Velo3D Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results; Unveils Long-Term Capacity Plan Envisioning up to Approximately 400 Production Systems

• Full-year 2025 Revenue of $46 million
• Backlog of $31 million as of December 31, 2025
• Expects 2026 revenue between $60 million and $70 million
• Expects to turn EBITDA positive in the second half of 2026
• Announces demand-driven capacity plan envisioning up to approximately 400 production systems over the next decade, supported by potential asset-backed financing and expanding defense and aerospace program portfolio

, /PRNewswire/ — Velo3D, Inc. (Nasdaq: VELO) (“Velo3D” or the “Company”), a leader in additive manufacturing (“AM”) technology known for transforming aerospace and defense supply chains through world-class metal AM, today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. 

Recent Business Developments

• Qualified as the first additive manufacturing vendor to support the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center qualification initiative, accelerating AM adoption for ground combat vehicle components.
• Entered a Cooperative Research & Development Agreement (CRADA) with U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center, advancing additive manufacturing solutions to address critical defense supply chain challenges.
• Secured a contract from the Department of War valued at $32.6 million to support Project FORGE, prototyping and qualifying AM components to eliminate defense manufacturing bottlenecks.
• Secured a multi‑year $11.5 million full rate production Rapid Production Solutions (“RPS”) contract from a key U.S. defense prime contractor to supply essential components for a national security program.
• Enabled Intergalactic, a GE Aerospace company, to manufacture IN718 microtube heat exchanger headers for an accelerated aviation program timeline, going from design to printed parts in weeks using Velo3D’s Rapid Production Solutions (RPS) offering and Sapphire XC platform.
• Raised $30 million through a private placement of common stock, led by institutional investors to support growth, capital expenditures and expanded RPS demand.
• Completed an aggregated $15 million debt to equity conversion, thereby reducing debt by ~60% and substantially deleveraging the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

“We achieved double-digit revenue growth in 2025, reflecting strong demand for our Rapid Production Solutions,” said Mr. Arun Jeldi, CEO of Velo3D. “Importantly, we set a new record for bookings in the fourth quarter, and with a robust backlog, we entered 2026 with tremendous momentum. Key initiatives, including the Department of War contract, multi-year defense RPS contract and adoption by the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center, are accelerating our impact across defense and aerospace supply chains. Supported by private placement financing, debt-to-equity conversions that reduced outstanding debt by 60% and continued supply chain optimization, we believe we are well positioned to drive growth and deliver long-term value as we scale our operations globally.”

“Demand signals across the market are strong and clear, with accelerating interest in our Rapid Production Solutions and large-format additive manufacturing capabilities,” said Mr. Jeldi. “The defense sector is evolving rapidly, and as programs move from development into production and customers focus on resilient, localized supply chains, expanding our production capacity and capabilities will be critical to meeting this demand and driving the company’s growth. As individual programs scale, in some cases growing from a single production system to multiple systems within months, the compounding effect on capacity requirements is significant.”

Mr. Jeldi added, “Based on current demand trajectories and our expanding program portfolio, we have developed a long-term capacity plan envisioning up to approximately 400 production systems, ramping over the next decade, subject to securing additional financing and continued program growth. This is a practical, demand-driven buildout: as contracts grow and new programs come online, each drives incremental capacity requirements, creating a compounding growth profile. To support this expansion, we expect to raise additional capital in the near term. As an asset-rich operation, our production systems are well-suited to asset-backed debt financing, enabling us to scale our fleet with minimal dilution to shareholders. We are also exploring potential government-backed lending programs and other non-dilutive funding sources to further support capacity buildout. In addition, we are considering selective M&A opportunities in 2026 that could complement our organic growth strategy, accelerate our expansion into key defense and aerospace programs and strengthen our supply chain, particularly in feedstock and metal powder. Any equity capital raised would be targeted toward workforce expansion and operational infrastructure rather than equipment, keeping dilution low relative to the significant long-term value this growth is expected to generate. We believe this approach will allow us to scale operations, invest in manufacturing capacity and continue delivering the speed, quality and reliability our customers require for mission-critical applications.”

1. Information about Velo3D’s use of non-GAAP information, including a reconciliation to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), is provided at the end of this release under “Non-GAAP Financial Information”. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this release should not be considered as the sole measure of the Company’s performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
2. Non-GAAP net loss and non-GAAP net loss per diluted share exclude stock-based compensation expense, loss on warrant cancellation, fair value adjustments for the Company’s warrants and earnout liabilities, impairment of equipment subject to operating lease, gain/loss on extinguishment of debt and non routine inventory adjustments for excess and obsolete inventory.

Summary of Fourth Quarter 2025 Results 

Total Revenue was $9.4 million. 3D Printer and parts revenue decreased 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, driven by product mix and the number of systems sold. While system sales are expected to remain the primary driver of revenue in 2026, the Company anticipates that, under its new go-to-market strategy, its RPS parts production business will contribute an increasing share of revenue. 

Gross margin for the fourth quarter was (73.6)% compared to (3.5)% in the fourth quarter of 2024. This change was primarily driven by the write-down of approximately $7.0 million of obsolete inventory recorded during the quarter and production volume delays related to the government shutdown during the fourth quarter of 2025. 

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter were $14.9 million compared to $20.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expense of $1.5 million, were $13.3 million, down from $18.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter was ($21.9) million compared to ($21.3) million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Non-GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter was ($11.6) million compared to ($14.8) million in the three months ended December 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was ($10.0) million compared to ($11.0) million in the fourth quarter of 2024. For more information regarding the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Information” below.

Summary of Full Year 2025 Results 

Revenue was $46.0 million. 3D Printer and parts revenue increased 54% compared to 2024, driven by product mix and the number of systems sold. 

Gross margin for 2025 was (16.1)% compared to (5.1)% in 2024. This change was primarily driven by the write-down of approximately $7.0 million of obsolete inventory recorded during the fourth quarter. The Company expects gross margin to continue to improve going forward as historical factors become a less significant driver of margin and as a result of operational efficiencies and an anticipated ramp-up of its RPS business. 

Operating expenses for 2025 were $47.5 million compared to $76.8 million in 2024. Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses, excluding stock-based compensation expense of $7.5 million, were $40.1 million, down from $66.5 million in 2024. 

GAAP net loss for 2025 was ($71.4) million compared to ($69.9) million in 2024. Non-GAAP net loss was ($41.3) million compared to ($79.4) million in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was ($33.3) million compared to ($58.5) million in 2024. For more information regarding the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures, see “Non-GAAP Financial Information” below.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $39.0 million of cash and cash equivalents compared to $1.2 million as of December 31, 2024.

Guidance

Management expectations for the full year 2026 to include:

• Revenue in the range of $60 million to $70 million.
• Sequential improvement in gross margin
  • Greater than 30% gross margin in second half of 2026
• Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses in the range of $45 million to $55 million
• CapEx in the range of $40 million to $50 million
• The Company previously expected to achieve positive EBITDA in the first half of 2026.  Based on the timing of capacity investments and revenue ramp, the Company now expects to achieve positive EBITDA in the second half of 2026.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call for investors to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results at 5 p.m. Eastern time / 2 p.m. Pacific time on March 24, 2026. The call will be webcast and can be accessed from the Events page of the Investor Relations section of Velo3D’s website at ir.velo3d.com. 

About Velo3D:

Velo3D is a metal 3D printing technology company. 3D printing—also known as AM—has a unique ability to improve the way high-value metal parts are built. However, legacy metal AM has been greatly limited in its capabilities since its invention almost 30 years ago. This has prevented the technology from being used to create the most valuable and impactful parts, restricting its use to specific niches where the limitations were acceptable.

Velo3D has overcome these limitations so engineers can design and print the parts they want. The Company’s solution unlocks a wide breadth of design freedom and enables customers in space exploration, aviation, power generation, energy, and semiconductor to innovate the future in their respective industries. Using Velo3D, these customers can now build mission-critical metal parts that were previously impossible to manufacture. The fully integrated solution includes the Flow print preparation software, the Sapphire family of printers, and the Assure quality control system—all of which are powered by Velo3D’s Intelligent Fusion manufacturing process. The Company delivered its first Sapphire system in 2018 and has been a strategic partner to innovators such as  Honeywell, Honda, Chromalloy, and Lam Research. Velo3D was named as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2024. For more information, please visit Velo3D.com, or follow the Company on LinkedIn or X.

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Amounts herein pertaining to the Company’s fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025 results represent a preliminary estimate as of the date of this earnings release and may be revised upon filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additional information on our results of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025 will be provided upon the filing of our Annual  Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.

Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company’s actual results may differ from its expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect”, “estimate”, “project”, “budget”, “forecast”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “could”, “should”, “believes”, “predicts”, “potential”, “continue”, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company’s guidance for fiscal year 2026 (including the Company’s estimates for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and capital expenditures), the Company’s expectations regarding its ability to achieve positive EBITDA in the second half of 2026, the Company’s long-term capacity plan and production system targets,  the Company’s expectations about future demand, growth, profitability, long-term value, capacity requirements and operational efficiencies, positive gross margins, the Company’s strategic realignment and initiatives, the Company’s expectations regarding its liquidity and capital requirements, including plans to raise additional capital to support its expansion and the potential sources and uses of that capital, the Company’s expectations regarding its potential cost savings, the Company’s expectations about its market strategy and financial and operational position, the Company’s expectations about M&A opportunities, and the Company’s other expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from the expected results. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 (the “FY 2024 10-K”) and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Reports”) and the other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the inability of the Company to execute its business plan, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the Company’s liquidity position//lack of available cash, the ability of the Company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its key employees; (2) the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; (3) the Company’s ability to service and comply with its indebtedness; (4) the Company’s ability to raise additional capital in the near-term; (5) the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (6) changes in the applicable laws and regulations, and (7) other risks and uncertainties described in the FY 2024 10-K and the Quarterly Reports, including those under “Risk Factors” therein, and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not exclusive and not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, including projections, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. 

Non-GAAP Financial Information

The information in the table below sets forth the non-GAAP financial measures that the Company uses in this release. Because of the inherent limitations associated with these non-GAAP financial measures, “Non-GAAP Net Loss”, “Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share”, “EBITDA”, “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses”, should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using Non-GAAP Net Loss, Non-GAAP net loss per basic and diluted share, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses on a supplemental basis. You should review the reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.

The following tables reconcile Net Loss to Non-GAAP Net Loss, EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA and Total Operating Expenses to Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Expenses during the periods below:

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets to the total of such amounts shown on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:

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