Telos Past Earnings Performance
Past criteria checks 0/6
Telos's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -3.9%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 22.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 12.6% per year.
Key information
-3.87%
Earnings growth rate
-0.30%
EPS growth rate
| Software Industry Growth | 17.33% |
| Revenue growth rate | -12.57% |
| Return on equity | -26.85% |
| Net Margin | -14.25% |
| Last Earnings Update | 31 Mar 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Seeking Alpha • May 12
Telos Corporation Q1 Review: A Little Slowdown Expected
Summary Telos Corporation delivered strong Q1 results with 56% y/y revenue growth, driven by TSA PreCheck and Security Solutions programs. TLS achieved significant operational improvement, posting GAAP profitability and a 16.5% adjusted EBITDA margin, but gross margins declined 340bps y/y. Management guided Q2 revenue of $44–46m, implying slower growth and further gross margin pressure; full-year guidance was reiterated, not raised. I remain optimistic on TSA PreCheck ramp and federal contract wins, but stay on the sidelines pending further management commentary next quarter. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Narrative Update • May 03
TLS: Expanded Buybacks And Federal Cloud Authorization Will Support Repricing Potential
Analysts have modestly adjusted their price target for Telos to reflect small shifts in the discount rate, revenue growth expectations, profit margin assumptions, and a slightly lower future P/E multiple. This has led to a refined valuation in dollar terms rather than a major reset in outlook.
Narrative Update • Apr 18
TLS: Federal Cybersecurity Authorizations Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have lifted their price target on Telos to $21.11 from $19.47, reflecting updated assumptions around the discount rate, profit margin, and a higher future P/E multiple. What's in the News Telos expanded TSA PreCheck enrollment to the University of Central Florida, adding an on-campus site that serves students, faculty, staff, and local residents as part of its network of more than 500 enrollment locations nationwide (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Apr 02
TLS: Expanded Buybacks And Renewed Cloud Partnership Will Support Repricing Potential
Analysts have adjusted their price target on Telos to $9.00 from $10.00, reflecting updated views on fair value, discount rate assumptions, revenue growth expectations, profit margin outlook, and future price-to-earnings (P/E) estimates. What's in the News From October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, Telos repurchased 1,036,057 shares, representing 1.43% of shares, for US$5.99 million as part of its ongoing buyback program, bringing total repurchases under the May 24, 2022 authorization to 4,658,659 shares, or 6.57%, for US$24.91 million (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Mar 18
TLS: Federal Cyber And Defense Contracts Will Drive Future Upside Potential
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Telos to reflect a fair value of $7.00, down from $8.70, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and future P/E multiples. What's in the News On March 16, 2026, Telos increased its equity buyback authorization by $25 million, bringing the total approved amount to $75 million (company announcement).Narrative Update • Mar 03
TLS: Future Defense Contract Pipeline Will Drive Repricing Potential
Analysts have raised their Telos price target from $7.00 to $10.00, citing updated assumptions for fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E that they believe better reflect the company’s current risk and return profile. What's in the News Renewal of Telos Corporation's partnership with a Fortune 100 global technology company to provide cyber governance, risk and compliance and security operations support for large commercial cloud environments under a US$5.4 million agreement, continuing a relationship that began in July 2022 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Feb 17
TLS: Federal Cyber And Defense Contracts Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have maintained their Telos price target at $8.70. A slightly lower profit margin outlook and a modestly higher future P/E assumption offset each other in their updated model.Analysis Article • Feb 13
Market Cool On Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues Pushing Shares 25% Lower
Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a...
Narrative Update • Feb 03
TLS: Defense Contract Win Will Drive Future Upside
Analysts have lifted their price target on Telos to reflect a slightly lower discount rate, a small adjustment to expected revenue growth and profit margins, and a modestly higher future P/E assumption. Together, these changes point to a refined view of the stock's risk and earnings potential.Narrative Update • Jan 20
TLS: Share Repurchases And New Defense Contract Will Drive Upside
Analysts have trimmed their price target on Telos to reflect a lower assumed future P/E multiple, along with slightly different views on revenue growth, profit margins, and discount rate, while keeping their fair value estimate steady at $7.50. What's in the News Renewal of a partnership with a Fortune 100 global technology company to provide cyber governance, risk, and compliance and security operations support for large commercial cloud environments, under an agreement valued at US$5.4 million that extends a relationship that began in July 2022 (Key Developments).Narrative Update • Jan 06
TLS: Federal Contracts And Share Buybacks Will Support Future Upside Potential
Analysts have kept their fair value estimate for Telos steady while slightly increasing the discount rate and future P/E. This has led to a modest adjustment in the implied price target that reflects fine tuning of assumptions around long term profitability rather than a shift in the core outlook.Narrative Update • Dec 16
TLS: Share Repurchases And AI Compliance Rollout Will Drive Upside
Analysts have raised their price target on Telos to reflect a substantially higher fair value estimate of 7.50 dollars from 4.00 dollars, despite moderating revenue growth and slightly lower margin forecasts. They now expect the market to assign a richer future earnings multiple.Narrative Update • Dec 01
TLS: Expanding Federal Deployments And Share Buybacks Will Drive Shareholder Value
Analysts have maintained their price target for Telos at $8.70, citing only minor adjustments to underlying growth and profitability estimates with no significant change to the fair value assessment. What's in the News Provided new guidance for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, expecting significant revenue growth between 50% and 76% compared to the previous year (Key Developments) Repurchased 584,213 shares during Q3 2025, completing 5.13% of the buyback program launched in May 2022 for a total of $18.92 million (Key Developments) Continued expansion of TSA PreCheck enrollment locations, reaching 494 centers in 42 U.S. states and territories as of October 2025, improving convenience for travelers (Key Developments) Announced the first enterprise-wide deployment of Xacta.ai by a U.S. federal agency, strengthening Telos' position in AI-driven governance, risk, and compliance solutions (Key Developments) Launched Xacta.ai, an artificial intelligence capability that enables organizations to accelerate compliance timelines and enhance real-time risk insights (Key Developments) Valuation Changes Fair Value Estimate: Remains unchanged at $8.70 per share.Narrative Update • Nov 17
TLS: Expanded Federal Adoption And Buyback Will Drive Stronger Upside
Analysts have raised their price target for Telos from $6.60 to $8.70, citing improved fair value assessments. This adjustment comes despite moderated revenue growth expectations and a higher projected future price-to-earnings ratio.Narrative Update • Nov 01
TLS: Nationwide Expansion And Federal Contracts Will Support Digital Security Momentum
Analysts have raised their price target for Telos from $6.00 to $6.60. They cite minor adjustments in the discount rate and future growth assumptions as the main factors behind the update.Analysis Article • Oct 24
Companies Like Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Can Afford To Invest In Growth
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, Telos ( NASDAQ:TLS...Narrative Update • Oct 17
TSA PreCheck And FedRAMP Will Expand Secure Digital Programs
Analysts have raised their price target for Telos from $5.35 to $6.00, citing updated valuation models that reflect modest shifts in growth and profitability expectations. What's in the News Telos continues to expand its TSA PreCheck enrollment centers, with recent openings in California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas, Indiana, South Dakota, and more.Analysis Article • Aug 16
Analysts Just Shipped A Captivating Upgrade To Their Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Estimates
Celebrations may be in order for Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a...Narrative Update • Aug 15
TSA PreCheck And FedRAMP Will Expand Secure Digital Programs
As both Net Profit Margin and Future P/E for Telos remained essentially flat, consensus analyst fair value was also unchanged at $5.35. What's in the News Telos completed the repurchase of 3,038,389 shares (4.33% of shares) for $15.28 million under its buyback program.Analysis Article • Aug 12
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Stock Rockets 43% But Many Are Still Ignoring The Company
NasdaqGM:TLS 1 Year Share Price vs Fair Value Explore Telos's Fair Values from the Community and select yours Telos...Analysis Article • Jul 11
We're Not Very Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Rate
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...Analysis Article • May 14
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Just Reported Earnings, And Analysts Cut Their Target Price
A week ago, Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) came out with a strong set of first-quarter numbers that could potentially...Analysis Article • May 09
It's A Story Of Risk Vs Reward With Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS)
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.7x Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) is definitely a...
New Narrative • Apr 01
DMDC And TSA PreCheck Expansion Will Fuel Future Success
Expansion of programs like TSA PreCheck and DHS projects is poised to drive significant revenue and cash flow growth.Seeking Alpha • Mar 14
Telos: Bottom-Fishing Opportunity
Summary Telos has struggled with revenue decline and weak fundamentals, but involvement in TSA PreCheck and DMDC projects could drive growth in FY 2025. Despite a significant drop in stock value, I rate TLS a buy with a $3.5 target price, projecting a 24% return. Financials are weak with declining revenue and profitability, but visibly solid business opportunities in Security Solutions offer moderate to strong near-term catalysts. High risk remains due to past performance and low market sentiment; minimal exposure is recommended for speculative investors. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Feb 12
We Think Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Analysis Article • Nov 07
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) 31% Share Price Climb
Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 31% after a shaky period...Analysis Article • Aug 28
Little Excitement Around Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues As Shares Take 25% Pounding
Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) shareholders that were waiting for something to happen have been dealt a blow with a...Analysis Article • Aug 12
We're Hopeful That Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Will Use Its Cash Wisely
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining...Analysis Article • May 14
Telos Corporation's (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenues Are Not Doing Enough For Some Investors
You may think that with a price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.6x Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) is definitely a...Analysis Article • Apr 15
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation
There's no doubt that money can be made by owning shares of unprofitable businesses. For example, although Amazon.com...Seeking Alpha • Apr 03
Telos: Rating Upgrade To Buy As Growth Outlook Turns Positive
Summary Telos Corporation has shown strong signs of growth recovery in 4Q23, leading to a revision of the rating from sell to buy. TLS exceeded revenue expectations and beat the high end of management's guidance range for adj EBITDA and adj EPS. The Company has secured new contracts worth $525 million over the next five years, indicating potential positive growth and revenue acceleration in the future. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaAnalysis Article • Mar 19
Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Analysts Just Trimmed Their Revenue Forecasts By 11%
The latest analyst coverage could presage a bad day for Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ), with the analysts making...Analysis Article • Dec 13
We Think Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth
Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...Analysis Article • Aug 17
Here's Why We're Not Too Worried About Telos' (NASDAQ:TLS) Cash Burn Situation
Just because a business does not make any money, does not mean that the stock will go down. For example, although...Analysis Article • Mar 18
News Flash: 6 Analysts Think Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Earnings Are Under Threat
One thing we could say about the analysts on Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) - they aren't optimistic, having just...Analysis Article • Nov 10
Bearish: Analysts Just Cut Their Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS) Revenue and EPS estimates
Market forces rained on the parade of Telos Corporation ( NASDAQ:TLS ) shareholders today, when the analysts downgraded...Seeking Alpha • Oct 20
Telos nabs U.S. Transportation Security approval to operate PreCheck system, stock +12%
Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) shares gained sharply on Thursday after the systems software provider said it has received an approval to become identity management operator for U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Stock is up 12% at pixel time to trade at $9.35. The approval positions Telos as TSA's authorised PreCheck enrollment provider, according to the SEC filing dated Oct. 18. The Virginia-based tech provider told it has already started off the trial by providing TSA PreCheck enrollment services to a limited population of applicants in order to validate systems and processes in advance of its full implementation. Once Telos successfully completes its trial period to the satisfaction of TSA, Telos will launch its services to the public more widely starting 2022, the report read. It extends the company's existing contract with government agency on aviation security practices.Seeking Alpha • Sep 12
Telos attracts bullish rating at Wedbush on fed cybersecurity momentum
Wedbush upgraded cybersecurity stock Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) to Outperform from Neutral, citing the company to gain momentum on federal cybersecurity boom over the next 6-9 months. "To this point, we believe the bad news related to the TSA deal is largely baked in the stock at current levels and any positive news from this flagship deal in 4Q or early 2023 will serve as a positive catalyst going forward," analyst Daniel Ives told investors in a research note issued Monday. "...we believe more deal conversion on the core Ghost and Xacta fronts are starting to materialize and puts Telos in a strong position of growth into 2023," he added. A price target is raised to $15 from $9 by Wedbush. It implies about 38% upside from stock's last close. Telos (TLS) shares are up 6% in pre-market trading on Monday; however, the stock is down 68% from a year-ago price.Seeking Alpha • Aug 25
Telos expands growth at U.S. Airports
Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) has gained significant momentum surrounding the company’s Designated Aviation Channeling service, with new customers and eleven customer renewals secured over the past four months. In 2022, Telos saw expanded use of its aviation channeling service within the U.S. commercial aviation industry to include USA Jet Airlines, IFL Group, California Redwood Coast Humboldt County Airport, Advanced Airlines, Back Country Aviation and ABX Air. Telos’ newest DAC customers join an impressive roster of aviation clients, including those renewing Telos DAC services, such as Albany Intl. Airport, Chicago O’Hare Intl. Airport, Chicago Midway Intl. Airport, Dallas Fort Worth Intl. Airport to name a few. “These recent renewals are a testament to the ongoing impact our aviation channeling service has on assuring the identities of aviation workers,” said Dawn E. Lucini, VP of aviation security, Telos.Seeking Alpha • Aug 08
Telos Q2 2022 Earnings Preview
Telos (NASDAQ:TLS) is scheduled to announce Q2 earnings results on Tuesday, August 9th, before market open. The consensus EPS Estimate is -$0.03 and the consensus Revenue Estimate is $51.55M (-2.0% Y/Y). Over the last 1 year, TLS has beaten EPS estimates 50% of the time and has beaten revenue estimates 50% of the time. Over the last 3 months, EPS estimates have seen 0 upward revisions and 6 downward. Revenue estimates have seen 2 upward revisions and 4 downward.Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Telos makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 26 | 182 | -26 | 74 | 7 |
| 31 Dec 25 | 165 | -37 | 79 | 7 |
| 30 Sep 25 | 144 | -30 | 80 | 6 |
| 30 Jun 25 | 117 | -56 | 82 | 7 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 109 | -54 | 79 | 7 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 108 | -53 | 75 | 8 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 123 | -50 | 75 | 11 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 135 | -31 | 73 | 11 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 140 | -31 | 74 | 12 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 145 | -34 | 81 | 12 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 152 | -42 | 92 | 11 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 179 | -41 | 97 | 12 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 202 | -48 | 110 | 14 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 217 | -53 | 116 | 17 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 234 | -45 | 111 | 19 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 239 | -41 | 110 | 20 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 237 | -45 | 114 | 20 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 242 | -43 | 108 | 19 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 223 | -34 | 106 | 17 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 202 | -29 | 90 | 16 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 197 | -11 | 64 | 15 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 180 | 2 | 48 | 14 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 182 | -6 | 31 | 22 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 180 | -3 | 33 | 18 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 167 | -5 | 34 | 14 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 159 | -6 | 37 | 11 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 149 | -7 | 45 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 138 | -5 | 45 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 137 | -3 | 44 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 138 | -2 | 35 | 9 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 137 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 131 | -1 | 42 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 117 | -5 | 41 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 108 | -6 | 40 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 99 | -14 | 39 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 125 | -11 | 41 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 131 | -9 | 42 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 135 | -7 | 41 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 16 | 136 | -12 | 40 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 16 | 114 | -14 | 36 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 16 | 120 | -14 | 35 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 121 | -16 | 34 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 15 | 124 | -8 | 32 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 15 | 128 | -8 | 34 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: TLS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: TLS is currently unprofitable.
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: TLS is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 3.9% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare TLS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: TLS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (14.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: TLS has a negative Return on Equity (-26.85%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/14 12:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/14 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Telos Corporation is covered by 5 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Keith Bachman | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Zachary Cummins | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Rudy Kessinger | D.A. Davidson & Co. |