12.6 million. Sequentially, revenues increased 4%, gross profit rose 7% and adjusted EBITDA improved 5.4%.
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Segment & Operating Metrics
Ting revenues climbed 31.6% to $21.6 million, comprising $17.46 million of fiber Internet revenues and $4.13 million of construction-services revenues. Its adjusted EBITDA improved to $1.52 million from a loss of $3.65 million. Subscribers under management were approximately 60,500, up about 8,500 year over year, with roughly 3,700 net additions in the quarter versus about 400 a year earlier. Partner infrastructure serviceable addresses more than doubled to 136,800 from 65,800, while owned addresses declined to 126,100 from 132,000.
Tucows Domains revenues fell 3.9% to $64.99 million, but gross profit after network expenses was nearly unchanged at $19.26 million. Domains under management declined 11.2% to 21.3 million, and quarterly domain transactions fell to 4.7 million from 5.1 million. Wavelo revenues decreased 7.1% to $11.76 million, gross profit after network expenses dropped to $6.56 million from $8.55 million, and adjusted EBITDA fell to $2.83 million from $5.36 million.
Management Commentary
CEO David Woroch characterized the quarter as measurable progress toward improved cash generation, capital efficiency and a simpler portfolio. He highlighted Ting’s first positive quarterly adjusted EBITDA since Tucows began reporting the businesses separately, while describing Domains as a resilient, cash-generative operation.
Management said that Wavelo’s sales pipeline remained active, but conversion timing with large telecommunications providers could be uneven. It also emphasized that further Wavelo investment would depend on demonstrable execution and pipeline conversion.
Factors Influencing Results
Ting benefited from subscriber growth, Laguna Woods Village construction activity, lower network expenses and a broadly stable operating-cost base. The prior-year Ting result also included a $2.7-million non-cash lease-accounting charge, aiding the comparison. Domains faced the tail end of a large reseller moving lower-margin domains in-house, partly offset by expiry sales, a full quarter from a new registry customer and higher value-added-service revenues.
Wavelo recorded less bundled professional-service revenues, and incurred higher personnel and go-to-market costs. Consolidated general and administrative expenses rose 35.6% to $13.1 million, reflecting professional fees and strategic initiatives. Corporate profitability was also hurt by legacy mobile economics and $1.3 million of unauthorized long-distance traffic charges. The operating cash flow remained positive at $1.94 million, but declined from $6.57 million.
Outlook
Management expects domain volumes to stabilize as the reseller insourcing largely winds down, while professional fees and continuing mobile obligations are expected to remain corporate headwinds. It is pursuing a resolution to the mobile economics and continues to review strategic alternatives for Ting, although management acknowledged that the process has taken longer than expected.
Other Developments
During the second quarter, Tucows exited Ting’s Fullerton, CA, partner market, reducing partner serviceable addresses by 10,291. After the quarter-end, Tucows paid $3 million to acquire and retire Ting preferred units carrying a June 30 balance of $147.45 million, subject to contingent payments, and separately provided Ting a $5-million loan. It also acquired a Ting data center for $6 million and extended most of its syndicated credit facility’s maturity to July 2029, except for one lender’s $27.5-million commitment. Tucows expects to recognize a third-quarter gain on extinguishing the preferred units, with the amount subject to its accounting review.
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