Bridgeline Reports Record Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal 2026 Sales for HawkSearch AI eCommerce Platform
Key Highlights
- ➤12 new Q4 customers generated over $1.4M TCV and over $400K ARR
- ➤38 fiscal-year new customers contributed $3.9M TCV and $1.2M ARR
- ➤75 fiscal-year sales totaled nearly $8M TCV and $2.2M ARR
- ➤Fourth-quarter ARPU increased 53%; fiscal-year ARPU rose 35%
- ➤HawkSearch represented 89% of fiscal-year sales; Core products expected at 61% of revenue
Expert Statements
Ari Kahn, President and CEO of Bridgeline Digital
“HawkSearch's value as an AI-powered platform with a growing customer base and strong customer expansion is demonstrated by its numbers.”
Ari Kahn, President and CEO of Bridgeline Digital
“HawkSearch has nearly $10M in revenue, including $8M in high-margin, multiyear subscriptions.”
Ari Kahn, President and CEO of Bridgeline Digital
“The platform delivered double-digit growth and consecutive quarterly sales records, with $7M in Core TCV this year and 38 new-customer wins.”
Ari Kahn, President and CEO of Bridgeline Digital
“Initial contracts from new customers were 35% higher than last year, and net revenue retention of 105% demonstrates continued customer investment in the platform.”
Ari Kahn, President and CEO of Bridgeline Digital
“Our current customer win rate is one per week, and we expect that to grow in 2027.”
WOBURN, MA / ACCESS Newswire / October 6, 2026 / Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLIN), a leader in AI-powered product discovery and eCommerce solutions, today announced record quarterly and annual sales, led by its HawkSearch AI eCommerce platform.
Bridgeline recorded its third consecutive quarterly record for new customer acquisitions in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, adding 12 new customers, an average of one per week. These new customers represented more than $1.4M in TCV and $400K in ARR, surpassing the prior quarter's record of nine new customers. Bridgeline also completed 11 sales to existing customers, representing an additional $200K in ARR. Fourth-quarter ARPU increased 53% from the prior quarter.
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