Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (“Tactile Medical”; the “Company”) (Nasdaq: TCMD), a medical technology company providing therapies for people with chronic disorders, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026.

Third Quarter 2026 Summary and Recent Business Highlights:

• Total revenue increased 7% year-over-year to $91.9 million; revenue from our lymphedema product line increased 13% year-over-year to $81.8 million
• Gross margin expanded to 77% from 76% in Q3 2025
• Net income decreased to $7.2 million from $8.2 million in Q3 2025
• Adjusted EBITDA was $14.3 million, compared to $14.4 million in Q3 2025
• Received FDA 510(k) clearance expanding the LymphaTech 3D Scanner’s indication to aid in the assessment of lymphedema
• Submitted a 510(k) application to the FDA for Flexitouch® Pro, featuring enhancements to the Company’s advanced pneumatic compression system
• Appointed Steve Kiewiet as Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for order operations and patient services
• Repurchased $6.2 million of stock under the Company’s share repurchase program
  
  

“Our results underscore the strength and durability of our core lymphedema business, which delivered its fifth consecutive quarter of double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, while gross margin expanded for the 12^th consecutive quarter,” said Sheri Dodd, Chief Executive Officer of Tactile Medical. “As a market leader in both the basic and advanced pneumatic compression categories, we see substantial opportunity ahead in a market that remains significantly underpenetrated.”

Ms. Dodd continued, “We are positioned to capture that opportunity through three connected strategic priorities: expanding access to care, creating value across the patient journey, and broadening treatment options. Together, we believe these priorities provide a clear path toward sustaining above-market lymphedema growth, driving operating leverage, and delivering shareholder value over the long term.”

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Total revenue in the third quarter of 2026 increased $6.1 million, or 7%, to $91.9 million, compared to $85.8 million in the third quarter of 2025. The increase in total revenue was attributable to an increase of $9.5 million, or 13%, in sales and rentals of the lymphedema product line, partially offset by a decrease of $3.4 million, or 25%, in sales of the airway clearance product line, primarily due to the DME inventory transition associated with the launch of the Company’s next-generation AffloVest® system in the second quarter.

Gross profit in the third quarter of 2026 increased $5.5 million, or 8%, to $70.5 million, compared to $65.0 million in the third quarter of 2025. Gross margin was 77% of revenue, compared to 76% of revenue in the third quarter of 2025. Gross margin improvement reflected lower manufacturing costs and favorable product mix.

Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2026 increased $6.9 million, or 13%, to $60.9 million, compared to $54.0 million in the third quarter of 2025. The increase primarily reflected continued investments to support long-term growth initiatives.

Operating income was $9.6 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $11.0 million in the third quarter of 2025.

Income tax expense was $3.0 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2025.

Net income in the third quarter of 2026 was $7.2 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, compared to $8.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025.

Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net income per share were 23.0 million and 22.5 million for the third quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA was $14.3 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $14.4 million in the third quarter of 2025, as gross margin expansion was offset by continued investments to support long-term growth initiatives.

First Nine Months 2026 Financial Results

Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, increased $26.9 million, or 12%, to $252.8 million, compared to $225.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in total revenue was attributable to an increase of $28.8 million, or 15%, in sales and rentals of the lymphedema product line, partially offset by a decrease of $1.9 million, or 5%, in sales of the airway clearance product line for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, was $13.2 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, compared to $8.5 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted net income per share were 23.1 million and 23.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Adjusted EBITDA was $29.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared to $21.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Balance Sheet Summary

As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $75.1 million in cash and no outstanding borrowings under its credit agreement, compared to $83.4 million in cash and no outstanding borrowings under its credit agreement as of December 31, 2025. The Company repurchased $6.2 million of its stock during the third quarter under its share repurchase program. As of September 30, 2026, $12.5 million remained available under the Company’s $25.0 million share repurchase program, which expires November 3, 2027.

2026 Financial Outlook

The Company continues to expect full year 2026 total revenue in the range of $360 million to $366 million, representing growth of approximately 9% to 11% year-over-year, compared to total revenue of $329.5 million in 2025.

The Company now expects full year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $50 million to $52 million, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $44.8 million in 2025. The Company’s prior 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance expectation was $49 million to $51 million.

Conference Call

Management will host a conference call with a question-and-answer session at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on November 2, 2026, to discuss the results of the quarter. Those who would like to participate may dial 877-407-3088 (201-389-0927 for international callers) and provide access code 13762880. A live webcast of the call will also be provided on the investor relations section of the Company's website at investors.tactilemedical.com.

For those unable to participate, a replay of the call will be available for two weeks at 877-660-6853 (201-612-7415 for international callers); access code 13762880. The webcast will be archived at investors.tactilemedical.com.

About Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (DBA Tactile Medical)

Tactile Medical is a leader in developing and marketing at-home therapies for people suffering from underserved, chronic conditions including lymphedema, lipedema, chronic venous insufficiency and chronic respiratory conditions by helping them live better and care for themselves at home. Tactile Medical collaborates with clinicians to expand clinical evidence, raise awareness, increase access to care, reduce overall healthcare costs and improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of patients each year.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements, including guidance for the full year 2026. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by the use of words like “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “intend,” “continue,” “confident,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “project,” “goals,” “look forward,” “poised,” “designed,” “plan,” “return,” “focused,” “prospects” or “remain” or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties outside of the Company’s control that can make such statements untrue, including, but not limited to, the Company’s ability to obtain reimbursement from third-party payers for its products; adverse economic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates or a recession; the adequacy of the Company’s liquidity to pursue its business objectives; price increases for supplies and components; wage and component price inflation; loss of a key supplier or other supply chain disruptions; entry of new competitors and/or competitive products; compliance with and changes in federal, state and local government laws and regulations; technological obsolescence of, or quality issues with, the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to expand its business through strategic acquisitions; the Company’s ability to integrate acquisitions and related businesses; the effects of current and future U.S. and foreign trade policy and tariff actions; or the inability to carry out research, development and commercialization plans. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA, which differs from financial measures calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA in this release represents net income, plus interest expense, net, or less interest income, net, less income tax benefit or plus income tax expense, plus depreciation and amortization, plus stock-based compensation expense, plus litigation-related costs, plus executive transition costs, plus acquisition and integration costs, and plus change in fair value of contingent consideration. Reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure is included in this press release.

This non-GAAP financial measure is presented because the Company believes it is a useful indicator of its operating performance. Management uses this measure principally as a measure of the Company’s operating performance and for planning purposes, including the preparation of the Company’s annual operating plan and financial projections. The Company believes this measure is useful to investors as supplemental information and because it is frequently used by analysts, investors and other interested parties to evaluate companies in its industry. The Company also believes this non-GAAP financial measure is useful to its management and investors as a measure of comparative operating performance from period to period. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is used as a performance metric in the Company’s compensation program.

The non-GAAP financial measure presented in this release should not be considered as an alternative to, or superior to, its respective GAAP financial measure, as a measure of financial performance or cash flows from operations as a measure of liquidity, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP, and it should not be construed to imply that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for management’s discretionary use, as it does not reflect certain cash requirements such as tax payments, debt service requirements, capital expenditures and certain other cash costs that may recur in the future. Adjusted EBITDA contains certain other limitations, including the failure to reflect the Company’s cash expenditures, cash requirements for working capital needs and cash costs to replace assets being depreciated and amortized. In evaluating non-GAAP financial measures, you should be aware that in the future the Company may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments in this press release. The Company’s presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed to imply that its future results will be unaffected by any such adjustments. Management compensates for these limitations by primarily relying on the Company’s GAAP results in addition to using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis. The Company’s definition of these non-GAAP financial measures is not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to different methods of calculation.

The following table summarizes revenue by product line for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:

The following table contains a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, as well as the dollar and percentage change between the comparable periods:

The following table contains a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended December 31, 2025:

The following table contains a reconciliation of the GAAP net income guidance range to the Adjusted EBITDA guidance range for the twelve months ending December 31, 2026:

Investor Inquiries:
Sam Bentzinger
Gilmartin Group
investorrelations@tactilemedical.com