BlackSky Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results
Company Wins Over $60 Million in Contract Awards, Maintains 2025 Outlook
BlackSky Technology has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
“Strong international demand for our space-based intelligence solutions drove over $60 million in new contract awards.”
Brian O’Toole, BlackSky
Total revenue for the third quarter of 2025 was $19.6 million, which reflected the Company’s expected reduction in the Electro-Optical Commercial Layer (EOCL) contract with NRO, along with other U.S. government budget uncertainties. Total cost of sales as a percentage of revenue was 35% for the third quarter of 2025, compared to 29% for the third quarter of 2024.
Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2025 were $29.6 million, which included $3.5 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $7.9 million in depreciation and amortization expenses. Operating expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $29.1 million, which included $2.4 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense and $11.1 million in depreciation and amortization expenses. Excluding the non-cash stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization expenses from both years, cash operating expenses for the third quarter of 2025 were $18.2 million, compared to cash operating expenses of $15.6 million for the third quarter of 2024. The year-over-year increase of $2.6 million was primarily due to overhead expenses that were previously included in capitalized satellite assets purchased through our production contract with LeoStella, (now BlackSky Satellite Systems), as a third-party vendor.
Net loss for the third quarter of 2025 was $15.3 million, compared to a net loss of $12.6 million for the third quarter of 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2025 was a loss of $4.5 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $0.7 million for the third quarter of 2024. The year-over-year decrease was primarily due to lower EOCL revenues and overhead expenses related to the LeoStella operations acquired in November 2024.
“Strong international demand for our space-based intelligence solutions drove over $60 million in new contract awards,” said Brian E. O’Toole, BlackSky CEO. “Significant international opportunities for commercial imagery, analytics, and sovereign solutions are outpacing the near-term U.S. government business. Sovereign nations around the world are recognizing the best-in-class capability of our Gen-3 satellites at a time when they are increasing their budgets and accelerating acquisition cycles. With strong international demand, the success of Gen-3, the continued build out of our constellation, and our strengthened balance sheet, we are anticipating a strong Q4 and expect to take that momentum into 2026.”
The Company is maintaining its full-year 2025 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures.