Company remains on target to achieve $50 million revenue in 2026, supported by $200 million strategic partnership with Hydra Host, with deployment slated for the second half of the year

2026 marks Company's next phase of growth and will be focused on scaling modular EDCs, expanding GPU hosting capabilities, and executing a disciplined capacity expansion

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duos Technologies Group, Inc. ("Duos" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:DUOT), a provider of modular, colocation Edge and AI data centers and technology infrastructure solutions, reported financial results for the first quarter ("Q1 2026") ended March 31, 2026.

First Quarter 2026 and Recent Operational Highlights

Completed a $65 million capital raise in March 2026, significantly strengthening the Company's balance sheet and providing capital to fund GPU-as-a-Service ("GPUaaS") business model and accelerate deployment of its Edge Data Center ("EDC") platform
Secured $176 million GPUaaS contract in March 2026 with Hydra Host to deploy a high-density NVIDIA B300 GPU cluster for a leading global technology company. The agreement covers a 36-month term, including an initial $15 million customer pre-payment, with approximately $26 million in revenues expected to be recognized in the second half of 2026 and approximately $135 million expected to be recorded over the balance of the contract period. The Company projected gross margins exceeding 80% and expected annual EBITDA of approximately $40 million. The partnership will be fully funded through the Company's existing cash from the previously noted capital raise, and hardware financing arrangement.
The Company now has 10 MW contracted with 15 MW planned for deployment in 2026, demonstrating an ability to rapidly design, manufacture, and deploy modular infrastructure in underserved Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets
Advanced strategic transition to a data center-focused platform, with increased emphasis on Duos Edge AI and Technology Solutions as primary growth drivers, while making continued progress on the planned divestiture of the legacy rail inspection business, which is currently expected to be finalized in the second half of 2026
Continued expansion of the Company's EDC pipeline, with additional units in production and plans to scale capacity to support increasing demand for AI inference, training, and high-performance computing workloads

First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

It should be noted that the following Financial Results represent the consolidation of the Company with its subsidiaries Duos Technologies, Duos Edge AI, Inc., Duos Technology Solutions, Inc. and Duos Energy Corporation ("Duos Energy").

Total revenues for Q1 2026 decreased 45% to $2.72 million compared to $4.95 million in the first quarter of 2025 ("Q1 2025"). Total revenue for Q1 2026 represents an aggregate of approximately $44,000 of Technology Systems revenue, $562,000 of Technology Solutions revenue, $532,000 of Services and Consulting revenue and $1.55 million from Related Party services revenue, and approximately $30,000 of Hosting revenue. The decrease in total revenues was primarily driven by the planned ramp-down from the Duos Energy and New APR Asset Management Agreement ("AMA").

The Technology Solutions business unit provides manufacturer-agnostic infrastructure sourcing, integration, and value-added supply chain services supporting data center, AI, and enterprise deployments. The Company is actively investing capital to build out a network of Edge Data Centers and expects revenue from both its Hosting and Technology Solutions to increase throughout 2026.

Cost of revenues for Q1 2026 decreased 69% to $1.11 million compared to $3.64 million for Q1 2025. The significant decrease was primarily driven by a reduction in personnel-related fixed costs associated with the Duos Energy and New APR AMA previously noted. The decrease also reflects a reduction in personnel-related fixed costs and the continued ramp-down of manufacturing activities in advance of field installation of the contracted high-speed Railcar Inspection Portal, which has temporarily slowed project activity and further reduced cost of revenues pending customer readiness for site deployment.

Gross margin for Q1 2026 increased 23% to $1.61 million compared to $1.31 million for Q1 2025. Gross margin improved primarily due to reduced costs impacting cost of goods sold across most business lines. In addition, the Company recognized approximately $900,000 of revenue during each of the three months ended March 31, 2025, and 2026 related to its 5% non-voting equity interest in the ultimate parent of New APR. As this revenue had no associated cost of revenue, it contributed at a 100% gross margin.

Operating expenses for Q1 2026 increased 69% to $5.24 million compared to $3.10 million for Q1 2025. The increase in expenses was largely attributable to an increase in sales and marketing expenses as additional resources were deployed to support business development initiatives as well as increases in general and administrative expenses. The increase in expenses was partially offset by a decrease in research and development expenses due to the reduced level of rail business. Overall, the Company continues to focus on managing operating expenses while supporting the evolving needs of its customers.

Net operating loss for Q1 2026 totaled $3.63 million compared to net operating loss of $1.79 million for Q1 2025. The increase in loss from operations was primarily driven by lower revenues during the quarter, resulting from the reduced scope of services provided under the AMA as well as higher operating expenses.

Net loss for Q1 2026 totaled $3.49 million compared to net loss of $2.08 million for Q1 2025. The increase in net loss was primarily attributable to lower revenues resulting from the reduced scope of services provided by Duos Energy under the AMA with New APR as well as higher operating expenses. Net loss per common share was $0.15 and $0.18 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2026 totaled $33.03 million compared to $15.47 million at December 31, 2025. In addition, the Company had over $7.03 million in receivables and contract assets for a total of approximately $40.07 million in cash and expected short-term liquidity. Post quarter end the Company received a $15 million customer prepayment with an additional $3 million pending.

Financial Outlook

At the end of the first quarter, the Company's bookings represented approximately $43.5 million in revenue, of which all is expected to be recognized during the year, including contracted backlog and near-term anticipated awards. In addition, approximately $1.1 million of contracted Technology Solutions deferred revenue recorded in 2025 will be recorded as revenue in 2026, further supporting near-term performance. Duos Technology Solutions added 8 new customers and approximately $14 million backlog for 2026.

Based on these committed contracts and near-term pending orders that are already performing or scheduled to be executed throughout the course of 2026, the Company is reconfirming its expectation for total revenue in 2026 to exceed $50 million. A significant portion of this revenue is anticipated to be recognized in the second half of the year, aligned with project timing and infrastructure deployments, supporting continued operating leverage and progression toward the Company growth strategy.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 was ($1.5) million. The Company did not report adjusted EBITDA in the prior-year period. While adjusted EBITDA was negative for the quarter, the Company expects profitability to improve as revenue ramps over the coming quarters and anticipates achieving positive adjusted EBITDA in the second half of 2026.

Management Commentary

"We entered the year with significant momentum and a clear path to scale our diversified AI infrastructure platform," said Duos CEO Doug Recker. "We are now entering the execution phase on several significant projects, most notably our $200 million strategic partnership with Hydra Host, which is slated to come online in the second half and has us well positioned to achieve our $50 million target for 2026. During the quarter, we also made meaningful commercial progress across all business lines, including our edge and high-power EDC solutions as well as our GPUaaS and Technology Solutions divisions, providing us with an increased pipeline and greater revenue visibility as we ramp in the coming quarters. Looking ahead, our ability to provide secured power via several different form factors, combined with our rapid deployment capabilities and key strategic partnerships, has us well positioned to meet outsized demand across the spectrum of AI infrastructure."

Conference Call

The Company's management will host a conference call today, Monday, May 18, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss these results, followed by a question-and-answer period.

	Date:	Monday, May 18, 2026

	Time:	8:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Pacific time)

	U.S. dial-in:	+1 877-407-3088

	International:	Dial-In Matrix Link

	Confirmation:	13760459

If you experience any difficulty accessing the call or wish to submit questions in advance, please contact the Company at DUOT@duostech.com. An audio webcast of the call will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website as a replay following the event.

For additional information about the Company, please visit: www.duostechnologies.com | www.duosedge.ai.

About Duos Technologies Group, Inc.

Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOT), based in Jacksonville, Florida, is focused on providing and managing modular data center colocation facilities and infrastructure solutions. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries Duos Edge AI, Inc., and Duos Technology Solutions, Inc., the Company delivers high function computing infrastructure at the "Edge" designed to support high power computing facilities suitable for AI and Enterprise Computing. Duos is strategically focused on scaling its edge data center platforms in conjunction with its data center infrastructure solutions business. It provides manufacturer-agnostic sourcing and fulfillment services to support efficient deployment of data centers and IT environments. Together, these platforms position the Company to address the growing demand for distributed digital infrastructure, while continuing to support legacy applications in Tier 3 and Tier 4 markets.

For more information, visit www.duostech.com and www.duosedge.ai.

Forward- Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements regarding the Company's financial results and estimates and business prospects that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and typically address the Company's expected future business and financial performance. The forward-looking statements in this news release relate to, among other things, information regarding anticipated timing for the installation, development and delivery dates of our systems; anticipated entry into additional contracts; anticipated effects of macro-economic factors (including effects relating to supply chain disruptions and inflation); timing with respect to revenue recognition; trends in the rate at which our costs increase relative to increases in our revenue; anticipated reductions in costs due to changes in the Company's organizational structure; potential increases in revenue, including increases in recurring revenue; potential changes in gross margin (including the timing thereof); statements regarding our backlog and potential revenues deriving therefrom; and statements about future profitability and potential growth of the Company. Words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "plan," "aim," "will," "may," "should," "could," "intend," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "target," "potential" and other words and terms of similar meaning, typically identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and there are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the Company's ability to generate sufficient cash to expand operations, the competitive environment generally and in the Company's specific market areas, changes in technology, the availability of and the terms of financing, changes in costs and availability of goods and services, economic conditions in general and in the Company's specific market areas, changes in federal, state and/or local government laws and regulations potentially affecting the use of the Company's technology, changes in operating strategy or development plans and the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. The Company cautions that the foregoing list of risks, uncertainties and factors is not exclusive. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Company's most recently filed Annual Reports on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other filings filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available at the SEC's website, http://www.sec.gov. The Company believes its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions. No assurance, however, can be given that the Company will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Indeed, it is likely that some of the Company's assumptions may prove to be incorrect. The Company's actual results and financial position may vary from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements and the variances may be material. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as required by law. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company or other matters attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.

Contacts

Investor Relations

Tom Colton and Greg Bradbury

Gateway Group, Inc.

+1 949-574-3860 | DUOT@duostech.com

DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		For the Three Months Ended
		March 31,
			2026			2025

REVENUES:
	Technology systems	$	44,259		$	64,684
	Technology solutions		562,454		$	-
	Services and consulting		532,467			972,751
	Services and consulting - related parties		1,552,572			3,914,750
	Hosting Revenue		30,275			-

	Total Revenues		2,722,027			4,952,185

COST OF REVENUES:
	Technology systems		17,545			232,264
	Technology solutions		506,570			-
	Services and consulting		4,254			748,194
	Services and consulting - related parties		543,857			2,658,068
	Hosting		39,433			-

	Total Cost of Revenues		1,111,659			3,638,526

GROSS MARGIN			1,610,368			1,313,659

OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Sales and marketing		488,847			294,975
	Research and development		-			424,431
	General and administration		4,753,067			2,383,881

	Total Operating Expenses		5,241,914			3,103,287

LOSS FROM OPERATIONS			(3,631,546	)		(1,789,628	)

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense			0			(322,577	)
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities			-			0
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt			-			0
Interest income on lease receivable			3,440			-
Interest income			83,559			32,728
Gain on sale of investments			52,302			(186	)

	Total Other Income (Expenses), net		139,301			(290,035	)

NET LOSS		$	(3,492,245	)	$	(2,079,663	)


Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share		$	(0.15	)	$	(0.18	)


Weighted Average Shares-Basic and Diluted			23,618,144			11,390,016

DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

			March 31,			December 31,
				2026			2025

ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash		$	33,030,791		$	15,472,229
	Accounts receivable, net			2,538,189			730,211
	Accounts receivable, net - related parties			688,214			5,304,231
	Subscription receivable			-			-
	Lease receivable			35,831			35,361
	Contract assets			3,772,388			741,722
	Inventory			306,759			306,759
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets			979,713			489,071
	Note Receivable, net			-			-

	Total Current Assets			41,351,885			23,079,584

	Inventory - non current, net			391,770			391,770
	Deposits on equipment			41,230,217			-
	Lease receivable, less current portion			218,493			227,629
	Property and equipment, net			27,630,520			27,737,806
	Operating lease right of use asset - Office Lease, net			3,550,592			3,650,717
	Financing lease right of use asset - Edge Data Centers, net			-			-
	Operating lease right of use asset - Land, net			604,885			357,561
	Security deposit			450,000			450,000

OTHER ASSETS:
	Equity Investment - Sawgrass APR Holdings LLC			7,233,000			7,233,000
	Intangible Asset, net			-			-
	Note Receivable, net			-			-
	Patents and trademarks, net			193,342			186,073
	Software development costs, net			62,358			95,275
	Total Other Assets			7,488,700			7,514,348

TOTAL ASSETS			$	122,917,062		$	63,409,415

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Accounts payable		$	4,447,650		$	4,860,782
	Notes payable - financing agreements			442,454			2,041
	Accrued expenses			496,768			306,205
	Operating lease obligation - Office Lease -current portion			823,625			818,519
	Financing lease obligations - Edge Data Centers - current portion			-			-
	Operating lease obligation- Land - current portion			93,824			53,000
	Notes payable, net of discount - related parties			-			-
	Contract liabilities, current - Technology Systems			92,303			134,331
	Contract liabilities, current - Technology Solutions			2,896,585			1,132,164
	Contract liabilities, current - CN Digital Agreement			-			-
	Contract liabilities, current - Services and consulting			166,449			169,369
	Contract liabilities, current - related parties			2,712,375			3,616,500

	Total Current Liabilities			12,172,034			11,092,911

	Equipment financing payable, less current portion			-
	Contract liabilities, less current portion - CN Digital Agreement			-			-
	Contract liabilities, less current portion - related parties			-			-
	Operating lease obligation - Office Lease, less current portion			3,338,457			3,452,481
	Operating lease obligation - Land, less current portion			530,899			311,457
	Financing lease obligations - Edge Data Centers, less current portion			-			-

	Total Liabilities			16,041,390			14,856,849

Commitments and Contingencies (Note X)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
	Preferred stock: $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 authorized, 9,441,000 shares available to be designated
	Series A redeemable convertible preferred stock, $10 stated value per share,			-			-
	500,000 shares designated; 0 and 0 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively,
	convertible into common stock at $6.30 per share
	Series B convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value per share,			-			-
	15,000 shares designated; 0 and 0 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2026
	and December 31, 2025, respectively, convertible into common stock at $7 per share
	Series C convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value per share,			-			-
	5,000 shares designated; 0 and 0 issued
	and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively,
	convertible into common stock at $5.50 per share
	Series D convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value per share,			1			1
	4,000 shares designated; 999 and 999 issued
	and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively,
	convertible into common stock at $3.00 per share
	Series E convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value per share,
	30,000 shares designated; 12,500 and 12,500 issued
	and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively,			13			13
	convertible into common stock at $2.61 per share
	Series F convertible preferred stock, $1,000 stated value per share,
	5,000 shares designated; 0 and 0 issued
	and outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively,			-			-
	convertible into common stock at $6.20 per share

	Common stock: $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized,
		20,558,377 and 20,449,462shares issued, 20,557,053 and 20,448138		29,559			20,449
		shares outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively
	Additional paid-in-capital			194,698,836			132,892,595
	Accumulated deficit			(87,695,285	)		(84,203,040	)
	Sub-total			107,033,124			48,710,018
	Less: Treasury stock (1,324 shares of common stock
		at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025)		(157,452	)		(157,452	)
Total Stockholders' Equity				106,875,672			48,552,566

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity			$	122,917,062		$	63,409,415

DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
		2026			2025

Cash from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(3,492,245	)	$	(2,079,663	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Impairment of property, plant & equipment		-			-
Depreciation and amortization		144,146			712,388
Gain on sale on investments		(52,302	)		-
Inventory write-off		-			25,000
Credit loss recovery		-			-
Insurance premium credit		-			-
Stock based compensation		1,379,330			995,647
Stock issued for services		95,000			50,000
Amortization of debt discount related to warrant liabilities		-			269,311
Fair value of warrant liabilities		-			-
Loss on extinguishment of debt		-			-
Amortization of operating lease right of use asset - Office Lease		100,125			91,142
Amortization of right of use asset - land		9,441			-
Amortization of lease right of use asset - Edge Data Centers		-			75,633
Provision for credit losses, accounts receivable		65,312			-
Provision for credit losses, note receivable		-			-
Write off of inventory		-			-
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(1,873,290	)		(106,053	)
Accounts receivable-related parties		4,616,018			(1,466,191	)
Subscription receivable		-			-
Lease receivable		8,666			-
Note receivable		-			-
Contract assets		(3,030,666	)		(64,684	)
Inventory		-			10,624
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		181,191			(42,467	)
Accounts payable		(413,128	)		(271,304	)
Accounts payable-related party
Security deposit		-			-
Accrued expenses		190,562			77,879
Operating lease obligation - Office Lease		(108,919	)		(94,956	)
Operating lease obligation - land		3,501			-
Financing lease obligations - Edge Data Centers		-			33,680
Contract liabilities, Services and Consulting		(2,921	)		-
Contract liabilities, Technology Systems		(42,028	)		(187,165	)
Contract liabilities, CN Digital Agreement		-			(548,121	)
Contract liabilities, Technology solutions		1,764,421			-
Contract liabilities, related parties		(904,125	)		(2,154,125	)

Net cash used in operating activities		(1,361,911	)		(4,673,425	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of patents/trademarks		(11,212	)		(9,264	)
Deposits on equipment		(41,230,217	)		-
Purchase of Marketable Securities		(29,693,638	)
Sale of Marketable Securities		29,745,940
Purchase of property and equipment					(572,359	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(41,189,127	)		(581,623	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on financing agreements		(231,420	)		(136,606	)
Proceeds from notes payable, related parties		-			-
Repayments of lease financing		-			-
Repayments of notes payable, related parties		-			(1,000,000	)
Proceeds from warrant excercises		-			-
Proceeds from common stock issued		64,999,995			3,954,940
Proceeds from excercise of stock options		16,025			107,925
Stock issuance costs		(4,675,000	)		(138,226	)
Proceeds from shares issued under Employee Stock Purchase Plan		-			-
Proceeds from preferred stock issued		-			-

Net cash provided by financing activities		60,109,601			2,788,033

Net increase (decrease) in cash		17,558,564			(2,467,015	)
Cash, beginning of year		15,472,229			6,266,296
Cash, end of year	$	33,030,791		$	3,799,281

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Interest paid	$	-		$	3,865
Taxes paid	$	-		$	15,945

Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Debt discount for warrant liability	$	-		$	-
Notes issued for financing of insurance premiums	$	671,833		$	249,448
Transfer of inventory to property and equipment	$	-		$	49,609
Intangible asset acquired with contract liability	$	-		$	-
Non-cash intangible write-off	$	-		$	-
Equity Investment - Sawgrass APR Holdings LLC	$	-		$	-
Right of use asset and liability for Edge Data Centers	$	-		$	-
Transfer of property and equipment to lease receivable	$	2,305,016		$	-
Non-cash financing activity: Warrants issued as part of equity raise	$	-		$	-
Conversion of series E Preferred stock to common stock	$	-		$	-
Transfer of finance lease asset to property and equipment	$	-		$	-
Right of use asset and liability for land lease	$	256,765		$	-