Symbotic Inc.
For the period ended Jun 28, 2025. Filed Aug 6, 2025.
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
- Organization and Operations
SVF Investment Corp. 3, formerly known as SVF Investment III Corp., (“SVF 3” and, after the transactions described below, “Symbotic” or the “Company”) was a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on December 11, 2020. Warehouse Technologies LLC (“Legacy Warehouse”) was formed in December 2006 to make investments in companies that develop new technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. Symbotic LLC, a technology company that develops and commercializes innovative technologies for use within warehouse operations, and Symbotic Group Holdings, ULC were wholly owned subsidiaries of Legacy Warehouse. On December 12, 2021, (i) SVF 3 entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Legacy Warehouse, Symbotic Holdings LLC (“Symbotic Holdings”), and Saturn Acquisition (DE) Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of SVF 3 (“Merger Sub”), and (ii) Legacy Warehouse entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Company Merger Agreement”) with Symbotic Holdings.
On June 7, 2022, as contemplated by the Company Merger Agreement, Legacy Warehouse merged with and into Symbotic Holdings (the “Company Reorganization”), with Symbotic Holdings surviving the merger (“Interim Symbotic”). Immediately following such merger, on June 7, 2022, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, SVF 3 transferred by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands and domesticated as a Delaware corporation, changing its name to “Symbotic Inc.”. Immediately following the domestication of SVF 3, on June 7, 2022, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Interim Symbotic (the “Merger” and, together with the Company Reorganization, the “Business Combination”), with Interim Symbotic surviving the merger as a subsidiary of Symbotic (“New Symbotic Holdings”).
Symbotic is an automation technology company established to develop technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. The Company’s vision is to make the supply chain work better for everyone. The Company does this by developing innovative, comprehensive technology solutions that dramatically improve supply chain operations. The Company currently automates the processing of pallets, cases, and eaches in large warehouses for some of the largest retail companies in the world. Its systems enhance operations at the front end of the supply chain, and therefore benefit all supply partners further down the chain, irrespective of fulfillment strategy.
The Company’s headquarters are located in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and its Canadian headquarters are located in Montreal, Quebec.
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed in, or omitted from, these interim financial statements. Accordingly, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto as of and for the year ended September 28, 2024, which are included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on December 4, 2024. The September 28, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet included herein is derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.
Amounts reported are computed based on thousands, except percentages, per share amounts, or as otherwise noted. As a result, certain totals may not sum due to rounding.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and majority-owned subsidiaries and reflect all adjustments (consisting solely of normal, recurring adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include 100% of the accounts of wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries and the ownership interest of the minority investor is recorded as a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year.
The Company operates and reports using a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the last Saturday of September of each calendar year. Each of the Company’s fiscal quarters end on the last Saturday of the third month of each quarter.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, and the amounts disclosed in the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from management’s estimates, judgments, and assumptions. Significant estimates, judgments, and assumptions used in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, those related to revenue, useful lives and realizability of long-lived assets, accounting for income taxes and related valuation allowances, and stock-based compensation. Estimates are periodically reviewed in light of changes in circumstances, facts, and experience.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto as of and for the year ended September 28, 2024. Except as noted below, there have been no material changes to the significant accounting policies during the three month period ended June 28, 2025.
Business Acquisitions
The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the fair value of these assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the final determination of the fair value of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Determining the fair value of the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and intangible assets requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future, technology migration curves, discount rates, and useful lives. While the Company uses its best estimates and judgements, the estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. Acquisition-related transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination. Goodwill is not subject to amortization but is monitored annually for impairment or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment. The Company considers the following potential indicators of impairment: significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the Company’s use of acquired assets or the strategy of the Company’s overall business, significant negative industry or economic trends and a significant decline in the Company’s stock price for a sustained period. The Company performs its annual impairment test on the first day of its fourth fiscal quarter. The Company’s goodwill is evaluated at the consolidated level as it has been determined there isone operating segment comprised ofone reporting unit. The Company performs a quantitative or qualitative assessment, which compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized. The Company will perform this assessment on the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter, or June 29, 2025.
Presentation of Restricted Cash
Restricted cash primarily consists of collateral required for a credit card processing program and a U.S. customs bond. The short-term or long-term classification is determined in accordance with the required amount of time the cash is to be held as collateral, which is short-term for less than 12 months, and long-term for greater than 12 months from the balance sheet date.
The following table summarizes the end-of-period cash and cash equivalents from the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and the total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as presented on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $777,576 | $870,469 |
| Restricted cash classified in: | ||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 870 | — |
| Other long-term assets | 2,194 | 2,863 |
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows | $780,640 | $873,332 |
Volume of Business
The Company has concentration in the volume of purchases it conducts with its suppliers. For the three months ended June 28, 2025, there were two suppliers that accounted for greater than 10% of total purchases, and the aggregate purchases from these suppliers amounted to $96.1 million. For the nine months ended June 28, 2025, there was one supplier that accounted for greater than 10% of total purchases, and the aggregate purchases from that supplier amounted to $151.8 million. For the three months ended June 29, 2024, there was one supplier that accounted for greater than 10% of total purchases, and the aggregate purchases from that supplier amounted to $66.8 million. For the nine months ended June 29, 2024, there were two suppliers that accounted for greater than 10% of total purchases, and the aggregate purchases from these suppliers amounted to $244.5 million.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 enhances segment reporting under Topic 280 by expanding the breadth and frequency of segment disclosures. ASU 2023-07 requires disclosure of significant expenses that are regularly provided to an entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included in the reported measure(s) of a segment’s profit or loss. When applying this disclosure requirement, an entity identifies the segment expenses that are regularly provided to the CODM or easily computable from information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Entities are also required to disclose other segment items, i.e., the difference between reported segment revenue less the significant segment expenses and the reported measure(s) of a segment’s profit or loss. ASU 2023-07 also clarifies that single reportable segment entities are subject to Topic 280 in its entirety. ASU 2023-07 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 should be adopted retrospectively unless impracticable. Early adoption is permitted. The disclosures required by ASU 2023-07 are not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide: a tabular rate reconciliation (using both percentages and reporting currency amounts) of (1) the reported income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations, to (2) the product of the income (or loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the applicable statutory federal (national) income tax rate of the jurisdiction (country) of domicile using specific categories, and separate disclosure for any reconciling items within certain categories that are equal to or greater than a specified quantitative threshold. For each annual period presented, ASU 2023-09 also requires all reporting entities to disclose the year-to-date amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. It also requires additional disaggregated information on income taxes paid (net of refunds received) to an individual jurisdiction equal to or greater than 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received). ASU 2023-09 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. ASU 2023-09 is to be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2023-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires additional disclosure about specified categories of expenses included in relevant expense captions presented on the income statement. The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2024-03 will have on its disclosures.
The Company considers the applicability and impact of all ASUs issued by the FASB. There are no other accounting pronouncements which have been issued but are not yet effective that would have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements when adopted.
Recent Legislation
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law in the United States. Key provisions of the OBBBA include permanent extension of once-temporary provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), along with the introduction of other significant changes that may impact the Company. The legislation has multiple effective dates, with certain provisions effective in the Company’s fiscal year 2025 and others implemented through the Company’s fiscal year 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the OBBBA on its consolidated financial statements.
- Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of net assets in consolidated entities that are not owned by the Company.
The following table summarizes the ownership of the stock of the Company for the three months ended June 28, 2025.
| Class A Common Stock | Class V-1 and Class V-3 Common Stock | Total | Class A Common Stock | Class V-1 and Class V-3 Common Stock | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at March 29, 2025 | 108,380,772 | 480,532,521 | 588,913,293 | |||
| Issuances | 914,007 | — | 914,007 | |||
| Exchanges | 958,154 | (958,154) | — | |||
| Balance at June 28, 2025 | 110,252,933 | 479,574,367 | 589,827,300 | 18.7% | 81.3% | 100% |
The following table summarizes the ownership of the stock of the Company for the nine months ended June 28, 2025.
| Class A Common Stock | Class V-1 and Class V-3 Common Stock | Total | Class A Common Stock | Class V-1 and Class V-3 Common Stock | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at September 28, 2024 | 104,689,377 | 481,274,582 | 585,963,959 | |||
| Issuances | 4,060,242 | — | 4,060,242 | |||
| Exchanges | 1,503,314 | (1,503,314) | — | |||
| Cancellations | — | (196,901) | (196,901) | |||
| Balance at June 28, 2025 | 110,252,933 | 479,574,367 | 589,827,300 | 18.7% | 81.3% | 100% |
- Revenue
The Company generates revenue through its design and installation of supply chain automation systems (the “System”) to automate customers’ depalletizing, storage, selection, and palletization warehousing processes. The System has both a hardware component and an essential software component that enables the System to be programmed to operate within specific customer environments. The Company enters into contracts with customers that can include various combinations of services to design and install the System. These services are generally distinct and accounted for as separate performance obligations. As a result, each customer contract may contain multiple performance obligations. The Company determines whether performance obligations are distinct based on whether the customer can benefit from the good or service on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and whether the Company’s commitment to provide the goods or services to the customer is separately identifiable from other obligations in the contract.
The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services in a contract with a customer, generally as title and risk of loss pass to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of revenue will not occur and when collection is considered probable. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of invoicing, the Company has determined its contracts do not include a significant financing component. Taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities, are excluded from revenue. Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are included in revenue and the related costs are included in cost of revenue when incurred. The Company presents amounts collected from customers for sales and other taxes net of the related amounts remitted.
The design, assembly, and installation of a System includes substantive customer-specified acceptance criteria that allow the customer to accept or reject Systems that do not meet the customer’s specifications. When the Company cannot objectively determine that acceptance criteria will be met upon contract inception, revenue relating to Systems is deferred and recognized at a point in time upon final acceptance from the customer. If acceptance can be reasonably certain upon contract inception, revenue is recognized over time based on an input method, using a cost-to-cost measure of progress. Under this method, revenue is recorded based on the ratio of costs incurred over total estimated contract costs. This method provides a faithful depiction of the transfer of the System to the customer because the costs incurred represent the Company’s inputs towards satisfying the performance obligation.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The Company provides disaggregation of revenue based on product and service type on the condensed consolidated statements of operations as it believes these categories best depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about accounts receivable, unbilled accounts receivable, and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts receivable | $136,237 | $201,548 |
| Unbilled accounts receivable | $236,433 | $218,233 |
| Contract liabilities | $923,141 | $805,547 |
The change in the opening and closing balances of the Company’s accounts receivable primarily results from the increase in customer System Deployments in the current fiscal year as well as the timing of when customer payments are due. The change in the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract liabilities primarily results from the timing difference between the Company’s performance and customer payments. The Company’s performance obligations are typically satisfied over time as work is performed. Payment from customers can vary, and is often received in advance of satisfaction of the performance obligations, resulting in a contract liability balance. During the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company recognized $567.9 million of the contract liability balance at September 28, 2024, as revenue upon transfer of the products or services to customers. During the nine months ended June 29, 2024, the Company recognized $668.6 million of the contract liability balance at September 30, 2023 as revenue upon transfer of the products or services to customers.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations not delivered, or partially undelivered, at the end of the reporting period. Remaining performance obligations include deferred revenue plus unbilled amounts not yet recorded in deferred revenue. Remaining performance obligation estimates are subject to change and are affected by several factors, including terminations, changes in scope of contracts, periodic revalidation, adjustments for revenue that have not materialized, adjustments for inflation, and adjustments for currency. The definition of remaining performance obligations excludes those contracts that provide the customer with the right to cancel or terminate the contract without incurring a substantial penalty as well as operation services contracts. For contracts with a duration of greater than one year, the transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of June 28, 2025 was $22.4 billion, which is primarily comprised of undelivered or partially undelivered Systems under contract, and which a substantial majority relates to undelivered or partially undelivered Systems in connection with the Master Automation Agreement (“MAA”) with Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) to implement Systems in all of Walmart’s 42 regional distribution centers, and in connection with the Commercial Agreement with GreenBox Systems LLC (“GreenBox”) under which Symbotic will implement its System into GreenBox distribution center locations. As the Company accounts for GreenBox as an equity method investment, the remaining performance obligation includes the Company’s proportionate share of unconsolidated variable interest entity contracts. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, Symbotic LLC entered into a Master Automation Agreement (“2025 MAA”), which sets forth the terms and conditions governing the development, manufacture, and installation of accelerated pickup and delivery systems (“APDs”) by Symbotic LLC for Walmart. The 2025 MAA provides for a commitment, subject to the satisfaction of defined system performance metrics of the APDs, from Walmart to purchase 400 APDs, which could increase the Company’s future remaining performance obligation by more than $5.0 billion. The Company expects to recognize approximately 11% of its remaining performance obligations as revenue in the next 12 months, approximately 56% of its remaining performance obligations as revenue within the following 13 to 60 months, and the remaining thereafter, which is dependent on the timing of System installation timelines. The Company does not disclose the value of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less.
Significant Customers
For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024, there was one customer, including all affiliates, subsidiaries, and consolidated entities, that individually accounted for 10% or more of total revenue. The following table represents this customer’s aggregate percent of total revenue.
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| Customer A | 83.8% | 89.6% | 85.1% | 86.0% |
At June 28, 2025, three customers accounted for over 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance, and one customer accounted for over 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance at September 28, 2024. The following table represents these customers’ aggregate percent of total accounts receivable. The symbol “n/a” indicates that such customer’s accounts receivable balance at the period indicated within the table did not exceed 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance.
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer A | 38.5% | 92.8% |
| Customer B | 37.7% | n/a |
| Customer C | 12.7% | n/a |
| Aggregate Percent of Total Accounts Receivable | 88.9% | 92.8% |
The concentration in the volume of business transacted with these customers may lead to a material impact on the Company’s results from operations if a total or partial loss of the business relationship were to occur. As of the date of the issuance of these financial statements, the Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance which would result in a material adverse impact to its results of operations or liquidity and financial condition.
- Leases
The Company leases office space in Wilmington, MA, Montreal, QC, Plant City, FL, Andover, MA, and Milpitas, CA through operating lease arrangements. The Company has no finance lease agreements. The operating lease arrangements expire at various dates through December 2030.
The following table presents the balance sheet location of the Company’s operating leases for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| ROU assets: | ||
| Other assets | $23,413 | $15,257 |
| Lease Liabilities: | ||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $5,063 | $1,647 |
| Other liabilities | 22,505 | 16,076 |
| Total lease liabilities | $27,568 | $17,723 |
The following table presents maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of June 28, 2025, presented under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Remaining fiscal year 2025 | $1,416 |
| Fiscal year 2026 | 7,166 |
| Fiscal year 2027 | 6,876 |
| Fiscal year 2028 | 5,299 |
| Fiscal year 2029 and thereafter | 12,572 |
| Total future minimum payments | $33,329 |
| Less: Implied interest | (5,761) |
| Total lease liabilities | $27,568 |
The Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of operating lease payments. To determine the estimated incremental borrowing rate, the Company uses publicly available credit ratings for peer companies. The Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate using yields for maturities that are in line with the duration of the lease payments. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases as of June 28, 2025 was 7.6%.
As of June 28, 2025, the weighted-average remaining lease term of the Company’s operating leases was approximately 4.9 years. Operating cash flows for amounts included in the measurement of the Company’s operating lease liabilities were $2.2 million for the nine months ended June 28, 2025.
- Inventories
Inventories at June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024 consist of the following (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Raw materials and components | $123,673 | $72,279 |
| Work in process | — | 4,538 |
| Finished goods | 15,228 | 29,319 |
| Total inventories | $138,901 | $106,136 |
- Property and Equipment
Property and equipment at June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024 consists of the following (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Computer equipment and software, furniture and fixtures, test equipment, and other equipment | $102,508 | $114,515 |
| Internal use software | 6,290 | 7,141 |
| Leasehold improvements | 10,574 | 9,576 |
| Total property and equipment | 119,372 | 131,232 |
| Less accumulated depreciation | (46,359) | (34,123) |
| Property and equipment, net | $73,013 | $97,109 |
For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, depreciation expense was $7.1 million and $20.3 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, depreciation expense was $4.8 million and $9.6 million, respectively.
- Business Acquisitions
Business acquisition-related costs during the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 were $0.4 million and $7.5 million, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expenses in the interim condensed consolidated statements of operations. Separate financial results and pro forma financial information for ASR (defined below) have not been presented as the effect of this acquisition was not material to the Company’s financial results.
Advanced Systems & Robotics Inc.
On January 27, 2025, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests of Walmart’s Advanced Systems & Robotics Inc. (“ASR”) for $200.0 million in cash (the “ASR Acquisition) pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Walmart (the “ASR Purchase Agreement”). ASR is intended to expand the long-standing relationship between Walmart and the Company with the aim of developing an integrated automated supply chain, which is expected to broaden the Company’s product offering beyond the traditional warehouse to eCommerce settings for last mile delivery. As of June 28, 2025, the purchase price allocation is preliminary, pending finalization of valuations and the impact of income taxes.
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price for ASR and fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows (in thousands):
| Total purchase consideration | $200,000 |
|---|---|
| Allocation of the purchase consideration: | |
| Inventories | 14,702 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 36,189 |
| Property and equipment, net | 4,261 |
| Intangible assets | 78,000 |
| Other assets | 47,223 |
| Total assets acquired | 180,375 |
| Accrued expenses and other current assets | 38,298 |
| Other liabilities | 2,611 |
| Total liabilities assumed | 40,909 |
| Identifiable net assets acquired | 139,466 |
| Goodwill | 60,534 |
| Total purchase price allocation | $200,000 |
In the quarter ended June 28, 2025, the Company recorded a $45.0 million contract asset related to consideration payable to a customer under the 2025 MAA as part of the allocation of purchase price, which will be amortized as a reduction of future revenues under the 2025 MAA. The change in the intangible asset value from the period ended March 29, 2025, to the period ended June 28, 2025, is attributable to finalization of the valuation of acquired intangible assets.
The value of the goodwill can be attributed to a number of business factors, including a trained technical workforce, and revenue and cost synergies expected to be realized. The Company expects that most of the goodwill related to the ASR Acquisition will not be deductible for tax purposes.
The identified intangible asset acquired is developed technology, which has a gross carrying amount of $78.0 million and has an estimated useful life of 7 years.
The Company applied the multi-period excess earnings method to estimate the fair value of the intangible asset. The total weighted average amortization period for the developed technology intangible asset acquired from Walmart is 7 years. The intangible asset began amortization on the date of acquisition and is amortized on a straight-line basis over its useful life.
- Intangible Assets and Goodwill
In connection with asset acquisitions in fiscal year 2024 and 2025, and the ASR Acquisition in January 2025, the Company acquired developed technology intangible assets. The intangible assets will be amortized over a useful life of 3 to 7 years on a straight-line basis. The estimated weighted average useful life of the intangible assets is 6.5 years.
The following table presents acquired intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of June 28, 2025 (in thousands). There wereno acquired intangible assets that are subject to amortization as of June 29, 2024.
| Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life (in Years) | Gross Carrying Amount | Accumulated Amortization | Net Book Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developed technology | 6.5 | $89,943 | $(7,022) | $82,921 |
| Total | $89,943 | $(7,022) | $82,921 |
For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, amortization expense was $5.9 million and $10.7 million, respectively.
The following table presents the estimated future annual pre-tax amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets as of the date indicated (in thousands):
| Developed Technology | |
|---|---|
| Remaining fiscal year 2025 | $3,772 |
| Fiscal year 2026 | 15,089 |
| Fiscal year 2027 | 15,089 |
| Fiscal year 2028 | 12,016 |
| Fiscal year 2029 and thereafter | 36,955 |
| Total | $82,921 |
The carrying amount of goodwill at June 28, 2025 was $60.5 million. As a result of the ASR Acquisition, the Company recorded $60.5 million of goodwill. Prior to the ASR Acquisition, the Company didnot have goodwill on its consolidated balance sheets. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill from $68.7 million at March 29, 2025, to $60.5 million at June 28, 2025, results from updates made to the preliminary purchase price allocation, further described in Note 8, Business Acquisitions. No other changes to the carrying amount of goodwill were noted for the nine months ended June 28, 2025. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually. Through the date the interim condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, no triggering events have occurred that would indicate that a potential impairment exists.
- Restructuring Charges
During the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, management committed to a reduction of the Company’s workforce by approximately 325 employees primarily related to employees that joined the Company’s workforce in connection with the ASR Acquisition. The Company expects the workforce reduction will be substantially completed by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. The costs incurred related to employee severance are recorded as a liability when it is probable that employees will be entitled to termination benefits and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. The liability related to these charges is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. As the ASR Purchase Agreement contemplated reimbursement for certain types of restructuring costs, a receivable was recorded as part of purchase accounting, which is included within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the purchase price allocation in Note 8, Business Acquisitions.
The following table presents the activity related to the Company’s severance liability as of June 28, 2025 (in thousands).
| June 28, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Severance liability at September 28, 2024 | $203 |
| Severance charges | 17,340 |
| Cash paid and other | (5,545) |
| Severance liability at June 28, 2025 | $11,998 |
The Company didnot have material severance activity for the three or nine months ended June 29, 2024 or year ended September 28, 2024. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company recognized $16.4 million of restructuring expense, which is included within restructuring charges on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.
- Income Taxes
The Company is subject to U.S. federal income taxes, in addition to state and local income taxes, with respect to its allocable share of any taxable income or loss of Symbotic Holdings. The remaining share of Symbotic Holdings income or loss is non-taxable to the Company and is not reflected in current or deferred income taxes. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries are subject to income tax in their local jurisdictions.
For the three months ended June 28, 2025, the Company recorded a current income tax expense of less than $0.1 million and for the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company recorded a current income tax benefit of $1.2 million. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, the Company recorded a current income tax expense of $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively. The Company incurred a pre-tax loss for the three and nine month periods and recorded a full valuation allowance against its domestic deferred tax assets and a partial valuation allowance against its foreign deferred tax assets. The Company incurs state tax expense by Symbotic LLC at the flow-through entity level and foreign tax expense at its foreign subsidiaries. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 is (0.14)% and 1.65% respectively, as compared to an effective tax rate of (0.70)% and (0.04)%, for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the flow-through entity level taxes and the effect of the valuation allowance, including the partial release due to the ASR Acquisition, against the Company’s net federal, state, and foreign deferred income taxes.
As of June 28, 2025, the Company continues to conclude that the negative evidence regarding its ability to realize its deferred tax assets outweighs the positive evidence, and the Company has a full valuation allowance against its domestic, federal, and state net deferred tax assets and a partial valuation allowance against its foreign net deferred tax assets. The Company has a history of cumulative pre-tax losses for the three previous fiscal years which it believes represents significant negative evidence in evaluating whether its deferred tax assets are realizable. Given these cumulative losses, lack of forecast history, the competitive environment, and uncertainty of general economic conditions, the Company does not believe it can rely on projections of future taxable income exclusive of reversing taxable temporary differences to support the realization of its deferred tax assets. In upcoming quarters, the Company will continue to evaluate both the positive and negative evidence surrounding its ability to realize its deferred tax assets.
Tax Receivable Agreement
As of June 28, 2025, future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”) with respect to the purchase of Symbotic Holdings units which occurred as part of or subsequent to the Business Combination are expected to be $440.2 million. Payments made under the TRA represent payments that otherwise would have been made to taxing authorities in the absence of attributes obtained by the Company as a result of exchanges by its pre-IPO members. Such amounts will be paid only when a cash tax savings is realized as a result of attributes subject to the TRA. That is, payments under the TRA are only expected to be made in periods following the filing of a tax return in which the Company is able to utilize certain tax benefits to reduce its cash taxes paid to a taxing authority. The impact of any changes in the projected obligations under the TRA as a result of changes in the geographic mix of the Company’s earnings, changes in tax legislation and tax rates or other factors that may impact the Company’s tax savings will be reflected in income or loss before taxes on the condensed consolidated statements of operations in the period in which the change occurs. As of June 28, 2025, no TRA liability was recorded based on current projections of future taxable income taking into consideration the Company’s full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax asset.
- Fair Value Measures
The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value. Fair value is determined based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market. Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy, as follows:
Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using the above input categories as of June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024 (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |
| Assets: | ||||||||
| Money market funds | $667,233 | $— | $— | $667,233 | $712,958 | $— | $— | $712,958 |
| Warrant fair value | — | 16,789 | — | 16,789 | — | 12,308 | — | 12,308 |
| Total assets | $667,233 | $16,789 | $— | $684,022 | $712,958 | $12,308 | $— | $725,266 |
The Company hadno liabilities measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024.
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The fair value of the Company’s investments in certain money market funds is their face value and such instruments are classified as Level 1 and are included in cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At June 28, 2025, the fair value of the warrant issued as described in Note 13, Derivative Instruments, is classified as Level 2. Level 2 securities are priced by pricing vendors. These pricing vendors utilize the most recent observable market information in pricing these securities or, if specific prices are not available for these securities, use other observable inputs like market transactions involving identical or comparable securities.
- Derivative Instruments
During fiscal year 2024, the Company entered into warrant agreements and a development and supply agreement with a supplier which, subject to meeting certain conditions, will entitle the Company to acquire a fixed number of shares of the supplier during the period of time set forth in the warrant agreements. The warrants vest in a series of tranches, at a specified price per share, upon meeting certain development and production-based milestones. If, and when, the relevant milestone is reached, the corresponding tranche of warrant will become exercisable up until the expiration date of the warrants in May 2044.
The warrants are accounted for as a derivative under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, as a result of certain net settlement provisions in the warrant agreements. The Company reports the warrants at their fair values within “other assets” in its condensed consolidated balance sheets and changes in the fair value of the warrants are recognized in “other income, net” on its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The day-one value attributable to the other side of the warrants is reported within “other liabilities” in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and will be amortized over the life of the applicable development and production milestones as determined in the development and supply agreement. The fair value of the warrants recognized within “other assets” on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets at June 28, 2025 is $16.8 million. The Company recorded a fair value adjustment of $4.5 million to “other income, net” on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended June 28, 2025. There isno impact recorded to “other income, net” on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 28, 2025.
- Related Party Transactions
ASC Topic 850, Related Party Disclosures(“ASC Topic 850”) provides guidance for the identification of related parties and the disclosure of related party transactions. Related parties are generally defined as (i) affiliates of the Company; (ii) owners of more than 10% of the voting interests of the Company and members of their immediate families; (iii) management of the Company and members of their immediate families; (iv) other parties which directly or indirectly control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company; or (v) other parties who can significantly influence the financial and operating decisions of the Company. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. The Company assesses related parties each reporting period. For the period ending June 28, 2025, the Company determined that C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (“C&S”), GreenBox, and certain current holders of Symbotic Holdings were each a related party under ASC Topic 850. The following transactions were related party transactions under ASC Topic 850.
Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement
In December 2021 and May 2022, the Company entered into aircraft time-sharing agreements with C&S with respect to private aircraft owned by them, whereby the Company’s executives may utilizetwo C&S aircraft on an as-needed and as-available basis, with no minimum usage being required. As there is no defined period of time stated within these aircraft time-sharing agreements, the Company does not consider these to meet the definition of a lease, and as such, records payments in the period in which the obligation for the payment is incurred. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company incurred expense of $0.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, the Company incurred expense of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, related to these aircraft time-sharing agreements.
Usage of Facility and Employee Services
The Company has a license arrangement with C&S whereby C&S is providing receiving and logistics services for the Company within a C&S distribution facility. The arrangement also provides for C&S employees assisting with certain of the Company’s operations. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company incurred expense of $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, the Company incurred expense of $0.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively, related to this arrangement.
Customer Contracts
The Company has customer contracts with C&S relating to System Deployments, software maintenance services and the operations of Systems. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, revenue of $4.8 million and $10.0 million was recognized, respectively, relating to these customer contracts. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, revenue of $14.3 million and $49.3 million was recognized, respectively, relating to these customer contracts. There was $3.3 million unbilled accounts receivable and accounts receivable due from C&S at June 28, 2025, and $18.4 million unbilled accounts receivable and accounts receivable due from C&S at September 28, 2024. There was $2.5 million and $1.8 million of deferred revenue related to contracts with C&S at June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024, respectively.
GreenBox
The Company has a customer contract relating to System Deployments and shared services with GreenBox. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, revenue of $26.4 million and $34.0 million was recognized, respectively, relating to this customer contract. For the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, revenue of $1.9 million was recognized relating to this customer contract. There was $51.3 million unbilled accounts receivable and accounts receivable due from the customer contract at June 28, 2025, andno unbilled accounts receivable and accounts receivable due from the customer contract at September 28, 2024. There was $1.2 million and $0.6 million accounts receivable due from the shared service agreement at June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024, respectively. There was $139.1 million and $69.1 million of deferred revenue related to contracts with GreenBox at June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024, respectively. The transaction price allocated to performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of June 28, 2025 was $11.5 billion.
Cash funding of $24.4 million and $31.1 million was made, respectively, by the Company to GreenBox in relation to the VIE (as further described in Note 16, Variable Interest Entities) for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025. Non-cash funding in the form of a stock contribution of $4.2 million and $6.9 million was made by the Company to GreenBox for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, respectively. Cash funding of $66.5 million was made by the Company to GreenBox in relation to the VIE for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024, andno non-cash funding was made for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024.
Tax Distribution to Symbotic Holdings LLC partners
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Symbotic Holdings, Symbotic LLC makes pro rata tax distributions to the holders of Symbotic Holdings’ units in an amount sufficient to fund all or part of their tax obligations with respect to the taxable income of Symbotic Holdings that is allocated to them. For the three months ended June 28, 2025, there wereno material tax distributions made by the Company to or on behalf of its members. For the nine months ended June 28, 2025, the Company distributed a total of $1.2 million of tax distributions to or on behalf of its members, of which $1.1 million was distributed to or on behalf of those who met the definition of a related party in accordance with ASC Topic 850.
- Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Obligations
The Company has contractual obligations to purchase goods or services, which specify significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased and fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions. As of June 28, 2025, the purchase commitments covered by these arrangements are $871.8 million in the aggregate, of which $793.5 million are less thanone year.
Lease Commitments
The Company leases certain of its facilities under operating leases expiring in various years through 2030. Refer to Note 5, Leases, for a schedule of future lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 28, 2025.
Warranty
The Company provides a limited warranty on its Systems and has established a reserve for warranty obligations based on estimated warranty costs. The reserve is included as part of accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Activity related to the warranty accrual is as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| Balance at beginning of period | $45,725 | $27,476 | $31,935 | $18,948 |
| Provision | 4,121 | 10,442 | 22,629 | 22,481 |
| Warranty usage | (2,458) | (10,528) | (7,176) | (14,039) |
| Balance at end of period | $47,388 | $27,390 | $47,388 | $27,390 |
Legal Matters
The Company is subject from time to time to various claims, lawsuits and other legal and administrative proceedings. Some of these claims, lawsuits and other proceedings may involve highly complex issues that are subject to substantial uncertainties, and could result in damages, fines and penalties, non-monetary sanctions or relief.
The Company recognizes provisions for claims or pending litigation when it is determined that an unfavorable outcome is probable, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Due to the inherent uncertain nature of litigation, the ultimate outcome or actual cost of settlement may materially vary from estimates.
SEC Matters
The Company has been responding to requests for information from the SEC relating to an investigation by the SEC of alleged violations by the Company of Rule 21F-17, which rule prohibits actions to impede communications directly with the SEC staff about a possible securities law violation. The Company intends to continue to defend this matter vigorously and cannot predict the outcome of this investigation.
The Company has received a subpoena from the SEC relating to its November 2024 restatement of revenues for the year ended September 28, 2024 and certain other matters. The Company is cooperating with the SEC with respect to this matter.
Securities Class Actions
On August 14, 2024, a putative class action captioned Fox v. Symbotic Inc. et al., Case No. 24-cv-12090 was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by an alleged holder of the Company’s common stock. On
March 10, 2025, the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed this action without prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(i).
On December 3, 2024, a putative class action captioned Decker v. Symbotic Inc. et al., Case No. 24-cv-12976 was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by an alleged purchaser of the Company’s common stock. The complaint asserts claims for violations of federal securities laws against the Company and three of its officers on the grounds that the Company made false and/or misleading statements related to its revenue recognition and the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on these allegations, the plaintiff brings claims seeking unspecified damages, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and other costs and relief on behalf of himself and a putative class of persons who purchased the Company’s stock between February 8, 2024 and November 26, 2024. On May 5, 2025, the court entered an order appointing a lead plaintiff pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act and setting a schedule for the filing of an amended complaint and the Company’s response to the complaint.
On July 11, 2025, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint captioned Traina v. Symbotic Inc. et al, Case No. 24-cv-12196. Like the Decker complaint, the amended complaint asserts claims for violations of federal securities laws against the Company and four of officers of the Company on the grounds that the Company made false and/or misleading statements or omissions related to its financial results, deployment times, revenue recognition, and internal controls. Based on these allegations, the plaintiffs bring claims seeking unspecified damages, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, and other costs and relief on behalf of themselves and a putative class of persons who purchased stock of the Company between November 20, 2023 and February 5, 2025.
The Company intends to vigorously defend this case. If a court ultimately determines that the Company is liable in this case, the Company may be subject to substantial damages. The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company to substantial damages that may have a material adverse impact on its operations and cash flows. Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, although the outcome could be material to its operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Shareholder Derivative Actions
On October 2, 2024, two putative shareholder derivative actions captioned Austen v. Cohen et al., 24-cv-12522 and Kukreja v. Cohen et al., 24-cv-12523 were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by the Company’s alleged shareholders. The actions assert claims on behalf of the Company against certain senior officers and members of its board of directors for, among others, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and violations of federal securities laws based primarily on allegations that the defendants caused or allowed the Company to disseminate misleading and inaccurate information to shareholders in connection with the Company’s expected earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The actions also contend that the defendants wasted corporate assets by exposing the Company to the securities class action lawsuit filed on August 14, 2024. The actions seek compensatory damages, changes to corporate governance and internal procedures, restitution, costs and attorneys’ fees, and other unspecified relief. Motions to consolidate thetwo actions into a single matter, appoint lead plaintiffs’ counsel, and stay any obligation of the defendants to respond to the complaint based on the pendency of the related securities class action lawsuit remain pending.
The Company intends to vigorously defend these cases. If a court ultimately determines that the Company is liable, the Company may be subject to substantial damages. The Company cannot predict with any degree of certainty the outcome of this matter or determine the extent of any potential liabilities. The Company also cannot provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss. Any adverse outcome in this matter could expose the Company to substantial damages that may have a material adverse impact on its operations and cash flows. Despite the potential for significant damages, the Company does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of this proceeding will have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, although the outcome could be material to its operating results for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period.
Contingencies
Liabilities for any loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties, and other matters are recorded when it is probable that the liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs associated with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. As of June 28, 2025, the Company has made appropriate provisions related to such matters and does not believe that such matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into various contracts under which it may agree to indemnify other parties for losses incurred from certain events as defined in the relevant contract, such as litigation, regulatory penalties, or claims relating to past performance. Such indemnification obligations may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The Company has never incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification obligations. As a result, the Company believes the estimated fair value of these obligations is minimal. Accordingly, the Company hasno liabilities recorded for these obligations as of June 28, 2025 and September 28, 2024.
- Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”)
VIEs are entities with any of the following characteristics: (i) the entity does not have enough equity to finance its activities without additional financial support; (ii) the equity holders, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest; or (iii) the entity is structured with non-substantive voting rights.
Consolidation of a VIE is required for the party deemed to be the primary beneficiary, if any. The primary beneficiary is the party who has both (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (b) an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity.
On July 23, 2023, the Company, New Symbotic Holdings, and Symbotic LLC (collectively, the “Symbotic Group”), entered into a Framework Agreement (the “Framework Agreement”) with Sunlight Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Sunlight”), SVF II Strategic Investments AIV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“SVF” and, together with Sunlight, “SoftBank”), and GreenBox, related to, among other things, the formation of GreenBox as a venture between the Symbotic Group and SoftBank and a warrant to purchase Class A Common Stock of Symbotic (the “GreenBox Warrant”). On July 23, 2023, GreenBox also entered into a Master Services, License and Equipment Agreement with Symbotic LLC with respect to the purchase of Systems (“GreenBox Commercial Agreement”).
GreenBox was established on July 21, 2023, to build and automate supply chain networks globally by operating and financing the Company’s artificial intelligence and automation technology for the warehouse. Symbotic Holdings and Sunlight own 35% and 65% of GreenBox, respectively. The Company evaluated for VIEs upon the formation of GreenBox in accordance with ASC Topic 810, Consolidation. The Company holds a variable interest in GreenBox through its equity interest in GreenBox. GreenBox is a VIE resulting from GreenBox’s lack of sufficient equity to finance its operations without additional subordinated financial support from both the Company and SoftBank. The consolidation of GreenBox is not required as the Company is not the primary beneficiary of this VIE as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact GreenBox’s economic performance. Such power is conveyed through GreenBox’s board of directors and the Company does not have control over GreenBox’s board of directors.
The Company’s recorded investments in the unconsolidated VIE and related estimated maximum exposure to loss are as follows (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Investments in Unconsolidated VIE | Symbotic's Maximum Exposure to Loss | |
| GreenBox Systems LLC | $105,551 | $1,610,031 |
The Company calculated its maximum exposure to loss of $1,610.0 million while considering its equity investment in the VIE, any amounts owed to the Company for services which may have been provided, and future funding commitments of $1,608.8 million. As of June 28, 2025, there is a $105.6 million carrying value of the VIE which represents the amount which the Company has invested in the VIE, net of the Company’s proportionate share of the VIE’s net loss. The Company’s maximum exposure to loss as displayed above does not take into consideration the VIE’s commitment under the GreenBox Commercial Agreement to reimburse the Company in the event of a termination. If the VIE’s commitment under the
GreenBox Commercial Agreement was taken into consideration, there would be no maximum exposure to loss presented as the VIE’s commitment under the GreenBox Commercial Agreement exceeds the Company’s future funding commitments.
- Net Loss per Share
Basic earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders adjusted for the assumed exchange of all potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive elements. Since the Company incurred net losses for each of the periods presented, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share.
The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock (in thousands, except per share information):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| Numerator - basic and diluted | ||||
| Net loss | $(31,925) | $(26,724) | $(71,883) | $(100,626) |
| Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | (26,012) | (22,043) | (58,569) | (84,300) |
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $(5,913) | $(4,681) | $(13,314) | $(16,326) |
| Denominator - basic and diluted | ||||
| Weighted-average shares of Class A common shares outstanding | 109,201,745 | 102,414,284 | 107,664,864 | 92,891,276 |
| Loss per share of Class A common stock - basic and diluted | $(0.05) | $(0.05) | $(0.12) | $(0.18) |
The Company’s Class V-1 Common Stock and Class V-3 Common Stock do not participate in the earnings or losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share of Class V-1 Common Stock and Class V-3 Common Stock under the two-class method has not been presented.
The Company uses the treasury stock method and the average market price per share during the period for calculating any potential dilutive effect of its equity instruments. The average stock price for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 was $25.89 and $26.67, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, there were 4.3 million and 7.5 million potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, respectively, related to the RSUs, which would have been included in the diluted EPS calculation. For the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025, there were 7.1 million and 6.6 million anti-dilutive common stock equivalents, respectively, related to the unvested GreenBox Warrant, which could potentially dilute EPS in the future.
- Stock-Based Compensation and Warrant Units
The following two tables show stock-based compensation expense by award type and where the stock-based compensation expense is recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| RSUs (service-based and performance-based) | $48,468 | $28,416 | $117,760 | $84,970 |
| Employee stock purchase plan | 972 | 916 | 2,854 | 1,888 |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $49,440 | $29,332 | $120,614 | $86,858 |
Effect of stock-based compensation expense on income by line item (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| Cost of revenue, Systems | $14,983 | $3,401 | $27,323 | $9,955 |
| Cost of revenue, Software maintenance and support | 194 | 116 | 538 | 351 |
| Cost of revenue, Operation services | 856 | 290 | 1,804 | 1,502 |
| Research and development | 12,369 | 12,819 | 37,241 | 37,905 |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 21,038 | 12,706 | 53,708 | 37,145 |
| Total stock-based compensation expense | $49,440 | $29,332 | $120,614 | $86,858 |
Total stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 increased as compared to the three and nine months ended June 29, 2024. There was an increase in RSU grants to employees because there was an increase in the number of employees in fiscal year 2025, as compared to fiscal year 2024, which resulted in an increase in this expense.
GreenBox Warrant
On July 23, 2023, the Company issued the GreenBox Warrant to Sunlight, which allows Sunlight to acquire up to an aggregate of 11,434,360 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, subject to certain vesting conditions. The GreenBox Warrant had a grant date fair value of $19.90 per share. The GreenBox Warrant vests upon conditions defined in the GreenBox Warrant, as GreenBox makes additional expenditures to the Company in connection with the Framework Agreement. There are up toeight vesting tranches in the GreenBox Warrant based on increments of expenditures where approximately 1,429,295 shares may vest per tranche, subject to certain conditions defined in the GreenBox Warrant. Upon vesting, shares may be acquired at an exercise price of $41.9719 per share. The warrant contains customary anti-dilution, down-round, and change-in-control provisions. The right to purchase shares pursuant to the GreenBox Warrant expires 36 months following the end of the initial term of the Framework Agreement, which is July 23, 2027, or if applicable, the extension term of the Framework Agreement, which is July 23, 2029. As of June 28, 2025, none of the shares issuable pursuant to the GreenBox Warrant had vested.
- Segment and Geographic Information
The Company operates asone operating segment. Revenue and property and equipment, net by geographic region, based on physical location of the operations recording the sale or the assets are as follows:
Revenue by geographical region for the three and nine months ended June 28, 2025 and June 29, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | June 28, 2025 | June 29, 2024 | |
| United States | $584,885 | $469,530 | $1,594,674 | $1,220,753 |
| International | 7,236 | 808 | 33,791 | 2,860 |
| Total revenue | $592,121 | $470,338 | $1,628,465 | $1,223,613 |
| Percentage of revenue generated outside of the United States | 1% | nil | 2% | nil |
Total property and equipment, net by geographical region at June 28, 2025 and at September 28, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
| June 28, 2025 | September 28, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $72,887 | $96,802 |
| International | 126 | 307 |
| Total property and equipment, net | $73,013 | $97,109 |
| Percentage of property and equipment, net held outside of the United States | nil | nil |
- Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Other than as described in these condensed consolidated financial statements and below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In July 2025, the Company acquired a strategic investment for $20.0 million. The strategic investment was issued to the Company as a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million, bears interest at 8% per annum, and matures on July 18, 2027. The note is convertible into preferred shares at a conversion price calculated on the date of conversion. The Company will account for this strategic investment within other long-term assets on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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