ARR Growth
ARR increased 21% year-over-year to $493 million in Q1 2026, with sequential ARR growth of $12 million and management reaffirming full-year guidance.
Revenue and Subscription Momentum
Total revenue was $128.3 million, up 19% year-over-year. Total subscription revenue grew 23%, partially offset by declines in training, hardware and professional services.
Profitability and Cash Generation
Adjusted EBITDA was $30.6 million, up 29% year-over-year with an expanded margin of 23.9% (up 190 basis points). Trailing-12-month free cash flow grew 19% to $159 million, delivering a 32% free cash flow margin. Reported net income was $30.6 million ($0.12 diluted).
Genesis AI Early Adoption
Genesis (agentic investigative AI) launched March 16 and attracted over 500 registered users across 15+ countries within ~8 weeks (distributed as free beta); early user feedback described materially faster, higher-quality investigative outcomes and the product moves to GA in mid-June — management now expects AI-specific revenue where none was previously planned.
Large Investigative AI TAM Estimate
Management estimates a roughly $12.5 billion total addressable market for Investigative AI over the next four years and suggested the opportunity could approach doubling the company's current revenue with strong execution (management used conservative share scenarios, e.g., 5% of TAM ≈ $600 million).
Guardian Investigate General Availability
Guardian Investigate (AI-powered digital evidence management and case management) moved into general availability and is showing early traction with expected steady penetration into H2 2026.
FedRAMP High Authorization
On May 6 Cellebrite received FedRAMP High Authorization to Operate (ATO), enabling access to U.S. federal cloud opportunities; management highlighted this as a meaningful differentiator for cloud forensics and evidence management for federal agencies.
Market and Regional Momentum
U.S. federal pipeline increased 35% year-over-year; EMEA ARR growth rose 10 percentage points year-over-year to 25%, with defense & intelligence delivering mid-30% growth. Management also reported growth-products (Guardian, Pathfinder, Corellium, Drone Forensics) doubled year-over-year.
Q2 Guidance and Sequential Acceleration
Q2 ARR guidance of $510M–$513M implies $17M–$20M net new ARR (approx. 50% sequential growth at the midpoint). Q2 revenue guidance of $130M–$133M (+15% to 17% YoY) and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $29M–$31M (22%–23% margin) were provided, factoring in ~2 points of FX headwind.
Platform and Unlock Technology Enhancements
New advanced Android and iOS unlock capabilities released (landing late in the quarter) and management reported high interest, simple proofs-of-concept and demonstrated pricing power for advanced unlock services.
Brand & Community Engagement
Hosted C2C conference that grew attendees >20% to ~850 with international participation; raised funds via JUSTYS gala and improved market awareness among law enforcement, defense and intelligence communities.