FINANCE NOTE

BlackBerry (NYSE: BB) — Q2 FY2027 Pre Earnings

Operations

As of September 23, 2026
Q1 Revenue ↑ 26% YoY $152.9M
Divisions
QNX 47.3%
Secure Communications 48.1%
Licensing 4.6%

Key Earnings Driver

Development License QNX revenue increased $14.8M or 25.7% year over year to $72.3M. Within QNX, Development License revenue increased $7.5M and Royalty revenue increased $4.2M, accounting for 50.7% and 28.4% of the QNX revenue increase respectively. QNX revenue exceeded guidance due to stronger-than-expected royalty revenue. Secure Communications increased 23.7% to $73.6M, and Licensing increased 48.9% to $7.0M.

Key Operating Metrics¹

METRIC

STATUS

QNX↑ 25.7%

Development License

🟢 Scaling

Royalty

BlackBerry Radar

Professional services

Secure Communications↑ 23.7%

SecuSUITE

UEM

Key Financial Metrics

Gross Margin 78.30% +4.1 pp YoY
Backlog / Revenue 87.6% 0.87x Qtr Rev
CapEx Intensity 2.94% 0.02x Revenue

Key Operating Metrics¹: Core operating metrics relevant to revenue, sourced from BlackBerry website and/or SEC filings for Q1, with status based on reported data.