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IQST - IQSTEL Reports 1H 2026 Revenue of $ 207 Million , Up 59 % Year- Over - Year , as Stockholders ' Equity Reaches $ 17.2 Million IQSTEL NEWS PROVIDED BY iQSTEL Aug 19 , 2026 , 07:00 ET First - Half Revenue Annualizes to $ 414 Million , Equivalent to $ 41.18 in Annualized Revenue Per Share , as IQSTEL Continues Building Scale and Expanding Higher - Margin Digital Services IQSTEL's $ 17.2 Million in Stockholders ' Equity Stands More Than 50 % Above the Company's Current Market Capitalization , Highlighting a Significant Gap Between Book Value and Public- Market Valuation NEW YORK , Aug. 19 , 2026 / PRNewswire / -- IQSTEL Inc. ( NASDAQ : IQST ) ( " IQSTEL " or the " Company " ) , a global telecommunications and technology company , today reported its financial results for the six months ended June 30 , 2026 , delivering strong year - over - year revenue growth , higher gross profit , and a solid balance sheet as the Company continues executing its strategy to build a global technology platform combining telecommunications scale with higher - margin digital services . First - Half 2026 Financial Highlights IQSTEL generated $ 207 million in revenue during the first six months of 2026 , compared with approximately $ 130 million during the same period in 2025 , representing growth of approximately 59 % year - over - year . Gross profit increased to approximately $ 4.8 million , compared with approximately $ 3.8 million during the first half of 2025 , an increase of approximately 26 % year - over - year . Metric Revenue Gross Profit $ 4.8M $ 3.8M 1H 2026 1H 2025 Growth $ 207.0M $ 130.0M + 59 % + 26 %