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Swarmer Inc. a AI drone software company, became the best listing on Wall Street in nearly a year, as its shares soared as much as 700% on their stock market debut on Tuesday.
The company, based out of Austin, Texas, saw multiple volatility-based trading halts, including one less than a minute after listing, during which it fell more than 10%. The stock eventually closed with gains of 520% at $31 apiece.
Swarmer sold 3 million shares in its IPO, at a price of $5 per share, valuing the company at just over $60 million. The first day's close has given the company a market valuation of $380 million, based on the number of outstanding shares.
For the year that ended in December 2025, Swarmer reported revenue of only $3,09,920, a drop of 6% compared to the same period last year. Its net loss also swelled, quadrupling from the 2024 loss to around $8.5 million in 2025.
Swarmer is a software company, and not a drone manufacturer. Drones powered by the company’s artificial intelligence technology enables them to deploy and coordinate drone swarms, like a bird flock, at scale. Its platform has been deployed in Ukraine with more than 100,000 real-world missions in active combat environment, since April 2024, according to its regulatory filing.
A Wall Street Journal report states that the US Department of Defence intends to mass produce a Kamikaze drone used by the military during the ongoing war in Iran. The news boosted shares of US defence companies, which have already had a strong start to 2026, due to the geopolitical tensions and the anticipation of higher defence spending as a result of those.
(With Inputs From Agencies)
The company, based out of Austin, Texas, saw multiple volatility-based trading halts, including one less than a minute after listing, during which it fell more than 10%. The stock eventually closed with gains of 520% at $31 apiece.
Swarmer sold 3 million shares in its IPO, at a price of $5 per share, valuing the company at just over $60 million. The first day's close has given the company a market valuation of $380 million, based on the number of outstanding shares.
For the year that ended in December 2025, Swarmer reported revenue of only $3,09,920, a drop of 6% compared to the same period last year. Its net loss also swelled, quadrupling from the 2024 loss to around $8.5 million in 2025.
Swarmer is a software company, and not a drone manufacturer. Drones powered by the company’s artificial intelligence technology enables them to deploy and coordinate drone swarms, like a bird flock, at scale. Its platform has been deployed in Ukraine with more than 100,000 real-world missions in active combat environment, since April 2024, according to its regulatory filing.
A Wall Street Journal report states that the US Department of Defence intends to mass produce a Kamikaze drone used by the military during the ongoing war in Iran. The news boosted shares of US defence companies, which have already had a strong start to 2026, due to the geopolitical tensions and the anticipation of higher defence spending as a result of those.
(With Inputs From Agencies)
