BigBear.ai Holdings 2025 Q2 Earnings Widening Losses Amid Revenue Decline

BigBear.ai Holdings reported its fiscal 2025 Q2 earnings on Aug 11, 2025, with results that fell short of expectations. The company posted a 18.4% year-over-year revenue decline, while its losses widened significantly. The firm also withdrew adjusted EBITDA guidance and revised full-year 2025 revenue expectations downward.

BigBear.ai Holdings recorded total revenue of $32.47 million in fiscal 2025 Q2, representing an 18.4% decline compared to $39.78 million in the same period of 2024. The company's revenue came from multiple contract models, with time-and-material contracts contributing the largest portion at $20.61 million, followed by firm-fixed price at $6.68 million and cost-reimbursable at $5.17 million.

The company’s financial performance deteriorated sharply, as BigBear.ai Holdings reported a net loss of $228.62 million in 2025 Q2, a 1483.3% increase from the $14.44 million loss in the prior year. On a per-share basis, the loss widened to $0.71 from $0.06, marking an increase of 1083.3%. These figures highlight the company’s ongoing struggles, with losses compounding for the fifth consecutive year in the corresponding fiscal quarter.

BigBear.ai’s stock price showed mixed performance, gaining 1.00% in the latest trading day, but losing 0.00% for the week and 0.42% month-to-date. The post-earnings price action review revealed that a strategy of buying shares on the date of the earnings raise and holding for 30 days delivered a total return of approximately 15%. However, this underperformed the broader market, likely represented by the S&P 500. The high volatility of BBAI, as indicated by its elevated beta, contributed to a lower Sharpe ratio, suggesting suboptimal risk-adjusted returns. The 30-day window offered some insulation against volatility but did not fully capitalize on potential post-earnings momentum. Market reaction to the earnings and company-specific factors, such as disruptions in Army contracts, influenced the stock's performance.

BigBear.ai CEO Kevin McAleenan acknowledged the challenges posed by recent Army contract disruptions, particularly due to modernization efforts, but expressed optimism about the company’s long-term prospects. He emphasized BigBear.ai’s strategic positioning to benefit from the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), a major funding initiative for national security and defense technology. McAleenan highlighted the company's leadership in biometric solutions, autonomy software, and supply chain management, as well as its international partnerships in the UAE and Panama. He noted that BigBear.ai currently holds the strongest balance sheet in its history, with $390 million in cash, and intends to use this financial strength to pursue aggressive organic and inorganic growth opportunities.

BigBear.ai has revised its full-year 2025 revenue guidance to a range of $125 million to $140 million, reflecting the impact of contract disruptions and increased investment spending. The company plans to deploy capital aggressively through strategic M&A and organic growth to capitalize on the AI and national security investment boom.

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