2026 Q2 10-Q: what the company paid staff in stock exceeded what it sold in the same quarter. It accounts for nearly half the $43.3m operating loss, costs no cash, and raises the share count
SoundHound AI (SOUN) recorded revenue of $11.2m in the second quarter of 2026. Share-based compensation in the same quarter was $20.6m — 1.8 times revenue, and 48% of the $43.3m operating loss.
SoundHound builds voice artificial intelligence that understands speech. This quarter it took in $11.2m from selling, and paid staff $20.6m in stock — more than it sold. No cash leaves for that, but the share count rises and existing holders own less.
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It can. Revenue is limited to what was sold; the compensation figure is the value of the stock handed over. These are the two numbers as the 10-Q prints them.
No. The cash flow statement adds it back as a non-cash item. The share count rises instead.
The quarter-end cash balance and the quarter's operating cash are tabled in the subscriber section.
It rose against the prior quarter. Revenue has moved up and down across the last four quarters, and that run is in the subscriber section.
On SEC EDGAR, open SoundHound AI, Inc.'s 2026 second-quarter 10-Q (accession 0001840856-26-000022) and read the statements of operations and cash flows.
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