SKOKIE, Ill., May 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:LNZA) ("LanzaTech" or the "Company"), a carbon management solutions company, today reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Key Highlights:

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(1) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA" sections herein for an explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release.

First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

The table below outlines key results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:

All amounts in millions ($)Three Months Ended March 31,
  2026   2025 
Revenue$12.0  $9.5 
Cost of revenue(1) 8.3   7.5 
Operating expenses 13.5   33.0 
Net loss (14.7)  (19.2)
Adjusted EBITDA(2)$(7.9) $(30.5)
        

(1) Exclusive of depreciation.

(2) See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA" sections herein for an explanation and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release.

Revenue

Cost of Revenue

Operating Expense

Net Loss

Adjusted EBITDA

Balance Sheet and Liquidity

Management Comments

"This has been a period in which our transformation strategy has begun delivering measurable financial results. The restructuring initiatives implemented in mid-2025 drove a 59% reduction in operating expenses in Q1 2026 compared with Q1 2025, materially improving our cost structure while maintaining momentum across our strategic initiatives," said Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, Board Chair and CEO of LanzaTech.  "During the period, we achieved guaranteed performance with municipal solid waste in Japan, a critical proof point in converting highly challenging waste streams into SAF. In the UK we completed site selection for our integrated SAF facility, an important development milestone that advances the project toward engineering, permitting and commercial deployment. We also continued progressing our India project utilizing agricultural residues as feedstock. Together, these milestones demonstrate the breadth and flexibility of our platform across multiple waste streams. Alongside this, both LanzaTech and LanzaJet have completed successful capital raises with new investors, strengthening our financial position. These achievements demonstrate continued momentum as we build a platform for long term growth."

About LanzaTech

LanzaTech (NASDAQ:LNZA) is a leader in carbon management, using its proprietary gas-fermentation platform to transform waste carbon into valuable products. Through global partnerships, LanzaTech enables the production of feedstocks for high-value markets including SAF and chemicals. Headquartered in the U.S., the company provides technology and commercial pathways that strengthen industrial resilience and unlock new economic value from carbon.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial, of the Company. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the Company's management. Although the Company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company cannot assure you that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "will," "should," "seeks," "plans," "scheduled," "anticipates," "intends" or similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are based on projections prepared by, and are the responsibility of, the Company's management. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, including the Company's ability to continue operations as a going concern; the Company's ability to attract new investors and raise substantial additional financing to fund its operations and/or execute on its other strategic options; delays or interruptions in government contract awards, funding cycles or agency operations (including due to a government shutdown) that could postpone project milestones and defer related revenue recognition; the Company's ability to maintain the listing of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; the Company's ability to execute on its business strategy and achieve profitability; its securities on the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel, the Company's anticipated growth rate and market opportunities; the potential liquidity and trading of the Company's securities; the Company's future financial performance and capital requirements; the Company's assessment of the competitive landscape; the Company's ability to comply with laws and regulations applicable to its business; the Company's ability to enter into, successfully maintain and manage relationships with industry partners; the availability of governmental programs designed to incentivize the production and consumption of low-carbon fuels and carbon capture and utilization; the Company's ability to adequately protect its intellectual property rights; the Company's ability to manage its growth effectively; the Company's ability to increase its revenue from engineering services, sales of equipment packages and sales of CarbonSmart products and to improve its operating results; and the Company's ability to remediate the material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting and to maintain effective internal controls. The Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, or competitive factors, and other risks and uncertainties, including those described under the header "Risk Factors" in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and in future SEC filings. New risk factors that may affect actual results or outcomes emerge from time to time and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can the Company assess the impact of all such risk factors on its business, or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. The Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP and to provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have presented Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as our net loss, excluding the impact of depreciation, interest income, net, stock-based compensation expense, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, loss on the Brookfield SAFE extinguishment, change in fair value of the Brookfield Loan liability (net of interest accretion reversal), change in fair value of the Convertible Note and related transaction costs, and loss from equity method investees, net. We monitor and have presented in this earnings press release Adjusted EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and the Board to understand and evaluate our operating performance, to establish budgets, and to develop operational goals for managing our business. We believe Adjusted EBITDA helps identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by the effect of certain expenses that we include in net loss. Accordingly, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors, analysts, and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results and enhancing the overall understanding of our past performance and future prospects.

Adjusted EBITDA is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Adjusted EBITDA rather than net loss, which is the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. For example, Adjusted EBITDA: (i) excludes stock-based compensation expense because it is a significant non-cash expense that is not directly related to our operating performance; (ii) excludes depreciation expense and, although this is a non-cash expense, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future; (iii) excludes gain or losses on equity method investee; and (iv) excludes certain income or expense items that do not provide a comparable measure of our business performance. In addition, the expenses and other items that we exclude in our calculations of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the expenses and other items, if any, that other companies may exclude from Adjusted EBITDA when they report their operating results. In addition, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
 March 31,

2026		 December 31,

2025
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$19,861  $13,164 
Trade and other receivables, net of allowance 10,557   9,527 
Contract assets, net of allowance 6,683   6,541 
Other current assets 10,860   10,456 
Total current assets 47,961   39,688 
Property, plant and equipment, net 16,153   17,128 
Right-of-use assets 14,116   14,378 
Equity method investment 11,318   13,272 
Equity security investment 14,990   14,990 
Other non-current assets 671   751 
Total assets$105,209  $100,207 
Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Shareholders' Equity   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$10,443  $10,869 
Other accrued liabilities 11,138   10,278 
Warrants 6   11 
Fixed Maturity Consideration and current FPA Put Option liability —   4,123 
Contract liabilities 740   423 
Accrued salaries and wages 1,732   1,843 
Current lease liabilities 354   176 
Total current liabilities 24,413   27,723 
Non-current lease liabilities 15,973   16,388 
Non-current contract liabilities 5,760   5,896 
FPA Put Option liability —   30,015 
Brookfield Loan liability 11,000   10,900 
Other long-term liabilities 4   8 
Total liabilities 57,150   90,930 
Mezzanine Equity   
Convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 0 and 20,000,000 shares issued as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively; and 0 and 20,000,000 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively —   2 
Preferred stock - additional paid-in capital —   13,167 
Total mezzanine equity —   13,169 
Shareholders' Equity/(Deficit)   
Common stock, $0.0000001 par value, 25,800,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025; 10,089,163 and 2,320,511 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 23   23 
Additional paid-in capital 1,079,833   1,013,195 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,436   1,444 
Accumulated deficit (1,033,233)  (1,018,554)
Total shareholders' equity/(deficit) 48,059   (3,892)
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders' equity$105,209  $100,207 
        



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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except share and per share data)
 Three Months Ended

March 31,
  2026   2025 
Revenues:   
Contracts with customers and grants$7,279  $3,057 
CarbonSmart product sales 4,050   4,204 
Collaborative arrangements —   1,050 
Related party transactions 691   1,172 
Total revenues 12,020   9,483 
Costs and operating expenses:   
Contracts with customers and grants(1) 4,209   2,902 
CarbonSmart product sales(1) 4,059   4,136 
Collaborative arrangements(1) —   461 
Related party transactions(1) 23   14 
Research and development expense 4,008   16,494 
Depreciation expense 939   781 
Selling, general and administrative expense 8,593   15,748 
Total cost and operating expenses 21,831   40,536 
Loss from operations (9,811)  (31,053)
Other income (expense):   
Interest income, net 104   438 
Other income (expense), net (423)  17,918 
Total other income (expense), net (319)  18,356 
Loss from equity method investees, net (4,549)  (6,532)
Net loss$(14,679) $(19,229)
    
Other comprehensive loss:   
Changes in credit risk of fair value instruments —   2,696 
Foreign currency translation adjustments (8)  (441)
Comprehensive loss$(14,687) $(16,974)
    
Net loss per common share - basic$(1.77) $(9.79)
Net loss per common share - diluted$(1.77) $(9.79)
    
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic(2) 8,272,551   1,965,143 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted(2) 8,272,551   1,965,143 
        

(1)   Exclusive of depreciation.

(2)   All common stock share and per share data for all periods prior to the quarterly period ending September 30, 2025 have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-100 reverse stock split of the Company's common stock and the decrease in the par value of the Company's common stock from $0.0001 to $0.0000001 per share which became effective on August 18, 2025.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
  2026   2025 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:   
Net loss$(14,679) $(19,229)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:   
Share-based compensation expense 1,327   2,280 
Gain on change in fair value of SAFE and warrant liabilities (4)  (2,932)
Loss on change in fair value of the Amended Brookfield Loan 100   11,426 
Loss on Brookfield SAFE extinguishment —   6,216 
Change in fair value of Convertible Note —   (35,143)
Provisions for losses on trade and other receivables and contract assets, net of recoveries —   126 
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 939   781 
Amortization of discount on debt security investment —   (37)
Non-cash lease expense 262   490 
Non-cash recognition of licensing revenue (498)  (1,108)
Loss from equity method investees, net 4,549   6,532 
Unrealized (Gain)/Loss on net foreign exchange (244)  275 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable, net (1,030)  240 
Contract assets (221)  5,837 
Accrued interest on debt investment —   32 
Other assets (394)  895 
Accounts payable and accrued salaries and wages (558)  1,171 
Contract liabilities 317   463 
Operating lease liabilities (237)  (467)
Other liabilities 1,103   1,051 
Net cash used in operating activities (9,268)  (21,101)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:   
Purchase of property, plant and equipment (55)  (713)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 42   — 
Proceeds from maturity of debt securities —   5,000 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (2,013)  4,287 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:   
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 20,000   — 
Settlement of Forward Purchase Agreement (2,000)  — 
Partial settlement of the Brookfield Loan —   (12,500)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 18,000   (12,500)
Effects of currency translation on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (4)  (389)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 6,715   (29,703)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 17,051   45,737 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$23,766  $16,034 
    
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:   
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment under accounts payable$21  $255 
Extinguishment of the Brookfield SAFE —   13,274 
Issuance of the Brookfield Loan —   (19,490)
        



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Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

(Unaudited, in thousands)
 Three Months Ended

March 31,
  2026   2025 
Net loss$(14,679) $(19,229)
Depreciation 939   781 
Interest income, net (104)  (438)
Stock-based compensation expense and change in fair value of warrant liabilities(1) 1,323   (652)
Loss on Brookfield SAFE extinguishment —   6,216 
Change in fair value of Convertible Note and related transaction costs —   (35,143)
Change in fair value of the Brookfield Loan (net of interest accretion reversal) 100   11,426 
Loss from equity method investees, net 4,549   6,532 
Adjusted EBITDA$(7,872) $(30,507)
        

(1)   Stock-based compensation expense represents expense related to equity compensation plans.

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investors@lanzatech.com 

Public Relations/Media Contact:

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