SoundHound AI Beats Q3 Revenue Estimates

The voice AI company reported $62.43 million in third-quarter revenue, up 48.5% year over year, while shares slipped in after-hours trading.

Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Corporate Finance

SoundHound AI Beats Q3 Revenue Estimates

SoundHound AI reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $62.43 million, ahead of the consensus estimate of $61.71 million, and an adjusted loss of five cents per share that beat estimates for a six-cent loss. Shares fell 7.02% in after-hours trading to $3.96.

Why it matters

The revenue beat and narrower-than-expected loss come as the company closed its acquisition of LivePerson and guided to higher full-year revenue. For U.S. investors tracking AI software stocks, the after-hours decline shows that the results did not fully offset the market's expectations.

SoundHound AI ended the quarter with $207.6 million in cash and cash equivalents and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $20.7 million. The extraction does not show how much of the revenue growth came from the LivePerson acquisition rather than existing operations.

The players

SoundHound AI

A voice and conversational artificial intelligence company whose products are used by businesses to power voice assistants and automated customer interactions.

The details

SoundHound AI reported its results after market close on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and held an earnings call at 5 p.m. ET to discuss the quarter. The company also raised its outlook, guiding to full-year 2026 revenue of $250 million to $260 million and full-year 2027 revenue of $350 million to $400 million.

Thursday, November 5, 2026: SoundHound AI reports Q3 results after market close.
Thursday, November 5, 2026, 5 p.m. ET: SoundHound AI holds its earnings call.
Second half of 2027: The company expects to reach adjusted EBITDA profitability.

Market Landscape

SoundHound's closing of its LivePerson acquisition places it among conversational AI firms consolidating customer bases to compete with larger software providers. The move reflects a broader effort by smaller voice AI companies to convert technology investments into recurring enterprise revenue.

For investors holding SoundHound AI shares, the after-hours drop to $3.96 shows how quickly a revenue beat can be overshadowed by guidance and expectations. Investors weighing exposure to AI software should consider how acquisition-driven revenue growth may differ from organic growth when evaluating future quarters.

The takeaway

Revenue growth driven partly by acquisitions can lift top-line figures while investors still focus on profitability timelines, such as SoundHound's guidance to reach adjusted EBITDA profitability in the second half of 2027. Readers tracking the company should compare future quarters on both organic growth and progress toward profitability.