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Release Date: August 06, 2026
For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript.
Positive Points
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PAR Technology Corp (NYSE:PAR) delivered strong Q2 results, with total revenue of $133 million (up 19% year-over-year) and adjusted EBITDA of $14.3 million, both exceeding the high end of guidance.
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ARR grew to approximately $338 million, representing over 17% year-over-year growth and 12.3% organic growth, with expectations for meaningful acceleration in the second half.
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The company’s platform strategy is gaining traction, with nearly 100% multi-product attachment on new Q2 engagements, including wins with Guthrie’s, Sarku Japan, and Burgerville.
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PAR Intelligence adoption is scaling rapidly, with roughly 20,000 live sites at the end of Q2 and another 20,000 planned to go live in Q3, on track for a 50,000-site commitment for fiscal 2026.
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The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance, now expecting total revenue of $516-$523 million (up from $500-$515 million) and adjusted EBITDA of $50-$53 million (up from $44-$47 million).
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PAR Ordering delivered its best quarter ever, closing 6 new deals with a win rate above 50%, including 3 wins from customers migrating off the market’s largest legacy ordering provider.
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The newly acquired Bridge product added more than $1.3 million in new committed ARR from 2 signed customers, with agreements extending through 2029, validating the data intelligence strategy.
Negative Points
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Hardware margins declined to 20% in Q2, down from 27% in the prior year, due to the current tariff and supply chain constraint environment, with expectations to remain in the low 20% range.
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Professional service margins were negatively impacted in Q2, coming in at 23% versus 29% in the prior year, due to the timing of hardware-related service contracts.
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The company experienced planned churn in the engagement/ordering segment during Q1, which continues to impact growth in that area, though the business is showing solid margins.
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Non-GAAP subscription service margin slightly decreased to 65.1% from 66.4% in Q2 2025, reflecting a shift in product mix due to the inclusion of a full quarter of Bridge operations.
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The company’s net loss was $17 million for Q2 2026, though this was an improvement from the $21 million net loss in Q2 2025, indicating ongoing profitability challenges.
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Q2 adjusted EBITDA included $1.3 million of overperformance from a specific hardware initiative, and without this, the normalized number would be $13 million, suggesting some one-time benefits.
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The company noted that hardware revenue in Q2 was historic and benefited from elevated tier 1 refresh activity, with expectations for this to normalize in the second half, potentially impacting revenue growth.