
What happened
Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) expects third-quarter revenue of $9.8 million to $10.0 million, nearly double the $5.3 million reported a year earlier. The preliminary range is also 45% to 47% above the $6.78 million Bloomberg consensus cited by the company.
The company expects gross margin to remain above 70%. Management attributed the increase to more commercial activity across its installed base and new customer accounts, but did not disclose procedure volumes or revenue mix in the update.
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Why it matters
At the $9.9 million midpoint, Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) added $4.6 million of revenue from a year earlier. That incremental amount equals about 46.5% of the quarter's preliminary revenue. For a company trying to turn MRI-guided, incision-free ablation into a repeat hospital procedure, the size of that step matters more than the record label.
The sequential comparison needs context. Reported second-quarter revenue was only $2.5 million, but Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) said $3.1 million of shipments expected in June moved into July. Adding those shipments back creates a $5.6 million comparison base. Against that figure, the third-quarter midpoint is up about 77%, still strong but far below the reported 292% to 300% sequential increase.
The countercase is that revenue is not cash flow. Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) used $19.9 million of operating cash during the first half of 2026 and held $38.3 million of cash at June 30. The preliminary update gives no operating-expense, cash-flow or site-utilization data, and the final figures could change.
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What's next
Full third-quarter results are scheduled after the market closes on November 5, 2026. Investors should test whether gross margin stayed above 70% and whether operating losses and cash burn narrowed. They should also look for recurring procedure revenue rather than another shipment-timing boost.
This is an evidence update, not personalized investment advice. Full results matter.
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Sources
- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) preliminary third-quarter 2026 revenue — Released October 7, 2026 at 4:15 p.m. ET. Preliminary revenue range, year-over-year and sequential comparisons, consensus comparison, gross-margin expectation and November 5 reporting date.
- Profound Medical Corp. (NASDAQ: PROF) second-quarter 2026 results — Reported Q2 revenue, shipment timing, cash, operating cash use and revenue mix.
- Profound Medical Corp. Form 8-K exhibit — SEC-furnished issuer release and verified company identity.
- Photo: MRI Scanner at Narayana Multispeciality Hospital, Jaipur by GeorgeWilliams21 — Generic file photo taken May 25, 2015. It does not depict Profound Medical Corp., its products, employees or a current customer site. Original resolution 4496 by 3000 pixels.
- Photo license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 — Creator attribution: GeorgeWilliams21. Photograph used under CC BY-SA 4.0; responsive crops remain under the same license.
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