# QUANTUM CORP /DE/ (QMCO) · Edgar & Edgarette company card

> Quantum (QMCO) grew revenue 2.0% in FY2026 to $280 million, operating margin -8.8% against a 3.1% median for computer storage devices, equity -127% of assets. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.

SEC CIK 709283 · fiscal year ended 2026-03-31 · 5 audited years read · [page](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/QMCO) · [JSON](https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/QMCO.json)

## Figures, as filed in the 10-K

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $280M |
| Revenue growth, 1 year | 2.0% |
| Revenue growth per year | -7.6% |
| Operating margin | -8.8% (prior year -15.2%) |
| Net margin | -36.1% |
| Operating cash flow | −$38M |
| Capital spending | $2M |
| Free cash flow | −$40M |
| Cash | $16M |
| Long-term debt | $90M |
| Total assets | $157M |
| Total equity | −$199M |
| Equity ÷ assets | -126.7% |
| Return on equity | — |
| Dividend per share | — |
| Dividend years rising | — |

## Readings, computed from those figures

- Altman Z: -27.22 (distress zone)
- Piotroski F: 4 of 9 (middling)
- Beneish M: -4.11 (below the −1.78 line)
- Health Harbor boat: Rotting at the dock · four or more warning signs · filed late annual report notice in the last 12 months; liabilities exceed assets (often from years of share buybacks, not always distress); slow and jumpy: growing slower than its size class, with revenue that swings more; operating cash flow was negative; operating loss: a margin of -8.8% in FY2026
- Cash Compass: Fading · slow and jumpy, lagging its peers

## Edgarette's reading

Exposure: revenue $279.6M (FY2026), total debt $90.0M. Experience: revenue up 2.0% on the year, down 7.6% a year over 4 years; operating margin -8.8%, up from -15.2%. Soundness: equity -126.7% of assets (liabilities exceed assets). Credibility: four or more audited years, reasonable weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $204.6M and $329.6M next year (method v4.1: its own 5-year record of growth weighed at 57% against $100M–1B filers; across 2019–2025, 69.0% landed inside, 83.4% on the one year the method never saw). In a shock year the stress range is $181.4M to $373.6M. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (35 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin -8.8% against a 3.1% median; growth 2.0% against 6.6%.

Range logged 2026-09-28, receipt f291e54f68bcb41c, status open. A statistical range, not company guidance.

## Health Watch, last 12 months

- Item NT 10-K Late annual report notice: 1, latest 2026-06-15 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000119312526270343/0001193125-26-270343-index.htm))
- Item 5.02 Director or officer change: 5, latest 2026-10-09 ([filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026065547/0001628280-26-065547-index.htm))

## Recent filings

- 8-K · filed 2026-10-09 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 8.01 Other Events · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026065547/0001628280-26-065547-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-28 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026063661/0001628280-26-063661-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-17 · 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026062548/0001628280-26-062548-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-09-01 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers; 8.01 Other Events; 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026059879/0001628280-26-059879-index.htm)
- 8-K · filed 2026-08-14 · 5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026057180/0001628280-26-057180-index.htm)
- 10-Q · filed 2026-08-11 · [filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/709283/000162828026055417/0001628280-26-055417-index.htm)

## Sources

- facts: https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0000709283.json
- filings: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=709283

## Cite

POPS4, Edgar & Edgarette: QUANTUM CORP /DE/ (QMCO) company card, from the company's own SEC filings, accessed 2026-11-04, https://www.pops4.com/boards/company/QMCO. CC BY 4.0. For a figure, add the filing URL under filings or sources.

DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23672509 · catalog https://www.pops4.com/boards/catalog.json · Figures as filed with the SEC. Card text CC BY 4.0, POPS4.

Reporting, not investment advice. No price targets and no trading recommendations.

Figures are as filed in audited 10-K reports and can move with restatements, acquisitions, disposals or a change in fiscal year. A range set from how past company-years turned out is not a promise about the next one, and says nothing about the share price.