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Bandwidth’s AI glow-up
Bandwidth is pitching a much sturdier growth story now that enterprise AI adoption is starting to show up in the numbers, not just in the investor deck. The company is targeting 18% revenue growth in 2026, aiming for $880 million to $900 million, while also guiding to $119 million to $125 million in adjusted EBITDA. That’s the kind of combo investors like: faster growth and better profitability. Fancy that.
The sales pitch: real customers, not just buzzwords
The company says commercial momentum is being driven by AI-related wins with big enterprise names, including Salesforce Agentforce and financial services clients. In plain English: customers aren’t just poking around the demo site; they’re signing contracts that help Bandwidth lift average revenue per customer.
Margins are doing the hard part
Bandwidth also pointed to improving economics, with non-GAAP gross margin hitting 59% in Q1 2026. That matters because telecom-ish infrastructure businesses can sometimes feel like they’re sprinting on a treadmill — lots of revenue, not always a lot of leftover cash. Better margins suggest the business is becoming more efficient as AI demand scales.
Why investors care
If Bandwidth can keep stacking enterprise AI deals without turning its cost structure into a bonfire, the stock could start trading like a real growth story instead of a sleepy communications name. Big picture: the AI wave is only exciting when it actually fattens revenue and profits — and Bandwidth is trying to prove it can do both.