BLACKBERRY Ltd
For the period ended Feb 28, 2026. Filed Apr 9, 2026.
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Period ended 2025-02-28; filed 2025-04-02.
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSCurrent report: 10-K
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Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONSThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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•QNX announced that more than 275 million vehicles on the road are being powered by QNX’s embedded technology;
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•QNX launched QNX Hypervisor 8.0, built on the next-generation SDP 8.0 architecture, facilitating high-performance virtualization of multiple operating systems on a single system-on-a-chip;
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•QNX launched its foundational, safety-certified QNX OS for Safety 8.0 to streamline the development and certification of safety- and security-critical embedded systems;
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•QNX SDP 8.0 was updated to add support for AMD Ryzen Embedded x86 processors;
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•BlackBerry became the first Mobile Device Management (MDM) vendor to achieve BSI certification for BlackBerry UEM deployment with Apple Indigo and Samsung Knox;
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•BlackBerry AtHoc became the first critical event management provider to achieve FedRAMP High authorization; and
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•BlackBerry announced the expansion of BlackBerry SecuSUITE to Windows devices, extending sovereign-grade protection across the digital workplace.
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•Mercedes-Benz among automakers trialing early access version of QNX and Vector’s Alloy Kore platform;
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•QNX technology to be integrated in BMW Group's next-generation ‘Neue Klasse’ software-defined vehicle architecture;
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•QNX and NVIDIA announced general availability of NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Thor development kit, integrated with QNX OS for Safety 8 to enable developers to accelerate development of next-generation autonomous drive systems;
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•QNX and Haleytek were chosen to enable software-defined audio using QNX Sound for the Volvo EX60 electric SUV;
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•Leapmotor selected QNX technology as the foundation of its intelligent digital cockpit and autonomous drive domain controllers in its new B10 electric SUV;
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•WeRide launched its next-generation ADAS platform for L2++ autonomous drive, built upon QNX OS for Safety;
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•QNX announced that a leading Chinese automaker selected QNX Sound for their luxury EV lineup;
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•Direct ChassisLink Inc (DCLI) announced the deployment of BlackBerry Radar across 100,000 chassis;
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•BlackBerry, Global Affairs Canada, and Toronto Metropolitan University’s Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst expanded cybersecurity training in Malaysia;
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•BlackBerry and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia announced a strategic partnership to advance Malaysia's future cyber-defenders and embedded software talent; and
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•Malaysia expanded the deployment of BlackBerry Secure Communications software for the 46th and 47th ASEAN Summits.
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Strategy and Governance:
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•BlackBerry appointed Barry Mainz to its Board of Directors;
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•BlackBerry appointed John Wall as President of QNX Division; and
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•BlackBerry announced a share buyback program for the repurchase of up to 27,855,153 of its common shares.
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expenses for the three months ended February 28, 2026, November 30, 2025, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to adjusted operating expenses is reflected in the table below:
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Corporate operating costs for the three months ended February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025 to adjusted Corporate operating costs excluding amortization is reflected in the table below:
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The CODM also uses the segment metric of segment adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure including segment expenses that exclude amounts related to investment income, taxes, amortization, stock compensation expenses, long-lived asset impairment and restructuring charges. The following table reconciles the U.S. GAAP measures of segment profit or loss disclosed by the Company in the Consolidated Financial Statements of segment adjusted gross margin to segment adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024.
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expenses for the years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to adjusted operating expenses is reflected in the table below:
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP Corporate operating costs for the years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to adjusted Corporate operating costs excluding amortization is reflected in the table below:
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating income (loss) to adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 are reflected in the table below.
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The CODM also uses the segment metric of segment adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure including segment expenses that exclude amounts related to investment income, taxes, amortization, stock compensation expenses, long-lived asset impairment and restructuring charges. The following table reconciles the U.S. GAAP measures of segment profit or loss disclosed by the Company in the Consolidated Financial Statements of segment adjusted gross margin to segment adjusted EBITDA for the years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024.
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Free cash flow (usage)
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The Company expects QNX revenue to be in the range of $60 million to $64 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, and for the full year to be in the range of $290 million to $307 million in fiscal 2027.
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The increase in Other regions revenue of $12.6 million was primarily due to an increase of $12.2 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue.
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Consolidated gross margin increased by $23.3 million to approximately $418.2 million in fiscal 2026 (fiscal 2025 - $394.9 million). The increase was primarily due to an increase in revenue from QNX due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.
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The increase in QNX segment adjusted gross margin of $25.4 million was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, partially offset by an increase in cost of sales related to BlackBerry Radar hardware devices.
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The decrease in QNX segment adjusted gross margin percentage of 1% was primarily due to a change in mix, specifically an increased gross margin contribution from BlackBerry Radar which has a lower relative gross margin percentage.
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The increase in QNX segment adjusted EBITDA of $11.9 million was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in“Revenue by Segment” and a benefit from the claims of Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) grant funding, partially offset by an increase in cost of sales related to BlackBerry Radar hardware devices and an increase in salaries and benefits expense. The Company does not expect to receive any further benefits from SIF claims.
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The Company previously stated that it expected QNX segment adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $67 million to $73 million in fiscal 2026. QNX segment adjusted EBITDA was $71.0 million in fiscal 2026.
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The Company expects QNX segment adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $69 million to $81 million in fiscal 2027 and to be in the range of $4 million to $8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027.
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The increase in Secure Communications segment adjusted gross margin of $1.8 million was due to a change in mix, specifically an increased gross margin contribution from Secusmart software licenses.
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The increase in Secure Communications segment adjusted gross margin percentage of 4% was primarily due to the same reason discussed above.
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•QNX announced that its embedded technology powers more than 255 million vehicles;
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•QNX launched its General Embedded Development Platform to accelerate developer innovation for embedded systems;
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•QNX introduced a software-defined functional safety platform for industrial automation in collaboration with Intel;
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•QNX added QNX® Containers to support operating system virtualization and containerization on QNX-based devices;
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•BlackBerry UEM placed in the upper-right quadrant as a 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Unified Endpoint Management tools; and
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•The Company announced that BlackBerry AtHoc is “in process” to become the first critical events management solution to obtain FedRAMP high authorization.
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•QNX collaborated with Microsoft to make QNX SDP 8.0 available in the Microsoft Azure cloud environment;
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•QNX announced a multi-year collaboration with Vector and TTTech Auto to develop and market a vehicle software platform that pre-integrates the QNX OS with other leading middleware components;
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•QNX partnered with Pi Square Technologies to train software engineers across India as part of QNX Everywhere ecosystem expansion strategy;
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•QNX extended its relationship with AMD to support a wider range of adaptive computing devices used in robotic systems and other embedded devices;
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•QNX was selected by Hyundai Mobis to power its next-generation digital cockpit platform;
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•QNX partnered with ETAS to jointly sell and market software solutions for SDVs; and
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•QNX was selected by FERNRIDE for its safety-certified autonomous terminal tractor solution; and
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•BlackBerry announced the Government of Canada’s investment in the Malaysia Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
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Environmental, Sustainability and Corporate Governance:
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•Appointed Lori O’Neill, an experienced corporate director and financial expert, to the Board of Directors;
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•Appointed Lisa Bahash, an automotive OEM and Tier 1 supplier veteran, to the Board of Directors; and
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•Appointed Tim Foote as Chief Financial Officer.
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The following tables reconcile the Company’s segment gross margin for the three months and year ended February 28, 2025 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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(1)See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months and year ended February 28, 2025.
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The following tables reconcile the Company’s segment gross margin results for the three months and year ended February 29, 2024 to consolidated U.S. GAAP results:
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(1)See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of selected U.S. GAAP-based measures to adjusted measures for the three months and year ended February 29, 2024.
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The following table reconciles total segment adjusted EBITDA for the three months and year ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to the Company’s consolidated totals:
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Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating expense for the three months ended February 28, 2025, November 30, 2024, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to adjusted operating expense is reflected in the table below:
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Adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 are reflected in the table below.
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Adjusted EBITDA from continuing and discontinued operations for the fiscal years ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 are reflected in the table below.
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For the year ended February 28, 2023, free cash usage includes $165.0 million paid in relation to a legal settlement.
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The Company expects QNX revenue to be in the range of $51 million to $55 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The Company previously stated that it expects QNX revenue to be in the range of $260 million to $270 million for fiscal 2026 as a whole. The Company now expects QNX revenue to be in the range of $250 million to $270 million for fiscal 2026 as a whole due to the uncertain impact of new U.S. tariffs and global retaliatory tariffs on QNX’s automotive customers.
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The decrease in Licensing revenue of $233.6 million was primarily due to $217.7 million associated with the Company’s patent sale in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, which was a one time-event, and a decrease of $15.9 million in revenue from the Company’s other intellectual property licensing arrangements.
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The decrease in Other regions revenue of $5.6 million was primarily due to a decrease of $34.9 million relating to up-front components of revenue recognized in fiscal 2024 on the Company’s long term agreement with the Government of Malaysia, partially offset by an increase of $11.7 million professional services revenue, an increase of $10.2 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue and an increase of $3.3 million in BlackBerry QNX development seat revenue.
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Consolidated gross margin decreased by $95.8 million to approximately $394.9 million in fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2024 - $490.7 million). The decrease was primarily due to the patent sale in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, which was a one-time event, and a lower gross margin from Secusmart due to change in product mix, partially offset by an increase in revenue from BlackBerry QNX due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, as the cost of sales for most software and services products does not significantly fluctuate based on business volume.
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The decrease in Secure Communications gross margin of $23.2 million was primarily due to a change in mix, specifically a decrease in gross margin contribution from Secusmart software licenses, which had a higher relative gross margin percentage in fiscal 2024 due to up-front components of revenue recognized on the Company’s long-term agreement with the Government of Malaysia.
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The decrease in Secure Communications gross margin percentage of 6% was primarily due to the same reasons discussed above.
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The increase in Secure Communications adjusted EBITDA of $6.3 million was primarily due to decreases in salaries and benefits expense, partially offset by the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”.
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The increase in QNX gross margin of $15.6 million was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, partially offset by an increase in cost of sales related to Radar hardware devices.
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QNX gross margin percentage of 84% was consistent with fiscal 2024.
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The increase in QNX adjusted EBITDA of $25.6 million was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment”, a decrease in facilities costs, a decrease in consulting costs and a benefit from claims filed with the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada relating to its Strategic Innovation Fund (“SIF”) program’s investment in BlackBerry QNX.
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The Company previously stated that it expected QNX adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $48 million to $50 million in fiscal 2025. QNX adjusted EBITDA was $59.1 million in fiscal 2025 due to SIF claims, lower than expected salaries and benefits expense, lower cost of sales due to product mix and revenue exceeding the top end of the Company’s expectation ranges.
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The Company previously stated that it expected QNX adjusted EBITDA margin percentage to be approximately 18% in fiscal 2025. QNX adjusted EBITDA margin percentage was 25% due to the reasons noted above.
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The Company expects QNX adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $55 million to $60 million in fiscal 2026 and to be in the range of $2 million to $6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026.
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On February 3, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities to Arctic Wolf Network, Inc. (“Arctic Wolf”) for $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $39.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf. As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSuite and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment, and those three businesses are now reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as discontinued operations and are included in “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and have been removed from the presentation of results from continuing operations. Prior period comparatives in the financial statements, and throughout this Annual Report on Form 10-K where applicable, have been recast to reflect this change
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On February 3, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets and related liabilities to Arctic Wolf Networks, Inc. (“Arctic Wolf”) for $160.0 million of cash, subject to certain adjustments of approximately $42.1 million, and 5.5 million common shares of Arctic Wolf. As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSUITE and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment. Effective from the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, those three businesses are reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as discontinued operations and are included in “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. For a discussion on “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 compared to our fiscal 2024 financial results, please refer to our MD&A included in our Annual Report on 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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•the Company’s plans, strategies and objectives, including its intentions to increase and enhance its product and service offerings and to patent new innovations;
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•the Company’s plans, strategies and objectives, including its intentions to increase and enhance its product and service offerings, and patent new innovations;
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•the Company’s expectations with respect to its revenue, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted Corporate general and administrative costs, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP EPS and operating cash flow in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and these items for fiscal 2026 as a whole;
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•the Company’s expectations with respect to its total and segment revenue and adjusted EBITDA, adjusted Corporate operating costs, non-GAAP EPS and operating cash flow in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and for fiscal 2027 as a whole;
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The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in the sections in Part I, Item 1 “Business” entitled “The Company: A heritage of innovation”, “Industry Background - QNX”, “Competition and Competitive Strengths - QNX”, “Intellectual Property” and “Human Capital”, and in the sections of this MD&A entitled, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 compared to fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 - Revenue - Revenue by Segment”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 compared to fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 - Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 compared to fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 - Operating Expenses - General and Administrative Expenses”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 compared to fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 - Net Loss ”, and “Financial Condition - Contractual and Other Obligations”. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, competition, the Company’s expectations regarding its financial performance, and the Company’s expectations regarding the planned separation of its businesses. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The words “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “intend”, “believe”, “target”, “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including in the sections in Part I, Item 1 “Business” entitled “The Company: A heritage of innovation”, “Industry Background - QNX”, “Competition and Competitive Strengths - QNX”, “Intellectual Property” and “Human Capital”, and in the sections of this MD&A entitled, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 compared to fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 - Revenue - Revenue by Segment”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 compared to fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 - Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA by Segment”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 compared to fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 - Operating Expenses - General and Administrative Expenses”, “Results of Operations - Fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 compared to fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 - Net Income (loss)”, and “Financial Condition - Contractual and Other Obligations”. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to, the Company’s expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, the launch of new products and services, general economic conditions, competition, and the Company’s expectations regarding its financial performance. Many factors could cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable the Company’s shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of the Company from management’s perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting the Company’s financial results and performance for future periods, particularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and the Company’s business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which the Company operates. See the “Strategy” subsection in Part I, Item 1 “Business” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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All of these factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Any statements that are forward-looking statements are intended to enable the Company’s shareholders to view the anticipated performance and prospects of the Company from management’s perspective at the time such statements are made, and they are subject to the risks that are inherent in all forward-looking statements, as described above, as well as difficulties in forecasting the Company’s financial results and performance for future periods, partic ularly over longer periods, given changes in technology and the Company’s business strategy, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the industries in which the Company operates. See the “Strategy” subsection in Part I, Item 1 “Business” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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The Company provides enterprises and governments the intelligent software and services that power the world around us. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Company’s high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security, and reliability. With a deep heritage in Secure Communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure, and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications, and critical events management. The Company’s common shares trade under the ticker symbol “BB” on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on March 7, 1984.
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The Company provides enterprises and governments the intelligent software and services that power the world around us. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Company’s high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security, and reliability. With a deep heritage in Secure Communications, the Company delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure, and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications, and critical events management. The Company’s common shares trade under the ticker symbol “BB” on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) on March 7, 1984.
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The Company continued to execute on its strategy in fiscal 2025 and announced the following significant achievements:
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The Company has continued to execute on its strategy in fiscal 2026 and announced the following significant achievements:
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(1)As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSuite and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment, and those three businesses are now reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and have been removed from the presentation of results from continuing operations. Prior period comparatives have been recast to reflect this change.
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(1)As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSUITE and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment. Effective from the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, those three businesses are reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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(2)Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2025 and 2024 do not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures (as defined below in “Debt Financing and Other Funding Sources”) as to do so would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2023 do not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025 for calculation of the dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding.
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(2)Diluted earnings (loss) per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2026, 2025 and 2024 do not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures (as defined below in “Debt Financing and Other Funding Sources”) as to do so would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2025 does not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2026 for calculation of the dilutive weighted average number of shares outstanding.
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(1)As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSuite and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment, and those three businesses are now reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and have been removed from the presentation of results from continuing operations. Prior period comparatives have been recast to reflect this change.
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(1)As a result of the Cylance sale, it is no longer reported alongside UEM, SecuSUITE and AtHoc as the Cybersecurity segment. Effective from the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, those three businesses are reported separately from Cylance as the Secure Communications segment. The financial results of Cylance are presented as “loss from discontinued operations, net of tax” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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(2)Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 2024 do not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures as to do so would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis in the fourth quarter of 2025, 2024 and 2023 do not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive.
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(2)Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis in the fourth quarters of 2025 and 2024 do not include the dilutive effect of the Debentures as to do so would be anti-dilutive. Diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis in the fourth quarters of 2025 and 2024 do not include the dilutive effect of stock-based compensation as to do so would be anti-dilutive.
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The following tables show information by operating segment for the three months and years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP ASC Section 280 based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company’s reportable operating segments. The measure of segment profit or loss disclosed by the Company in the Consolidated Financial Statements under the “management” approach in reviewing the results of the Company’s operating segments is segment adjusted gross margin. Additionally below, management uses the additional measures of segment profit or loss used by the CODM which is segment adjusted EBITDA a non-GAAP financial measure. Also note the change in presentation relating to expense reclassification as disclosed in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s operating segments.
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The following tables show information by operating segments for the three months and years ended February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025. The Company reports segment information in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standard Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting, based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) for making decisions and assessing performance of the Company’s reportable operating segments. The measure of segment profit or loss disclosed by the Company in the Consolidated Financial Statements under the “management” approach in reviewing the results of the Company’s operating segments is segment adjusted gross margin. Additionally, the following tables include the additional measures of segment profit or loss used by the CODM which is segment adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, which excludes amounts related to investment income, taxes, amortization, restructuring charges, stock compensation expenses and long-lived asset impairment charge. For the three months and year ended February 28, 2026, the Company presented segment adjusted EBITDA results excluding amortization in segment research and development, segment sales and marketing and segment general and administrative to align to the operating expense presentation on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For purposes of comparability, the Company’s segment adjusted EBITDA for the three months and years ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 have been updated to conform to the current year’s presentation.
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(1) The CODM reviews segment information on an adjusted EBITDA basis, which excludes certain amounts as described below:
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(1) The CODM also reviews segment information on an adjusted EBITDA basis, which excludes certain amounts as described below:
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Restructuring expenses - Restructuring costs relate to employee termination benefits, facilities, streamlining many of the Company’s centralized corporate functions into Secure Communications (formerly “Cybersecurity”) and QNX (formerly “IoT”) specific teams, and other costs pursuant to programs to reduce the Company’s annual expenses amongst R&D, infrastructure and other functions do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful when comparing the Company’s operating performance against that of prior periods.
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Restructuring charges - Restructuring charges relate to employee termination benefits, facilities, streamlining many of the Company’s centralized corporate functions into QNX and Secure Communications specific teams, and other costs pursuant to programs to reduce the Company’s annual expenses amongst R&D, infrastructure and other functions and do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful when comparing the Company’s operating performance against that of prior periods.
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The Company had approximately $410.3 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of February 28, 2025 (Fiscal 2024 - $298.2 million).
Current wording
The Company had approximately $432.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments as of February 28, 2026 (Fiscal 2025 - $410.3 million).
Previous wording
In fiscal 2025, the Company recognized revenue of $534.9 million and incurred a net loss of $79.0 million, or 0.13 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis (fiscal 2024 - revenue of $759.1 million and net loss of $130.2, or 0.22 basic loss and diluted loss per share). The Company recognized net loss from continuing operations of $8.5 million, or $0.01 basic and diluted loss per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2024 - net income from continuing operations of $5.6 million, or $0.01 basic and diluted earnings per share).
Current wording
In fiscal 2026, the Company recognized revenue of $549.1 million and net income of $53.2 million, or $0.09 basic and diluted earnings per share on a U.S. GAAP basis (fiscal 2025 - revenue of $534.9 million and net loss of $79.0 million, or $0.13 basic and diluted loss per share). The Company recognized income from continuing operations of $53.2 million, or $0.09 basic and diluted earnings per share on a U.S. GAAP basis for fiscal 2026 (fiscal 2025 - net loss from continuing operations of $8.5 million, or $0.01 basic and diluted loss per share).
Previous wording
The Company recognized adjusted net income of $12.5 million, or adjusted income of $0.02 per share, on a non-GAAP basis in fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2024 - adjusted net income of $30.6 million and adjusted income of $0.05 per share). See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Adjusted net income from continuing operations was $57.6 million in fiscal 2025 or $0.10 adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations (fiscal 2024 - adjusted net income from continuing operations of $116.0 million, or $0.20 adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations).
Current wording
The Company recognized adjusted net income of $97.3 million, or adjusted income of $0.16 per share, on a non-GAAP basis in fiscal 2026 (fiscal 2025 - adjusted net income of $12.5 million and adjusted income of $0.02 per share). See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Adjusted net income from continuing operations was $97.3 million in fiscal 2026 or $0.16 adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations (fiscal 2025 - adjusted net income from continuing operations of $57.6 million, or $0.10 adjusted basic earnings per share from continuing operations).
Previous wording
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and information contained in this MD&A is presented on that basis. On April 2, 2025, the Company announced financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, which included certain non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios, including adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from continuing and discontinued operations, adjusted segment EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage).
Current wording
The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and information contained in this MD&A is presented on that basis. On April 9, 2026, the Company announced financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 28, 2026, which included certain non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios, including adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expenses, adjusted Corporate operating costs, adjusted Corporate operating costs excluding amortization, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage). These non-GAAP financial measures andnon-GAAP ratios do not have any standardized meaning as prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
Previous wording
In the Company’s internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items from the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company’s financial statements, with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and are useful in helping management and readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends. For purposes of comparability, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures for the three months ended and years ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 have been updated to conform to the current year’s presentation and discontinued operations.
Current wording
In the Company’s internal reports, management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business on a non-GAAP basis by excluding the impact of certain items below from the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial results. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios provide management, as well as readers of the Company’s financial statements, with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods and are useful in helping management and readers understand the Company’s operating results and underlying operational trends. Non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios exclude certain amounts as described below:
Previous wording
•Restructuring charges. The Company believes that restructuring costs relating to employee termination benefits, facilities, streamlining many of the Company’s centralized corporate functions into Secure Communications (formerly “Cybersecurity”) and QNX (formerly “IoT”) specific teams, and other costs pursuant to programs to reduce the Company’s annual expenses amongst R&D, infrastructure and other functions do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful when comparing the Company’s operating performance against that of prior periods.
Current wording
•Restructuring charges. The Company believes that restructuring charges relating to employee termination benefits, exiting facilities, streamlining many of the Company’s centralized corporate functions into QNX and Secure Communications specific teams, and other costs pursuant to programs to reduce the Company’s annual expenses amongst R&D, infrastructure and other functions do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful when comparing the Company’s operating performance against that of prior periods.
Previous wording
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expense, adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income (loss), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA from continuing and discontinued operations, adjusted segment EBITDA, adjusted operating income (loss) margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Current wording
Readers are cautioned that adjusted gross margin, adjusted gross margin percentage, adjusted operating expenses, adjusted Corporate operating costs, adjusted Corporate operating costs excluding amortization, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted research and development expense, adjusted sales and marketing expense, adjusted general and administrative expense, adjusted amortization expense, adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, segment adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage, adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and free cash flow (usage) and similar measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
Previous wording
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the three months ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Current wording
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP gross margin and gross margin percentagefor the three months ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to both adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage are reflected in the table below:
Previous wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP loss from continuing operations, U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
Current wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the table below:
Previous wording
Adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 are reflected in the table below.
Current wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP operating income (loss) to adjusted operating income, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income margin percentage and adjusted EBITDA margin percentage for the three months ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 are reflected in the table below.
Previous wording
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures for the years ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to adjusted financial measures is reflected in the table below:
Current wording
A reconciliation of the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP gross margin and gross margin percentage for the years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to both adjusted gross margin and adjusted gross margin percentage are reflected in the table below:
Previous wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP income (loss) from continuing operations, U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for the years ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to adjusted income (loss) from continuing operations, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted basic earnings (loss) per share is reflected in the table below:
Current wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net income (loss) and U.S. GAAP basic earnings (loss) per share for theyears ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share is reflected in the table below:
Previous wording
(1)Adjusted operating income (loss) margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income (loss) by revenue.
Current wording
(1)Adjusted operating income margin % is calculated by dividing adjusted operating income by revenue.
Previous wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the three months ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
Current wording
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the three months and years ended February 28, 2026, February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below:
Previous wording
Comparative breakdowns of certain key metrics for the three months ended February 28, 2025 and February 29, 2024 are set forth below.
Current wording
Comparative breakdowns of certain key metrics for the three months ended or as at February 28, 2026 and February 28, 2025 are set forth below.
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Secure Communications ARR was approximately $208 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 and decreased compared to $215 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 and increased compared to $202 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 primarily due to customer churn in the UEM business.
Current wording
Secure Communications ARR was approximately $218 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and increased compared to $216 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 and increased compared to $208 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Previous wording
Secure Communications DBNRR was 93% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 and decreased compared to 95% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 and increased compared to 91% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
Secure Communications DBNRR was 94% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and increased compared to 92% in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 and increased compared to 93% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Previous wording
QNX royalty backlog was approximately $865 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 and increased compared to approximately $815 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.
Current wording
QNX royalty backlog was approximately $950 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and increased compared to approximately $865 million at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Previous wording
The increase in QNX revenue of $20.6 million was primarily due to an increase of $22.1 million in BlackBerry QNX royalty revenue and an increase of $6.3 million in BlackBerry Radar revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $4.9 million in BlackBerry QNX development seat revenue and a decrease of $1.7 million in professional services.
Current wording
The increase in QNX revenue of $32.0 million was primarily due to an increase of $18.0 million in royalty revenue, an increase of $9.1 million in development seat revenue and an increase of $5.9 million in BlackBerry Radar revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $1.3 million in professional services.
Previous wording
The Company previously stated that it expected QNX revenue to be in the range of $230 million to $235 million for fiscal 2025 as a whole. QNX revenue for fiscal 2025 was $236.0 million.
Current wording
The Company previously stated that it expected QNX revenue to be in the range of $260 million to $266 million for fiscal 2026 as a whole. QNX revenue was $268 million for fiscal 2026.
Previous wording
The decrease in Secure Communications revenue of $11.2 million was primarily due to a decrease of $34.9 million relating to up-front components of revenue recognized in fiscal 2024 on the Company’s long term agreement with the Government of Malaysia and a decrease of $19.1 million in BlackBerry UEM product revenue, partially offset by an increase of $32.1 million relating to product revenue in Secusmart, an increase of $7.9 million increase in professional services revenue and an increase of $2.7 million in BlackBerry AtHoc.
Current wording
The decrease in Secure Communications revenue of $13.7 million was primarily due to a decrease of $11.8 million in Secusmart product revenue, and a decrease of $5.2 million in BlackBerry UEM product revenue, partially offset by an increase of $3.5 million in BlackBerry AtHoc product revenue.
Previous wording
The Company previously stated that it expected Secure Communications revenue to be in the range of $267 million to $271 million for fiscal 2025 as a whole. Secure Communications revenue was $272.6 million for fiscal 2025.
Current wording
The Company previously stated that it expected Secure Communications revenue to be in the range of $247 million to $251 million for fiscal 2026 as a whole. Secure Communications revenue for fiscal 2026 was $258.9 million due to higher than expected Secusmart product revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026.
Previous wording
The Company expects Secure Communications revenue to be in the range of $50 million to $54 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, and for the full year to be in the range of $230 million to $240 million in fiscal 2026.
Current wording
The Company expects Secure Communications revenue to be in the range of $66 million to $70 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 and for the full year to be in the range of $270 million to $280 million in fiscal 2027.
Previous wording
The decrease in Licensing revenue of $6.8 million was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the Company’s intellectual property licensing arrangements.
Current wording
The decrease in Licensing revenue of $4.1 million was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the Company’s intellectual property licensing arrangements.
Previous wording
The Company previously stated that it expected Licensing revenue to be approximately $20 million for fiscal 2025 as a whole. Licensing revenue was $26.3 million for fiscal 2025 due to the timing of new licensing deals.
Current wording
The Company previously stated that it expected Licensing revenue to be approximately $24 million for fiscal 2026 as a whole. Licensing revenue was $22.2 million for fiscal 2026 due to the timing of new licensing deals.
Previous wording
The Company previously stated that it expected total BlackBerry revenue to be in the range of $517 million to $526 million in fiscal 2025 as a whole. Total BlackBerry revenue was $534.9 million and was higher due to the total impact of each of the Company’s operating segments exceeding the top end of the Company’s expectation ranges.
Current wording
The Company previously stated that it expected total BlackBerry revenue to be in the range of $531 million to $541 million in fiscal 2026 as a whole. Total BlackBerry revenue was $549.1 million and was higher due to Secure Communications revenue exceeding previously provided guidance for the reasons described above.
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See Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of the Company’s operating segments.
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Long-lived asset impairment charge -Long-lived asset impairment charges do not reflect expected future operating expenses, are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance, and may not be meaningful when comparing the Company’s operating performance against that of prior periods.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The decrease in Licensing revenue of $3.8 million was primarily due to a decrease in revenue from the Company’s intellectual property licensing arrangements.
Current report — wording carried from elsewhere
The increase in Secure Communications segment adjusted gross margin of$9.4 million was primarily due to the reasons discussed above in “Revenue by Segment” and a higher gross margin contribution from Secusmart due to change in product mix.
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•The Company completed the sale of its Cylance endpoint security assets to Arctic Wolf;
Previous report — wording carried elsewhere
Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the years ended February 28, 2025, February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 to free cash flow (usage) is reflected in the table below: