Syntec Optics Third-Quarter Revenue Rises 23 Percent to Record 8.5 Million Dollars With Net Income Turning Positive at 246,574 Dollars and Space Tech Revenue Up 117 Percent
In Rochester, New York, optics company Syntec Optics announced on November 13 its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Revenue was 8.5 million dollars, up 23 percent year over year and an all-time high for the company. Net income was 246,574 dollars, compared with a net loss of 1,429,133 dollars a year earlier, described by the company as positive net income of 0.2 million dollars, an improvement of 1.6 million dollars. Adjusted EBITDA was 0.9 million dollars, versus approximately break-even a year earlier.
Beginning this quarter, the company presents revenue across five end markets: Space Tech, Defense Tech, Life Sciences, AI Data Center, and Other Scientific Instruments. Space Tech and Defense Tech together represented 64 percent of third-quarter revenue.
Space Tech revenue increased 117 percent year over year to 1.3 million dollars, the fastest-growing end market, with products supporting low-Earth-orbit satellites, debris detection and collision avoidance, reconnaissance, and lunar rocket hardware. Defense Tech revenue increased 31 percent to 4.2 million dollars, representing 49 percent of quarterly revenue, with products supporting soldier gear, night vision, missile guidance, and laser targeting.
Life Sciences revenue increased 12 percent to 2.7 million dollars, representing 31 percent of quarterly revenue. AI Data Center revenue was 0.2 million dollars. Programs named by the company include Artemis III, low-Earth orbit reconnaissance, satellite collision avoidance, and AR/VR soldier gear.
The company said in its materials that cash reserves rose to 14.4 million dollars. An earnings call was scheduled for November 17, as set out in the announcement.
Source: Syntec Optics
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