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SoundHound Shares Fall on CFO Exit With 2026 Revenue Target in Focus

A planned CFO change tests investor confidence despite raised 2026 revenue targets.

Overview

  • Nitesh Sharan will step down as chief financial officer on April 3 to join a quantum computing firm, with co-founder James Hom named interim CFO.
  • Shares have dropped roughly 40% from their year-to-date high following the transition news, extending the stock’s recent volatility.
  • Management is guiding for at least $225 million in 2026 revenue, about 33% above 2025, supported by a reported $1.2 billion subscription backlog.
  • SoundHound reported about $169 million in 2025 revenue, nearly doubling year over year, after signing more than 100 customer deals across multiple industries.
  • The company announced it will showcase a fully agentic, multimodal, multilingual AI platform that can run entirely on-device at NVIDIA GTC 2026.