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FY26 guidance cut
Warning issued 9 October 2026
Next: Interim results for 12 months to 30 September 2026
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  1. 9 Oct 2026 Warning issued 9 October 2026 – Trading since the publication of the interim results (being the six months ended 31 March 2026) on 17 June has been below the Board’s expectations,... ↗

What is happening

Oxford Metrics: FY26 guidance cut – Warning issued 9 October 2026. ['Warning issued 9 October 2026']

In short
On 17 June 2026 FY26 revenue guidance of c.£56m for the 15 months was confirmed. On 9 October 2026 the Board cut it to £47-51m with an Adjusted EBIT loss of £0.5-3.9m, against market expectations of £56.2m and a £3.0m profit. FY27 EBIT is guided at or above £3.5m on lower revenue.
Announced
9 Oct 2026 · Warning issued 9 October 2026
FY26 revenue
£47.0-51.0m versus market expectations of £56.2m
FY26 Adj. EBIT
loss of £0.5-3.9m versus expected £3.0m profit
FY27 Adj. EBIT
at or above market expectations of £3.5m
FY27 revenue
below market expectations of £52.5m
Causes
Weaker Vicon end markets, research funding pressure, delayed IVMS projects
Interim results
12 months to 30 September 2026, due December 2026

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Interim results for 12 months to 30 September 2026.

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Briefing

Oxford Metrics in 4 minutes

Oxford Metrics is an Oxford-based AIM company founded in 1984. It makes Vicon motion-capture systems and machine-vision inspection tools for factories. Revenue hit a record £44m in FY23, then buyers slowed, and the...

  1. Act 1A record year, then buyers paused
  2. Act 2Buying into factory inspection, launching AI capture
  3. Act 3A reset under new leaders
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