Fourth quarter operating income of $1.4 million and Operating EBITDA of $1.9 million; revenue up 22% year-over-year to $22.7 million Hauppauge, NY , Oct. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- – Cemtrex, Inc. (Nasdaq: CETX, CETXP) today reported preliminary, unaudited results for the fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2026 . Final results will be reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Key Highlights Fourth quarter revenue increased 22% year-over-year to $22.7 million , and 23% sequentially from Q3. Fiscal 2026 revenue was $75.3 million , compared to $76.5 million in fiscal 2025, which included a single $10.4 million Security technology sale. Fourth quarter gross margin was 46.3%, compared to 38.0% in the prior-year fourth quarter and 41.7% in Q3. Fourth quarter operating income was $1.4 million , compared to operating losses of $1.2 million in both the prior-year fourth quarter and Q3, and includes a $0.5 million non-cash gain from the release of contingent consideration related to the Plant Engineering Services acquisition. Fiscal 2026 operating loss was $4.8 million , compared to operating income of $0.5 million in fiscal 2025. Fourth quarter Operating EBITDA was $1.9 million , compared to a loss of $0.6 million in Q3 and a loss of $0.8 million in the prior-year fourth quarter. Fiscal 2026 Operating EBITDA was a loss of $2.8 million , compared to $1.9 million in fiscal 2025. Operating EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure defined and reconciled below. Completed three acquisitions during fiscal 2026: Invocon (January), Richland Industrial , now AIS Tennessee (February), and Plant Engineering Services (July). An additional Industrial Services acquisition is under letter of intent. At September 30, 2026 , stockholders’ equity was $35.7 million , compared to $8.7 million a year earlier; working capital was $10.6 million , compared to $5.2 million ; and warrant liabilities were $2.8 million , compared to $8.7 million . Management Commentary Cemtrex Chairman and CEO, Saagar Govil, commented on the results: “The fourth quarter continued the sequential improvement we have reported through the year. Operating results moved from an operating loss of $2.8 million in the first quarter to operating income of $1.4 million in the fourth, with revenue up 22% year-over-year and gross margin of 46%. The Security segment, now operating on the cost base established in January, was the largest contributor. Fiscal 2026 was a year of building the platform. We completed three acquisitions, established the Aerospace & Defense segment, grew Industrial Services revenue 11%, and restructured the Security business from a $4.4 million operating loss in the first half of the year to $2.0 million of operating income in the second half. Cost optimization at AIS Tennessee, which is expected to conclude in fiscal 2027, and the milestone-driven timing of Invocon’s revenue weighed on results in the fourth quarter, as we have discussed in prior periods. We remain under letter of intent on an additional Industrial Services acquisition.” Segment Results Security. Fourth quarter revenue was $10.8 million , an increase of 28% from the prior-year fourth quarter and 71% sequentially from Q3, with gross margin of 53% and segment operating income of $2.3 million , compared to a segment operating loss of $0.3 million in Q3. Results include approximately $0.8 million of tariff refunds recognized during the quarter; excluding the refunds, segment operating income was approximately $1.5 million . For fiscal 2026, Security revenue was $28.3 million and the segment operating loss was $2.3 million , consisting of a $4.4 million loss in the first half of the year and $2.0 million of operating income in the second half. Industrial Services . Fourth quarter revenue was $10.8 million , an increase of 6% year-over-year, with gross margin of 35% and segment operating income of $0.2 million , compared to a segment operating loss of $0.7 million in Q3. Plant Engineering Services , acquired July 1, 2026 , contributed $1.2 million of revenue in its first quarter at approximately breakeven. AIS Tennessee incurred an operating loss of approximately $0.9 million in the quarter; cost optimization at the operation has been underway and is expected to conclude in fiscal 2027. The $0.5 million release of contingent consideration related to the Plant Engineering Services acquisition is not included in Industrial Services segment operating income and is shown as a separate line in the segment table below. For fiscal 2026, Industrial Services revenue increased 11% to $42.4 million and segment operating income was $1.6 million . Aerospace & Defense. Fourth quarter revenue was $1.1 million with a segment operating loss of $0.2 million , compared to revenue of $2.2 million and segment operating income of $1.0 million in Q3, reflecting the timing of program milestones following a milestone-heavy third quarter. From the January 8, 2026 acquisition date through Se