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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** CALIX, INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001406666
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMUNICATION SERVICES, NEC [4899]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 680438710
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**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 10-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34674
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26659722

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3155 OLSEN DRIVE, SUITE 450
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95117
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 408-514-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 3155 OLSEN DRIVE, SUITE 450
- **CITY:** SAN JOSE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 95117

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** CALIX NETWORKS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070713

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

**FORM 10-K**

(Mark One)

☒ **ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025**

**OR** 

☐ **TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

**For the transition period from&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**

**Commission File Number: 001-34674**

**Calix, Inc.**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| **Delaware** | | **68-0438710** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation or Organization)** | | **(I.R.S. Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| **3155 Olsen Drive, Suite 450**<br>**San Jose, California**<br>**(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | | **95117**<br>**(Zip Code)** |
| **Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 514-3000**<br>**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 514-3000**<br>**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** | **Registrant's telephone number, including area code (408) 514-3000**<br>**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:** |
| **<u>Title of each class</u>** | **<u>Trading symbol</u>** | **<u>Name of each exchange on which registered</u>** |
| Common Stock, $0.025 par value | CALX | The New York Stock Exchange |
| **Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:** | **Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:** |
| **(Title of class)** | **(Title of class)** | **(Title of class)** |

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes: □&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No: ⌧

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes: □&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No: ⌧

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes: ⌧&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No: □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes: ⌧&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No: □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large Accelerated Filer | ☒ | Accelerated Filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ |
| Emerging Growth Company | ☐ | | |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act). □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. □

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to Section 240.10D-1(b). □

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes: ☐ No: ⌧

The aggregate market value of the Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant based upon the closing sale price on the New York Stock Exchange on June 27, 2025, the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $2,101 million. Shares held by each executive officer, director and by each other person (if any) who owns more than 10% of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of February 9, 2026, the number of shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding was 65,607,663.

**DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE**

Portions of the registrant's 2025 annual report and definitive proxy statement for its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference in Item 5 of Part II and Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III.

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**Calix, Inc.**

**Form 10-K**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

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| **PART I** | **PART I** | **PART I** |
| Item 1. | [Business](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_16) | [4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_16) |
| Item 1A. | [Risk Factors](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_19) | [9](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_19) |
| Item 1B. | [Unresolved Staff Comments](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_22) | [27](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_22) |
| Item 1C. | [Cybersecurity](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_22) | [27](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_25) |
| Item 2. | [Properties](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_28) | [28](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_28) |
| Item 3. | [Legal Proceedings](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_31) | [28](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_31) |
| Item 4. | [Mine Safety Disclosures](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_34) | [28](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_34) |
| **PART II** | **PART II** | **PART II** |
| Item 5. | [Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_40) | [28](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_40) |
| Item 6. | [\[Reserved\]](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_43) | [29](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_43) |
| Item 7. | [Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_46) | [30](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_46) |
| Item 7A. | [Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_61) | [36](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_61) |
| Item 8. | [Financial Statements and Supplementary Data](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_64) | [38](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_64) |
| Item 9. | [Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_130) | [65](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_133) |
| Item 9A. | [Controls and Procedures](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_133) | [65](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_133) |
| Item 9B. | [Other Information](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_136) | [65](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_136) |
| Item 9C. | [Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_139) | [66](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_139) |
| **PART III** | **PART III** | **PART III** |
| Item 10. | [Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_145) | [66](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_145) |
| Item 11. | [Executive Compensation](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_148) | [66](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_148) |
| Item 12. | [Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_151) | [66](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_151) |
| Item 13. | [Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_154) | [67](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_154) |
| Item 14. | [Principal Accountant Fees and Services](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_157) | [67](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_157) |
| **PART IV** | **PART IV** | **PART IV** |
| Item 15. | [Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_163) | [67](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_163) |
| Item 16. | [Form 10-K Summary](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_166) | [69](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_166) |
|  | [Signatures](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_169) | [69](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_169) |

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**SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS**

Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is referred to in this document as "Calix," "we," "our" or "us." This report includes forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding Calix's future financial position, business strategy and plans, product projections, anticipated market and industry trends and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "believe," "could," "expect," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "predict," "will," "would," "project," "potential" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements include Calix's expectations concerning the outlook for its business, productivity, plans and goals for future operational improvements and capital investments, operational performance, future market conditions or economic performance and developments in the capital and credit markets and expected future financial performance.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, and actual results or events may differ materially from those projected or implied in those statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

•  our ability to predict our revenue and reduce and control costs related to our products or service offerings;

•  fluctuations in our gross margin;

•  our ability to manage our relationships with our third-party vendors, including contract manufacturers ("CMs"), original design manufacturers ("ODMs"), logistics providers, component suppliers and development partners;

•  our ability to forecast our manufacturing requirements and manage our inventory;

•  supply chain constraints and cost increases for components such as DRAM memory, shipping and logistics;

•  our dependence on sole-, single- and limited-source suppliers, some of which are located primarily or solely in China, and other factors;

•  our ability to build and sustain an adequate and secure information technology infrastructure;

•  the quality of our products, including any undetected hardware and software defects or software bugs;

•  our ability to ramp sales and achieve market acceptance of our new products and communication experience providers' ("CXPs") willingness to deploy our new products;

•  the capital spending patterns of CXPs, and any decrease or delay in capital spending by CXPs due to macro-economic conditions, regulatory uncertainties or other reasons;

•  the impact of government-sponsored programs on our customers and the impact to our customers of a United States ("U.S.") government shutdown;

•  our ability to develop new products or enhancements such as agentic artificial intelligence ("AI") that support technological advances and meet changing CXP requirements;

•  the length and unpredictability of our sales cycles and timing of orders;

•  our lack of long-term, committed-volume purchase contracts with our customers;

•  intense competition and our ability to increase our sales to larger CXPs globally;

•  our exposure to the credit risks of our customers;

•  the interoperability of our products with CXP networks;

•  our ability to estimate future warranty obligations due to product failure rates;

•  our products' compliance with industry standards;

•  our ability to expand our international operations;

•  our ability to protect our intellectual property ("IP") and the cost of doing so;

•  our ability to obtain necessary third-party technology licenses at reasonable costs;

•  the regulatory and physical impacts of climate change and other natural events;

•  the attraction and retention of qualified employees and key management personnel; and

•  our ability to maintain proper and effective internal controls.

We caution you against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our current beliefs and are based on information currently available to us as of the date a forward-looking statement is made. Forward-looking statements set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K speak only as of the date of its filing. We undertake no obligation to revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances or changes in beliefs. In the event that we do update any forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters or any other forward-looking statements.

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**PART I**

**ITEM 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Business**

**Company Overview**

This is our mission: to transform service providers of all types and sizes into CXPs and enable them to simplify, innovate and grow.

We believe our platform offers a competitive edge to CXPs at a critical time of increasing competition. With the increase in both private and public funding of broadband access, we anticipate at least two fiber-to-the-home providers vying for subscribers in every market. These providers have a choice: become a speed provider focused on offering the fastest speeds at the lowest price, or become an experience provider focused on delivering innovative, value-added services that improve the lives of their subscribers. Our platform enables these service providers to build next generation networks and offer higher-value, managed-service experiences that enable them to grow revenue, increase subscriber loyalty and monetize their network investments for generations.

CXPs, who embrace our platform, understand this competitive threat and that their brand's central position in the home, the business and the town is their most valuable strategic asset. As such, they must protect and expand continually. Our Access Edge network solution and Experience Edge premises solution are designed to allow CXPs to simplify their businesses and reduce operating costs, while launching innovative new services in a matter of days and weeks instead of months and years. Our role-based cloud enables CXP teams, such as marketing, operations or customer support, to leverage our Calix Agent Workforce to anticipate and automate tasks to address the subscriber's needs, whether they are in the home, roaming across the town or managing a small business. Our platform is built to enable CXPs to quickly and easily deploy a growing portfolio of SmartLife managed services to connect entire communities. Embracing this strategy enables CXPs to establish themselves as essential technology innovators that are enabling their communities to grow and thrive.

The CXPs' teams can utilize AI-driven insights from Calix Cloud to rapidly scale new innovative services for those subscribers who have the propensity to buy, thereby growing revenue as they deliver a connected experience at significantly lower operating costs. This also enables them to build their brand and value proposition around innovation and subscriber experience. As a result, many of Calix's CXP customers have experienced improved customer satisfaction scores, minimal churn and significant revenue growth. To expand our reach in the market, we will continue to pursue strategic technology and distribution relationships that align with CXPs' strategic priorities. At the same time, we offer Calix Success Services along with a growing portfolio of award-winning market activation resources that provide CXPs with best practices and programs to strengthen and grow their brands with their subscribers, thereby increasing subscriber loyalty and opportunities to grow their subscriber bases.

**Strategy Overview**

Our strategy is to position Calix as the key partner providing a broadband delivery platform (agentic AI, cloud, software and appliances) and managed services to enable and facilitate the transformation of service provider networks and the residential, community and business network experience in order to innovate for all of their subscribers. Most service providers will require transformation of their business and operations to become an essential provider of data-driven, high-value managed services to their subscribers. The principal elements of our strategy are:

***Start with the data*** – The principal way we gather, analyze and deliver actionable insights for CXPs is via the Calix Agent Workforce and Cloud. Our role-based Agents and Cloud enable critical functions within a CXP's business, such as marketing,

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operations and support, to leverage real-time data to continually understand, optimize and automate the experience for their subscribers.

***Build and evolve our platform*** – Our product strategy centers on our AI enabled strategic platform. Our platform simplifies CXPs' businesses by delivering intelligence and automation across the entire subscriber facing network – from the data center edge to the subscriber's connected devices. Our strategy is to continually augment and extend our platform with AI agents, features and services directly or through partners to allow our CXP customers to deliver cutting-edge services to their subscribers.

***Engage directly with CXP customers*** – We continue to invest in our direct sales capabilities so that we can engage deeply with our customers to help them understand the differentiable value that our platform provides. As we deploy new solutions, we are building the expertise of our team by adding specialized resources in areas such as marketing, customer support, cloud and network operations. Our direct model is complemented with selective programs for our channel partners, who have established local market expertise and have demonstrated the ability to generate new market opportunities and support sales of cutting-edge technologies for CXPs.

***Expand our customer footprint across our total addressable opportunity*** – Our total addressable opportunity includes service providers of any type and size, including managed service providers ("MSPs"), local and competitive exchange carriers, cable multiple system operators ("MSOs"), wireless internet service providers ("WISPs"), fiber overbuilders such as municipalities, electric cooperatives, tribal communities, multiple dwelling units ("MDU") and hospitality providers. For the past five years, we have averaged landing 80 new customers per year purchasing directly or through our partners. Our diverse and growing customer footprint is a critical source of our future growth as we expand our portfolio and sell additional components of our platform and managed services to both new and existing customers. Our platform enables us to expand our total addressable opportunity and recurring revenue streams by allowing us to address the needs of not only traditional wireline-focused service providers, but also emerging service providers. As such, we intend to continue to engage emerging providers that are creating entirely new customer segments, including fiber overbuilders, utilities, municipalities and MSPs. We will also continue to pursue service provider segments where there is an opportunity to grow our current share, such as cable MSOs, large traditional wireline-focused service providers and international markets.

***Extend portfolio of Calix services*** – Our Success team supports our customers as they define their transformation strategies, build new skills, implement new technologies and deploy new subscriber services. Calix Success' capabilities address our customers' entire network and service delivery lifecycle. These services allow our customers to benefit directly from our deep expertise working with service providers of all types and sizes to optimize their operations and leverage our advanced analytics to improve the operational efficiency of their teams.

***Pursue strategic relationships*** – We will continue to pursue strategic technology and distribution relationships that help us align with our customers' strategic priorities. We continue to invest to provide technical synergy across the ecosystems that support our customers' most critical business processes through our partner program. By adding new solutions to our platform ecosystem, we significantly enhance the value that our platform delivers to our customers. In addition, we are continuing to expand our relationships with organizations that help our customers plan and execute in-market. Examples of these partners are Conexon, LLC, ePlus Technology, Inc., BroadEngagement (Refindable LLC business), Google LLC and GOCare™ (NuTEQ Solutions, LLC business).

**Product Overview**

Our product strategy centers on increasing the market adoption of our Calix One Platform, which consists of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Calix Cloud<sup>®</sup>, which comes in three role-based SaaS applications: Calix Engagement Cloud, Calix Operations Cloud and Calix Service Cloud.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Calix Agent Workforce consists of four agent families:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Service Agents share best practices and contextual insights to Customer Service Representatives ("CSRs") to solve problems faster and on the first call.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Subscriber Agents extend the reach of CSRs and Service Agents directly to subscribers through CommandIQ, providing personalized self-service experience optimization, upsell offers and real-time outage information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Operations Agents assist network operations teams around the clock and are dedicated to uncovering and resolving issues to eliminate and reduce service outages and improve subscriber experiences.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ Marketing Agents continuously scan and analyze market and competitor data to automate subscriber segmentation and create targeted, effective campaigns that amplify the effectiveness of marketing teams.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Calix Access Edge™ is our access network and subscriber service management solution for automated, intelligent next generation networks.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Calix Experience Edge™ is our premises Wi-Fi and service delivery solution for subscriber managed services.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Calix SmartLife managed service offerings, which consist of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ SmartHome™ managed services and applications to enhance, operate and secure the connected experience of subscribers in their home, including managed Wi-Fi, advanced content control, network security, connected cameras and social media monitoring for kids.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ SmartTown<sup>®</sup> managed services reimagine community Wi-Fi as a secure and managed experience across a CXP's footprint by making their town a SmartTown. By leveraging residential and small business Wi-Fi appliances combined with strategically deployed outdoor Wi-Fi access points, CXPs can serve subscribers, schools, municipalities, organizations, planned communities, parks, marinas and more. These opportunities open new markets and relationships with the public sector to reduce reliance on and augment 5G mobile networks.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ SmartBiz™ managed services address the networking and productivity needs of small business owners with an all-in-one solution that increases staff productivity, secures critical business systems and enhances customer loyalty.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;◦ SmartMDU™ managed services provide purpose-built, flexible connectivity solutions for multi-family properties of any type, enabling service providers and property owners to exceed resident expectations with a simple, secure, personalized and efficient managed Wi-Fi solution.

The SmartLife managed services are built on the Calix One platform and fully integrated with our Experience Edge GigaSpire<sup>®</sup> and GigaPro<sup>®</sup> family of Wi-Fi appliances to be ready for deployment as a complete market-ready subscriber experience solution for a CXP's residential subscribers, business subscribers and community networks. Calix customers are evolving their go-to-market strategies to go beyond marketing broadband speed by delivering valuable managed services built on top of their Wi-Fi offerings. This unique portfolio gives them more opportunities to provide differentiated services to their subscribers and grow their revenue.

Our Access Edge network solutions redefine the access edge of the network by simplifying its architecture and operations and reducing energy consumption. Our platform's access network component is provided by our E-Series family of modular, non-blocking systems, enabling CXPs to meet a wide variety of deployment scenarios. Our customers can consolidate multiple access network elements into a single system using specialized software modules that add functionality and remove complexity, thereby reducing the total cost of ownership and the time to market for new services. Our Access Edge network solutions are also some of the most energy efficient in the industry versus traditional access networks thanks to double-density PON innovations that reduce rack space, cooling requirements and overall power consumption. We offer a range of training, professional and success services to assist CXPs in every domain of network management from strategy to deployment and management.

These offerings are sold independently and offer unique entry points for new customers, who are partnering with Calix to transform their businesses. Moreover, an increased segment of our customer base is leveraging all components of our platform and managed services in an end-to-end strategy to **simplify** their businesses, **innovate** for their subscribers and **grow** the value that they deliver for their consumer, business and municipal subscribers.

Finally, to support these managed services, we offer market activation resources and customer support programs through our Customer Success organization to enable CXP teams to quickly deploy, manage and monetize each service that they provide to subscribers. These resources include marketing content that can be easily customized with on-line tools, training programs and success services.

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**Customers**

We market and sell our platform (agentic AI, cloud, software and appliances) and managed services to service providers of all types and sizes. To date, we have focused primarily on service providers in the North American market. Our customers span all sizes of broadband subscriber count from a few subscribers to more than eleven million. We currently have approximately 1,600 active service provider customers, purchasing directly and through partners, to deploy passive optical, Active Ethernet or point-to-point Ethernet access networks or subscriber premise appliances. Our service provider customers include: ALLO Communications, LLC; Connect Holding II LLC (dba Brightspeed); CityFibre Holdings Limited; Conexon Connect, LLC; Cox Communications, Inc.; Gridiron Fiber Corp. (dba Lumos, a T-Mobile Fiber company); Hunter Communications; ICS Advanced Technologies; Jade Communications, LLC; Rally Networks; South Central Telephone Association, Inc.; Tombigbee Electric Power Association and Tombigbee Fiber, LLC and Verizon Communications Inc.

The U.S. Federal government has approved programs, totaling more than $40 billion, to fund broadband and connectivity expansion across the rural parts of the U.S. Calix has a dedicated team of funding specialists, assisting customers and prospects with the most up-to-date information on broadband funding opportunities as they are introduced and personalized strategies to maximize their grants to support their growth.

We refer to service providers as large, medium and small based on the number of broadband subscribers they serve. Large service providers are those with wide geographic footprints and broadband subscribers of 2.5 million or more. Medium service providers also operate typically within a wide geographic footprint but are smaller in scale with broadband subscribers that range from 250,000 to 2.5 million. Small service providers consist primarily of over 1,000 predominantly local IOCs that are typically focused on a single community or a cluster of communities. They include a growing number of municipalities, cable MSOs, electric cooperatives, fiber overbuilders, tribal entities and WISPs. These entities range in size from a few subscribers to 250,000 broadband subscribers.

No customer represented more than 10% of revenue in 2025, 2024 or 2023. Sales to customers outside the U.S. represented 7% of our revenue in 2025, 8% of our revenue in 2024 and 9% of our revenue in 2023. Our sales outside the U.S. have been and are currently predominantly to customers in the Americas and Europe.

**Customer Engagement Model**

We market, sell and support the success of our platform and managed services predominantly through our direct sales force, supported by marketing, product management and customer success personnel. We have also expanded this model to include select channel partners in North America and more than 40 international channel partners. Even in circumstances where a channel partner is involved, our sales and marketing personnel are generally selling side-by-side with the channel partner. We believe that our direct customer engagement approach provides us with significant differentiation in the customer sales process and customer engagement programs by aligning us more closely with our customers' changing needs and successful implementation of our solutions.

**Research and Development**

Continued investment in research and development is critical to our business. We have made significant investments in our product portfolio, and we intend to continue to dedicate significant resources to research and development to develop, enhance and deliver new platform features and capabilities, including investments in innovative technologies that support our business strategy. Our research and development team is composed of engineers with expertise in software and cloud platforms, agentic AI, optics, wireless technologies and systems engineering. Our research and development team is responsible for designing, developing and enhancing our platform, cloud and managed services, performing product and quality assurance testing and ensuring the compatibility of our products with third-party hardware and software products. Increasingly, our engineers are focused on enhancements to our cloud and software platform components. Our teams of engineers currently remain concentrated in San Jose and Petaluma, California; Nanjing, China; Bangalore, India; Minneapolis, Minnesota and Richardson, Texas. We also outsource a portion of our software and cloud development to domestic and international third parties and depend on these partners to meet our development plans.

**Manufacturing and Supply Chain**

We rely on CMs, ODMs and third-party logistics partners for the supply and distribution of our products. The global supply-chain organization oversees these third parties to source and procure materials, manufacture and deliver products. This organization includes order management, planning, sourcing, logistics, testing and manufacturing engineers and new product introduction teams. We integrate our supply-chain management and new product introduction activities with those outsourced to third parties. Relationships with and reliance on these third parties allow us to improve new product introduction time, conserve working capital, reduce product costs and minimize delivery lead times while maintaining product quality and scaling quickly to handle increased order volume. We continue to qualify and utilize additional vendors for various portions of the supply chain as needed.

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**Seasonality**

Fluctuations in our revenue occur due to many factors, including the varying budget cycles and seasonal buying patterns of our customers. More specifically, our customers tend to spend less in the first fiscal quarter as they are finalizing their annual capital spending budgets, and in certain regions, customers are also challenged by winter weather conditions that inhibit outside fiber deployment. In recent years, as our revenue from our large customers decreased, we have experienced less year-end volatility due to capital budgetary spending or freezing. This, combined with an increase in recurring revenue, has resulted in smaller seasonal fluctuations, and we expect this trend to continue.

**Competition**

The communications software and systems equipment markets are highly competitive. Competition is largely based on any one or a combination of the following factors: functionality and features, price, existing business and customer relationships, product quality, installation capability, service and support, long-term returns, scalability, development and manufacturing capability.

We compete with several companies within the markets that we serve, and we anticipate that competition will intensify. Vendors with which we may compete include: ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.; Ciena Corporation; CommScope Holding Company, Inc.; eero/Ring (Amazon companies); Harmonic Inc.; Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Nokia Corporation; Plume Design, Inc. and Ubiquiti Inc. In various geographic or vertical markets, there are also several smaller companies with which we may compete. As we expand into adjacent markets and expand our platform, cloud and managed services offerings, we expect to encounter new competitors. Many of our competitors have the financial resources to offer competitive products at a below market price, which could prevent us from competing effectively.

**Intellectual Property**

We rely on a combination of IP rights, including patents, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks as well as customary contractual protections. These rights and protections are accomplished through a combination of internal and external controls, including contractual protections with employees, contractors, customers and partners, and through a combination of U.S. and international IP laws.

As of December 31, 2025, we held 98 U.S. patents and 90 pending U.S. and international patent applications. U.S. patents generally have a term of twenty years from filing. The remaining terms on our individual patents vary from less than a year to seventeen years. U.S. patent, copyright and trade secret laws afford us only limited protection, and the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent.

We believe that the frequency of assertions of patent infringement has and continues to increase in our industry. Any claim of infringement from a third party, even claims without merit, could cause us to incur substantial costs defending against such claims, could require us to pay substantial damages or include an injunction or other court order that could prevent us from selling our products. In addition, we might be required to seek a license which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Alternatively, we may be required to develop non-infringing technology, which would require significant effort and expense.

**Human Capital**

We employed 1,921 employees globally as of December 31, 2025 with 1,046 employees located in the U.S. and 875 outside of the U.S., primarily in Canada, China and India. Except for one employee located in France and subject to customary local collective bargaining arrangements, we do not have any employees represented by a labor union with respect to their employment with us. We have not experienced any work stoppages and consider our relations with our employees to be good. We consider our talent to be very important to our operations and execution of our business strategy as well as the overall success of our business. As such, we invest significant management attention, time and resources to attract, engage, develop and retain our talent. Our talent strategy focuses on our culture and core values, our talent programs and the overall well-being and safety of our talent.

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**Corporate Information**

Our principal executive offices are located at: 3155 Olsen Drive, Suite 450, San Jose, California 95117, and our telephone number is (408) 514-3000. Our website address is: www.calix.com. We do not incorporate the information on or accessible through our website into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Calix<sup>®</sup>, the Calix logo design, AXOS<sup>®</sup>, Calix Cloud<sup>®</sup>, CommandIQ<sup>®</sup>, CommandWorx<sup>™</sup>, GigaPro<sup>®</sup>, GigaSpire<sup>®</sup>, SmartTown<sup>®</sup> and other trademarks or service marks of Calix appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of Calix. Trade names, trademarks and service marks of other companies appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of the respective holders. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. We post on the Investor Relations page of our website, www.calix.com, a link to our filings with the SEC free of charge, as soon as reasonably practical after they are filed electronically with the SEC.

**ITEM 1A. Risk Factors**

*We have identified the following additional risks and uncertainties that may affect our business, financial condition and/or results of operations. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below, together with the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before making any investment decision. The risks described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations. Our business could be harmed by any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.*

**Summary of Material Risks Associated With Our Business**

The principal risks and uncertainties affecting our business include the following:

***Business and Operational Risks***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we do not successfully increase our sales through adoption of our platform, cloud and managed service offerings, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we do not successfully execute our business strategy to increase our sales to new and existing CXPs, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We face risks associated with being materially dependent upon third-party vendors; certain factors such as component shortages that affect our business as a result of those dependencies have and could continue to disrupt our business and adversely impact our gross margin and results of operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we fail to properly develop, invest in, and manage AI Technologies used in our products and services, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• The imposition of new duties, tariffs, trade barriers and retaliatory countermeasures implemented by the U.S. and other governments and resulting impact on customer demand may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Cyberattacks or other security incidents that disrupt our or our third-party providers' operations or compromise data, may expose us to liability, harm our reputation or otherwise adversely affect our business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Changing market and customer requirements may adversely affect the valuation of our inventory as well as our supplier purchase commitments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Business and operational risks associated with expanding our international operations could harm our business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We may have difficulty evolving and scaling our business and operations to meet customer and market demand, which could harm our financial results or cause us to fail to execute on our business strategies.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Litigation and regulatory proceedings could harm our business or negatively impact our results of operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We have a history of fluctuations in our gross margin and operating results, which can make it difficult to predict our future performance and could cause the market price of our stock to decline.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We are exposed to customer credit risks that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we lose any of our key personnel, or are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our ability to manage our business and continue our growth would be negatively impacted.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we experience disruptions with our enterprise resource planning system, we may not be able to effectively transact business or produce financial statements, which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.

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***Risks Related to Our Products***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our products are highly technical and may contain undetected hardware or software defects or software bugs, which could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we are unable to ensure that our products interoperate properly and as required within our customers' networks, our business will be harmed.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our estimates regarding warranty or product obligations are highly subjective. If our estimates change, the liability for warranty or product obligations may be increased, impacting future cost of revenue.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our business and operations depend on proprietary technologies, and our financial performance may suffer if we cannot protect and enforce our IP rights.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we are unable to obtain third-party technology licenses needed for our products and platform solutions, our business and operations will be impaired, and our operating results could be adversely affected.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our use of open-source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our products.

***Macroeconomic and Industry Risks***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our business depends upon the capital spending patterns and decisions of CXPs, and any decrease or delay in capital spending by CXPs due to the timing and availability of capital and other causes would reduce our revenue and harm our business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Government-sponsored programs and U.S. federal government shutdowns could impact the timing and buying patterns of CXPs, which may cause fluctuations in our operating results.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Adverse global economic, market and industry conditions, geopolitical issues and other conditions that impact our increasingly global operations could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition and liquidity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We face intense competition that could reduce our revenue and adversely affect our financial results.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Historically, our customer base has been concentrated, and the loss of any of our key customers may adversely impact our revenue and results of operations, and any delays in payment by a key customer could negatively impact our cash flows and working capital.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our industry is characterized by rapid technological advancements, and if we fail to develop new products or enhancements that meet changing CXP requirements, we could experience lower sales.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our sales cycles can be long and unpredictable, and our sales efforts require considerable time and expense. As a result, our sales are difficult to predict and may vary substantially, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly.

***Government and Regulatory Risks***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Actual or perceived failure to comply with applicable data privacy, security and platform and technology regulation laws, regulations and standards could impact our business, operations, and expose us to increased liability.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we fail to comply with evolving industry standards, sales of our products would be adversely affected.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our failure or the failure of our manufacturers to comply with environmental and other legal regulations could adversely impact our results of operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We are subject to governmental export and import controls that could subject us to liability or impair our ability to compete in additional international markets.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Regulatory and physical impacts of climate change and other natural events may affect our customers and our manufacturers, resulting in adverse effects on our operating results.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our customers are subject to government regulation, and changes in current or future laws or regulations that negatively impact our customers could harm our business.

***Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock and Other Risks***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our stock price may continue to be volatile, and the value of an investment in our common stock may decline.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable and may lead to entrenchment of our management and Board of Directors.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We may need additional capital in the future to finance our business.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, our stockholders' ability to achieve a return on their investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Our failure to adequately address and resolve risks and uncertainties associated with acquisitions could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• We cannot guarantee that our stock repurchase program will be utilized to the full value approved or that it will enhance long-term stockholder value. Repurchases we consummate could increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and could have a negative impact on our available cash balance.

***General Risks***

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• As a public company, we are subject to significant accounting, legal and regulatory requirements; our failure to comply with these requirements may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired, which would adversely affect our operating results and our stock price.

***Business and Operational Risks***

***If we do not successfully increase our sales through adoption of our platform, cloud and managed service offerings, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted.***

We have platform, cloud and managed service offerings, including new AI-enabled "agentic" capabilities, which are early in their product life cycles and subject to uncertain market demand. If our customers are unwilling to adopt these new offerings, install our new products or deploy our new services, or if we are unable to achieve market acceptance of our products and platform, our business and financial results may be harmed. Moreover, adoption of our platform, cloud and managed service offerings is dependent upon the success of our customers in investing, marketing, selling and deploying broader services to their subscribers, and our ability to differentiate our products from competing or substitutive product and service offerings. For example, our SmartLife managed services include AI-driven managed Wi-Fi, network security, parental controls and an ecosystem of services from partners, including Arlo and Bark. However, if subscriber demand for such services does not grow as expected or declines, or our customers are unable or unwilling to invest in our platform to deploy and market these services, demand for our products may not grow at rates as we anticipate, negatively impacting our revenue and long-term growth.

***If we do not successfully execute our business strategy to increase our sales to new and existing CXPs, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted.***

Our growth depends upon our ability to increase sales to existing and new service providers of all types and sizes, and the execution of our strategy to increase sales to CXPs involves significant risk. The majority of our revenue is not recurring, and our customers generally have no committed purchase requirements, may cancel orders or cease purchasing our products at any time. If our customers stop purchasing our products for any reason, our business and results of operations would be harmed. If we are unable to increase our sales to new and existing CXPs, our operating results, financial condition, cash flows and long-term growth may be negatively impacted. Our strategy includes investing in regional sales teams and select channel partners to sell to smaller regional broadband service providers. A large portion of our current sales are to customers with smaller regional networks and limited capital expenditure budgets. The spending patterns of many of these customers are generally less formal than larger service providers and often characterized by small and sporadic purchases, and the potential revenue from any one of these customers is limited. We rely primarily on channel partners, including value added resellers, internationally and for certain U.S. markets. We face fierce competition for business with key channel partners. If we are unable to engage channel partners, we may fail to grow our sales, or our sales may be reduced. Furthermore, we rely on our channel partners to promote and sell our products. The loss of a key channel partner or the failure of our partners to provide adequate services could have a negative effect on customer satisfaction and could cause harm to our business.

Our selling efforts to larger broadband service providers require substantial investments of technical, marketing and sales resources through lengthy equipment qualification and sales cycles without any assurance of generating sales. We may be required to invest in costly upgrades to meet more stringent performance criteria and interoperability requirements, develop new customer-specific features or adapt our products to meet required standards. We have invested and expect to continue to invest considerable time, effort and expenditures, including investment in product research and development, related to these opportunities without any assurance that our efforts will result in revenue.

The quality of our support and services offerings is important to sustain and increase our sales to new and existing customers. Our services to customers include services to help them deploy our products within their networks. Once our products are deployed within our customers' networks, they depend on our customer success, customer support and research and development organizations to resolve any issues relating to those products. If we do not effectively assist our customers in deploying our products, succeed in helping them quickly resolve post-deployment issues, effectively utilize features or enhancements or provide effective support, it could adversely affect our ability to sell our products to existing customers and harm our reputation with potential new customers. As a result, our failure to maintain high quality support and services could result in the loss of customers, which would harm our business.

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***We face risks associated with being materially dependent upon third-party vendors; certain factors such as component shortages that affect our business as a result of those dependencies have and could continue to disrupt our business and adversely impact our gross margin and results of operations.***

We materially depend upon third-party vendors for our complex global supply-chain operations, including for services to develop, design and source components and materials as well as manufacture, transport and deliver our products. If any of these vendors stop providing their services, for any reason, we would have to obtain similar services from other sources, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. We also have limited control over disruptions that may occur at the facilities of those providers, such as supply interruptions, labor shortages, strikes, shipping backlogs at ports and similar disruptions to transportation infrastructure, design and manufacturing failures, quality control issues, systems failures or facility closures arising from pandemics, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or acts of war. In addition, switching development firms or manufacturers could delay the manufacture and availability of products and/or require us to re-qualify our products with our customers, which would be costly and time-consuming. Any interruption in the development, supply or distribution of our products would adversely affect our ability to meet scheduled product deliveries to our customers and could result in lost revenue or higher costs, which would negatively impact our gross margin and operating results and harm our business.

Particular risks associated with management of our global supply-chain operations include the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• ***Manufacturing constraints, shortages and other disruptions.*** We do not have internal manufacturing capabilities and we rely solely on a small number of CMs and ODMs to manufacture and supply our products. Our business operations and ability to supply our products are highly dependent upon our ability to secure adequate third-party manufacturing capabilities and capacity and to effectively manage those third parties to meet our business needs. Our dependence solely on third-party manufacturers makes us vulnerable to possible supply and capacity constraints and reduces our control over manufacturing disruptions due to component availability, extended lead times delivery schedules, quality, manufacturing yields and increased costs. Some of these risks occur from time to time in our business. If these disruptions and constraints are prolonged, or if these manufacturers do not have the ability or business continuity plans to fulfill their obligations to us, our business could be disrupted. If we cannot effectively manage our vendors or if we fail to invest adequate resources to manage our supply chain operations, our ability to meet customer orders and generate revenue may be negatively impacted. A substantial portion of our manufacturing is done at facilities outside of the U.S., largely in Asia, which presents increased supply risk, including the risk of supply interruptions, delays, shortages or reductions in manufacturing quality or controls. In addition, these supply interruptions, delays and shortages could impair our ability to meet our customer requirements, require us to pay higher prices or incur expedite fees, which would harm our business and negatively impact our gross margin and results of operations. Our international manufacturing also creates risks and uncertainties associated with regulatory changes or government actions such as local business requirements, trade restrictions and tariffs, economic sanctions or related legislation, which may complicate our export and import activities, be disruptive to the operations of our manufacturers and logistics partners or result in higher product and shipping costs and variability of supply. Manufacturing in Asia further heightens our risk of meeting customer delivery requirements as we rely upon third-party logistics companies to transport and import significant volumes of products to the U.S. where we generate a substantial majority of our revenue. These supply chain risks are further increased by periodic shipping backlogs at ports and similar disruptions to transportation infrastructure.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• ***Limited sources and sole-sourced supply.*** We are dependent upon sole-source or limited-source suppliers for some key product components such as chipsets, certain of our application-specific integrated circuit processors and memory and resistor components, including certain components sourced solely through suppliers located in China and other Asian countries. Any of these suppliers could stop producing our components, raise the prices they charge us, be subject to higher product tariffs, epidemics or other conditions that disrupt their operations, cease operations or enter into exclusive arrangements with our competitors, consequently affecting our operations and results. For example, the technology industry is currently experiencing significant supply constraints for memory components, driven in part by the reallocation of manufacturing capacity towards the global AI infrastructure build, which constraints may continue for years until new manufacturing capacity is built. These constraints have resulted in, and are expected to continue to result in, increased costs and extended lead times for the components used in our products. Being dependent upon a limited number of suppliers constrains our ability to mitigate these disruptions in our supply chain, particularly if such disruptions are prolonged. This may adversely affect our ability to obtain components and materials needed to manufacture our products at acceptable prices in a timely fashion, or at all. These risks would adversely affect our ability to meet scheduled product deliveries to our customers, increase costs and in turn harm our business and results of operations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• ***Limitations on ability to manage third-party risks.*** Our business with certain third-party manufacturers may represent a relatively small percentage of their revenue. Consequently, our orders may not be given adequate priority if such manufacturers have to allocate limited capacity among competing customers. This could delay supplies of product to

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us or limit our ability to ramp product volumes within desired timeframes. If any of our manufacturing partners are unable or unwilling to continue manufacturing our products in required volumes and at high quality levels, we would have to identify, qualify and select acceptable alternative manufacturers. The time it takes to qualify new third-party manufacturers could disrupt our ability to maintain continuous supply of product to meet customer requirements. An alternative manufacturer may not be available to us when needed or may not be in a position to satisfy our production requirements at commercially reasonable prices and quality. In addition, we and/or our manufacturers may not be able to negotiate commercially reasonable terms and sufficient quantities of component supplies with component and materials suppliers to meet our manufacturing needs because our purchase volumes may be too low for us to be considered a priority customer for securing supplies, particularly when there are shortages or limited availability of key components and materials. As a result, suppliers could stop selling to us and our manufacturers at commercially reasonable prices, or at all. While we have worked to mitigate the cost impact from historical price increases, our efforts may not be successful with respect to increases arising from product tariffs recently announced by the U.S. Any such interruption or delay may force us and our manufacturers to seek components or materials from alternative sources, which may not be available, or result in higher prices. Switching suppliers could also force us to redesign our products to accommodate new components and could require us to re-qualify our products with our customers, which would be costly and time consuming. A significant interruption in manufacturing or supply availability for any of these reasons would reduce supply to our customers, which would result in lost revenue and harm our customer relationships.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• ***Ability to forecast and manage inventory liability with vendors.*** We have experienced increases in demand from many customers, in part as a result of higher consumer demand for better internet services and improved Wi-Fi. If we underestimate product demand from our customers, our manufacturers may have inadequate component inventory to meet our demand. If we are unable to adequately anticipate demand, this could interrupt our product manufacturing, increase our cost of revenue associated with expedite fees and air freight and/or result in delays or cancellation of customer orders. If we are unable to deliver products timely to our customers, we may lose customer goodwill or our customers may choose to purchase from other vendors, all of which may have a material negative impact on our revenue and operating results. If we overestimate our product demand, our third-party manufacturers may purchase excess components and build excess inventory, and we could be required to pay for these excess parts or products and their storage costs. Long lead times for component supply, which may be exacerbated by higher demand for certain components, and demand for our products has and is expected to continue to impact our ability to accurately forecast our production requirements. We may incur liabilities for certain component inventory purchases that have been rendered excess or obsolete, which may have an adverse effect on our gross margin, financial condition and results of operations.

***If we fail to properly develop, invest in, and manage AI Technologies used in our products and services, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.***

We use AI, machine learning, and automated decision-making technologies, including proprietary AI and machine learning algorithms and models (collectively, "AI Technologies") throughout our business, and are making significant investments in this area. For example, with the implementation of our agentic workflows within our platform, we will aim to provide both our customer success team and CXP customers with advanced automated tools to augment their operations, accelerate transformation initiatives and expand their impact independent of traditional resource constraints.

We expect that increased investment will be required in the future to continuously improve our use of AI Technologies. As with many technological innovations, there are significant risks involved in developing, maintaining and deploying these technologies, and there can be no assurance that the usage of, or our investments in, such technologies will always enhance our products or services or be beneficial to our business, including our efficiency or profitability.

In particular, if the models underlying our AI Technologies are: incorrectly designed or implemented; trained or reliant on incomplete, inadequate, inaccurate, biased or otherwise poor quality data, or on data to which we do not have sufficient rights or in relation to which we and/or the providers of such data have not implemented sufficient legal compliance measures; used without sufficient oversight and governance to ensure their responsible use; and/or adversely impacted by unforeseen defects, technical challenges, cybersecurity threats or material performance issues, the performance of our products, services and business, as well as our reputation and the reputations of our customers, could suffer or we could incur liability resulting from the violation of laws or contracts to which we are a party or civil claims.

With respect to our products or services that incorporate AI Technologies, including agentic AI, the market for such products and services is rapidly evolving and unproven in many industries, including our own, and important assumptions about the characteristics of targeted markets, pricing, sales cycles, cost, performance, and perceived value associated with our services or products may be inaccurate. We cannot be sure that the market will continue to grow or that it will grow in ways we anticipate. In addition, market acceptance and consumer perceptions of products and services that incorporate AI Technologies is uncertain.

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Additionally, the regulatory framework for AI Technologies is rapidly evolving. Existing laws and regulations may be interpreted in ways that could affect the operation of our AI Technologies, and federal, state and foreign government bodies and agencies have introduced or are currently considering additional laws and regulations applicable to AI Technologies. For example, in the U.S., legislation related to AI Technologies has been introduced at the federal level and enacted or proposed by various states, including California, Colorado, Connecticut and Texas. Some enacted or proposed frameworks include requirements focused on transparency, risk-management and accountability for AI Technologies, while others focus on high-risk uses of AI or the use of automated decision-making. Collectively, these developments signal an emerging trend towards a patchwork of state-level governance of AI in the U.S. Furthermore, the Trump administration's approach to investment in and regulation of AI technologies has and is expected to continue to deviate from that of the previous administration, and we will need to adapt to any changes that may result from such approach, including as the result of new or changing executive orders. For instance, the U.S. federal government may seek to pre-empt state laws when they seek to govern certain topics as evidenced by the Trump administration's "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" Executive Order signed on December 11, 2025. This order calls for federal standards and legislation that would preempt conflicting state AI regulations and create a federal litigation task force focused on challenging state AI laws in court. In Europe, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act ("EU AI Act") establishes a comprehensive, risk-based governance framework for AI in the European Union ("EU") market. The majority of the substantive requirements will apply from August 2, 2026. The EU AI Act applies to companies that develop, use and/or provide AI in the EU, with specific requirements based on the relevant AI use cases. For example, in relation to our use of generative AI, we may be subject to certain disclosure and transparency obligations, with fines up to the greater of €15 million or 3% of global revenue.

In addition, the revised EU Product Liability Directive, to be implemented into EU member state national law by December 2026, extends the EU's existing strict product liability regime to AI and facilitates civil claims in respect of harm caused by AI. Once fully applicable, the EU AI Act and the EU Product Liability Directive, together with developing guidance and/or decisions in this area, will have a material impact on the way AI is regulated in the EU. The cost to comply with such laws, regulations, decisions and/or guidance interpreting existing laws, or to adjust our business plans based on changes to how such laws are enforced, could be significant and would increase our operating expenses (such as by imposing additional reporting obligations regarding our use of AI Technologies) or impact our ability to use, procure or commercialize AI Technologies. Such an increase in operating expenses, as well as any actual or perceived failure to comply with such laws and regulations, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

***The imposition of new duties, tariffs, trade barriers and retaliatory countermeasures implemented by the U.S. and other governments and resulting impact on customer demand may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.***

The implementation of significant changes to U.S. trade policies, sanctions, legislation, treaties and tariffs, including, but not limited to, significant new tariffs on goods imported into the U.S., have introduced uncertainty to our business and will increase the cost of our U.S. manufactured products and components sourced outside of the U.S., which will result in an increase to our cost of revenue and may cause a reduction in our gross margin. In response, China announced additional tariffs on U.S. goods and new export control restrictions. The imposition of additional tariffs or other trade barriers by countries outside of the U.S may increase our costs in these markets, and to the extent these increased costs result in increased prices for our customers, the demand for our products may decrease as our customers seek alternative sourcing, making it more difficult for us to sell our products in some markets.

The extent and duration of increased tariffs and the resulting impact on general economic conditions and on our business are uncertain and depend on various factors, such as negotiations between the U.S. and affected countries, the responses of other countries or regions, exemptions or exclusions that may be granted, availability and cost of alternative sources of supply, and demand for our products in affected markets. Other countries where we operate or sell our products may themselves change their own policies on trade as well, which may affect future business and foreign investment in their respective countries. U.S. and foreign policy changes and uncertainty about such changes has resulted in increased market volatility and currency exchange rate fluctuations. To the extent dissatisfaction with U.S. government policy results in U.S.-based suppliers being disfavored over foreign-based alternatives, it may diminish demand for our products with such customers and cause them to find alternative sourcing or otherwise make it more difficult for us to sell more products to these customers.

As a result of these dynamics, we may find it difficult to predict the impact to our business of these and future changes to the trading relationships between the U.S. or other countries or the impact on our business of new laws or regulations adopted by the U.S. or other countries.

***Cyberattacks or other security incidents that disrupt our or our third-party providers' operations or compromise data, may expose us to liability, harm our reputation or otherwise adversely affect our business.***

We rely on our own and third-party hardware, software, technology infrastructure, data centers, digital networks and online sites and services for both internal and customer-facing operations that are critical to our business (collectively, "IT Systems").

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In addition, as part of our business operations, we collect, store, process, use and/or disclose information, including sensitive data relating to our business, our business partners and our customers, and personal information about individuals such as our employees and our customers' subscribers (collectively, "Confidential Information"). We process Confidential Information to operate our business, including in connection with the provision of our cloud services and by relying on our and our providers' IT Systems. We also engage third-party providers to support various internal functions, such as human resources, finance, information technology and electronic communications, as well as the development and delivery of our customer-facing products and cloud services, which includes collecting, handling, processing and/or storage of data on our behalf. These internal and external functions involve an array of software and systems, including cloud-based, that enable us to conduct, monitor and/or protect our business, operations, systems and information technology assets. Our cloud-based solutions enable us to host our customers' subscriber data in third-party data centers.

We face numerous and evolving cybersecurity risks that threaten the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our IT Systems and Confidential Information, including from diverse threat actors such as state-sponsored organizations, opportunistic hackers and hacktivists, as well as through diverse attack vectors such as social engineering/phishing, malware (including ransomware), malfeasance by insiders, human or technological error and, as a result of malicious code embedded in open-source software, bugs, misconfigurations or exploited vulnerabilities in software or hardware that is integrated into our (or our suppliers' or service providers') IT Systems, products or services. Threat actors could steal Confidential Information related to our business, products, employees, customers and our customers' subscribers; hold data ransom; and/or disrupt our systems and services or those of our supply chain partners, vendors, customers or others. We expect cybersecurity attacks and security breaches to accelerate in the future, including sophisticated supply chain attacks. As we and our third-party providers continue to increase our reliance on virtual environments and communications systems and cloud-based solutions to support our work-from-anywhere culture and overall business needs, our exposures to third-party vulnerabilities and security risks also increase. Because threat actors are increasingly sophisticated and aggressive, our efforts may be inadequate to prevent, detect or recover from future attacks due, for example, to the increased use by attackers of tools and techniques (including artificial intelligence) that are specifically designed to circumvent controls, to avoid detection, and to remove or obfuscate forensic evidence. We may also experience security breaches that may remain undetected for an extended period.

We and certain of our third-party providers have been subject to cyberattacks and other security incidents, and we expect such attacks and incidents to continue in varying degrees. There can be no assurance that our cybersecurity risk management program and processes, including our policies, controls or procedures, will be fully implemented, complied with or effective in protecting our IT Systems and Confidential Information. Accordingly, while to date no cybersecurity incidents have had a material impact on our operations or financial results, we cannot guarantee that material incidents will not occur in the future. A cyberattack or incident that affects the confidentiality, integrity or availability of our IT Systems or Confidential Information could result in legal claims or proceedings (such as class actions), regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, fines and penalties, negative reputational impacts that cause us to lose existing or future customers, and/or significant incident response, system restoration or remediation and future compliance costs. Even if we and our third-party providers allocate, implement and manage reasonable security and data protection measures, we could still experience significant data loss, unauthorized data disclosure or a breach of our IT Systems, products or those of our third-party providers (for example, data centers) that materially impact our business. The continued growth of our cloud-based platform and managed services portfolio and increased reliance on third-party development partners and third-party software and cloud-based solutions increases the likely risks arising from security breaches or data loss. Any data loss or compromise of our systems that collect and process personal information (including personal information of our customers' subscribers), or third-party data centers where that personal information is stored, could result in loss of confidence in the security of our offerings and loss of customers or customer goodwill. Further, security incidents could subject us to obligations under privacy and data security laws and regulations around the world (including to notify governmental authorities, regulatory bodies and/or affected individuals), lead to liability given the increasing development of such strict laws and regulations, increase the risk of litigation and governmental or regulatory investigation, require us to notify our customers or other counterparties in relation to such incidents, damage our reputation and adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows. Although we maintain insurance that may apply to cybersecurity risks and liabilities, there can be no guarantee that any or all costs or losses incurred will be partially or fully insured or that we will be able to procure applicable insurance in the future on reasonable terms or at all.

***Changing market and customer requirements may adversely affect the valuation of our inventory as well as our supplier purchase commitments.***

Customer demand for our products can change rapidly in response to market and technology developments. From time to time, we adjust inventory valuations downward or end of life certain of our products in response to our assessment of our business strategy as well as consideration of demand from our customers for specific products or product lines. We also evaluate our supplier purchase commitments, which fluctuate based on lead-times, demand environment and perceived component availability. We record a liability for excess and obsolete components based on our estimated future demand for our products, potential obsolescence of technology and product life cycles. If we fail to accurately plan our inventory levels, which becomes more challenging as component lead times increase, we may have to increase write offs for excess or obsolete inventory, or

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accrue additional liabilities for component inventory held by our suppliers, both of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

***Business and operational risks associated with expanding our international operations could harm our business.***

We are subject to business and operational risks associated with our international operations, including our global supply-chain operations, and our international offices located in Nanjing, China and Bangalore, India as well as dependence upon our international sales operations. In addition, we are exposed to risk arising from our dependence upon third-party development contractors in India. The risks associated with our international operations also include costs of complying with differing and changing laws and regulatory requirements, tariffs, export quotas, custom duties and other trade restrictions; effects of inflation, currency controls and/or fluctuations in currency exchange rates; limited, inadequate or non-existent IP protection; and uncertainties associated with political conflicts and instabilities, variable economic conditions, terrorist attacks or acts of war. Our development operations and activities in China and India involve these and other significant risks, including: local labor conditions and regulations; knowledge transfer related to our technology and exposure to misappropriation of IP or confidential information, including information that is proprietary to us, our customers and third parties; heightened exposure to changes in the economic, security, political and pandemic conditions; international trade agreements and U.S. tax provisions that could adversely affect our international operations; complexities of managing development timelines and deliverables from abroad; and differences in local business practices and customs that may not align with our expectations and standards.

Along with the foregoing risks, our international sales operations involve risks associated with greater costs and complexity localizing and supporting our products and platform in local markets; evolving privacy regulations, trade regulations, compliance requirements and incremental costs applicable to the qualification, production, sale and delivery of our products; longer collection periods, financial instability and other difficulties impacting collection of accounts receivable in certain jurisdictions; more intense competition including from local equipment suppliers; and our reliance on value added resellers to sell and support our products in international markets given our limited presence and infrastructure outside the U.S. To expand our international operations, we will need to invest resources to attract key talent, build operational infrastructure, execute on our international strategy and drive international market demand for our products. If we invest substantial resources to expand our international operations and are unable to do so successfully or in a timely manner, our financial condition and results of operations may suffer.

***We may have difficulty evolving and scaling our business and operations to meet customer and market demand, which could harm our financial results or cause us to fail to execute on our business strategies.***

In order to grow our business, we will need to continually evolve and scale our business and operations to meet customer and market demand. Evolving and scaling our business and operations places increased demands on our management as well as our financial and operational resources to effectively manage organizational change; design scalable processes; accelerate and/or refocus research and development activities; expand our manufacturing, supply chain and distribution capacity; increase our sales and marketing efforts; broaden our customer success, support and services capabilities; maintain or increase operational efficiencies; scale support operations in a cost-effective manner; implement appropriate operational and financial systems; and maintain effective financial disclosure controls and procedures. If we cannot evolve and scale our business and operations effectively, we may not be able to execute our business strategies in a cost-effective manner and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

***Litigation and regulatory proceedings could harm our business or negatively impact our results of operations.***

In the ordinary course of business, we are subject to legal claims, litigation and regulatory proceedings related to disputes over commercial, competition, IP, labor and employment and other matters. Regardless of the merits of any such claims, litigation and regulatory proceedings are inherently uncertain, and can be costly, disruptive to our business and operations, harmful to our reputation and distracting to management. In particular, as a technology company, we are subject to IP claims asserting patent, copyright, trademark and/or other infringement claims that are costly to defend and could limit our ability to use some technologies in the future. The risk of such claims is heightened as we expand our products and services and rely on more technologies, including third-party IP rights that we license and incorporate into our products and services. Third parties from whom we license IP may be unable or unwilling to indemnify us for such claims or offer any other remedy to us. Patent infringement claims may be asserted by patent assertion entities and non-practicing entities ("NPEs") that do not conduct business as an operating company and hold and own patents only for the purpose of aggressively pursuing royalties through infringement assertions or patent infringement litigation. Further, in our industry, the number of assertions by NPEs has continued to increase due in part to patent sales by operating companies to NPEs and availability of litigation financing. We have received and expect to continue to receive assertions from NPEs and other third parties alleging that we may be infringing their patents or other IP rights; offering licenses to such IP; and/or threatening litigation. If our products are found to infringe, these claims could also result in the suspension of our ability to import, market and sell our products and services, product shipment delays or requirements to modify our products or enter into costly settlements or licensing agreements. Such royalty or licensing agreements, if required, may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all. Furthermore, we may additionally

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be financially responsible for claims made against our customers, including costs of litigation and damages awarded, under indemnity obligations which could further negatively impact our results of operations. Protracted litigation could cause us to incur significant defense costs, which would negatively impact our results of operations.

***We have a history of fluctuations in our gross margin and operating results, which can make it difficult to predict our future performance and could cause the market price of our stock to decline.***

We have a history of fluctuations in our quarterly and annual gross margin and operating results, including fluctuations due to factors outside of our control. Factors that impact variability of our operating results include our ability to predict our revenue and reduce and control our costs, our ability to predict product functions and features desired by our customers, the impact of global economic and geopolitical events and conditions, including tariffs, trade controls, inflation, government shutdowns, market instability and economic downturns, our ability to effectively manage our global supply chain operations, our ability to effectively manage third parties upon whom we depend to conduct our business, our customers' spending patterns and purchasing decisions, the impact of competition, customer adoption of our products, our ability to manage our legal, contractual and regulatory obligations and liabilities and other risk factors identified in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and in this "Risk Factors" section. Our gross margin is further impacted by customer, geographic and product mix, the impact of competition on our prices, our ability to manage our costs associated with components and materials, excess and obsolescence, expedite fees and logistics-related activities, contractual commitments and other product costs. Fluctuating results make it difficult to predict our future performance and could cause the market price of our stock to decline. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and cash outlays as we seek to expand our business and operations and target new customer opportunities. Given our growth objectives and the intense competitive pressures we face, our operating expenses may increase at unexpected levels, and we may be unable to maintain positive operating income. Comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. If our revenue or operating results fall below the expectations of investors or securities analysts, or below any guidance we may provide to the market, the market price of our stock would likely decline.

***We are exposed to customer credit risks that could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.***

We generally extend credit terms for sales to our customers which exposes us to credit risk. If we are unable to collect our accounts receivable balances as anticipated, our operating results and financial condition will be harmed. A number of factors contribute to this risk, including our ability to adequately assess a customer's creditworthiness and financial condition, changes in a customer's financial condition and/or liquidity, our ability to timely collect our accounts receivable from customers, disagreements with customers on invoiced balances and economic downturns or other unanticipated events impacting a customer's ability to pay. Furthermore, some of our international customers operate in countries with developing economies, volatile financial markets or currency regulations that impact their ability to make payments in U.S. dollars. While we take measures to pursue collections on our accounts receivable, we have from time to time written down accounts receivable and written off doubtful accounts and may need to do so in future periods. The determination of allowances for doubtful accounts involves significant judgment, and if we underestimate our allowance for doubtful accounts, we will have to make further write-downs. Such write-downs or write-offs could negatively affect our operating results for the period in which they occur and could harm our cash flow or our financial condition.

***If we lose any of our key personnel, or are unable to attract, train and retain qualified personnel, our ability to manage our business and continue our growth would be negatively impacted.***

Our success depends, in large part, on the continued contributions of our key personnel who are highly skilled and would be difficult to replace. Competition for skilled personnel, particularly in software and cloud development and engineering, is intense. We cannot be certain that we will be successful in attracting and retaining qualified personnel, or that newly hired personnel will function effectively, both individually and as a group. If we are unable to effectively recruit, hire and utilize new employees to align with our company objectives, execution of our business strategy and our ability to react to changing market conditions may be impeded, and our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer. We operate using a "work-from-anywhere" model, and if we do not continue to effectively manage our distributed workforce, we could face challenges maintaining our corporate culture, which could increase attrition or limit our ability to attract personnel. None of our key personnel are bound by a written employment contract to remain with us for a specified period. In addition, we do not currently maintain key person life insurance covering our key personnel. If we lose the services of any key personnel, our business, financial condition and results of operations may suffer.

***If we experience disruptions with our enterprise resource planning system, we may not be able to effectively transact business or produce financial statements, which would adversely affect our business, results of operations and cash flows.***

We operate our Oracle enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system on Oracle's cloud platform and our software billing application on Salesforce.com. With these implementations, we are highly dependent upon Oracle and Saleforce.com to host, manage and maintain our ERP system and supporting applications. Any disruptions to their business or processes, or delays in their ability to provide services to us, may in turn disrupt our business operations or increase costs. Furthermore, we receive

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quarterly system updates and enhancements on the cloud platform according to Oracle's release timeline and change management processes, which if not managed properly may disrupt our business operations and delay our ability to process transactions and produce reports necessary to conduct our business. We are highly dependent upon our ERP system for critical business functions, including order processing and management, supply chain and procurement operations, financial planning, accounting and reporting; accordingly, protracted disruption in functionality or processing capabilities of the ERP system could materially impair our ability to process transactions timely or produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis. If our systems suffer prolonged interruption, our results of operations and cash flows would be adversely affected.

***Risks Related to Our Products***

***Our products are highly technical and may contain undetected hardware or software defects or software bugs, which could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.***

Our products, including our platform (agentic AI, cloud, software and appliances) and SmartLife managed services, are highly technical and, when deployed, are critical to the operation of many networks. Our products have contained and are subject to defects, bugs or security vulnerabilities, which risks may be exacerbated as we continue to expand our cloud and software portfolio and include services from third-party partners. Some defects in our products may only be discovered after a product has been installed and used by customers and may in some cases only be detected under certain circumstances or after extended use. Any errors, bugs, defects or security vulnerabilities discovered in our products after commercial release could result in loss of revenue or delay in revenue recognition, loss of customers and increased service and warranty and retrofit costs, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. In addition, we are subject to claims for security and data breach, product liability, tort or breach of warranty. Our contracts with customers contain provisions relating to warranty disclaimers and liability limitations, which may not be upheld. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, is costly and may divert management's attention and adversely affect the market's perception of us and our products. In addition, if our business liability insurance coverage proves inadequate or future coverage is unavailable on acceptable terms or at all, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

***If we are unable to ensure that our products interoperate properly and as required within our customers' networks, our business will be harmed.***

Our products must interoperate with our customers' existing and planned networks, which often have varied and complex specifications, utilize multiple protocol standards, include software applications and customizations and products from multiple vendors and contain multiple generations of products that have been added over time. As a result, we must continually ensure that our products interoperate properly with these existing and planned networks. To meet these requirements, we must undertake development efforts, including test protocols, which require substantial capital investment and employee resources. We may not accomplish these development goals quickly or cost-effectively, if at all. If we fail to maintain interoperability, we may face substantially reduced demand for our products, which would reduce our revenue opportunities and market share. We rely upon interoperability arrangements with equipment and software vendors for the use or integration of their technology with our products. If these relationships fail, we may have to devote substantially more resources to developing alternative products and processes and our efforts may not be as effective as the combined solutions under our current arrangements. In some cases, these other vendors are either direct competitors or companies that have extensive relationships with our existing and potential customers and influence the purchasing decisions of those customers. Some of our competitors have stronger relationships with some of our interoperability partners, and as a result, our ability to have successful interoperability arrangements with these companies may be harmed, which in turn may harm our ability to successfully sell and market our products.

***Our estimates regarding warranty or product obligations are highly subjective. If our estimates change, the liability for warranty or product obligations may be increased, impacting future cost of revenue.***

Our products are highly complex, and our product testing may not be adequate to detect all defects, errors, failures and quality issues. Accordingly, our estimates regarding future warranty or product obligations are highly subjective, and if our estimates change, the liability for warranty or product obligations may be increased, impacting future cost of revenue. Quality or performance problems for products covered under warranty could adversely impact our reputation and negatively affect our operating results and financial position. The development and production of new products with high complexity often involves problems with software, components and manufacturing methods. Any significant warranty or other product obligations due to reliability or quality issues arising from defects in software, faulty components or improper manufacturing methods could negatively impact our operating results and financial position due to costs associated with fixing software or hardware defects; high service and warranty expenses; high inventory obsolescence expense; delays in collecting accounts receivable; payment of liquidated damages for performance failures; and loss of customer goodwill and future sales.

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***Our business and operations depend on proprietary technologies, and our financial performance may suffer if we cannot protect and enforce our IP rights.***

Our success and ability to compete depend on proprietary technology. We rely significantly upon patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret and other IP laws, IP registration rights and agreements with our employees, customers, partners, suppliers and other parties, to establish and maintain IP rights necessary for our business and operations. U.S. IP laws afford us only limited protection, and the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent or at all. Our patent applications may not result in issued patents, and our issued patents may not be enforceable. Our IP rights could be challenged, invalidated, infringed or circumvented, any of which could impair or harm our business and operations and be costly to defend. Our failure to adequately protect our IP rights could result in our competitors offering similar products, resulting in the loss of our competitive advantage and decreased sales.

We and our third-party providers may be unable to adequately prevent unauthorized third-party copying or use of our IP. For example, contractual provisions protecting our IP are subject to breach, and our IP is subject to reverse engineering and unlawful distribution. It may become more difficult to adequately protect our IP as we expand our reliance on third parties for the design, development and/or manufacture of our products. In addition, we may become subject to increased risks arising from or related to security breaches, data loss or theft of our data or our IP, and have greater difficulty protecting our IP as our work-from-anywhere workforce and work product become more distributed. Policing the unauthorized use and distribution of our IP is difficult and costly. Litigation, which could result in substantial costs, diversion of resources and harm to our business, may be necessary to enforce our IP rights, protect our trade secrets or determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights.

***If we are unable to obtain third-party technology licenses needed for our products and platform solutions, our business and operations will be impaired, and our operating results could be adversely affected.***

We increasingly rely on technology licensed from third parties for our products and platform solutions. We may not be able to secure or maintain necessary technology licenses from these third parties on commercially reasonable terms or at all. Third parties may also choose not to renew licenses with us, demand unreasonable license fees or cease to offer technologies that we require. The inability to obtain necessary third-party licenses or to secure reasonable license terms at a cost acceptable to us could harm the competitiveness of our products and solutions, result in lost revenue and adversely affect our operating results. For example, we may be forced to forego product features or platform offerings, including features and offerings we believe are critical to our strategy, accept substitute technology of lower quality or performance standards or incur higher costs, or the time-to-market of our products or product features could be delayed. Furthermore, our ability to utilize third-party technology may be disrupted by disputes over IP rights, including claims of IP infringement, which could prevent us from offering or selling the products that utilize the disputed technology and adversely affect our operating results.

***Our use of open-source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our products.***

We incorporate open-source software into our products. The terms of many open-source software licenses have not been interpreted by the courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to sell our products. In such event, we could be required to make our proprietary software generally available to third parties, including competitors, at no cost, to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our products, to re-engineer our products or to discontinue the sale of our products in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis or at all, any of which could adversely affect our revenue and operating expenses.

***Macroeconomic and Industry Risks***

***Our business depends upon the capital spending patterns and decisions of CXPs, and any decrease or delay in capital spending by CXPs due to the timing and availability of capital and other causes would reduce our revenue and harm our business.***

Demand for our products depends on the magnitude and timing of capital spending by CXPs as they construct, expand, upgrade and maintain their access networks as well as CXPs' adoption of our platform and managed services. Capital spending is cyclical in our industry, sporadic among individual CXPs and can change on short notice, which gives us little visibility into changes in spending behavior in any particular quarter. Capital spending for network infrastructure projects could be delayed or canceled in response to factors outside our control, such as reduced consumer spending, challenging capital markets or declining liquidity trends. CXP spending is also affected by reductions in budgets, including as a result of a general economic downturn, delays in purchasing cycles, access to or timing of government funding programs or capital markets, government shutdowns and seasonality and delays in capital allocation decisions. Historically, our customers may spend less or have less deployments in the first quarter due to pending annual budgets or, in certain regions, due to weather conditions that inhibit outside fiber deployment, resulting in weaker demand for our products in the first quarter. Softness in demand in any of our customer markets, including due to macroeconomic conditions beyond our control or uncertainties associated with regulatory reforms, has and could in the future lead to unexpected decline or slowdown in customer capital expenditures. Further, CXPs may pursue capital investment in network technologies other than those offered by us or may choose not to adopt our products

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and platform solutions in their networks. Reductions in capital expenditures by CXPs would have a material negative impact on our revenue and results of operations and slow our rate of revenue growth. As a consequence, our results for a particular period may be difficult to predict, and our prior results are not necessarily indicative of results in future periods.

***Government-sponsored programs and U.S. federal government shutdowns could impact the timing and buying patterns of CXPs, which may cause fluctuations in our operating results.***

We sell to broadband service providers and CXPs, including U.S.-based IOCs, which rely significantly upon interstate and intrastate access charges and federal and state subsidies in the form of grants and other funding, such as the Federal Communications Commission's ("FCC"), Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, the CARES Act Enhanced Alternative Connect America Cost Model, or the American Rescue Plan Act. The FCC and some states may change such payments and subsidies, which could reduce IOC revenue. Furthermore, many IOCs use or expect to use government-supported loan programs or grants, such as U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utility Service or National Telecommunications and Information Administration's ("NTIA") Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment ("BEAD") program loans and grants, to finance capital spending. These government-supported loan programs and grants generally include conditions such as deployment criteria, domestic preference provisions and other requirements that apply to the project and selected equipment as conditions for funding. For example, the U.S. government passed The Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act, which charged the NTIA with establishing the BEAD program and ensuring that BEAD-funded infrastructure projects comply with the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference ("Buy America Preference") of the Build America, Buy America Act ("BABA"). In accordance with BABA, the U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a limited, general applicability, nonavailability waiver of the Buy America Preference to recipients of federal financial assistance under the NTIA's BEAD Program. Notwithstanding this waiver, certain of our products will be required to meet BABA domestic content requirements to enable certain customers to qualify for grant funding under the BEAD program. Any failure of such products to meet BABA domestic content requirements would result in those products being ineligible for purchase and use by certain customers under the BEAD program, and could result in lost sales, lost business opportunity, breach of warranty claims, and damage to our reputation and customer relationships.

Changes to the terms or administration of these programs, including uncertainty from government and administrative change, increasing focus on domestic requirements by the U.S. that may require re-assessment of compliance, potential funding limitations that impact our ability to meet program requirements or delays due to U.S. federal government shutdowns could reduce the ability of IOCs to access capital or secure funding under these programs to purchase our products and services and thus reduce our revenue opportunities. In addition, compliance with these requirements may significantly increase our record-keeping, accounting and production costs. As a result of these risks, the domestic content requirements may have a material adverse impact on our U.S. sales, business and results of operations. Customers may curtail purchases if they receive less funding than planned, are negatively impacted by federal government shutdowns or changes in government regulations and subsidies, or as funding winds down, any of which could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

***Adverse global economic, market and industry conditions, geopolitical issues and other conditions that impact our increasingly global operations could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition and liquidity.***

As a global company, our performance is affected by global economic, market and industry conditions as well as geopolitical issues and other conditions with global reach. In recent years, concerns about the global economic outlook, inflation and increased interest rates have adversely affected market and business conditions in general. Macroeconomic weakness and uncertainty make it more difficult for us to manage our operations and accurately forecast revenue, gross margin and operating expenses. Further, bank failures and other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, transactional counterparties, or other third parties, or concerns or rumors about these events, have led to market-wide liquidity problems.

Geopolitical issues such as armed conflicts, relations between the U.S. and China, tariff and trade policy changes and increasing potential of conflict involving countries in Asia that are critical to our supply-chain operations, such as Taiwan and China, have resulted in increasing global tensions and create uncertainty for global commerce. New or increased tariffs and other changes in U.S. trade policy, including new sanctions, have triggered and may continue to trigger retaliatory actions by affected countries or changes in demand from customers displeased with U.S. tariff and trade policy changes. U.S. executive orders have resulted in tariffs on imports from numerous countries, including China and other Asian countries where our sole-source or limited-source suppliers are located. Consequently, absent policy changes, these actions will increase our cost of revenue. To the extent dissatisfaction with U.S. government policy results in U.S.-based suppliers being disfavored over foreign-based alternatives, it may diminish demand for our products with such customers and cause them to find alternative sourcing or otherwise make it more difficult for us to sell more products to these customers. The imposition of additional tariffs or other trade barriers by countries other than the U.S., including China and other Asian countries, will increase our costs in these markets, and to the extent these increased costs result in increased prices for our customers, we expect the demand for products in these markets to decrease as some of our customers seek alternative sources, making it more difficult for us to sell our products in these markets.

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In addition, inflation in the U.S. has affected businesses across many industries, including ours, by increasing the costs of labor, employee healthcare, components and freight and shipping, which may further constrain our customers' or prospective customers' budgets. To the extent there is a sustained general economic downturn, and our platform and services are perceived by customers or potential customers as costly, or too difficult to deploy or migrate to, our revenue may be disproportionately affected by delays or reductions in spending. Sustained or worsening of global economic conditions and geopolitical issues may increase our cost of doing business, materially disrupt our supply chain operations, cause our customers to reduce or delay spending and intensify pricing pressures. We cannot predict the timing, strength or duration of any economic slowdown, instability or recovery, generally or within any particular industry. If the economic conditions of the general economy or markets in which we operate worsen from present levels, demand for our products, and our business, financial condition and results of operations, could be adversely affected.

***We face intense competition that could reduce our revenue and adversely affect our financial results.***

The market for our products is highly competitive, and we expect competition from both established and new companies to increase. Our ability to compete successfully depends on a number of factors, including our ability to successfully develop new products and solutions that anticipate CXP and market requirements and changes in technology and industry standards; CXP acceptance and adoption of our products and solutions; our ability to differentiate our products from our competitors' offerings based on performance, features, cost-effectiveness or other factors; our product capabilities to meet customer network requirements and preferences; and our success in marketing and selling our products and platform solutions.

Many of our current or potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, broader product lines, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we do and are better positioned to acquire and offer complementary products and services. As the broadband access equipment market has undergone and continues to undergo consolidation, our competitors have merged, grown and been able to offer more comprehensive solutions than they individually had offered. Potential customers may also prefer to purchase from their existing suppliers rather than a new supplier, regardless of product performance or features, because the products that we and our competitors offer require a substantial investment of time and funds to qualify and install. The demand on network capacity due to remote workforces may attract new market entrants with competitive or substitutive products, which may lead to increased sales cycles, cause pricing pressure and impact adoption of our platform due to the broader availability of product offerings. Some of our competitors may offer substantial discounts or rebates to win or retain customers. If we are forced to reduce prices to retain existing customers or win new customers, we may be unable to sustain gross margin at desired levels or obtain or sustain profitability. Competitive pressures could result in increased pricing pressure, reduced profit margin, increased sales and marketing expenses and failure to increase, or the loss of, market share, any of which could reduce our revenue and adversely affect our financial results.

***Historically, our customer base has been concentrated, and the loss of any of our key customers may adversely impact our revenue and results of operations, and any delays in payment by a key customer could negatively impact our cash flows and working capital.***

Although we have not had a greater-than-10%-of-revenue customer since 2020, a large portion of our sales has been, and in the future may be, to a limited number of customers. Changes in the broadband service provider market, such as financial difficulties, spending cuts or corporate consolidations that impact purchasing decisions by these customers have and may again negatively impact our revenue, and as a result, revenue from such customers may remain flat or decline. There are no assurances that the demand for our products will remain strong from our key customers, and any decrease or delay in purchases of any of our key customers, particularly if prolonged or sustained, or our inability to grow our sales with them, may have a material negative impact on our revenue and results of operations.

In addition, some larger customers may demand discounts and rebates or desire to purchase their access systems and software from multiple providers. As a result of these factors, our future revenue opportunities may be limited, and we may face pricing pressures, which in turn could adversely impact our gross margin and our financial results. The loss of, reduction in, or pricing discounts associated with orders from any larger customer could significantly reduce our revenue and harm our business. Furthermore, delays in payment and/or extended payment terms from any of our larger customers could have a material negative impact on our cash flows and working capital to support our business operations.

***Our industry is characterized by rapid technological advancements, and if we fail to develop new products or enhancements that meet changing CXP requirements, we could experience lower sales.***

Our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, changing needs of CXPs, evolving industry standards and frequent introductions of new products and platform offerings. We invest significant amounts to pursue innovative technologies that we believe will be adopted by CXPs. For example, we have invested and plan to continue to invest resources in our platform offerings and agentic AI. In addition, on an ongoing basis, we expect to reposition our product and service offerings and introduce new offerings as we encounter rapidly changing CXP requirements and increasing competitive pressures. If we cannot increase sales of our new platform and services, keep pace with rapid technological developments to meet customer

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needs and compete with evolving standards or if the technologies we choose to invest in fail to meet customer needs or are not adopted by customers in the timeframes that we expect, our financial condition and results of operations would be adversely affected.

Developing our products is complex and involves uncertainties, including pricing risks for key materials, component shortages and limited suppliers. We may experience design, manufacturing, software development quality, support, marketing and other difficulties that could delay or prevent the development, introduction or marketing of new products and enhancements. If we fail to meet our development targets, demand for our products will decline. If we are unable to anticipate and develop new products or enhancements to our existing products on a timely and cost-effective basis, our products may become technologically obsolete more rapidly than anticipated over time, resulting in lower sales which would harm our business. Furthermore, the introduction of new or enhanced products also requires that we manage the transition from older products in accordance with customer requirements. If we fail to maintain compatibility requirements in our customers' networks, demand for our products would decline, which would reduce our revenue opportunities and market share.

We use third-party development partners both for their key skills and to augment our employee developers. Using third-party development partners for our broadband platform and managed services allow us to accelerate development and leverage the third parties' expertise, but increases our risks due to reduced direct control over the third party's work. This product development approach may cause unforeseen issues in product design, as well as challenges arising from integration and support of third-party features in our products. In addition, our revenue based on the third parties' product development work may take several years to cover our out-of-pocket expenses, if ever.

***Our sales cycles can be long and unpredictable, and our sales efforts require considerable time and expense. As a result, our sales are difficult to predict and may vary substantially, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly.***

The timing of our revenue is difficult to predict. Our sales efforts often involve educating broadband service providers about the use and benefits of our platform (agentic AI, cloud, software and appliances) and managed services, and the desirability of transforming into a CXP. CXPs typically undertake a significant evaluation process, which frequently involves not only our platform and managed services, but also those of our competitors and results in a lengthy sales cycle. Sales cycles for larger customers are relatively longer and require considerably more time and expense. We spend substantial time, effort and money in our sales efforts without any assurance that our efforts will produce sales. In addition, product purchases are frequently subject to budget constraints, multiple approvals and unplanned administrative, processing and other delays. The timing of revenue related to sales of products and services that have installation requirements may be difficult to predict due to interdependencies that may be beyond our control, such as new customer testing and turn-up protocols or other vendors' products, services or installations of equipment upon which our products and services rely. Such delays may result in fluctuations in our quarterly revenue. If sales expected from a specific customer for a particular quarter are not realized in that quarter or at all, we may not achieve our revenue forecasts, and our financial results would be adversely affected.

***Government and Regulatory Risks***

***Actual or perceived failure to comply with applicable data privacy, security and platform and technology regulation laws, regulations and standards could impact our business, operations, and expose us to increased liability.***

Government authorities in the U.S. and around the world have implemented and are continuing to implement broader and more stringent laws and regulations concerning data protection. The interpretation and application of these data protection laws and regulations are often uncertain and changing, and it is possible that they may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data practices.

For example, in the U.S., certain states have adopted or modified privacy and security laws and regulations which govern the privacy, processing and protection of personal information. Such laws and regulations will be subject to interpretation by various courts and other governmental authorities, thus creating potentially complex compliance issues for us and our future customers and strategic partners. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the "CCPA") requires covered businesses that process the personal information of California residents to, among other things: (i) provide certain disclosures to California residents regarding the business's collection, use and disclosure of their personal information; (ii) receive and respond to requests from California residents to access, delete and correct their personal information or to opt out of certain disclosures of their personal information; and (iii) enter into specific contractual provisions with service providers that process California resident personal information on the business's behalf. Additional compliance investment and potential business process changes may also be required. Similar laws have been passed in other states, and are continuing to be proposed at the state and federal level, reflecting a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the U.S. Most of the new or proposed laws include restrictions on processing consumer information for targeted advertising, which could negatively affect our marketing cloud products. The enactment of such laws could have potentially conflicting requirements that would make compliance challenging. If we are subject to or affected by the CCPA, or other domestic privacy and data protection laws, any liability from failure to comply with the requirements of these laws could adversely affect our financial condition.

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In 2024, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued a new rule—referred to as the "Data Security Program" ("DSP") aimed at preventing access to "bulk U.S. sensitive personal data" and "government-related data" by "countries of concern" (including China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela) and "covered persons" (as all such terms are defined in the DSP). Effective as of April 8, 2025, and fully enforceable as of July 9, 2025, the DSP imposes stringent obligations on companies within its scope and prohibits or restricts "covered data transactions" that grant countries of concern or covered persons access to bulk U.S. sensitive personal data or any amount of government-related data. The DSP is new, complex and has yet to be enforced, and as such, there is a risk that our interpretation of its applicability, scope and requirements is incorrect, incomplete or misapplied.

Compliance with the DSP may require us to invest heavily in data security and compliance measures such as implementing and complying with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's guidelines and other burdensome recordkeeping, reporting and auditing requirements. It may also require us to implement new processes, stop or restrict certain data transfers, alter the geographic scope of our operations, cease doing business with certain third parties or using certain tools or vendors, or change how data flows throughout our business, any of which could materially impact our business operations or hinder our ability to grow our business. Finally, non-compliance with the DSP could result in significant civil or criminal penalties, which could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Furthermore, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and many state Attorneys General continue to enforce federal and state consumer protection laws against companies for online collection, use, dissemination and security practices that appear to be unfair or deceptive. For example, according to the FTC, failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers' personal information secure can constitute unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. The FTC expects a company's data security measures to be reasonable and appropriate in light of the sensitivity and volume of consumer information it holds, the size and complexity of its business, and the cost of available tools to improve security and reduce vulnerabilities.

The General Data Protection Regulation ("EU GDPR") adopted by the EU, and the UK General Data Protection Regulation ("UK GDPR") adopted by the United Kingdom ("UK") (the EU GDPR and UK GDPR hereinafter referred to as the "GDPR") and national data protection supplementing laws in these jurisdictions impose specific duties and requirements upon companies that are subject to their provisions and collect, process or control personal data of individuals. Although we currently do not have material operations or business in the EU or the UK, we are in the process of expanding in these jurisdictions, and we have incurred and will continue to incur substantial costs in this respect. Furthermore, the GDPR imposes significant penalties for noncompliance which can amount to the greater of €20 million for the EU GDPR or £17.5 million for the UK GDPR or 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year; thus, any non-compliance with the GDPR could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The GDPR regulate cross-border transfers of personal data out of the European Economic Area (the "EEA") and the UK. There is currently legal complexity and uncertainty regarding international personal data transfers, and we expect this to continue. For example, there are number of decisions and proceedings in the EU where the legality of data transfers to China is being challenged. As the regulatory guidance and enforcement landscape in relation to data transfers further develops, our business, operations and financial condition could be adversely affected and we could suffer additional costs, complaints and/or regulatory investigations or fines. We may also have to stop using certain tools and vendors and make other operational changes. Further, our customers may not use our services in a manner that is compliant with applicable data privacy laws and regulations and our services may not be competitive in certain markets. We may also become subject to new laws that regulate both personal and non-personal data. For example, the Data Act came into effect on September 12, 2025, establishing new requirements for providers of data processing services (including cloud, SaaS) into the EU. The Data Act requires providers to facilitate customers switching to other providers/ on-premise solutions and porting their data within certain timeframes; remove technical, contractual, and commercial obstacles to service switching (including switching charges); and include certain mandatory terms in customer contracts. Failure to comply with the Data Act can result in regulatory enforcement and fines, civil claims, and reputational damage. The Data Act, together with developing guidance in this area, may require changes to our customer contracts, products, operations and business practices, increase our compliance costs, require adjustments to our revenue recognition practices and adversely affect our financial condition, business and operations.

In addition, security regulations such as the EU's Network and Information Security 2 Directive ("NIS2") and its EU Member State transpositions, and the UK's Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 together with its implementing regulations impose further security obligations, including on electronic communications networks and services. We may be required to implement (and contractually commit to) additional security measures to remain a competitive vendor, as customers will need to ensure their vendors are able to meet the obligations that they are themselves subject to, or customers may choose different vendors due to our security measures. This could result in additional costs and require operational changes which could adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition.

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investigations, fines, orders to cease/change our use of technologies and/or our processing activities, enforcement notices and assessment notices (for a compulsory audit), as well as lead to civil claims including class actions and reputational damage.

Complying with new and changing laws could cause us to incur substantial costs in order to market and sell our cloud-based solutions in the U.S. and internationally, deter customers from adopting our cloud-based solutions or require us to redesign our platform in order to meet customer requirements related to such laws. Regulatory actions or claims involving our practices in the collection, storage, processing, use or disclosure of consumer information or other personal data, even if unfounded, could damage our reputation and adversely affect our operating results. The failure or perceived failure to comply may result in government or civil proceedings or actions against us, or could cause us to lose customers, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

***If we fail to comply with evolving industry standards, sales of our products would be adversely affected.***

Our products are subject to a significant number of domestic and international standards, which evolve as new technologies are developed and deployed. As we expand into new global markets, we are likely to encounter additional standards. Our products must comply with these standards in order to be widely marketable. In some cases, we are required to obtain certifications or authorizations before our products can be introduced, marketed or sold in new markets or to new customers. For example, our ability to maintain Operations System Modification for Intelligent Network Elements certification for our products will affect our ongoing ability to continue to sell our products to large broadband service providers. In addition, our ability to expand our international operations may be limited by standards in countries or may require us to redesign our products or develop new products to meet local standards. We may not be able to design our products to comply with local requirements, which would impede or prevent our ability to grow our business in those locations. Moreover, as we expand our business and operations globally, we must increase investments to maintain compliance with evolving standards across all of our markets. The costs of complying with evolving standards or failure to obtain timely authorizations or certification could prevent us from selling our products where these standards or regulations apply, which would result in lower revenue and lost market share.

***Our failure or the failure of our manufacturers to comply with environmental and other legal regulations could adversely impact our results of operations.***

The manufacture, assembly and testing of our products may require the use and disposal of hazardous materials that are subject to environmental, health and safety regulations, or materials subject to laws restricting the use of conflict minerals. We substantially depend upon our third-party manufacturers to comply with these requirements. Any failure by us or our third-party manufacturers to comply with these requirements could result in regulatory penalties, legal claims or disruption of production of our products. In addition, any failure to properly manage the use, transportation, emission, discharge, storage, recycling or disposal of hazardous materials could subject us to increased costs or liabilities. Existing and future environmental regulations and other legal requirements may restrict our use of certain materials to manufacture, assemble and test products. Any of these consequences could adversely impact our results of operations by increasing our expenses and/or requiring us to alter our manufacturing processes.

***We are subject to governmental export and import controls that could subject us to liability or impair our ability to compete in additional international markets.***

Our products are subject to U.S. export and trade controls and restrictions. International shipments of certain of our products may require export licenses or are subject to additional export requirements. In addition, the import laws of other countries may limit our ability to distribute our products, or our customers' ability to buy and use our products, in those countries. Changes in our products or changes in export and import regulations or duties may create delays in the introduction of our products in international markets, prevent our customers with international operations from deploying our products or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our products to certain countries altogether. Any change in export or import regulations, duties or related legislation, shift in approach to the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the countries, persons or technologies targeted by such regulations, could negatively impact our ability to sell, profitably or at all, our products to existing or potential international customers.

***Regulatory and physical impacts of climate change and other natural events may affect our customers and our manufacturers, resulting in adverse effects on our operating results.***

As emissions of greenhouse gases continue to alter the composition of the atmosphere, affecting large-scale weather patterns and the global climate, any new regulation of greenhouse gas emissions may result in additional costs to our customers and our manufacturers. In addition, the physical impacts of climate change and other natural events, including changes in weather patterns, drought, rising ocean and temperature levels, earthquakes and tsunamis may impact our customers, suppliers and manufacturers and our operations. These potential physical effects may adversely affect our revenue, costs, production and delivery schedules, and cause harm to our results of operations and financial condition.

***Our customers are subject to government regulation, and changes in current or future laws or regulations that negatively impact our customers could harm our business.***

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Many of our customers are subject to state and federal regulation of their businesses, and adoption of regulations that affect providers of broadband Internet access services could impede the penetration of our customers into certain markets. For example, the FCC has jurisdiction over many of our U.S. customers, and FCC regulatory policies that create disincentives for investment in access network infrastructure or impact the competitive environment in which our customers operate may harm our business. Moreover, various international regulatory bodies have jurisdiction over certain of our customers outside the U.S. Changes in any of these standards, laws and regulations, or judgments in favor of plaintiffs in lawsuits against broadband service providers based on changed standards, laws and regulations could adversely affect the development of broadband networks and services. This, in turn, could directly or indirectly adversely impact the industries in which our customers operate.

***Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock and Other Risks***

***Our stock price may continue to be volatile, and the value of an investment in our common stock may decline.***

The trading price of our common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile, which means that it could decline substantially within a short period of time and could fluctuate widely in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include those discussed above and others such as quarterly variations in our results of operations or those of our competitors; failure to meet any guidance that we have previously provided regarding our anticipated results; changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts; failure to meet securities analysts' estimates; announcements by us or our competitors of new products, significant contracts, commercial relationships, acquisitions or capital commitments; developments with respect to IP rights; our ability to develop and market new and enhanced products on a timely basis; our commencement of, or involvement in, litigation and developments relating to such litigation; changes in governmental regulations; and a slowdown in the communications industry or the general economy.

The stock market in general, and the market for technology companies in particular, has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. Broad market and industry factors may seriously affect the market price and volatility of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. Historically, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, there is increased risk that stockholders may initiate securities class action litigation against the company. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management's attention and resources.

***Provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could discourage a takeover that stockholders may consider favorable and may lead to entrenchment of our management and Board of Directors.***

***We may need additional capital in the future to finance our business.***

While our working capital needs to support our business operations and growth have been funded from operating cash flows and through issuance of our common stock under our equity incentive plans, we may need additional capital if our current plans and assumptions change. If our financial position deteriorates, we may not be able to secure a source of financing to support our working capital needs on acceptable terms or at all. If future financings involve the issuance of equity securities, our then-existing stockholders will suffer dilution. If we raise debt financing, we may be subject to restrictive covenants that limit our ability to conduct our business. If we are unable to obtain and sustain operating income and positive cash flows from operations, our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected. Furthermore, if we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to support our operational needs, we may need to cease our common stock repurchase program

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or seek additional sources of liquidity, including borrowings, to support our working capital needs, even if we believe we have generated sufficient cash flows to support our operational needs. There is no assurance that any other sources of liquidity may be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain other sources of liquidity, we will be forced to limit our development activities, reduce our investment in growth initiatives and institute cost-cutting measures, all of which would adversely impact our business and growth.

***We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock and, consequently, our stockholders' ability to achieve a return on their investment will depend on appreciation in the price of our common stock.***

We do not currently intend to pay a cash dividend on our common stock for the foreseeable future. We currently intend to invest our future earnings, if any, to fund our growth. Therefore, our stockholders are not likely to receive any dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.

***Our failure to adequately address and resolve risks and uncertainties associated with acquisitions could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.***

We may acquire businesses, products or technologies to expand our product offerings and capabilities, customer base and business. We have evaluated and expect to continue to evaluate a wide array of potential strategic transactions. Such investments may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including distraction of management from current operations, unanticipated costs, and legal and regulatory challenges, all of which could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the anticipated benefit of any acquisition may never materialize or the process of integrating acquired businesses, products or technologies may create unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures.

***We cannot guarantee that our stock repurchase program will be utilized to the full value approved or that it will enhance long-term stockholder value. Repurchases we consummate could increase the volatility of the price of our common stock and could have a negative impact on our available cash balance.***

We have a common stock repurchase program of which $109.3 million was available as of December 31, 2025. Furthermore, the Board of Directors authorized an increase to the common stock repurchase program by $125.0 million in January 2026. Under the repurchase program, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the SEC and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of the purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations consistent with our capital allocation strategy. Stock repurchases could have an impact on our common stock trading prices, increase the volatility of the price of our common stock, or reduce our available cash balance such that we will be required to seek financing to support our operations. The repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire a particular amount of common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion, which may result in a decrease in the trading prices of our common stock. Even if our share repurchase program is fully implemented, it may not enhance long-term stockholder value.

***General Risks***

***As a public company, we are subject to significant accounting, legal and regulatory requirements; our failure to comply with these requirements may adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.***

We are subject to significant accounting, legal and regulatory requirements, including requirements and rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act among other rules and regulations implemented by the SEC as well as listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). We incur significant accounting, legal and other expenses and must invest substantial time and resources to comply with public company reporting and compliance requirements, including costs to ensure we have adequate internal controls over accounting and financial reporting, proper documentation and testing procedures among other requirements. We cannot be certain that the actions we have taken to implement internal controls over financial reporting will be sufficient. We have in the past discovered, and may in the future discover, areas of our internal financial and accounting controls and procedures that need improvement, particularly as we enhance, automate and improve functionality of our processes and internal applications. New laws and regulations as well as changes to existing laws and regulations affecting public companies would likely result in increased costs to us as we respond to their requirements. We continue to invest resources to comply with evolving laws and regulations, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expense.

***If we fail to maintain proper and effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis could be impaired, which would adversely affect our operating results and our stock price.***

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our management does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated,

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can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system's objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company will have been detected. If we are unable to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could cause the market price of our common stock to decline and make it more difficult for us to finance our operations and growth.

**ITEM 1B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unresolved Staff Comments**

None.

**ITEM 1C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cybersecurity**

***Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy***

We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our critical systems and information.

We design and assess our program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework ("NIST CSF") and the MITRE ATT&CK<sup>®</sup> framework. This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications or requirements, only that we use the NIST CSF and MITRE ATT&CK<sup>®</sup> as guides to help us identify, assess and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.

Our cybersecurity risk management program is integrated into our overall enterprise risk management program and shares common methodologies, reporting channels and governance processes that apply across the enterprise risk management program to other legal, compliance, strategic, operational and financial risk areas.

Key aspects of our cybersecurity risk management program include the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• risk assessments designed to help identify material cybersecurity risks to our critical systems, information, products, services and our broader enterprise information-technology environment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a security team principally responsible for managing; (i) our cybersecurity risk assessment processes, (ii) our security controls and (iii) our response to cybersecurity incidents;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the use of external service providers, where appropriate, to assess, test or otherwise assist with aspects of our security controls and processes;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel and senior management;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• a third-party risk management process for key service providers, suppliers and vendors.

We have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including as a result of any prior cybersecurity incidents, that have materially affected us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations or financial condition. We face risks from certain cybersecurity threats that, if realized, are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. See Item 1A "Risk Factors – Cyberattacks or other security incidents that disrupt our operations or compromise data, may expose us to liability, harm our reputation or otherwise adversely affect our business."

***Cybersecurity Governance***

Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the AI and Cybersecurity Committee (the "Committee"), since its formation in 2017, the oversight of business continuity, cybersecurity, privacy and other IT risks. In 2025, the Board further delegated to the Committee oversight of AI risks. The Committee oversees management's implementation of our AI and cybersecurity risk management program.

The Committee receives quarterly reports from management on our cybersecurity risks. In addition, management updates the Committee, as necessary, regarding any significant cybersecurity incidents.

The Committee reports to the full Board regarding its activities, including those related to cybersecurity. The full Board also periodically receives briefings from management on our cyber risk management program. Board members receive presentations on cybersecurity topics from our management team, internal security staff or external experts as part of the Board's continuing education on topics that impact public companies.

Our Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer are primarily responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats and supervise both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity

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consultants. Our former Chief Commercial Operations Officer played a pivotal role in enhancing our cybersecurity frameworks across the enterprise through his experience in risk management and IT governance. He oversaw the implementation of data governance and data protection policies and was instrumental in fostering a culture of cybersecurity awareness across the organization. Our Chief Operating Officer has assumed these responsibilities. Our Chief Product Officer has significantly contributed to our cybersecurity efforts through his experience in product management and development. He has been instrumental in integrating security by design and privacy by design into our products, helping to ensure that cybersecurity is a core component of our product strategy. Collectively, they stay informed about and monitor the prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of key cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which may include briefings with internal and external security team members, threat intelligence and other information obtained from public or private sources and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment.

Our cybersecurity management team also includes our Chief Information Officer, who leads the operational teams responsible for enterprise security, data governance and enterprise incident response and global operations, and our Senior Vice President of Cloud and Engineering operations, who leads the operational teams responsible for product and cloud privacy and security, data governance and product security incident response. Our operational cybersecurity teams are comprised of members with decades of collective experience in IT security systems, tooling, operations and governance; hold various IT security industry certifications and have received specialized cybersecurity training.

**ITEM 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Properties**

We currently lease our corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. In addition to our headquarters site, we lease additional office space in China, India and the U.S. We believe that our facilities are in good condition and are generally suitable to meet our needs for the foreseeable future. We believe that prior to expiration of our current office space leases that we can renew or obtain suitable lease space on commercially reasonable terms for our business needs. In addition, we may continue to seek additional space as needed, and we believe this space will be available on commercially reasonable terms.

**ITEM 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Legal Proceedings**

From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business. We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, in our opinion, are currently expected to individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition taken as a whole.

**ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mine Safety Disclosures**

Not applicable.

**PART II**

**ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities**

**Comparative Stock Prices**

Our common stock has been trading on the New York Stock Exchange, under the trading symbol "CALX" since our initial public offering on March 24, 2010. Prior to this time, there was no public market for our common stock.

**Number of Common Stockholders**

As of February 9, 2026, the approximate number of holders of our common stock was 1,203 (not including beneficial owners of stock held in street name).

**Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans**

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to our 2025 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our definitive Proxy Statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

**Dividends**

We have never declared or paid a cash dividend on our common stock, and we do not currently intend to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

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**Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities**

None.

**Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities**

We maintain a common stock repurchase program. Our repurchase activity for the three months ended December 31, 2025 was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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| | **Total Number of Shares Repurchased** | **Average Price Paid Per Share** | **Total Number of Shares Repurchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs** | **Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs** |
| October 1 to October 31 | 25 | $59.99 | 25 | $124380 |
| November 1 to November 30 | 223 | 55.60 | 223 | 112015 |
| December 1 to December 31 | 50 | 54.52 | 50 | 109280 |
|  | 298 |  | 298 |  |

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In January 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a $125.0 million increase to our common stock repurchase program.

**Performance Graph**

The following graph shows a comparison of the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total returns of the NYSE Composite Index, Russell 2000 Index and the S&P 500 Communications Equipment Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each of the indexes during the last five fiscal years ended December 31, 2025. Data for the Russell 2000 Index and S&P 500 Communications Equipment assume reinvestment of dividends. Stockholder returns over the indicated period are based on historical data and should not be considered indicative of future stockholder returns.

![2025 Graph.jpg](calx-20251231_g1.jpg)

This performance graph shall not be deemed "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Calix, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

**ITEM 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[Reserved]**

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**ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations**

*The Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "could,"* "*expect," "may," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "plan," "predict," "will," "would," "project," "potential," or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our business and industry and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including those identified in the Risk Factors discussed in Item 1A, in the discussion below, as well as in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements and reasons why results may differ included in this report are made as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or reasons why actual results might differ.*

**Overview**

We market our platform, cloud and managed services to CSPs globally through our direct sales force as well as select resellers. Our customers range from smaller, regional service providers to some of the world's largest service providers. We have approximately 1,600 active customers that have deployed passive optical, Active Ethernet or point-to-point Ethernet fiber access networks or our subscriber premise appliances.

Our revenue and potential revenue growth will depend on, among other things, our ability to develop, market and sell our platform and managed services to strategically aligned customers of all types such as MSPs, local and competitive exchange carriers, cable MSOs, WISPs, fiber overbuilders such as municipalities, electric cooperatives, tribal communities, multiple dwelling units ("MDU") and hospitality providers in the U.S. and internationally. Our growth is also highly dependent on the speed and willingness of customers to adopt our platform and managed services.

Revenue fluctuations result from many factors, including, but not limited to: increases or decreases in customer orders for our products and services, global economic and geopolitical events and conditions, including tariffs, trade controls, inflation, economic downturns and market, financial or other factors such as government stimulus or shutdowns that may delay or materially impact customer purchasing decisions, non-availability of products due to supply chain challenges, including component and labor shortages and increasing lead times as well as disruptions as a result of pandemics or natural disasters, contractual terms with customers that result in delayed revenue recognition and varying budget cycles and seasonal buying patterns of our customers. More specifically, our customers have in the past spent less in the first quarter as they are finalizing their annual budgets, and in certain regions, customers are challenged by winter weather conditions that inhibit fiber deployment in outside infrastructure. Our revenue is also dependent upon our customers' success in growing their subscribers, timing of purchases, capital expenditure plans and decisions to upgrade their networks or adopt new technologies, including adoption of our software and cloud platform solutions, as well as our ability to grow our customer base.

Cost of revenue is strongly correlated to revenue and tends to fluctuate due to all of the above factors that may cause revenue fluctuations. Factors that have impacted our cost of revenue, or that we expect may impact cost of revenue in future periods, also include: changes in the mix of products delivered, customer location and regional mix, changes in the cost of our inventory, investments to support expansion of cloud and customer support offerings as well as our customer success organization, changes in product warranty, incurrence of retrofit costs, amortization of intangibles, allowances for obligations to our suppliers and inventory write-downs. Factors that we expect may impact our cost of revenue in future periods include the

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same factors in the prior quarter, changes in trade policies and the transition from DDR4 to DDR5 memory. Regarding trade policies, in April 2025, the U.S. President signed an executive order increasing tariffs on imports from numerous countries, including China and other Asian countries where our sole-source or limited-source suppliers are located. Currently, the majority of our finished goods are exempt from tariffs. For imported components for domestic manufacturing and certain finished goods, these actions increased our cost of revenue. We continue to evaluate the actions we may be able to take to mitigate such costs as we monitor and navigate this challenging and dynamic operating environment. Regarding the DDR4 to DDR5 transition, the reduction in manufacturing capacity of DDR4 memory has resulted in increased DDR4 memory prices and will increase the cost of our products. In addition, we periodically ship by air versus by ocean in order to meet delivery commitments to our customers, which is more costly. Cost of revenue also includes fixed expenses related to our internal operations, which could increase our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue if our revenue declines.

Our gross profit and gross margin fluctuate based on timing of factors such as changes in customer mix and changes in the mix of products demanded and sold (and any related write-downs of existing inventory or accrual for supplier commitments) and have in the past been and may be negatively impacted by increases in mix of revenue from channel sales rather than direct sales or other unfavorable customer or product mix, shipment volumes and any related volume discounts, changes in our product and services costs, pricing decreases or discounts, new product introductions or upgrades to existing products, customer rebates and incentive programs due to competitive pressure or materials shortages, supply constraints, investments to support expansion of cloud and customer support offerings, tariffs or unfavorable changes in trade policies.

Our operating expenses fluctuate based on the following factors among others: changes in headcount and personnel costs, which comprise a significant portion of our operating expenses; variable compensation due to fluctuations in shipment volumes or level of achievement against performance targets; timing of research and development expenses, including investments in innovative solutions and new customer segments, prototype builds and outsourced development resources; investments in marketing programs; asset write-offs; investments in our business and information technology infrastructure; and fluctuations in stock-based compensation expenses due to timing of equity grants or other factors affecting vesting.

Further, as a result of factors contributing to the fluctuations described above among other factors, many of which are outside our control, our quarterly operating results fluctuate from period to period. Comparing our operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance.

**Critical Accounting Estimates**

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These accounting principles require us to make certain estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue, costs and expenses during the periods presented. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. To the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial statements may be affected. We evaluate our estimates, assumptions and judgments on an ongoing basis.

We believe the following critical accounting policies affect our significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

***Revenue Recognition***

Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied, which occurs when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue from sales of access and premises appliances is recognized when control is transferred to the customer, which is generally when the products are shipped. Revenue from software platform licenses, which provides the customer with a right to use the software as it exists, is generally recognized upfront when the license is made available to the customer. Revenue from cloud-based software subscriptions, customer support, maintenance, extended warranty subscriptions and managed services is generally recognized ratably over the contract term. Revenue from professional services and training is recognized as the services are delivered.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Our hardware products contain both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the products' essential functionality and therefore constitutes a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual software and non-software components is not separately identifiable and, therefore, not distinct. Cloud-based software subscriptions can include multi-year agreements with a fixed annual fee for a minimum committed usage level. To the extent that minimum committed usage level each year varies, we have concluded that each year represents a distinct stand-ready performance obligation and the transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as revenue ratably over each annual period.

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Our contracts generally include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, we allocate the contract's transaction price to each performance obligation using the relative stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract. Observable prices of a product or service when we sell them separately based on stratification by classes of customers and products are the best estimate of stand-alone selling prices. However, when stand-alone selling prices are not directly observable, they are estimated, and judgment is required in their determination. In these instances, we determine stand-alone selling prices using all other available information, which may include pricing practices relative to geographies, market conditions, competitive landscape, characteristics of targeted customers for hardware products, internal costs and gross margin objectives for services and internal costs and value assessments for subscriptions.

***Inventory Valuation and Supplier Purchase Commitments***

Inventory, which primarily consists of finished goods purchased from CMs or ODMs, is stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) and net realizable value. Inbound shipping costs and tariffs are included in the cost of inventory. In addition, from time to time, we procure component inventory primarily due to the discontinuation of critical components by suppliers, a change in suppliers or in connection with our supply assurance plans. This component inventory is then consigned back to our suppliers to be consumed on future finished good builds.

We regularly monitor inventory on-hand and record write-downs for excess and obsolete inventory. We also evaluate our supplier purchase commitments and record a liability for excess and obsolete components consistent with the valuation of our excess and obsolete inventory and future production requirements. These write-downs and accruals are based on our assumptions of demand for our products and requires significant judgement of relevant factors including a comparison of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand to our estimated forecast of customer demand, current levels of orders and backlog, market conditions, potential obsolescence of technology, product life cycles and whether pricing trends or forecasts indicate that the carrying value of inventory exceeds our estimated selling price. Factors that could influence management's assumptions and judgements include changes in economic conditions, competitive dynamics, losing a key customer, changes in our customers' capital expenditures, government investment programs, technology changes, new product introductions and supply-chain lead times. Actual demand may differ from forecasted demand and may have a material effect on gross profit. If inventory is written down, a new cost basis is established that cannot be increased in future periods.

***Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted***

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2024-03, *Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures*, which requires additional disclosure of certain costs and expenses within the notes to the financial statements. The updated standard is effective for our annual periods beginning in 2027 and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of 2028. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, *Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software*, which clarifies and modernizes the accounting for internal-use software. ASU No. 2025-06 is effective for us in the first quarter of 2028, with early adoption permitted. The standard permits application of the guidance using a prospective, retrospective, or modified transition approach. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

There have been no other accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that are significant or potentially significant to us.

**Results of Operations for Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024**

***Revenue***

The following table sets forth our revenue (dollars in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **2025 vs 2024 Change** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| Revenue: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appliance | $825649 | $694147 | 19% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software and service | 174361 | 137371 | 27% |
|  | $1000010 | $831518 | 20% |

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Our revenue increased by $168.5 million, or 20%, during 2025 compared with 2024. The increase in appliance revenue was due to the adoption of our platform, cloud and managed services by new customers as we continue to take footprint from legacy box vendors and the continued robust expansion of our appliances within our existing customer base. The increase in software and service revenue is due to our CXP customers adding new subscribers. Our software is sold on a per-subscriber basis. CXPs use

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our platform, cloud and managed services to deliver better subscriber experiences as evidenced by best-in-class Net Promoter Scores<sup>SM</sup>, thereby allowing them to take market share.

Our revenue is principally derived in the U.S., which represented 93% of revenue in 2025 and 92% in 2024. Our primary focus has been, and in the near term will continue to be, the U.S. and Canada given our large, direct sales and marketing presence and the amount of government stimulus being invested into underserved and not-served areas of these countries. With the introduction of our third-generation platform, we will increase our attention on international markets.

No customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for 2025, 2024 or 2023. See Note 11 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more details on concentration of revenue for the years presented.

***Gross Profit and Gross Margin***

The following table sets forth our gross profit and gross margin (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | | **2024** | $**%** |
| Gross profit: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appliance | $458561 |  | $376305 | 22% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software and service | 109755 |  | 77289 | 42% |
|  | $568316 |  | $453594 | 25% |
| Gross margin: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appliance | 55.5 | % | 54.2 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software and service | 62.9 | % | 56.3 |  |
|  | 56.8 | % | 54.6 |  |

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Gross profit increased by $114.7 million to $568.3 million during 2025 from $453.6 million during 2024. This increase was mainly due to the corresponding increase in revenue. Gross margin increased to 56.8% during 2025 from 54.6% during 2024. The increase in gross margin of 220 basis points, compared to the corresponding period in 2024, was primarily related to the continued adoption of our platform, cloud and managed services by new broadband service providers and our CXP customers winning new subscribers.

***Operating Expenses***

***Sales and Marketing Expenses***

Sales and marketing expenses consist of personnel costs, employee sales commissions, marketing programs and events, software tools and travel-related expenses. The following table sets forth our sales and marketing expenses (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| Sales and marketing | $248636 | $217879 | 14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of revenue | 25% | 26% |  |

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Sales and marketing expenses increased by $30.8 million during 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to increases in personnel expenses of $20.6 million, mostly related to incentive compensation and increased headcount, stock-based compensation of $9.9 million and travel expenses of $2.3 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in marketing expenses of $1.7 million.

During 2025, sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 25% from 26% due to higher revenue compared to 2024. We expect our investments in sales and marketing will increase in absolute dollars on a year-over-year basis, but decline as a percentage of revenue, as we continue to land new customers and expand our platform, cloud and managed services.

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***Research and Development Expenses***

Research and development expenses include personnel costs, outside contractor and consulting services, depreciation on lab equipment, costs of prototypes and overhead allocations. The following table sets forth our research and development expenses (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| Research and development | $190356 | $179870 | 6% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of revenue | 19% | 22% |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of gross profit | 33% | 40% |  |

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The increase in research and development expenses of $10.5 million during 2025 compared with 2024 was mainly due to increases in stock-based compensation of $4.3 million, outside services of $3.7 million, depreciation and amortization of $1.9 million and prototypes and test equipment expenses of $1.7 million. These increases were partially offset by decreases in facility expenses of $1.2 million.

During 2025, research and development expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 19% from 22% due to the increase in revenue, and research and development expenses as a percentage of gross profit decreased to 33% from 40% due to the increase in gross profit. We expect our investments in research and development to increase in absolute dollars and as a percentage of gross profit in the short term as we accelerate the development of AI functionality and capabilities of our platform, cloud and managed services.

***General and Administrative Expenses***

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel costs related to our executive, finance, human resources, information technology and legal organizations, outside consulting services, insurance, facilities and fees for professional services. Professional services consist of outside audit, legal, accounting and tax services. The following table sets forth our general and administrative expenses (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| General and administrative | $108334 | $98879 | 10% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Percent of revenue | 11% | 12% |  |

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The increase in general and administrative expenses of $9.5 million in 2025 compared to 2024 was mainly due to increases in personnel expenses of $6.1 million and stock-based compensation of $2.9 million.

During 2025, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue decreased to 11% from 12% due to higher revenue compared to 2024. We expect our general and administrative investments to increase in absolute dollars but decline as a percentage of revenue.

***Interest Income and Other Expense, Net***

The following table sets forth our interest income and other expense, net (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| Interest income and other expense, net | $13178 | $11388 | 16% |

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Interest income and other expense, net increased by $1.8 million in 2025 compared with 2024 mainly due to a larger average cash balance offset partially by a decrease in interest rates.

***Income Tax (Benefit)***

The following table sets forth our income tax (benefit) (dollars in thousands):

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| | **2025** | **2024** | $**%** |
| Income tax (benefit) | $16284 | $(1899) | 958% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective tax rate | 48% | 6% |  |

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During 2025, our current tax expense was $3.4 million, and our deferred tax expense was $12.9 million. Our effective tax rate was higher than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the impact of non-deductible stock-based compensation offset by the favorable impact of U.S. federal research tax credits.

During 2024, our current tax expense was $8.1 million, and our deferred tax benefit was $10.0 million. Our effective tax rate was lower than the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the impact of stock-based compensation, foreign operations, valuation allowance and uncertain tax positions, offset by research and development tax credits and provision to return adjustments.

We continue to maintain a valuation allowance of $32.3 million on certain state deferred tax assets that we believe are not more likely than not to be realized in future periods.

Our income taxes may be subject to fluctuation during the year and in future years as new information is obtained, which may affect the assumptions used to estimate the annual effective tax rate, including factors such as actual results differing from our estimates of pre-tax earnings in the various jurisdictions in which we operate, which could impact the recognition of our deferred tax assets, the recognition or de-recognition of tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions and changes in or the interpretation of tax laws in jurisdictions where we conduct business.

***2024 Compared to 2023***

For a comparison of our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, see Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC on February 21, 2025.

**Liquidity and Capital Resources**

We fund our operations and investing activities primarily through cash flow generated from operations and sales of our common stock. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $388.1 million, which consisted of deposits held at banks and major financial institutions and highly liquid marketable securities such as U.S. government securities and commercial paper. This includes $12.4 million of cash primarily held by our foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2025, our liability for taxes that would be payable because of repatriation of undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries was limited to foreign withholding taxes as the future distribution is not expected to be taxable in the U.S.

The following table presents the cash inflows and outflows by activity during 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

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| Net cash provided by operating activities | $134953 | $68400 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (6373) | (109530) |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (28434) | 20897 |

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***Operating Activities***

Our operating activities provided cash of $135.0 million in 2025 and $68.4 million in 2024. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities during 2025 as compared to 2024 was due primarily to an increase in our net operating results after adjustment of non-cash charges of $87.4 million partially offset by a decrease in our net cash inflow resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $20.9 million. Non-cash charges consisted of stock-based compensation of $87.9 million, depreciation and amortization of $17.7 million and deferred income taxes of $12.9 million partially offset by net accretion of available-for-sale securities of $3.7 million.

In 2025, cash inflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of an increase in accounts payable of $21.5 million due to increased inventory purchases, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets of $17.3 million due to a reduction in our inventory deposits, an increase in accrued liabilities of $11.8 million mainly due to incentive compensation related accruals and an increase in deferred revenue of $2.6 million. These changes were partially offset by increases in inventory of $31.0 million and accounts receivable of $20.0 million to support increased revenue.

***Investing Activities***

In 2025, net cash used in investing activities of $6.4 million consisted capital expenditures of $19.4 million, primarily consisting of purchases of test and computer equipment, partially offset by net maturities and sales of marketable securities of $13.0 million.

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***Financing Activities***

In 2025, net cash used in financing activities of $28.4 million consisted of purchases of our common stock of $93.6 million partially offset by the issuance of common stock related to our equity plans of $65.2 million.

***2024 Compared to 2023***

For a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources and our cash flow activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, see Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 21, 2025.

***Working Capital and Capital Expenditure Needs***

Our material cash commitments include non-cancelable firm purchase commitments, normal recurring trade payables, compensation-related and expense accruals and operating leases. We believe that our outsourced approach to manufacturing provides us significant flexibility in both managing inventory levels and financing our inventory. Furthermore, we have a common stock repurchase program which had $109.3 million available as of December 31, 2025. In January 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a $125.0 million increase to this program. In 2026 to date, we repurchased $148.7 million of our common stock. Our stock repurchase program does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time.

We believe, based on our current operating plan and expected operating cash flows, that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next twelve months. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain other sources of liquidity, we will be forced to limit or terminate our stock repurchase program, limit our development activities, reduce our investment in growth initiatives and/or institute cost-cutting measures, all of which may adversely impact our business and potential growth.

***Contractual Obligations and Commitments***

Our principal commitments as of December 31, 2025 consisted of our contractual obligations under non-cancelable outstanding purchase obligations and operating lease obligations for office space. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

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| | **Payments Due by Period** | **Payments Due by Period** | **Payments Due by Period** | **Payments Due by Period** | **Payments Due by Period** |
| | **Total** | **Less Than 1 Year** | **1-3 Years** | **3-5 Years** | **More Than 5 Years** |
| Non-cancelable purchase commitments <sup>(1)</sup> | $317751 | $217460 | $83867 | $16424 | $— |
| Operating lease obligations <sup>(2)</sup> | 18382 | 3610 | 6200 | 4956 | 3616 |
|  | $336133 | $221070 | $90067 | $21380 | $3616 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> Represents outstanding purchase commitments to be delivered by our third-party manufacturers and other vendors such as enterprise software vendors. See Note 5 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion regarding our outstanding purchase commitments.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(2)</sup> Future minimum operating lease obligations in the table above primarily include payments for our office locations, which expire at various dates through 2033. See Note 5 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion regarding our operating leases.

**ITEM 7A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk**

**Interest Rate Risk**

The primary objectives of our investment activity are to preserve principal, provide liquidity and maximize income without significantly increasing risk. By policy, we do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $388.1 million, which was held primarily in cash, money market funds and highly liquid marketable securities such as U.S. government securities, corporate debt and commercial paper. Due to the nature of these money market funds and highly liquid marketable securities, we believe that we do not have any material exposure to changes in the fair value of our cash equivalents and marketable securities because of changes in interest rates.

**Foreign Currency Exchange Risk**

Our primary foreign currency exposures are described below.

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*Economic Exposure*

The direct effect of foreign currency fluctuations on our sales and expenses has not been material because our sales and expenses are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, or USD. However, we are indirectly exposed to changes in foreign currency exchange rates to the extent of our use of foreign CMs whom we pay in USD. Increases in the local currency rates of these vendors in relation to USD could cause an increase in the price of products that we purchase. Additionally, if the USD strengthens relative to other currencies, such strengthening could have an indirect effect on our sales to the extent it raises the cost of our products to non-U.S. customers and thereby reduces demand. A weaker USD could have the opposite effect. The precise indirect effect of currency fluctuations is difficult to measure or predict because our sales are influenced by many factors in addition to the impact of such currency fluctuations.

*Translation Exposure*

Our sales contracts are primarily denominated in USD and, therefore, most of our revenue is not subject to foreign currency risk. We are directly exposed to changes in foreign exchange rates to the extent such changes affect our expenses related to our foreign assets and liabilities with our subsidiaries in China, India, the United Kingdom and Ireland, whose functional currencies are Chinese Renminbi, or RMB, Indian Rupee, or INR, British Pounds Sterling, or GBP, and Euro, or EUR.

Our operating expenses are incurred primarily in the U.S. and Canada (Canadian Dollar, or CAD), in China associated with our research and development operations that are maintained there, in India for our center of excellence and in the United Kingdom and Ireland for our international sales and marketing activities. Our operating expenses are generally denominated in the functional currencies of our subsidiaries in which the operations are located. The percentages of our operating expenses denominated in the following currencies for the indicated fiscal years were as follows:

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| USD | 84% | 84% | 86% |
| RMB | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| INR | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| CAD | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| GBP | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| EUR | 1 |  |  |
|  | 100% | 100% | 100% |

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If USD had appreciated or depreciated by 10%, relative to RMB, INR, CAD, GBP and EUR our operating expenses for 2025 would have decreased or increased by approximately $9.0 million, or approximately 2%.

Foreign exchange rate fluctuations may also adversely impact our financial position as the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated into USD in preparing our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The effect of foreign exchange rate fluctuations on our consolidated financial position for the year ended December 31, 2025 was a net translation loss of $0.1 million. This loss is recognized as an adjustment to stockholders' equity through "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)."

*Transaction Exposure*

We have certain assets and liabilities, primarily accounts receivable and accounts payable (including inter-company transactions) that are denominated in currencies other than the relevant entity's functional currency. In certain circumstances, changes in the functional currency value of these assets and liabilities create fluctuations in our reported consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of operations. Periodically, we use derivatives to hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. We do not enter into derivatives for speculative or trading purposes. We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate variability in gains and losses generated from the re-measurement of certain assets denominated in foreign currencies. These foreign exchange forward contracts typically have maturities of approximately one to two months. As of December 31, 2025, we had no forward contracts outstanding. Transaction gains and losses on these foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are recognized each period within "Other expense, net" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). During the year ended December 31, 2025, the net loss we recognized related to these foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities was approximately $0.4 million.

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**ITEM 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Supplementary Data**

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| [Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_67) | [39](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_67) |
| [Consolidated Balance Sheets, As of December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70) | [41](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[3](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73) | [42](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[3](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76) | [43](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[3](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79) | [44](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79) |
| [Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_82) | [45](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_82) |

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**Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

Calix, Inc.:

*Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting*

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Calix, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, based on criteria established in *Internal Control* – *Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 based on criteria established in *Internal Control* – *Integrated Framework (2013)* issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

*Basis for Opinions*

The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

*Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting* 

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

*Critical Audit Matter*

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of a critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

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*Evaluation of net realizable value of components and finished goods inventory and excess and obsolete component liabilities*

As discussed in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has components and finished goods inventories with a carrying value of $133.7 million and excess and obsolete component liabilities as of December 31, 2025. The Company writes down the on-hand inventory carrying value for excess or obsolete inventory and records a liability for excess and obsolete component inventory that the Company is obligated to purchase from its suppliers. These write-downs and accruals are based on assumptions about future demand for products, market conditions, potential obsolescence of technology, product life cycle, and whether pricing trends or forecasts indicate that the carrying value of inventory exceeds the estimated selling price. These factors are impacted by changes in economic conditions, technology, and customer base as well as new product introductions and require significant estimates that may include elements that are uncertain.

We identified the evaluation of net realizable value of inventory and excess and obsolete component liabilities as a critical audit matter. Evaluation of the Company's forecasted demand, including the Company's determination of the effect of market and economic conditions, technology changes, changes in the customer base, new product introductions, and discontinuation of products required significant auditor judgment.

The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company's inventory process. This included controls over the reviews of the estimates of the net realizable value of excess or obsolete components and finished goods inventory and liabilities for losses on components the Company is obligated to purchase from its suppliers. For a selection of inventory items owned by the Company, we (1) reperformed the analysis provided by the Company to assess the accuracy of the net realizable value of inventory by comparing historical sales activity, customer order backlog, or demand forecasts to the inventory on hand quantities, and (2) performed inquiries of Company's personnel or inspected documents regarding product end of life announcements, technology changes, and new product introductions. For a selection of components subject to the Company's purchase commitments, we (1) evaluated the reasonableness of management's assumptions used to estimate the excess and obsolete component liabilities by considering historical sales activity, customer order backlog, or demand forecasts of the related finished products and (2) performed inquiries of Company's personnel or inspected documents regarding product end of life announcements, technology changes, new product introductions, and historical reimbursements to suppliers for excess and obsolete components.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016.

Santa Clara, California

February 20, 2026

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**CALIX, INC.**

**CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS**

**(In thousands, except par value)**

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| **ASSETS** | **ASSETS** | **ASSETS** |
| Current assets: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash and cash equivalents | $143086 | $43162 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Marketable securities | 245018 | 253929 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net | 99367 | 79321 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | 133737 | 102727 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 70345 | 105596 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current assets | 691553 | 584735 |
| Property and equipment, net | 37812 | 31153 |
| Right-of-use operating leases | 14665 | 6216 |
| Deferred tax assets | 165636 | 177601 |
| Goodwill | 116175 | 116175 |
| Other assets | 32681 | 23387 |
|  | $1058522 | $939267 |
| **LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY** | **LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY** | **LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY** |
| Current liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | $41523 | $20226 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued liabilities | 91339 | 84167 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred revenue | 30386 | 26750 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total current liabilities | 163248 | 131143 |
| Long-term portion of deferred revenue | 19890 | 20883 |
| Operating leases | 12756 | 3720 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 3409 | 2581 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total liabilities | 199303 | 158327 |
| Commitments and contingencies (See Note 5) |  |  |
| Stockholders' equity: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preferred stock, $0.025 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Common stock, $0.025 par value; 100,000 shares authorized; 67,120 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025, and 66,434 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | 1678 | 1661 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additional paid-in capital | 1230191 | 1170017 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (408) | (612) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accumulated deficit | (372242) | (390126) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total stockholders' equity | 859219 | 780940 |
|  | $1058522 | $939267 |

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**CALIX, INC.**

**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)**

**(In thousands, except per share data)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenue: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appliance | $825649 | $694147 | $931468 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software and service | 174361 | 137371 | 108125 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total revenue | 1000010 | 831518 | 1039593 |
| Cost of revenue: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Appliance | 367088 | 317842 | 471461 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Software and service | 64606 | 60082 | 49816 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total cost of revenue | 431694 | 377924 | 521277 |
| Gross profit | 568316 | 453594 | 518316 |
| Operating expenses: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sales and marketing | 248636 | 217879 | 214564 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Research and development | 190356 | 179870 | 177772 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;General and administrative | 108334 | 98879 | 100395 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total operating expenses | 547326 | 496628 | 492731 |
| Operating income (loss) | 20990 | (43034) | 25585 |
| Interest income and other expense, net: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest income, net | 13434 | 12343 | 9704 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other expense, net | (256) | (955) | (532) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total interest income and other expense, net | 13178 | 11388 | 9172 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 34168 | (31646) | 34757 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 16284 | (1899) | 5432 |
| Net income (loss) | $17884 | $(29747) | $29325 |
| Net income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basic | $0.27 | $(0.45) | $0.44 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diluted | $0.26 | $(0.45) | $0.42 |
| Weighted-average number of shares used to compute net income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Basic | 66041 | 65879 | 65980 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Diluted | 69305 | 65879 | 69320 |
| Net income (loss) | $17884 | $(29747) | $29325 |
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unrealized gain on available-for-sale marketable securities, net | 343 | 187 | 1701 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign currency translation adjustments, net | (139) | (140) | 113 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total other comprehensive income, net of tax | 204 | 47 | 1814 |
| Comprehensive income (loss) | $18088 | $(29700) | $31139 |

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**CALIX, INC.**

**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY**

**(In thousands)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Common Stock** | **Common Stock** | | | | |
| | **Shares** | **Amount** |<br>**Additional**<br>**Paid-in**<br>**Capital** | **Accumulated**<br>**Other**<br>**Comprehensive**<br>**Loss** |<br>**Accumulated**<br>**Deficit** |<br>**Total**<br>**Stockholders'**<br>**Equity** |
| **Balance as of December 31, 2022** | 65735 | $1644 | $1070100 | $(2473) | $(389704) | $679567 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation |  |  | 62771 |  |  | 62771 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 1527 | 38 | 32111 |  |  | 32149 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repurchase of common stock including excise tax | (2210) | (55) | (86589) |  |  | (86644) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  |  |  |  | 29325 | 29325 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 1814 |  | 1814 |
| **Balance as of December 31, 2023** | 65052 | 1627 | 1078393 | (659) | (360379) | 718982 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation |  |  | 70761 |  |  | 70761 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 1724 | 43 | 31549 |  |  | 31592 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repurchase of common stock | (342) | (9) | (10686) |  |  | (10695) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net loss |  |  |  |  | (29747) | (29747) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 47 |  | 47 |
| **Balance as of December 31, 2024** | 66434 | 1661 | 1170017 | (612) | (390126) | 780940 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation |  |  | 88625 |  |  | 88625 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Issuance of common stock under equity incentive plans, net of forfeitures | 3208 | 80 | 65116 |  |  | 65196 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repurchase of common stock | (2522) | (63) | (93567) |  |  | (93630) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income |  |  |  |  | 17884 | 17884 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income |  |  |  | 204 |  | 204 |
| **Balance as of December 31, 2025** | 67120 | $1678 | $1230191 | $(408) | $(372242) | $859219 |

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**CALIX, INC.**

**CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**

**(In thousands)**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| **Operating activities:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income (loss) | $17884 | $(29747) | $29325 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation | 87929 | 70761 | 62771 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Depreciation and amortization | 17710 | 19550 | 16631 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income taxes | 12911 | (9969) | (660) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net accretion of available-for-sale securities | (3697) | (5286) | (4199) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts receivable, net | (20046) | 46706 | (32222) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | (31010) | 30258 | 16175 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepaid expenses and other assets | 17297 | 11167 | (60795) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accounts payable | 21509 | (15138) | (6369) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accrued liabilities | 3017 | (31926) | 37070 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred revenue | 2643 | (13900) | 2921 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other long-term liabilities | 8806 | (4076) | (4397) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by operating activities | 134953 | 68400 | 56251 |
| **Investing activities:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchases of property and equipment | (19435) | (18054) | (17855) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchases of marketable securities | (220839) | (301677) | (216193) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sales of marketable securities | 28142 | 49902 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maturities of marketable securities | 205759 | 160299 | 227803 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash used in investing activities | (6373) | (109530) | (6245) |
| **Financing activities:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Proceeds from common stock issuances related to employee benefit plans | 65196 | 31592 | 32149 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Repurchases of common stock | (93630) | (10695) | (86397) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Payments related to financing arrangements |  |  | (11678) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (28434) | 20897 | (65926) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | (222) | (14) | 256 |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 99924 | (20247) | (15664) |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 43162 | 63409 | 79073 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $143086 | $43162 | $63409 |
| **Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interest paid | $— | $— | $253 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income taxes paid | $6884 | $5878 | $11873 |
| **Non-cash investing activities:** |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities related to purchases of property and equipment | $3943 | $484 | $(180) |

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**CALIX, INC.**

**NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies**

***Company***

***Basis of Presentation and Accounting Guidance***

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Any reference in these notes to applicable accounting guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative U.S. GAAP as found in the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC").

***Use of Estimates***

The preparation of financial statements is in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For Calix, these estimates include, but are not limited to, allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns, excess and obsolete inventory, allowances for obligations to our contract manufacturers, valuation of stock-based compensation, useful lives assigned to long-lived assets, standard and extended warranty costs, realizability of deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions and contingencies. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to our financial position and results of operations.

***Revenue Recognition***

Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied, which occurs when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue from sales of access and premises appliances is recognized when control is transferred to the customer, which is generally when the products are shipped. Revenue from software platform licenses, which provides the customer with a right to use the software as it exists, is generally recognized upfront when the license is made available to the customer. Revenue from cloud-based software subscriptions, customer support, maintenance, extended warranty subscriptions and managed services is generally recognized ratably over the contract term. Revenue from professional services and training is recognized as the services are delivered.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Our hardware products contain both software and non-software components that function together to deliver the products' essential functionality and therefore constitutes a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual software and non-software components is not separately identifiable and, therefore, not distinct. Cloud-based software subscriptions can include multi-year agreements with a fixed annual fee for a minimum committed usage level. To the extent that minimum committed usage level each year varies, we have concluded that each year represents a distinct stand-ready performance obligation and the transaction price allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as revenue ratably over each annual period.

Our contracts generally include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, we allocate the contract's transaction price to each performance obligation using the relative stand-alone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract.

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Observable prices of a product or service when we sell them separately based on stratification by classes of customers and products are the best estimate of stand-alone selling prices. However, when stand-alone selling prices are not directly observable, they are estimated, and judgment is required in their determination. In these instances, we determine stand-alone selling prices using all other available information, which may include pricing practices relative to geographies, market conditions, competitive landscape, characteristics of targeted customers for hardware products, internal costs and gross margin objectives for services and internal costs and value assessments for subscriptions.

***Cost of Revenue***

Cost of revenue consists primarily of finished goods inventory purchased from our contract manufacturers, payroll and related expenses associated with managing the relationships with contract manufacturers, depreciation of manufacturing test equipment, warranty and retrofit costs, excess and obsolete inventory costs, allowances for obligations to our contract manufacturers, shipping charges and amortization of certain intangible assets. It also includes contractor and other costs of services incurred directly related to the delivery of services to customers.

***Warranty and Retrofit***

We offer limited warranties for our hardware products for a period of one or five years, depending on the product type. We recognize estimated costs related to warranty activities as a component of cost of revenue upon product shipment or upon identification of a specific product failure. Under certain circumstances, we also provide fixes on specifically identified performance failures for products that are outside of the standard warranty period and recognize estimated costs related to retrofit activities as a component of cost of revenue upon identification of such product failures. We recognize estimated warranty and retrofit costs when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable. The estimates are based upon historical and projected product failure and claim rates, historical costs incurred in correcting product failures and information available related to any specifically identified product failures. Judgment is required in estimating costs associated with warranty and retrofit activities, and our estimates are limited to information available to us at the time of such estimates. In some cases, such as when a specific product failure is first identified or a new product is introduced, we may initially have limited information and limited historical failure and claim rates upon which to base our estimates, and such estimates may require revision in future periods. The recorded amount is adjusted from time to time for specifically identified warranty and retrofit exposure. Actual warranty and retrofit expenses are charged against our estimated warranty and retrofit liability when incurred. Factors that affect our warranty and retrofit liability include the number of active installed units and historical and anticipated rates of warranty and retrofit claims and cost per claim.

***Stock-Based Compensation***

Stock-based compensation expense associated with stock options, restricted stock awards ("RSAs") and purchase rights under the Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP") and the non-executive Stock Purchase and Matching Plan ("SPMP") is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized, net of forfeitures, as expense over the remaining requisite service period (generally the vesting period) on a straight-line basis.

The fair value of stock option and employee stock purchase right under the ESPP is estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The fair value of the employee stock purchase right under the SPMP and RSAs is based on closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant.

Stock-based compensation expense associated with performance stock options ("PSOs") with graded vesting features and which contain both a performance and a service condition is measured based on fair value of stock options estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model, and is recognized, net of forfeitures, as expense over the requisite service period using the graded vesting attribution method.

Compensation expense is only recognized if we have determined that it is probable that the performance condition will be met. We reassess the probability of vesting at each reporting period and adjusts compensation expense based on our probability assessment.

***Loss Contingencies***

We occasionally face legal proceedings from business activities. We evaluate the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and record a loss contingency when the loss is probable and reasonably estimable. This assessment involves significant judgment and uncertainty, influenced by factors beyond our control. We estimate potential losses based on available information and reassesses these estimates quarterly. Changes in estimates could impact our business, operating results or financial condition. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates, potentially affecting us materially.

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***Credit Risk and Inventory Supplier Concentrations***

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and accounts receivable. Cash equivalents consist of money market funds and marketable securities with a maturity at the date of purchase of ninety days or less, which are invested through financial institutions in the United States. Deposits in and investments held by these financial institutions may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts. We also have approximately $12.4 million of cash held by our foreign subsidiaries in India, China and the United Kingdom. We believe that the financial institutions that hold our cash and cash equivalents are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to these cash and cash equivalents.

We depend primarily on a small number of outside contract manufacturers ("CMs") and original design manufacturers ("ODMs") for the bulk of our finished goods inventory. We generally purchase our products through purchase orders with our suppliers. While we seek to maintain a sufficient supply of our products, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected by a stoppage or delay in receiving such products, the receipt of defective parts, an increase in price of such products or our inability to obtain lower prices from our CMs, ODMs and other suppliers in response to competitive pressures.

***Fair Value of Financial Instruments***

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their relatively short-term nature. Marketable securities are valued using quoted market prices in active markets to determine fair value.

***Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities***

Cash equivalents and marketable securities are stated at amounts that approximate fair value based on quoted market prices.

We have invested our excess cash primarily in money market funds and highly liquid marketable securities such as U.S. treasury securities, corporate debt instruments, commercial paper and U.S. government securities. We consider all investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Marketable securities represent highly liquid U.S. treasury securities, corporate debt instruments, commercial paper and U.S. government securities with maturities greater than 90 days at date of purchase. Marketable securities with maturities greater than one year are classified as current because management considers all marketable securities to be available for current operations.

Our investments have been classified and accounted for as available-for-sale. Such investments are recorded at fair value and unrealized holding gains and losses are reported as a separate component of comprehensive loss in the stockholders' equity until realized. Realized gains and losses on sales of marketable securities, if any, are determined on the specific identification method and are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to results of operations as "Other expense, net." Realized gains and losses were not significant for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

For our available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position, we determine whether a credit loss exists. In this assessment, among other factors, we consider the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency and adverse conditions specifically related to the security. If factors indicate a credit loss exists, an allowance for credit loss will be recorded to "Other expense, net," limited by the amount that the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis. The amount of fair value change relating to all other factors will be recognized in other comprehensive loss.

See Note 2 "*Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities."*

***Allowance for Doubtful Accounts***

We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for expected credit losses at contract inception resulting from the inability of our customers to make required payments. We record a specific allowance and revise the expected loss based on an analysis of individual past-due balances. Additionally, based on historical write-offs and our collection experience, we record an additional allowance based on a percentage of outstanding receivables. We perform credit evaluations of our customers' financial condition. These evaluations require judgment and are based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, current economic trends, payment history and a financial review of the customer. Actual collection losses may differ from our estimates, and such differences could be material to our financial position and results of operations.

***Inventory Valuation and Supplier Purchase Commitments***

Inventory, which primarily consists of finished goods purchased from CMs or ODMs, is stated at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out method) and net realizable value. Inbound shipping costs and tariffs are included in the cost of inventory. In addition, from time to time, we procure component inventory primarily due to the discontinuation of critical components by suppliers, a change in suppliers or in connection with our supply assurance plans. This component inventory is then consigned back to our suppliers to be consumed on future finished good builds.

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We regularly monitor inventory on-hand and record write-downs for excess and obsolete inventory. We also evaluate our supplier purchase commitments and record a liability for excess and obsolete components consistent with the valuation of our excess and obsolete inventory and future production requirements. These write-downs and accruals are based on our assumptions of demand for our products and require significant judgment of relevant factors including a comparison of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand to our estimated forecast of customer demand, current levels of orders and backlog, market conditions, potential obsolescence of technology, product life cycles and whether pricing trends or forecasts indicate that the carrying value of inventory exceeds our estimated selling price. Factors that could influence our assumptions and judgments include changes in economic conditions, competitive dynamics, winning or losing a key customer, changes in our customers' capital expenditures, government investment programs, technology changes, new product introductions and supply-chain lead times. Actual demand may differ from forecasted demand and may have a material effect on gross profit. If inventory is written down, a new cost basis is established that cannot be increased in future periods.

***Contract Costs***

We capitalize certain sales commissions related primarily to multi-year cloud-based software subscriptions and extended warranty support contracts.

Capitalized commissions are amortized as sales and marketing expenses over the period that the related revenue is recognized, which can be up to five years for extended warranty. We classify the unamortized portion of deferred commissions as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expects to recognize the expense. The current and noncurrent portions of deferred commissions are included in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" and "Other assets," respectively, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

***Property and Equipment***

Property and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation, and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each asset. Generally, computer equipment is depreciated over two years; purchased software is depreciated over three to five years; test equipment is depreciated over three years; furniture and fixtures are depreciated over seven years; and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the respective lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred.

***Goodwill***

Goodwill was recorded as a result of our acquisitions of Optical Solutions, Inc. in 2006 and Occam Networks, Inc. in 2011. We record goodwill when consideration paid in a business acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net tangible assets and the identified intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but instead is subject to an annual impairment test or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it may be impaired. We evaluate goodwill on an annual basis as of the end of the second quarter of each fiscal year. We have determined that it operates as a single reporting unit and, therefore, evaluates goodwill impairment at the enterprise level.

At the end of the second quarter of 2025, we completed our annual goodwill impairment test. Based on our assessment of certain qualitative factors such as market capitalization, we concluded that the fair value of Calix was more likely than not greater than the carrying amount as of July 2, 2025. As such, it was not necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test at the time.

There have been no significant events or changes in circumstances subsequent to the 2025 annual impairment test that would more likely than not indicate that the carrying value of goodwill may have been impaired as of December 31, 2025. There were no impairment losses for goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 or 2023.

***Deferred Revenue***

Deferred revenue results from transactions where we billed the customer for products or services and when cash payments are received or due prior to transferring control of the promised goods or services to the customer.

Payment terms to customers typically range from net 30 to net 90 days and vary by the size and location of customer and the products or services offered. The period between the transfer of control of the promised good or service to a customer and when payment is due is not a significant financing component.

***Income Taxes***

We evaluate our tax positions and estimate our current tax exposure along with assessing temporary differences that result from different book to tax treatment of items not currently deductible for tax purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, which are estimated based upon the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse.

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In general, deferred tax assets represent future tax benefits to be received when certain expenses previously recognized in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) become deductible expenses under applicable income tax laws or loss or credit carryforwards are utilized. Accordingly, realization of our deferred tax assets is dependent on future taxable income against which these deductions, losses and credits can be utilized.

We must assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and if we determine that recovery is not more likely than not, we must establish a valuation allowance. Management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against our net deferred tax assets.

***Newly Adopted Accounting Standards***

*Income taxes*

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2023-09, *Income Taxes*, which prescribes standardized categories and disaggregation of information in the reconciliation of provision for income taxes, requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid and modifies other income tax-related disclosure requirements. We adopted the new standard effective for our 2025 annual reporting period. See footnote "9. Income Taxes."

***Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted***

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, *Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures*, which requires additional disclosure of certain costs and expenses within the notes to the financial statements. The updated standard is effective for our annual periods beginning in 2027 and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of 2028. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06, *Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software*, which clarifies and modernizes the accounting for internal-use software. ASU No. 2025-06 is effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2028, with early adoption permitted. The standard permits application of the guidance using a prospective, retrospective, or modified transition approach. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.

There have been no other accounting pronouncements or changes in accounting pronouncements that are significant or potentially significant to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

**2. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities**

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities consisted of the following (in thousands):

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Cash and cash equivalents: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash | $23644 | $20664 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commercial paper | 75100 | 10058 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money market funds | 40879 | 4890 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government agency securities | 3463 |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government securities |  | 7550 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total cash and cash equivalents | 143086 | 43162 |
| Marketable securities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate debt securities | 177127 | 123701 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government securities | 40510 | 66582 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commercial paper | 9653 | 22715 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government agency securities | 9027 | 24411 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certificates of deposit | 8701 | 16520 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total marketable securities | 245018 | 253929 |
|  | $388104 | $297091 |

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The carrying amounts of our money market funds approximate their fair values due to their nature, duration and short maturities. As of December 31, 2025, all marketable securities were due in three years or less.

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The amortized cost and fair value of marketable securities as of December 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Amortized Cost** | **Gross Unrealized Gains, net** | **Fair Value** |
| Corporate debt securities | $176572 | $555 | $177127 |
| Commercial paper | 84752 | 1 | 84753 |
| U.S. government securities | 40382 | 128 | 40510 |
| U.S. government agency securities | 12465 | 25 | 12490 |
| Certificates of deposit | 8692 | 9 | 8701 |
|  | $322863 | $718 | $323581 |

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The amortized cost and fair value of marketable securities as of December 31, 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Amortized Cost** | **Gross Unrealized Gains, net** | **Fair Value** |
| Corporate debt securities | $123519 | $182 | $123701 |
| U.S. government securities | 74118 | 14 | 74132 |
| U.S. government agency securities | 24380 | 31 | 24411 |
| Certificates of deposit | 16505 | 15 | 16520 |
| Commercial paper | 32766 | 7 | 32773 |
|  | $271288 | $249 | $271537 |

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**3. Fair Value Measurements**

We measure our cash equivalents and marketable securities at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. We utilize the following three-tier value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value:

Level 1 – Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-driven valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the valuation derived from fair valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. The fair value hierarchy also requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining inputs and determining fair value.

The following tables sets forth our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on the three-tier fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

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| **As of December 31, 2025** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Total** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money market funds | $40879 | $— | $40879 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government securities | 40510 |  | 40510 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate debt securities |  | 177127 | 177127 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commercial paper |  | 84753 | 84753 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government agency securities |  | 12490 | 12490 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certificates of deposit |  | 8701 | 8701 |
|  | $81389 | $283071 | $364460 |

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| **As of December 31, 2024** | **Level 1** | **Level 2** | **Total** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Money market funds | $4890 | $— | $4890 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government securities | 74132 |  | 74132 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate debt securities |  | 123701 | 123701 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commercial paper |  | 32773 | 32773 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S. government agency securities |  | 24411 | 24411 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certificates of deposit |  | 16520 | 16520 |
|  | $79022 | $197405 | $276427 |

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**4. Balance Sheet Details**

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Accounts receivable | $99732 | $79632 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | (365) | (311) |
|  | $99367 | $79321 |

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The table below summarizes the changes in allowance for doubtful accounts and product return liability for the periods indicated (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Balance at Beginning of Year** | **Additions Charged to Expenses or Revenue Net of Recoveries** | **Write Offs and Returns** | **Balance at <br>End of Year** |
| Year Ended December 31, 2025: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for doubtful accounts | $311 | $179 | $(125) | $365 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Product return liability | 2428 | 220 | (1702) | 946 |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for doubtful accounts | $304 | $264 | $(257) | $311 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Product return liability | 2897 | 3212 | (3681) | 2428 |
| Year Ended December 31, 2023: |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowance for doubtful accounts | $397 | $43 | $(136) | $304 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Product return liability | 2961 | 4761 | (4825) | 2897 |

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Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Components | $2327 | $21735 |
| Finished goods | 131410 | 80992 |
|  | $133737 | $102727 |

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Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Supplier deposits | $13887 | $62620 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 56458 | 42976 |
|  | $70345 | $105596 |

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Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Test equipment | $66750 | $57595 |
| Computer equipment | 14469 | 14561 |
| Software | 11499 | 11146 |
| Leasehold improvements | 4403 | 2173 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 1682 | 1268 |
|  | 98803 | 86743 |
| Accumulated depreciation and amortization | (60991) | (55590) |
|  | $37812 | $31153 |

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Depreciation and amortization expenses were $17.7 million, $19.6 million and $16.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Compensation and related benefits | $44097 | $36004 |
| Component inventory held by suppliers | 9665 | 8855 |
| Customer advances or rebates | 5062 | 4882 |
| Professional and consulting fees | 4981 | 5385 |
| Fixed assets | 4857 | 716 |
| Taxes payable | 4744 | 5048 |
| Operating leases | 2837 | 4303 |
| Insurance | 2285 | 2019 |
| Current portion of warranty and retrofit | 1961 | 5288 |
| Freight | 1571 | 1640 |
| Operations | 1180 | 1735 |
| Product returns | 946 | 2428 |
| Other | 7153 | 5864 |
|  | $91339 | $84167 |

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Changes in our accrued warranty and retrofit liability were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Balance at beginning of year | $7287 | $8029 | $8386 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provision for warranty and retrofit charged to cost of revenue | (38) | 2268 | 3282 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Utilization of reserve | (3417) | (3010) | (3639) |
| Balance at end of year | $3832 | $7287 | $8029 |

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**5. Commitments and Contingencies**

***Lease Commitments***

We lease office space under non-cancelable operating leases. Certain of our operating leases contain renewal options and rent acceleration clauses. Future minimum payments under the non-cancelable operating leases for leases that have commenced consisted of the following as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

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| **Year Ending December 31,** | **Future Minimum Lease Payments** |
| 2026 | $3610 |
| 2027 | 3365 |
| 2028 | 2835 |
| 2029 | 2623 |
| 2030 | 2333 |
| Thereafter | 3616 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total future minimum lease payments | 18382 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Less imputed interest | (2789) |
|  | $15593 |

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As of December 31, 2025, the operating lease liability consisted of the following (in thousands):

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| Accrued liabilities - current portion of operating leases | $2837 |
| Operating leases | 12756 |
|  | $15593 |

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In December 2024, we entered into a new headquarters office lease agreement for 23,000 square feet in San Jose, California. The lease commenced in August 2025 for a term of 90 months. The future minimum lease payments of $8.9 million are included in the table above. We recorded a right-of-use operating lease asset and operating lease liability of $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2025. Our previous lease in San Jose, California expired in October 2025.

The above tables also include future minimum lease payments for our office facilities in Petaluma, California; Plymouth, Minnesota; Richardson, Texas; Bangalore, India; and Nanjing, China, which expire at various dates through 2031.

The weighted average discount rate for our operating leases as of December 31, 2025 was 5.4%. The weighted average remaining lease term as of December 31, 2025 was 5.7 years.

For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, total rent expense was $4.5 million, $5.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Cash paid within operating cash flows for operating leases was $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and $4.5 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

***Purchase Commitments***

Our CMs and ODMs place orders for component inventory based upon our build forecasts and pursuant to stated component lead times to ensure adequate component supply. The components are used by the CMs and ODMs to build the products included in the build forecasts. We generally do not take ownership of the components held by CMs and ODMs. We place purchase orders with our CMs and ODMs in order to fulfill our monthly finished product inventory requirements. We incur a liability when the CMs and ODMs convert the component inventory to a finished product and takes ownership of the finished goods inventory. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had approximately $317.8 million and $248.7 million, respectively, of outstanding purchase commitments to be delivered by our third-party manufacturers and other vendors such as enterprise software vendors.

***Litigation***

From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. We are not currently a party to any legal proceeding that, if determined adversely to us, in management's opinion, is currently expected to individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition taken as a whole.

***Indemnifications***

From time to time, we enter into contracts that require it to indemnify various parties against claims from third parties. These contracts primarily relate to (i) certain real estate leases, under which we may be required to indemnify property owners for

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environmental and other liabilities, and other claims arising from our use of the applicable premises, (ii) agreements with our officers, directors and certain employees, under which we may be required to indemnify such persons for liabilities arising out of their relationship with us, (iii) contracts under which we may be required to indemnify customers against third-party claims that our product infringes a patent, copyright or other intellectual property right and (iv) agreements under which the we may be required to indemnify the counterparty for certain claims that may be brought against them arising from our acts or omissions with respect to the transactions contemplated by such agreements.

Because any potential obligation associated with these types of contractual provisions are not quantified or stated, the overall maximum amount of the obligation cannot be reasonably estimated. Historically, we have not been required to make payments under these obligations, and no liabilities have been recorded for these obligations in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

**6. Stockholders' Equity** 

***Preferred Stock***

The Board of Directors has the authority, without a further vote of the stockholders, to designate and issue up to 5.0 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof. These rights, preferences and privileges could include dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of common stock. The issuance of our preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and the likelihood that such holders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation. In addition, the issuance of preferred stock could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Calix or other corporate action. Since our initial public offering, the Board of Directors has not designated any rights, preference or powers of any preferred stock, and no shares of preferred stock have been issued.

***Common Stock***

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of legally available funds. No dividends have been declared or paid as of December 31, 2025.

***Stock Repurchase Program***

We maintain a common stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, repurchases can be made from time to time using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, all in accordance with the rules of the SEC and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of the purchases depends on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations consistent with our capital allocation strategy. The repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire a particular amount of common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at our discretion. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we purchased 2.5 million shares of common stock for $93.6 million at an average price per share of $37.11. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining authorized balance under this program was $109.3 million. In January 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a $125.0 million increase to this program. In 2026 to date, we repurchased $148.7 million of our common stock.

***Equity Incentive Plans***

*2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan* 

Employees and consultants of Calix, our subsidiaries and affiliates and our Board of Directors members are eligible to receive awards under the 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan (the "2019 Plan"). The 2019 Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock or cash-based awards and dividend equivalents to eligible individuals. Stock options granted under the 2019 Plan are granted at a price not less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Stock options issued under the 2019 Plan generally vest 25% on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and on a quarterly basis thereafter for a period of an additional three years. The options have a maximum term of ten years. At our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders approved an increase in the number of shares of common stock issuable under the 2019 Plan by 4.0 million shares. As of December 31, 2025, there were 3.7 million shares available for issuance under the 2019 Plan.

In February 2024, PSO awards exercisable for up to an aggregate of 2.4 million shares of common stock were granted to certain of our executives with a grant date exercise price of $34.26 per share and divided into two plans, with the first plan accounting for 75% of the total shares granted and the second plan accounting for 25% of the total shares granted. The actual number of shares earned was contingent upon achievement of annual financial targets for bookings and non-GAAP net operating income for 2024 (collectively, the "2024 Performance Targets") during the one-year performance period. In January 2025, the Talent and Compensation Committee ("Compensation Committee") certified the achievement related to the 2024 Performance Targets

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and determined that 58.9% of shares underlying the PSOs were earned, subject to the on-going service condition, and 41.1% of the shares underlying the PSOs were immediately forfeited. Pursuant to the grant, 25% of the earned PSOs were vested and became exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining 75% of the shares of common stock will vest and become exercisable in substantially equal quarterly installments over the subsequent three years, subject to the executive's continued service with Calix through the respective vesting dates. Stock-based compensation expense of $6.8 million and $13.1 million was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to these awards.

In February 2025, stock option awards exercisable for up to an aggregate of 3.1 million shares of common stock were granted to certain members of our leadership team with a grant date exercise price of $39.68 per share. The actual number of shares earned is contingent upon achievement of annual corporate financial targets for bookings and non-GAAP net operating income for 2025 (collectively, the "2025 Performance Targets") during the one-year performance period. The stock option awards will vest, subject to certification by the Compensation Committee upon the achievement of the 2025 Performance Targets, as to 25% of the shares of common stock earned on the one year anniversary of the date of grant, and as to the remaining 75% of the shares of common stock earned, in substantially equal quarterly installments over the subsequent 36 months, subject to the executive's continuous service with Calix through the respective vesting dates. If the combined non-GAAP net operating income target and the bookings target are achieved below 50% of target, 50% of the shares would be awarded, and the balance would be forfeited. If the combined target is achieved at the minimum threshold of 50% of target, then 75% of the shares would be awarded, with an increasing percentage of shares awarded above the minimum thresholds up to 100% of the granted shares for each target. Each target result is then weighted by 50% and the combined total determines the percent of target shares. The maximum combined award is 100%.

In May 2025, the Compensation Committee modified a departed executive's stock options to accelerate vesting and extend the exercise period for outstanding grants. As a result, a charge of $4.9 million was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In February 2026, the Compensation Committee certified the achievement related to the 2025 Performance Targets and determined that 100% of shares underlying the stock option awards were earned, subject to the on-going service condition. Stock-based compensation expense of $21.5 million was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2025 related to these awards.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity under our equity incentive plans (in thousands, except per share data):

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| |<br><br>**Number of**<br>**Shares** |<br>**Weighted-**<br>**Average**<br>**Exercise Price**<br>**Per Share** | **Weighted-**<br>**Average**<br>**Remaining**<br>**Contractual**<br>**Life**<br>**(in years)** |<br><br>**Aggregate**<br>**Intrinsic**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Value** <sup>(1)</sup> |
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 12183 | $33.70 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Granted | 4210 | 42.10 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exercised | (2071) | 17.10 |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Canceled | (1112) | 35.00 |  |  |
| Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 | 13210 | $38.87 | 6.7 | $206534 |
| Vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2025 | 12826 | $38.78 | 6.6 | $202061 |
| Options vested and exercisable as of December 31, 2025 | 7152 | $36.34 | 5.2 | $134242 |
| (1) Amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of common stock at December 31, 2025 of $52.93 per share for all "in-the-money" options outstanding. | (1) Amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of common stock at December 31, 2025 of $52.93 per share for all "in-the-money" options outstanding. | (1) Amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of common stock at December 31, 2025 of $52.93 per share for all "in-the-money" options outstanding. | (1) Amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of common stock at December 31, 2025 of $52.93 per share for all "in-the-money" options outstanding. | (1) Amounts represent the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of common stock at December 31, 2025 of $52.93 per share for all "in-the-money" options outstanding. |

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During the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $86.5 million, $9.0 million and $16.7 million, respectively. Cash received from employee stock option exercises in 2025, 2024 and 2023 was $35.4 million, $2.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, 38,000 RSAs, with a one-year vesting period, were granted to our Board of Directors with a grant date fair value of $42.65 per share.

*Employee Stock Purchase Plans*

We maintain two plans under which employees can purchase our common stock - the ESPP and the non-executive SPMP. In March 2025, our Board of Directors approved amending and restating the Third Amended and Restated 2017 Nonqualified

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan as the SPMP, which better describes the nature of the plan whereby when a non-executive employee buys a share, we match it. Our Board of Directors approval included reserving 2.9 million shares of our common stock under each of the purchase component and the matching component of the SPMP, including 1.25 million shares for the matching component subject to stockholder approval, with a corresponding decrease in shares authorized in the ESPP of 2.5 million shares. At our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholders approved an increase to the authorized shares to the SPMP of 1.25 million shares of common stock under the matching component, resulting in a corresponding decrease in the shares authorized for issuance under the ESPP of 2.5 million shares. Shares were issued from the SPMP starting with the August 8, 2025 purchase period.

The ESPP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock through payroll deductions of up to 15% of their eligible compensation subject to certain Internal Revenue Code limitations. In addition, participants may purchase up to 2,000 shares of common stock in each offering period.

The offering periods under the ESPP are two six-month offering periods from August 15<sup>th</sup> through February 14<sup>th</sup> and February 15<sup>th</sup> through August 14<sup>th</sup> of each year. The price of common stock purchased under the ESPP is 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock on the commencement date and the end date of each six-month offering period. The total shares authorized for issuance under the ESPP is 9.9 million shares. As of December 31, 2025, there were 1.5 million shares available for issuance under the ESPP. During the year ended December 31, 2025, 0.3 million shares were purchased under the ESPP. As of December 31, 2025, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million related to the ESPP is expected to be recognized over a remaining service period of 0.1 years.

The SPMP allows eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock through payroll deductions of up to 25% of their eligible recurring compensation. Eligible employees have the right to (a) purchase the maximum number of whole shares of common stock that can be purchased with the elected payroll deductions during each offering period for which the employee is enrolled at a purchase price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the last day of such offering period and (b) receive an equal number of shares of our common stock that are subject to a risk of forfeiture in the event the employee terminates employment within the one year period immediately following the purchase date. The SPMP provides quarterly offering periods from February 8<sup>th</sup> through May 7<sup>th</sup>, May 8<sup>th</sup> through August 7<sup>th</sup>, August 8<sup>th</sup> through November 7<sup>th</sup> and November 8<sup>th</sup> through February 7<sup>th</sup> of each year, with a maximum of 0.35 million shares allocated per purchase period.

The maximum number of shares of common stock currently authorized for issuance under the SPMP is 5.8 million shares. As of December 31, 2025, there were 2.8 million shares available for issuance for each of the SPMP purchase and matching components. During the year ended December 31, 2025, 0.9 million shares were purchased and issued. As of December 31, 2025, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense of $12.2 million related to the SPMP is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average service period of 0.8 years.

*Stock-Based Compensation*

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Cost of revenue | $3068 | $2933 | $2913 |
| Sales and marketing | 30732 | 20810 | 16893 |
| Research and development | 23336 | 19083 | 17000 |
| General and administrative | 30851 | 27935 | 25965 |
|  | $87987 | $70761 | $62771 |
| Income tax benefits recognized | $9868 | $6964 | $10993 |

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The following table summarizes the weighted-average grant date fair values of our stock-based awards granted in the periods indicated:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Stock options | $22.86 | $17.21 | $23.02 |
| ESPP | $13.09 | $10.53 | $17.96 |
| SPMP | $48.09 | $33.66 | $42.51 |

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We estimate the fair value of stock options and employee stock purchase right under the ESPP at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the use of the following assumptions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)Expected volatility of our common stock – We compute our expected volatility assumption based on a blended volatility (50% historical volatility and 50% implied volatility from traded options on our common stock). The selection of a blended volatility assumption was based upon our assessment that a blended volatility is more representative of our future stock price trend as it weighs the historical volatility with the future implied volatility.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)Expected life of the option award – Represents the weighted-average period that the stock options are expected to remain outstanding. Our computation of expected life utilizes the simplified method in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110 due to the lack of sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term. The mid-point between the vesting date and the expiration date is used as the expected term under this method.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)Expected dividend yield – The assumption is zero based on our history of not paying dividends and no future expectations of dividend payouts.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)Risk-free interest rate – Based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant with maturities approximating the grant's expected life.

The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used in estimating the grant-date fair value of stock options and of each employee's purchase right under the ESPP in the periods indicated:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| **<u>Stock Options</u>** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Expected volatility | 49% | 51% | 52% |
| Expected life (years) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.27% | 4.27% | 4.02% |

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| **<u>ESPP</u>** | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Expected volatility | 41% | 48% | 47% |
| Expected life (years) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.22% | 5.15% | 5.31% |

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In addition, we apply an estimated forfeiture rate to awards granted and record stock-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. Forfeiture rates are estimated at the time of grant based on our historical experience. Further, to the extent our actual forfeiture rate is different from our estimate, stock-based compensation is adjusted accordingly.

As of December 31, 2025, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense by award type, net of estimated forfeitures, and their expected weighted-average recognition periods are summarized in the following table (in thousands).

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| | **Stock Option** | **RSAs** | **ESPPs** |
| Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense | $86413 | $561 | $12582 |
| Weighted-average amortization period (in years) | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |

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We expect to recognize stock-based compensation expense of $55.5 million in 2026, $24.2 million in 2027, $15.8 million in 2028 and $4.1 million in 2029.

*Shares Reserved for Future Issuance* 

As of December 31, 2025, we had common shares reserved for future issuance as follows (in thousands):

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| Stock options outstanding | 13,210 |
| Shares available for future grant under 2019 Plan | 3,685 |
| Shares available for future issuance under SPMP | 5,574 |
| Shares available for future issuance under ESPP | 1,459 |
|  | 23,928 |

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**7. Employee Benefit Plan**

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pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. At the discretion of the Board of Directors, we may make additional matching contributions on behalf of the participants. We made matching contributions totaling $5.7 million, $5.5 million and $5.2 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

**8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss**

The table below summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component:

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| | **Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-Sale Marketable Securities** | **Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments** | **Total** |
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $1 | $(660) | $(659) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income (loss) | 187 | (140) | 47 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2024 | 188 | (800) | (612) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other comprehensive income (loss) | 343 | (139) | 204 |
| Balance as of December 31, 2025 | $531 | $(939) | $(408) |

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Assets and liabilities of our wholly owned foreign subsidiaries are translated from their respective functional currencies at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, and revenue and expenses are translated at the monthly average exchanges rates. These translations result in differences called foreign currency translation adjustments. Realized foreign currency transaction gains or losses were not significant during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 or 2023 and were recorded in "Other expense, net" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). Realized gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale marketable securities, if any, are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to "Other expense, net" in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

**9. Income Taxes** 

The domestic and foreign components of income before incomes taxes were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Domestic | $25846 | $(36990) | $30983 |
| Foreign | 8322 | 5344 | 3774 |
|  | $34168 | $(31646) | $34757 |

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Income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Current: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | $(464) | $3181 | $(2407) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | 1773 | 2110 | 6493 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign | 2064 | 2779 | 2006 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Current income tax | 3373 | 8070 | 6092 |
| Deferred: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Federal | 13573 | (8120) | 2050 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;State | (166) | (926) | (2525) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign | (496) | (923) | (185) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred income tax | 12911 | (9969) | (660) |
|  | $16284 | $(1899) | $5432 |

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The effective income tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2025 differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (dollars in thousands):

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| | **December 31, 2025** | **December 31, 2025** |
| Provision for income taxes at U.S. federal statutory rate | $7175 | 21.0% |
| U.S. federal tax: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Non-taxable or non-deductible items: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Share-based compensation | 8242 | 24.1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive compensation | 666 | 1.9 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entertainment | 517 | 1.5 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 70 | 0.2 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Effects of cross-border tax laws | 130 | 0.4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Tax credits: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Research and development tax credit | (3182) | (9.3) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Foreign tax credit | 384 | 1.1 |
| Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | 238 | 0.7 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other Adjustments | 111 | 0.3 |
| State and local income tax, net of federal benefit <sup>(1)</sup> | 1091 | 3.2 |
| Foreign tax effects: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;China: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Non-deductible share-based compensation | 480 | 1.4 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | (190) | (0.5) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;India: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Withholding tax on repatriation | 457 | 1.3 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 44 | 0.1 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;Other foreign jurisdictions | 51 | 0.2 |
|  | $16284 | 47.6% |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(1)</sup> During the year ended December 31, 2025, state taxes in Florida, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas comprised greater than 50% of the tax effect in this category.

As previously disclosed, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2024** | **2023** |
| Federal statutory rate | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Impact of state taxes | 0.9 | 2.6 |
| Foreign operations | (4.2) | 0.8 |
| R&D tax credits | 14.0 | (13.5) |
| U.S. tax impact of foreign operations | (0.4) | (2.4) |
| Stock-based compensation | (24.3) | 8.8 |
| Other permanent items | (1.7) | 2.5 |
| Provision to return adjustments | 6.4 | (9.7) |
| Valuation allowance | (2.1) |  |
| Attribute expiration | (0.1) | 0.8 |
| Uncertain tax positions | (3.5) | 4.7 |
|  | 6.0% | 15.6% |

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The significant components of our deferred tax assets were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net operating loss carryforwards | $22836 | $1405 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tax credit carryforwards | 59049 | 53788 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inventory | 13090 | 14737 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Accruals and reserves | 4618 | 5017 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deferred revenue | 7093 | 9476 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stock-based compensation | 14122 | 13787 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lease liability | 3383 | 1445 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Capitalized R&D | 78801 | 110581 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 1254 | 701 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gross deferred tax assets | 204246 | 210937 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Valuation allowance | (32325) | (30571) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax assets | 171921 | 180366 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fixed assets | (3127) | (1760) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Right of use assets | (3159) | (1006) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | (1056) |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total deferred tax liabilities | (7342) | (2766) |
|  | $164579 | $177600 |

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All deferred taxes, along with any related valuation allowance, are classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as long-term.

A valuation allowance is required when, based upon an assessment of various factors, including recent operating loss history, anticipated future earnings, and prudent and reasonable tax planning strategies, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At each reporting period, we assess the estimated future realizability of the gross carrying value of our deferred tax assets. Our periodic assessments take into consideration both positive evidence (future profitability projections for example and recent financial performance) and negative evidence (historical financial performance for example) as it relates to evaluating the future recoverability of our deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by $1.8 million from 2024 to 2025. We continue to maintain a valuation allowance of $32.3 million on certain California state deferred tax assets that we believe are not more likely than not to be realized in future periods.

As of December 31, 2025, we had a U.S. federal net operating loss of approximately $96.8 million that does not expire and $41.1 million of state net operating losses which will expire at various dates through 2040 if not utilized. Additionally, we have U.S. federal, California and other state research and development credits of approximately $45.5 million, $55.3 million and $2.6 million as of December 31, 2025, respectively. The U.S. federal research and development credits will expire at various dates through 2045 if not utilized. The California research and development credits have no expiration date. The credits related to other various U.S. states have begun to expire and will continue to expire at various dates through 2040.

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***Income Taxes Paid***

Income taxes paid (net of refunds) were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Year Ended<br> December 31, 2025** |
| Federal | $2294 |
| States: |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pennsylvania | 450 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;South Carolina | 359 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 1447 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total state | 2256 |
| Foreign: |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;China | 780 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;India | 1371 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other | 183 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total foreign | 2334 |
|  | $6884 |

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Cash taxes paid prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 were $5.9 million in 2024 and $11.9 million in 2023.

***Uncertain Tax Positions***

ASC 740, *"Income Taxes,"* prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute to the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The guidance also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, accounting in interim periods and disclosure requirements for uncertain tax positions. The standard requires us to recognize the financial statement effects of an uncertain tax position when it is more likely than not that such position will be sustained upon audit. We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and income tax expense, respectively, in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

Our unrecognized tax benefits were as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Balance at beginning of year | $34638 | $32449 | $29215 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reduction for tax positions related to prior year | (4) | (121) | (19) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additions for tax positions related to prior year | 275 |  | 580 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Additions for tax positions related to current year | 2389 | 2310 | 2673 |
| Balance at end of year | $37298 | $34638 | $32449 |

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As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had unrecognized tax benefits of $37.3 million and $34.6 million, respectively, $20.6 million of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized. Accrued interest or penalties for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2025 was not significant.

We file tax returns in the United States and various state jurisdictions, China, India, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The tax years 2000 through 2025 remain open and subject to examination by the appropriate governmental agencies due to tax attribute carryforwards. We are currently under examination in India, and no adjustments have been proposed to date.

In December 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development enacted model rules for a new global minimum tax framework ("Pillar Two"), and certain governments in countries which we operate have enacted local Pillar Two legislation, with an effective date from January 1, 2024. We currently do not expect Pillar Two to have a material impact on our financial statements.

In July 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), which includes a broad range of tax reform provisions affecting businesses. The OBBBA includes numerous changes to existing tax law including extending or making permanent certain business and international tax measures initially established under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which were set to expire. Additionally, the OBBBA permanently eliminates the requirement to capitalize and amortize U.S.-based research and experimental expenditures over five years, making these expenditures fully deductible in the period incurred. The Company has accounted for the effects of the OBBBA in the financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2025, of which the primary impact is a reduction of current tax liabilities and a corresponding reduction in deferred tax assets. The

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Company will continue to evaluate the impacts of OBBBA including the potential impacts on future periods and tax planning strategies.

**10. Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share**

The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share for the periods indicated was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Numerator: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income (loss) | $17884 | $(29747) | $29325 |
| Denominator: |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weighted-average common shares — basic | 66041 | 65879 | 65980 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effect of dilutive potential common shares | 3264 |  | 3340 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weighted-average common shares — diluted | 69305 | 65879 | 69320 |
| Basic net income (loss) per common share | $0.27 | $(0.45) | $0.44 |
| Diluted net income (loss) per common share | $0.26 | $(0.45) | $0.42 |
| Potentially dilutive shares excluded, weighted-average | 7059 | 12057 | 4688 |

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Unvested restricted stock awards are included in the calculation of basic weighted-average shares for all periods presented with net income because such shares are participating securities; however, the impact was immaterial.

Potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income per common share when their effect is antidilutive. These antidilutive shares were primarily from stock options.

**11. Revenue from Contracts with Customers**

*Contract Asset*

Contract assets include amounts recognized as revenue prior to our contractual right to bill the customer and are included in "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts are billed in accordance with the agreed-upon contractual terms. The balance as of December 31, 2025 was $4.8 million of which we expect to bill 20% of the balance during 2026. The balance as of December 31, 2024 was $2.8 million.

*Contract Liability*

Deferred revenue was $50.3 million and $47.6 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in deferred revenue of $2.7 million is primarily driven by cash payments received or due in advance of satisfying our performance obligations partially offset by revenue recognized of $20.1 million that was included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the year.

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations ("RPOs") represents contract revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods but excludes variable consideration where the monthly invoicing is based on usage or where actual usage exceeds the minimum commitment. RPOs were $385.0 million as of December 31, 2025, and we expect to recognize as revenue 39% of this amount over the next 12 months and a large majority of the remainder over the two years thereafter.

*Contract Costs*

We capitalize certain sales commissions related primarily to multi-year subscriptions and extended warranty support for which the expected amortization period is greater than one year. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the unamortized balance of deferred commissions was $20.7 million and $17.9 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, the amount of amortization was $11.2 million, $8.9 million and $6.5 million, respectively. There was no impairment loss in relation to the costs capitalized for these respective periods.

*Concentration of Customer Risk*

No customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenue for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.

One customer represented 12% of our accounts receivable as of December 31, 2025. Another customer represented 23% of our accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024.

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**12. Segment Information**

We develop, market and sell an appliance-based broadband platform, cloud and managed services, and there are no segment managers who are held accountable for operations, operating results and plans for levels or components below the unit level. Accordingly, Calix is considered to be in a single reporting segment and operating unit structure. Our chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is our Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information presented on a company-wide basis, for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The CODM assesses the performance of the single segment and allocates resources based on revenue and measures derived from gross margin and operating income (loss) that is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). In addition, the CODM uses a measure derived from operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) to monitor budget versus actual results to determine Calix's and management's performance. We do not have intra-entity sales or transfers. The measure of the single segment assets is the consolidated assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accounting policies of the single segment are the same as described in the significant accounting policies.

*Geographic Information:*

A summary of revenue disaggregated by geographic region based upon the location of the customers was as follows (in thousands):

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| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| United States | $934829 | $764593 | $944201 |
| Europe | 33419 | 34322 | 54265 |
| Americas excluding U.S. | 25304 | 25583 | 32696 |
| Rest of world | 6458 | 7020 | 8431 |
|  | $1000010 | $831518 | $1039593 |

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Our property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, were located in the following geographical areas (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|
| | **December 31,** | **December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** |
| United States | $33544 | $27601 |
| China | 2616 | 2818 |
| India | 1652 | 734 |
|  | $37812 | $31153 |

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*Selected Financial Information:*

The following table presents selected financial information with respect to our single operating segment (in thousands):

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** | **Years Ended December 31,** |
| | **2025** | **2024** | **2023** |
| Revenue | $1000010 | $831518 | $1039593 |
| Adjusted cost of revenue <sup>(1)</sup> | (427718) | (372177) | (515633) |
| Adjusted sales and marketing operating expenses <sup>(2)</sup> | (217904) | (197069) | (197671) |
| Adjusted research and development operating expenses <sup>(3)</sup> | (167020) | (160787) | (160772) |
| Adjusted general and administrative operating expenses <sup>(4)</sup> | (77483) | (70944) | (71180) |
| Other segment items <sup>(5)</sup> | (88895) | (73575) | (68752) |
| Interest income and other expenses, net | 13178 | 11388 | 9172 |
| Income taxes | (16284) | 1899 | (5432) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Net income (loss) | $17884 | $(29747) | $29325 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(2)</sup> GAAP sales and marketing operating expenses adjusted for stock-based compensation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(3)</sup> GAAP research and development operating expenses adjusted for stock-based compensation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<sup>(4)</sup> GAAP general and administrative operating expenses adjusted for stock-based compensation and litigation settlement (2023 only).

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**ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure**

There were no changes in nor any disagreements with accountants on accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, auditing scope or procedures, or other reportable events requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 304(b) of Regulation S-K.

**ITEM 9A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Controls and Procedures**

***Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures***

As of the end of the period covered by this report, which we refer to as the evaluation date, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principle executive officer and principle financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act).

The purpose of this evaluation was to determine whether as of the evaluation date our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information we are required to disclose in our filings with the SEC, (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

***Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting***

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 using the criteria set forth in the Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, (2013 framework). Based on our evaluation, management has concluded that we maintained effective control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 based on the COSO criteria. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

***Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls***

Our disclosure controls and procedures provide our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer reasonable assurances that our disclosure controls and procedures will achieve their objectives. However, our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting can or will prevent all human error. A control system, no matter how well designed and implemented, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Furthermore, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are internal resource constraints, and the benefit of controls must be weighed relative to their corresponding costs. Because of the limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide complete assurance that all control issues and instances of error, if any, within our company are detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur due to human error or mistake. Additionally, controls, no matter how well designed, could be circumvented by the individual acts of specific persons within the organization. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions.

***Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting***

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

**ITEM 9B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other Information**

**Insider Trading Agreements**

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During the three months ended December 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) adopted, terminated or modified a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement," as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, except as follows:

On November 25, 2025, John Durocher, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the "Durocher 10b5-1 Plan") that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Durocher 10b5-1 Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of up to 216,370 shares of Common Stock, at specific market prices, commencing on or about February 25, 2026, and continuing until all such options are exercised and the underlying shares are sold, or November 25, 2026, whichever comes first.

On November 26, 2025, Kevin Peters, Lead Independent Director of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (the "Peters 10b5-1 Plan") that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Peters 10b5-1 Plan allows for the contemporaneous exercise of options and sale of up to 39,478 shares of Common Stock, at specific market prices, commencing on or about February 25, 2026, and continuing until all such options are exercised and the underlying shares are sold, or November 25, 2027, whichever comes first.

**ITEM 9C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections**

Not applicable.

**PART III**

**ITEM 10.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance**

We have an insider trading policy, or Trading Policy, governing the purchase, sale and other dispositions of our securities that applies to all of our personnel, including directors, officers, employees and other covered persons. We also follow procedures for the repurchase of our securities. We believe that our Trading Policy and repurchase procedures are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations and listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our Trading Policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to this Form 10-K.

Information required by this Item 10 relating to our directors is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions "Proposal No. 1—Election of Directors" and "Director Compensation" and in other applicable sections of the Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, or the Proxy Statement, to be filed within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year covered by this Report. Information required by this Item 10 relating to our officers is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions "Executive Officers" and "Executive Compensation" and in other applicable sections of the Proxy Statement. Information regarding our Section 16 reporting compliance is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the captions "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" of the Proxy Statement.

We have adopted a code of ethics, which applies to all employees, officers and directors of Calix. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics meets the requirements of a "code of ethics" as defined by Item 406 of Regulation S-K, and applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and all other employees, as indicated above. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics also meets the requirements of a code of conduct under NYSE listing standards. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted on our website at www.calix.com under the links "About - Investor Relations - Governance - Code of Conduct." We intend to disclose any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as well as any waivers for executive officers or directors, on our website at www.calix.com.

**ITEM 11.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Executive Compensation**

Information required by this Item 11 relating to executive compensation and other matters is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and in other applicable sections of the Proxy Statement.

**ITEM 12.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters**

Information required by this Item 12 relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and related stockholder matters is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and in other applicable sections of the Proxy Statement. Information regarding securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Equity Compensation Plan Information" of the Proxy Statement.

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**ITEM 13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence**

Information required by this Item 13 relating to certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and in other applicable sections of the Proxy Statement.

**ITEM 14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Accountant Fees and Services**

Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG LLP, Santa Clara, CA Auditor Firm ID: 185

Information required by this Item 14 relating to principal account fees and services is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption "Principal Accountant Fees and Services" of the Proxy Statement.

**PART IV**

**ITEM 15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules**

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

**1. Consolidated Financial Statements**

The consolidated financial statements of Calix and the report of independent registered public accounting firm thereon are set forth under Part II, Item 8 of this report.

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| [Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_67) | [39](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_67) |
| [Consolidated Balance Sheets, As of December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70) | [41](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_70) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73)3 | [42](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_73) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76)[3](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76) | [43](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_76) |
| [Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended December 31, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[5](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[, 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[4](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[and 202](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79)[3](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79) | [44](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_79) |
| [Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_82) | [45](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_82) |

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**2. Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules**

All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required, not presently in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

**3. Exhibits**

The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference in this report. Where such filing is made by incorporation by reference to a previously filed registration statement or report, such registration statement or report is identified in parentheses. We will furnish any exhibit upon request to: Calix Investor Relations at InvestorRelations@calix.com.

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| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** |<br>**Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.1 | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Calix, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 7 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2010 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510063664/dex33.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.2 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of Calix, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Amendment No. 7 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2010 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510063664/dex35.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | [Form of Calix, Inc.'s Common Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 7 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2010 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510063664/dex41.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | [Description of Securities (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2020 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666620000018/calx-20191231xex42descript.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.1\* | [Calix, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan and related documents (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 6 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510049455/dex104.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.2 | [Form of Indemnification Agreement made by and between Calix, Inc. and each of its directors,](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510049455/dex105.htm)[and select](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510049455/dex105.htm)[executive officers and](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510049455/dex105.htm)[employees (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 6 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2010 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312510049455/dex105.htm) |

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| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** |<br>**Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.3\* | [Offer Letter between Calix, Inc. and Carl Russo dated November 1, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 10.8 to Amendment No. 1 to Calix's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on December 31, 2009 (File No. 333-163252) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312509262169/dex108.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.4\* | [Offer Letter by and between Calix, Inc. and Michael Weening dated May 20, 2016 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 3, 2016 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666616000106/calx_16q2xex101.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.5\* | [Amendment to Letter Agreement dated November 12, 2020 between Calix, Inc. and Michael Weening (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000029/calx-20201231xex106weening.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.6\* | [Offer Letter between Calix, Inc. and Cory Sindelar dated September 28, 2017 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666617000121/calx_17q3ex102.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.7\* | [Nonstatutory Inducement Stock Option Grant Notice between Calix, Inc. and Cory Sindelar dated October 1, 2017 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 11, 2017 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666617000121/calx_17q3ex103.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.8 | [Net Lease Agreement by and between Calix, Inc. and Orchard Parkway San Jose, LLC dated March 9, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666618000036/calx_18q1ex102.htm)[2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666618000036/calx_18q1ex102.htm)[to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2018 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666618000036/calx_18q1ex102.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.9 | [First Amendment to Net Lease Agreement by and between Calix, Inc. and Orchard Parkway San Jose, LLC dated November 14, 2018 (filed as Exhibit 10.30 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2019 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666619000029/calx-20181231ex1030.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.10 | [Second Amendment to Net Lease Agreement by and between Calix, Inc. and Orchard Parkway San Jose, LLC dated December 10, 2020 (filed as Exhibit 10.12 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000029/calx-20201231xex1012second.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.11\* | [Calix, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix A to Calix's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023 (File No. 001-34674))](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312523088329/d482752ddef14a.htm#tx482752_40) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.12\* | [Calix, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan - Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Option and Option Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.14 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000029/calx-20201231xex1014xformo.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.13\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Policy, as amended May 16, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 25, 2019 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666619000091/calx_19q2ex101.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.14\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Policy, as amended May 16, 2019 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 25, 2019 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666619000091/calx_19q2ex102.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.15\* | [Calix, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix B to Calix's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 1, 2022 (File No. 001-34674))](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312522093591/d287833ddef14a.htm#tx287833_40) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.16\* | [Calix, Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2017 Nonqualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference from Appendix B to Calix's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023 (File No. 001-34674))](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000119312523088329/d482752ddef14a.htm#tx482752_41) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.17\* | [Calix, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan effective March 26, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 27, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000039/exhibit101calixamendedandr.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.18\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Policy, as amended February 11, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 27, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000039/exhibit102non-employeedire.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.19\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Policy, as amended February 11, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 27, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000039/exhibit103non-employeedire.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.20\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Policy, as amended August 11, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 26, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000120/exhibit101non-employeedire.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.21\* | [Second Amendment to Letter Agreement between Calix, Inc. and Michael Weening dated August 11, 2021 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 26, 2021 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666621000120/exhibit102secondamendmentt.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.22\* | [Promotion Letter between Calix, Inc. and Michael Weening dated September 30, 2022 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 25, 2022 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666622000050/calix_promotionletterx0929.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.23\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Policy, as amended February 9, 2023 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 24, 2023 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666623000034/ex101non-employeedirectorc.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.24\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Policy, as amended February 9, 2023 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 24, 2023 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666623000034/ex102non-employeedirectore.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.25 | [Office Lease Agreement between Calix, Inc. and SR Winchester, LLC dated December 16, 2024 (filed as Exhibit 10.25 to Calix's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2025 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666625000008/calx-20241231xex1025office.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.26\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Cash Compensation Policy, as amended March 21, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 22, 2025 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666625000016/ex101calixnon-employeedire.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.27\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Policy, as](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666625000016/ex102calixnon-employeedire.htm)[amended March 21, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 22, 2025 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666625000016/ex102calixnon-employeedire.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.28\* | [Calix, Inc. Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to Calix's Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on April 22, 2025 (File No. 001-34674) and incorporated by reference)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666625000016/ex103calixnon-employeedire.htm) |

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| **Exhibit**<br>**Number** |<br>**Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19.1 | [Calix, Inc. Insider Trading Compliance Policy, as amended May 8, 2025](calx-20251231xex191insider.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21.1 | [Subsidiaries of the Registrant](calx-20251231xex211subsidi.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.1 | [Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm](calx-20251231xex231kpmgcon.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.1 | [Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this Annual Report on Form 10-K)](#ia33aa211d7ba4a8788b18b42d61bba77_172) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31.1 | [Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Calix, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934](calx-20251231xex311.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31.2 | [Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Calix, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934](calx-20251231xex312.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;32.1 | [Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Calix, Inc. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002](calx-20251231xex321.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;97 | [Calix, Inc. Policy for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation dated October 2, 2023](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1406666/000140666624000012/ex97policyforrecoveryoferr.htm) |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.INS | XBRL Instance Document |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |

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\* Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**ITEM 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 10-K Summary**

None.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | Calix, Inc.<br>(Registrant) | Calix, Inc.<br>(Registrant) |
| Dated: | February 20, 2026 | By: | /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Weening&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
|  |  |  | **Michael Weening** |
|  |  |  | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |
| Dated: | February 20, 2026 | By: | /s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cory Sindelar&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; |
|  |  |  | **Cory Sindelar** |
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Michael Weening and Cory Sindelar, and each of them, with full power of substitution and re-substitution and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing, ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 20, 2026.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **<u>Signature</u>** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**<u>Title</u>** | **<u>Date</u>** |
| /s/ Michael Weening | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) | February 20, 2026 |
| Michael Weening | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Cory Sindelar | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) | February 20, 2026 |
| Cory Sindelar | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |  |
| /s/ Carl Russo | Chairman of the Board of Directors | February 20, 2026 |
| Carl Russo |  |  |
| /s/ Kevin Peters | Lead Independent Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Kevin Peters |  |  |
| /s/ Michael Berry | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Michael Berry |  |  |
| /s/ Christopher Bowick | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Christopher Bowick |  |  |
| /s/ Kathy Crusco | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Kathy Crusco |  |  |
| /s/ Kira Makagon | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Kira Makagon |  |  |
| /s/ Rajatish Mukherjee | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Rajatish Mukherjee |  |  |
| /s/ Wade Oosterman | Director | February 20, 2026 |
| Wade Oosterman |  |  |

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## Exhibit 19.1

**Exhibit 19.1**

**CALIX, INC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**

**INSIDER TRADING COMPLIANCE POLICY**

Federal and state laws prohibit trading in the securities of a company while in possession of material nonpublic information and providing material nonpublic information to others so that they can trade. Violating such laws can undermine investor trust, cause reputational harm, and result in your dismissal from Calix, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the "Company" or "Calix") and serious criminal and civil charges against you and the Company. This Insider Trading Compliance Policy (this "Policy") outlines your responsibilities to avoid insider trading and implements certain procedures to help you avoid even the appearance of insider trading.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**<br>**[I.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[SUMMARY](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)1**<br>**[II.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[STATEMENT OF POLICIES PROHIBITING INSIDER TRADING](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[2](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)**<br>**[III.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[EXPLANATION OF INSIDER TRADING](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[3](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)**<br>**[IV.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES TO PREVENT INSIDER TRADING](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)7**<br>**[V.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[SECTION 16 INSIDER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SHORT-SWING PROFITS AND PROHIBITION OF SHORT SALES](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[10](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)**<br>**[VI.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLANS](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[1](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)2**<br>**[VII.](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[1](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)5**<br>**[ATTACHMENT A:](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[SHORT-SWING PROFIT RULE SECTION 16(B) CHECKLIST](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[1](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)7**<br>**[ATTACHMENT B: PRE-CLEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;](#ie3e2c1edc54e4433b9194a9df6df630c_1)18**<br>**SCHEDULE 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19**<br>

**I.<u>SUMMARY</u>**

Preventing insider trading is necessary to comply with securities laws and to preserve the reputation and integrity of the Company as well as that of all persons affiliated with it. "Insider trading" occurs when any person purchases or sells a security while in possession of inside information relating to the security. As explained in Section III below, "inside information" is information which is considered to be both "material" and "non-public." Insider trading is a crime, and the penalties for violating the law include imprisonment, disgorgement of profits, civil fines of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided, and criminal fines of up to $5,000,000 for individuals and $25,000,000 for entities. Insider trading is also prohibited by this Policy and could result in serious sanctions, including dismissal.

This Policy applies to all officers, directors and employees of the Company and extends to all activities within and outside your duties at the Company.

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Every officer, director and employee must review this Policy. Individual officers, directors and employees subject to this Policy are responsible for ensuring that members of their immediate family (e.g. spouses, children, stepchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers-in-law or sisters-in-law) and members of their households also comply with this Policy. This Policy also applies to any entities controlled by individuals subject to the Policy, including any corporations, partnerships or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this Policy and applicable securities laws as if they were for the individual's own account.

Questions regarding the Policy should be directed to the Company's General Counsel who shall serve as "Compliance Officer" for purposes of the Policy.

**II.<u>STATEMENT OF POLICIES PROHIBITING INSIDER TRADING</u>**

No officer, director or employee shall purchase or sell any type of security while in possession of material, non-public information relating to the security or the issuer of such security, whether the issuer of such security is Calix or any other company.

Additionally, except for the Exempted Transactions listed below, **no officer, director or employee listed on <u>Schedule 1</u> to this Policy (as amended from time to time) shall purchase or sell any security of Calix during the period running from (i) the first day of the third calendar month of the then-current quarter to (ii) two full trading days after the quarterly public issuance of its earnings release, whether or not the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees is in possession of material, non-public information (the "Black-Out Period").**

These prohibitions do not apply to the following "Exempted Transactions":

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• purchases of Calix securities from Calix (including, for example, pursuant to the 2019 Equity Incentive Award Plan, 2010 Equity Incentive Award Plan, 2017 Non-Qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan or any other Employee Stock Purchase Plan adopted by Calix) or sales of Calix securities to Calix;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the exercise of stock options or other equity awards or vesting of equity-based awards that, in each case, do not involve a market sale of Calix securities, including, for example, the surrender of shares to Calix in satisfaction of tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), performance restricted stock units (PRSUs) or restricted stock awards (RSAs) (the cashless exercise of a Calix stock option through a broker does involve a market sale of Calix securities and therefore would not qualify under this exception); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• purchases or sales of Calix securities made pursuant to any binding contract, specific instruction or written plan entered into in good faith while the purchaser or seller, as applicable, was unaware of any material, non-public information and not subject to a Black-Out Period and which contract, instruction or plan (i) meets all requirements of the affirmative defense provided by Rule 10b5-1 ("Rule

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10b5-1") promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), (ii) was pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy and (iii) has not been amended or modified in any respect after such initial pre-clearance without such amendment or modification being pre-cleared in advance pursuant to this Policy. For more information about Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, see Section V below.

For the purposes of this Policy, a "trading day" shall mean a day on which national stock exchanges are open for trading.

No officer, director or employee shall directly or indirectly communicate (or "tip") material, non-public information to anyone outside the Company under any circumstances (except in accordance with the Company's policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company other than on a "need-to-know" basis.

**III.<u>EXPLANATION OF INSIDER TRADING</u>**

"<u>Insider trading</u>" refers to the purchase or sale of a security while in possession of material non-public information relating to the security.

"<u>Securities</u>" includes stocks, bonds, notes, debentures, options, warrants and other convertible securities, as well as derivative instruments.

"<u>Purchase</u>" and "<u>sale</u>" are defined broadly under the federal securities laws. "Purchase" includes not only the actual purchase of a security, but any contract to purchase or otherwise acquire a security. "Sale" includes not only the actual sale of a security, but any contract to sell or otherwise dispose of a security. These definitions extend to a broad range of transactions including conventional cash-for-stock transactions, conversions, the grant and exercise of stock options and acquisitions and exercises of warrants or puts, calls or other derivative securities.

It is generally understood that insider trading includes the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Trading by insiders while in possession of material, non-public information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Trading by persons other than insiders while in possession of material, non-public information where the information either was given in breach of an insider's fiduciary duty to keep it confidential or was misappropriated; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Communicating or tipping material, non-public information to others, including recommending the purchase or sale of a security while in possession of such information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.<u>What Facts are Material?</u>

The materiality of a fact depends upon the circumstances. A fact is considered "material" if there is a substantial likelihood that a reasonable investor would consider it important in making a decision to buy, sell or hold a security or where the fact is likely to have a

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significant effect on the market price of the security. Material information can be positive or negative and can relate to virtually any aspect of a company's business or to any type of security, debt or equity. Also, information that something is likely to happen in the future—or even just that it may happen—could be deemed material.

Examples of material information include (but are not limited to) information about: dividends; corporate earnings or earnings forecasts; possible mergers, acquisitions, tender offers or dispositions; significant developments in borrowings or financings, including pending public sales or offerings of debt or equity securities; defaults on borrowings; bankruptcies; major new products or product developments; important business developments such as major contract awards or cancellations; significant disruption in operations; material data breach, cybersecurity or data security incidents; and significant litigation or regulatory actions. Moreover, material information does not have to be related to a company's business. For example, the contents of a forthcoming newspaper column that is expected to affect the market price of a security can be material.

A good general rule of thumb: **when in doubt, do not trade.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.<u>What is Non-public</u>?

Information is "non-public" if it is not available to the general public. In order for information to be considered public, it must be widely disseminated in a manner making it generally available to investors through newswire services such as Dow Jones, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Business Wire, Associated Press, PR Newswire or United Press International; a broadcast on widely available radio or television programs; publication in a widely available newspaper, magazine, or news website; a Regulation FD-compliant conference call; or public disclosure documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that are available on the SEC's website. The circulation of rumors, even if accurate and reported in the media, does not constitute effective public dissemination.

In addition, even after a public announcement, a reasonable period of time must lapse in order for the market to react to the information. Generally, one should allow two full trading days following publication as a reasonable waiting period before such information is deemed to be public.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.<u>Who is an Insider</u>?

"Insiders" include officers, directors and employees of a company and anyone else who has material inside information about a company. Insiders have independent duties to their company and its stockholders not to trade on material, non-public information relating to the company's securities. All officers, directors and employees of the Company should consider themselves insiders with respect to material, non-public information about the Company's business, activities and securities. Officers, directors and employees may not trade Calix's securities while in possession of material, non-public information relating to the Company, nor may they tip such information to anyone outside the Company (except in accordance with the

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Company's policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company except on a "need-to-know" basis.

As someone subject to this Policy, you are responsible for ensuring that members of your household also comply with this Policy. This includes family members residing with you, anyone else living in your household, and any family members not living with you whose transactions in the Company's securities are directed by you, or subject to your influence and control. This Policy also applies to any entities you control, including any corporations, partnerships or trusts, and transactions by these entities should be treated for the purposes of this Policy and applicable securities laws as if they were for your own account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.<u>Trading by Persons Other than Insiders</u>

Insiders may be liable for communicating or tipping material, non-public information to a third party (a "tippee"), and insider trading violations are not limited to trading or tipping by insiders. Persons other than insiders also can be liable for insider trading, including tippees who trade on material, non-public information tipped to them or individuals who trade on material, non-public information which has been misappropriated. Insiders may be held liable for tipping even if they receive no personal benefit from tipping and even if no close personal relationship exists between them and the tippee.

Tippees inherit an insider's duties and are liable for trading on material, non-public information illegally tipped to them by an insider. Similarly, just as insiders are liable for the insider trading of their tippees, so are tippees who pass the information along to others who trade. In other words, a tippee's liability for insider trading is no different from that of an insider. Tippees can obtain material, non-public information by receiving overt tips from others or through, among other things, conversations at social, business or other gatherings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E.<u>Penalties for Engaging in Insider Trading</u>

Penalties for trading on or tipping material, non-public information can extend significantly beyond any profits made or losses avoided, both for individuals engaging in such unlawful conduct and their employers. The SEC and the Department of Justice have made the civil and criminal prosecution of insider trading violations a top priority. Enforcement remedies available to the government or private plaintiffs under the federal securities laws include:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• SEC administrative sanctions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Securities industry self-regulatory organization sanctions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Civil injunctions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Damage awards to private plaintiffs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Disgorgement of all profits;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Civil fines for the violator of up to three times the amount of profit gained or loss avoided;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Civil fines for the employer or other controlling person of a violator (i.e., where the violator is an employee or other controlled person) of up to the greater of $1,425,000 or three times the amount of profit gained or loss avoided by the violator;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Criminal fines for individual violators of up to $5,000,000 ($25,000,000 for an entity); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Jail sentences of up to 20 years.

In addition, insider trading could result in serious sanctions by the Company, including dismissal. Insider trading violations are not limited to violations of the federal securities laws: other federal and state civil or criminal laws, such as the laws prohibiting mail and wire fraud and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), may also be violated in connection with insider trading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F.<u>Size of Transaction and Reason for Transaction Do Not Matter</u>

The size of the transaction or the amount of profit received does not have to be significant to result in prosecution. The SEC has the ability to monitor even the smallest trades, and the SEC performs routine market surveillance. Brokers or dealers are required by law to inform the SEC of any possible violations by people who may have material nonpublic information. The SEC aggressively investigates even small insider trading violations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G.<u>Examples of Insider Trading</u>

Examples of insider trading cases include actions brought against: corporate officers, directors and employees who traded in a company's securities after learning of significant confidential corporate developments; friends, business associates, family members and other tippees of such officers, directors and employees who traded in the securities after receiving such information; government employees who learned of such information in the course of their employment; and other persons who misappropriated, and took advantage of, confidential information from their employers.

The following are illustrations of insider trading violations. These illustrations are hypothetical and, consequently, not intended to reflect on the actual activities or business of the Company or any other entity.

<u>Trading by Insider</u>

An officer of X Corporation learns that earnings to be reported by X Corporation will increase dramatically. Prior to the public announcement of such earnings, the officer purchases X Corporation's stock. The officer, an insider, is liable for all profits as well as penalties of up to three times the amount of all profits. The officer also is subject to, among other things, criminal prosecution, including up to $5,000,000 in additional fines and 20 years in jail. Depending upon the

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circumstances, X Corporation and the individual to whom the officer reports also could be liable as controlling persons.

<u>Trading by Tippee</u>

An officer of X Corporation tells a friend that X Corporation is about to publicly announce that it has concluded an agreement for a major acquisition. This tip causes the friend to purchase X Corporation's stock in advance of the announcement. The officer is jointly liable with his friend for all of the friend's profits and each is liable for all penalties of up to three times the amount of the friend's profits. In addition, the officer and his friend are subject to, among other things, criminal prosecution, as described above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H.<u>Prohibition of Records Falsifications and False Statements</u>

Section 13(b)(2) of the 1934 Act requires companies subject to the 1934 Act to maintain proper internal books and records and to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls. The SEC has supplemented the statutory requirements by adopting rules that prohibit (1) any person from falsifying records or accounts subject to the above requirements and (2) officers or directors from making any materially false, misleading or incomplete statement to any accountant in connection with any audit or filing with the SEC. These provisions reflect the SEC's intent to discourage officers, directors and other persons with access to the Company's books and records from taking action that might result in the communication of materially misleading financial information to the investing public. Falsifying records or accounts or making materially false, misleading or incomplete statements in connection with an audit or filing with the SEC could also result in criminal penalties for obstruction of justice.

**IV.<u>STATEMENT OF PROCEDURES TO PREVENT INSIDER TRADING</u>**

The following procedures have been established, and will be maintained and enforced, by the Company to prevent insider trading. All officers, directors and employees are required to follow these procedures.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.<u>Black-Out Periods</u>

The period during which the Company prepares quarterly financials is a sensitive time for insider trading purposes, as Company personnel may be more likely to possess, or be presumed to possess, material nonpublic information. To avoid the appearance of impropriety and assist Company personnel in planning transactions in Calix securities for appropriate times, no officer, director or employee listed on Schedule 1 (as amended from time to time) shall purchase or sell any Calix securities during the Black-Out Period (as defined above) or during any other trading suspension period declared by the Company, except for Exempted Transactions (as defined above).

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From time to time, the Company, through the Board of Directors, the Company's General Counsel or Chief Financial Officer, may recommend that officers, directors, employees or others suspend trading in Calix securities because of developments that have not yet been disclosed to the public. Subject to the exceptions noted above, all those affected should not trade in Calix securities while the suspension is in effect and should not disclose to others that the Company has suspended trading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.<u>Information Relating to Calix</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.<u>Access to Information</u>

Access to material, non-public information about the Company, including the Company's business, earnings or prospects, should be limited to officers, directors and employees of Calix on a "need-to-know" basis. In addition, such information should not be communicated to anyone outside the Company under any circumstances (except in accordance with the Company's policies regarding the protection or authorized external disclosure of Company information) or to anyone within the Company except on a "need-to-know" basis.

In communicating material, non-public information to employees of the Company, all officers, directors and employees must take care to emphasize the need for confidential treatment of such information and adherence to the Company's policies with regard to confidential information.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.<u>Inquiries from Third Parties</u>

Inquiries from third parties, such as industry analysts or members of the media, about the Company should be directed to the Compliance Officer or Investor Relations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.<u>Limitations on Access to Company Information</u>

The following procedures are designed to maintain confidentiality with respect to the Company's business operations and activities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.All officers, directors and employees should take all steps and precautions necessary to restrict access to, and secure, material, non-public information by, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Maintaining the confidentiality of Company-related transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Conducting their business and social activities so as not to risk inadvertent disclosure of confidential information. Review of confidential documents in public places should be conducted so as to prevent access by unauthorized persons;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Restricting access to documents and files (including computer files and video conference recordings) containing material, non-public information

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to individuals on a "need-to-know" basis (including maintaining control over the distribution of documents and drafts of documents);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Promptly removing and cleaning up all confidential documents and other materials from conference rooms following the conclusion of any meetings;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Disposing of all confidential documents and other papers, after there is no longer any business or other legally required need, through shredders when appropriate or, in the case of electronic files, in a manner that permanently deletes the information in accordance with the Company's document retention policy;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Restricting access to areas likely to contain confidential documents or material, non-public information;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Safeguarding laptop computers, tablets, memory sticks, CDs and other items that contain confidential information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Avoiding the discussion of material, non-public information in places where the information could be overheard by others such as in elevators, restrooms, hallways, restaurants, airplanes or taxicabs.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Personnel involved with material, non-public information, to the extent feasible, should conduct their business and activities in areas separate from other Company activities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.<u>Pre-Clearance of Trades by Officers, Directors and Certain Employees</u>

To provide assistance in preventing inadvertent violations of securities laws and to avoid the appearance of impropriety in connection with the purchase and sale of Calix securities, all transactions in Calix securities (including without limitation, acquisitions and dispositions of Calix common stock ("Stock"), the exercise of stock options and the sale of Calix's Stock issued upon exercise of stock options or vesting of other equity awards) by any officer, director or employee listed on <u>Schedule 1</u> (as amended from time to time) must be pre-cleared by the Compliance Officer. Additionally, except for the Exempted Transactions listed under Section II above, no officers, directors or employees listed on <u>Schedule 1</u> (as amended from time to time) may trade in any securities of Calix during the Black-Out Period. Notwithstanding receipt of pre-clearance, if you become aware of material nonpublic information or become subject to a Black-Out period before the transaction is effected, the transaction may not be completed. Pre-clearance does not relieve you of your responsibility under SEC rules.

Please consult the Company's Pre-Clearance instructions attached as <u>Attachment B</u>.

None of the Company, any Company director or officer, the Compliance Officer, or other Company employee will have any liability for any delay in reviewing, or refusal of, a request for pre-clearance submitted pursuant to the Policy. Notwithstanding any pre-clearance of

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a transaction pursuant to this Policy, none of the Company, any Company director or officer, the Compliance Officer, or other Company employee assumes any liability for the legality or consequences of such transaction to the person engaging in such transaction.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E.<u>Transactions Post-Termination of Service to the Company</u>

With the exception of the pre-clearance requirement, this Policy may continue to apply to transactions in Calix securities even after termination of service to the Company. For example, if you are in possession of material nonpublic information or are subject to a Black-Out Period when your service terminates, you may not trade in Calix securities until that information has become public or is no longer material or such Black-Out Period expires.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F.<u>Avoidance of Certain Aggressive or Speculative Trading</u>

Officers, directors and employees and members of their respective households (including family members residing with them, anyone else living in their households, and any family members not living with them whose transactions in the Company's securities are directed by them, or subject to their influence and control), or entities controlled by such individuals, should not directly or indirectly participate in transactions involving trading activities which by their aggressive or speculative nature may give rise to an appearance of impropriety. Please see Section VI (Additional Prohibited Transactions) for a description of such activities that are prohibited by this Policy.

**V.<u>SECTION 16 INSIDER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, SHORT-SWING PROFITS AND PROHIBITION OF SHORT SALES</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.<u>Reporting Obligations Under Section 16(a)—SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5</u> 

Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act generally requires all officers, directors and 10% stockholders ("Section 16 Insiders"), within ten days after becoming a Section 16 Insider, to file with the SEC an "Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities" on SEC Form 3 ("Form 3") listing the amount of Calix Stock, options and warrants which the insider beneficially owns. Following the initial filing on Form 3, every change in the beneficial ownership of Calix Stock, options and warrants, including gifts of such securities, must be reported on SEC Form 4 ("Form 4"), generally within two days after the date on which such change occurs, or in certain cases on SEC Form 5 ("Form 5"), within 45 days after fiscal year end. The two-day Form 4 deadline begins to run from the trade date rather than the settlement date. A Form 4 must be filed even if, as a result of balancing transactions, there has been no net change in holdings. In certain situations, purchases or sales of Company stock made within six months prior to the filing of a Form 3 must be reported on Form 4. Similarly, certain purchases or sales of Calix Stock made within six months after an officer or director ceases to be a Section 16 Insider must be reported on Form 4.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.<u>Recovery of Profits Under Section 16(b)</u>

For the purpose of preventing the unfair use of information which may have been obtained by a Section 16 Insider, any profits realized by a Section 16 Insider from any "purchase" and "sale" of Stock during a six-month period, so called "short-swing profits," may be recovered by the Company. When such a purchase and sale occurs, good faith is no defense. The insider is liable even if compelled to sell for personal reasons, and even if the sale takes place after full disclosure and without the use of any inside information.

The liability of an insider under Section 16(b) of the 1934 Act is only to the Company itself. The Company, however, cannot waive its right to short-swing profits, and any Calix stockholder can bring suit in the name of Calix. In this connection it must be remembered that reports of ownership filed with the SEC on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 pursuant to Section 16(a) (discussed above) are readily available to the public, and certain attorneys carefully monitor these reports for potential Section 16(b) violations. In addition, liabilities under Section 16(b) may require separate disclosure in the Company's annual report to the SEC on Form 10-K or its proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders. No suit may be brought more than two years after the date the profit was realized. However, if the Section 16 Insider fails to file a report of the transaction under Section 16(a), as required, the two-year limitation period does not begin to run until after the transactions giving rise to the profit have been disclosed. Failure to report transactions and late filing of reports require separate disclosure in the Company's proxy statement.

Officers and directors should consult the attached "Short-Swing Profit Rule Section 16(b) Checklist" attached as <u>Attachment A</u> in addition to consulting with the Compliance Officer prior to engaging in any transactions involving Calix securities, including without limitation, Calix Stock, options or warrants.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.<u>Short Sales Prohibited Under Section 16(c)</u>

Section 16(c) of the 1934 Act prohibits insiders absolutely from making short sales of Calix Stock. Short sales include sales of stock that the Section 16 Insider does not own at the time of sale, or sales of stock against which the Section 16 Insider does not deliver the shares within 20 days after the sale. Under certain circumstances, the purchase or sale of put or call options, or the writing of such options, can result in a violation of Section 16(c). Section 16 Insiders violating Section 16(c) face criminal liability. Please also see Section VI below (Additional Prohibited Transactions) for a description of the prohibition on short sales under this Policy.

Consult the Compliance Officer if you have any questions regarding reporting obligations, short-swing profits or short sales under Section 16.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.<u>Form 144 Reporting (Applicable to Section 16 Insiders)</u>

Rule 144 provides a safe harbor exemption to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for certain resales of "restricted securities" and "control securities." "Restricted securities" are securities acquired from an issuer, or an affiliate of an issuer, in a transaction, or chain of transactions, not involving a public offering. "Control securities" are any securities owned by directors, executive officers, or other "affiliates" of the issuer, including stock purchased in the open market and stock received upon exercise of stock options.

Sales of Company securities by affiliates (generally, Section 16 Insiders of the Company) must comply with the requirements of Rule 144. If you are subject to Rule 144, you must instruct your broker who handles trades in Company securities to follow the brokerage firm's Rule 144 compliance procedures in connection with all trades. The requirements of Rule 144 are summarized below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Current Public Information</u>. The Company must have filed all SEC-required reports during the last 12 months.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Volume Limitations</u>. Total sales of Calix Stock by a covered individual for any three-month period may not exceed the greater of: (i) 1% of the total number of outstanding shares of Calix Stock, as reflected in the most recent report or statement published by the Company, or (ii) the average weekly reported volume of such shares traded during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of the requisite Form 144.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Method of Sale</u>. The shares must be sold either in a "broker's transaction" or in a transaction directly with a "market maker." A "broker's transaction" is one in which the broker does no more than execute the sale order and receive the usual and customary commission. Neither the broker nor the selling person can solicit or arrange for the sale order. In addition, the selling person or member of the Board of Directors must not pay any fee or commission other than to the broker. A "market maker" includes a specialist permitted to act as a dealer, a dealer acting in the position of a block positioner, and a dealer who holds himself out as being willing to buy and sell Calix Stock for his own account on a regular and continuous basis.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Notice of Proposed Sale</u>. A notice of the sale (a Form 144) must be filed with the SEC at the time of the sale. Brokers generally have internal procedures for executing sales under Rule 144, and will assist you in completing the Form 144 and in complying with the other requirements of Rule 144.

**VI.<u>RULE 10B5-1 TRADING PLANS</u>**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.<u>Overview</u>

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Rule 10b5-1 will protect directors, officers and employees from insider trading liability under Rule 10b5-1 for transactions under a previously established contract, plan or instruction to trade Calix Stock (a "Trading Plan") entered into in good faith when the person entering into the Trading Plan is not subject to a Black-Out Period or in possession of material, nonpublic information and in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b5-1 of the 1934 Act and all state laws and shall be exempt from the trading restrictions set forth in the Policy. The initiation of, and any modification to, any such Trading Plan will be deemed to be a transaction in Calix securities and such initiation or modification is subject to all limitations and prohibitions of transactions involving Calix securities. Each such Trading Plan, and any modification thereof, shall be submitted to and pre-approved by the Compliance Officer, or such other person as the Company's board of directors may designate from time to time ("Authorizing Officer"), who may impose such conditions on the implementation and operation of the Trading Plan as the Authorizing Officer deems necessary or advisable. However, compliance of the Trading Plan to the terms of Rule 10b5-1 and the execution of transactions pursuant to the Trading Plan are the sole responsibility of the person initiating the Trading Plan, not the Company or the Authorizing Officer.

Rule 10b5-1 presents an opportunity for insiders to establish arrangements to sell (or purchase) Calix Stock without the restrictions of windows and blackout periods even when there is undisclosed material information. A Trading Plan might also help reduce negative publicity that may result when key executives sell Calix Stock. Rule 10b5-1 only provides an "affirmative defense" in the event there is an insider-trading lawsuit. It does not prevent someone from bringing a lawsuit.

A director, officer or employee may enter into a Trading Plan only when he or she is not in possession of material, nonpublic information. In addition, a director, officer or employee listed on <u>Schedule 1</u> (as amended from time to time) may enter into a Trading Plan only during a trading window period outside of the Black-Out Period. Although transactions effected under a Trading Plan will not require further pre-clearance at the time of the trade, any transaction (including the quantity and price) made pursuant to a Trading Plan of a Section 16 reporting person must be reported to the Company promptly on the day of each trade to permit the Company's filing coordinator to assist in the preparation and filing of a required Form 4.

From time to time, for legal or other reasons, the Authorizing Officer may direct that purchases and sales pursuant to any Trading Plan be suspended or discontinued. Failure to discontinue purchases and sales as directed shall constitute a violation of the terms of this Section V and result in a loss of the exemption set forth herein.

Officers, directors and employees may adopt Trading Plans with brokers that outline a pre-set plan for trading of Calix Stock, including the exercise of options. Once a Trading Plan is entered into (subject to the restrictions discussed in this Policy), trades pursuant to a Trading Plan may occur at any time. However, Rule 10b5-1 requires a cooling-off period between the establishment of a Trading Plan and commencement of any transactions under such plan as follows: for directors and officers subject to reporting under Section 16 of the 1934 Act, the cooling-off period extends to the later of 90 days after adoption or modification of a Trading

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Plan or two business days after filing the Form 10-K or Form 10-Q covering the fiscal quarter in which the Trading Plan was adopted, up to a maximum of 120 days; and for employees and other persons, other than the Company, the cooling-off period extends 30 days after adoption or modification of Trading Plan.

Individuals may not adopt more than one Trading Plan at a time except under the limited circumstances permitted by Rule 10b5-1 and subject to preapproval by the Authorizing Officer. Plans that authorize sell-to-cover transactions to satisfy tax withholding obligations incident to the vesting of equity awards are permitted even if an individual has another Trading Plan in place, as long as the sell-to-cover plan authorizes an agent to sell only the securities necessary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations, and the individual does not otherwise control the timing of the sales.

Please review the following description of how a Trading Plan works.

Pursuant to Rule 10b5-1, an individual's purchase or sale of securities will not be "on the basis of" material non-public information if:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• First, before becoming aware of the information, the individual enters into a binding contract to purchase or sell the securities, provides instructions to another person to sell the securities or adopts a written plan for trading the securities (i.e., the Trading Plan).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Second, the Trading Plan must either:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• specify the number of securities to be purchased or sold, the price at which the securities are to be purchased or sold and the date on which the securities are to be purchased or sold;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• include a written formula or computer program for determining the amount, price and date of the transactions; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• prohibit the individual from exercising any subsequent influence over the purchase or sale of Calix's Stock under the Trading Plan in question.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Third, the purchase or sale must occur pursuant to the Trading Plan and the individual must not enter into a corresponding hedging transaction or alter or deviate from the Trading Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.<u>Revocation/Amendments to Trading Plans</u>

Revocation or modification of Trading Plans should occur only in unusual circumstances, and the effectiveness of any revocation or modification of a Trading Plan will be subject to the prior review and approval of the Authorizing Officer. Revocation is effected upon written notice to the broker. Any such revocation or modification must occur when the individual is not subject to a Black-Out Period and while such individual is not aware of material, nonpublic information. Any modifications of a Trading Plan that change the amount, price or timing of the purchase or sale of the securities underlying a Trading Plan will trigger a

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new cooling-off period. In addition, if you modify a Trading Plan, you may not trade in Calix securities outside of the modified Trading Plan until after the expiration of the cooling-off period measured from the modification date, and if you revoke an existing Trading Plan, you may not enter into a new Trading Plan or trade in Calix securities outside of a Trading Plan until after the expiration of the cooling-off period measured from the revocation date. The Authorizing Officer may refuse to approve a Trading Plan, or any revocation or modification of a Rule 10b5-1 Plan, as he or she deems appropriate including, without limitation, if he or she determines that such plan does not satisfy the requirements of Rule 10b5-1.

Please note that Rule 10b5-1 requires persons subject to a Trading Plan to act in good faith with respect to the plan, and revocation or modification of a Trading Plan can result in the loss of an affirmative defense for past or future transactions under a Trading Plan. You should consult with your own legal counsel before deciding to revoke or modify a Trading Plan.

The Company also reserves the right from time to time to suspend, discontinue, or otherwise prohibit transactions under a Trading Plan if the Authorizing Officer or the Board of Directors, in its discretion, determines that such suspension, discontinuation, or other prohibition is in the best interests of the Company.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.<u>Discretionary Plans</u>

Discretionary Trading Plans, where the discretion or control over trading is transferred to a broker, are permitted if pre-approved by the Authorizing Officer.

The Authorizing Officer of the Company must pre-approve any Trading Plan, arrangement or trading instructions, etc., involving potential sales or purchases of Calix Stock or option exercises, including but not limited to, blind trusts or limit orders. The actual transactions effected pursuant to a pre-approved Trading Plan will not be subject to further pre-clearance for transactions in Calix Stock once the Trading Plan or other arrangement has been pre-approved.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.<u>Options</u>

Cash exercise of options currently can be executed at any time. Same day sales exercises of options are subject to trading windows. However, the Company will permit same day sales under Trading Plans. If a broker is required to execute a same day sale in accordance with a Trading Plan, then the Company must have exercise forms attached to the Trading Plan that are signed, undated and with the number of shares to be exercised left blank. Once a broker determines that the time is right to exercise the option and dispose of the shares in accordance with the Trading Plan, the broker will notify the Company in writing and the administrator of the Company's stock plans will fill in the number of shares and the date of exercise on the previously signed exercise form. The insider should not be involved with this part of the exercise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;E.<u>Trades Outside of a Trading Plan</u>

During an open window, trades which differ from Trading Plan instructions that are already in place are allowed as long as the Trading Plan continues to be followed.

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**Trading Plans do not exempt the individuals from complying with the Section 16 six- month short-swing profit rules or liability.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;F.<u>Public Announcements</u>

The Company reserves the right to publicly announce, or respond to inquiries from the media regarding, the implementation of Trading Plans or the execution of transactions made under a Trading Plan.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;G.<u>Prohibited Transactions</u>

The cashless exercise of options under Trading Plans is permitted only through "same-day sales," in which the option holder does not pay for the stock up front, but rather receives cash equal to the difference between the stock value and option exercise price. The transactions prohibited under Section VI of this Policy, including short sales, publicly traded options, hedging transactions, margin purchases and pledges (except under limited circumstances approved for a director in accordance with the Calix Limited Pledging Policy) of Calix securities, may not be carried out through a Trading Plan or other arrangement or trading instruction involving potential sales or purchases of Calix securities.

**VII.<u>ADDITIONAL PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS</u>**

The Company has determined that there is a heightened legal risk and/or the appearance of improper or inappropriate conduct if the persons subject to this Policy engage in certain types of transactions. Therefore, officers, directors and employees shall comply with the following policies with respect to certain transactions in Calix securities:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.<u>Short Sales</u>

Short sales of Calix securities evidence an expectation on the part of the seller that the securities will decline in value, and therefore signal to the market that the seller has no confidence in the Company or its short-term prospects. In addition, short sales may reduce the seller's incentive to improve the Company's performance. For these reasons, short sales of Calix securities are prohibited by this Policy. In addition, as noted above, Section 16(c) of the 1934 Act absolutely prohibits Section 16 reporting persons from making short sales of Calix's equity securities, *i.e.*, sales of shares that the insider does not own at the time of sale, or sales of shares against which the insider does not deliver the shares within 20 days after the sale.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.<u>Publicly Traded Options</u>

A transaction in options is, in effect, a bet on the short-term movement of Calix's Stock and therefore creates the appearance that an officer, director or employee is trading based on material non-public information. Transactions in options also may focus an officer's, director's or employee's attention on short-term performance at the expense of the Company's

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long-term objectives. Accordingly, transactions in puts, calls or other derivative securities involving Calix's equity securities, on an exchange or in any other organized market, are prohibited by this Policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.<u>Hedging Transactions</u>

Certain forms of hedging or monetization transactions, such as zero-cost collars and forward sale contracts, allow an officer, director or employee to lock in much of the value of his or her Calix Stock holdings, often in exchange for all or part of the potential for upside appreciation in the Stock. Such transactions allow the officer, director or employee to continue to own the covered securities, but without the full risks and rewards of ownership. When that occurs, the officer, director or employee may no longer have the same objectives as Calix's other stockholders. Therefore, such transactions involving Calix's equity securities are prohibited by this Policy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D.<u>Purchases of Calix Securities on Margin; Pledging Calix Securities to Secure Margin or Other Loans</u>

Purchasing on margin means borrowing from a brokerage firm, bank or other entity in order to purchase Calix securities (other than in connection with a cashless exercise of stock options under Calix's equity plans). Margin purchases of Calix securities are prohibited by this Policy. Pledging Calix securities as collateral to secure loans is also prohibited, except under limited circumstances approved for a director in accordance with the Calix Limited Pledging Policy. This prohibition means, among other things, that you cannot hold Calix securities in a "margin account" (which would allow you to borrow against your holdings to buy securities).

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As adopted by the Nominating

& Corporate Governance Committee

effective May 8, 2025

**<u>Attachment A</u>**

**SHORT-SWING PROFIT RULE SECTION 16(B) CHECKLIST**

Note: ANY combination of PURCHASE AND SALE or SALE AND PURCHASE within six months of each other by an officer, director or 10% stockholder (or any family member living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) results in a violation of Section 16(b), and the "profit" must be recovered by the Company. It makes no difference how long the shares being sold have been held or, for officers and directors, that you are an insider for only one of the two matching transactions. The highest priced sale will be matched with the lowest priced purchase within the six-month period.

**SALES**

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If a sale is to be made by an officer, director or 10% stockholder (or any family member living in the same household or certain affiliated entities):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.Have there been any purchases by the insider (or family members living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) within the past six months?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Have there been any option grants or exercises not exempt under Rule 16b-3 within the past six months?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Are any purchases (or option exercises) anticipated or required within the next six months?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.Has a Form 4 been prepared?

Note: If a sale is to be made by an affiliate of the Company, has a Form 144 been prepared and has the broker been reminded to sell pursuant to Rule 144?

**PURCHASES AND OPTIONS EXERCISES**

If a purchase or option exercise for stock is to be made:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.Have there been any sales by the insider (or family members living in the same household or certain affiliated entities) within the past six months?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.Are any sales anticipated or required within the next six months (such as tax- related or year-end transactions)?

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Has a Form 4 been prepared?

Before proceeding with a purchase or sale, consider whether you are aware of material, non-public information which could affect the price of the stock. All transactions in Calix securities by Section 16 officers and directors must be precleared by contacting the Compliance Officer.

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**<u>Attachment B</u>**

**INSIDER TRADING COMPLIANCE POLICY**

**PRE-CLEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS**

The Calix, Inc. Insider Trading Compliance Policy (the "Policy") requires that all Company officers and employees listed on Schedule 1 of the Policy pre-clear all trades in Calix shares prior to any trading of Calix shares. A copy of the full Policy document is available on the front page of the Company's Our Calix intranet site or by request to calixlegal@calix.com.

Requests for pre-clearance must be made via e-mail to Doug McNitt, EVP & General Counsel, in the manner outlined below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.E-mail Doug McNitt (doug.mcnitt@calix.com) with the Subject line: "Request for Pre-Clearance."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.The email **must** include all of the following information:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.A description of the proposed trade: either "open market purchase" or "open market sale."

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.The exact number of shares to be purchased or sold. **<u>NOTE</u>**: This must be the actual number, not a rounded estimate or a statement like "as many as I can," and in the case of a sale cannot exceed the number of shares you have available for sale in your account.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.This statement: **"*I certify that I have read the current Calix, Inc. Insider Trading Compliance Policy, that I am not currently in possession of any material non-public information relating to Calix, and that the anticipated trade set forth above is not in violation of the Policy*."**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.Approval will be in the form of a reply to your email. <u>Do not trade</u> until you have received approval.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.An approval is valid until the earlier date to occur of (i) expiration of the period specified in the approval, (ii) your coming into possession of material non-public information concerning Calix, or (iii) the commencement of a Black-Out Period.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.If you do not complete your approved trade during the period of validity, you must submit a new email request for approval.

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As adopted by the Nominating

& Corporate Governance Committee

effective May 8, 2025

## Exhibit 21.1

**Exhibit 21.1**

**SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT**

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|:---|:---|
| **<u>Entity Name</u>** | **<u>Jurisdiction</u>** |
| Calix Network Technology Development (Nanjing) Co. Ltd. | China |
| Calix Networks UK, Ltd.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; | England, UK |
| CIDC Private Limited | India |
| Calix International, Inc. | United States |
| Calix Ireland Limited | Ireland |
| NRVOUS, LLC | United States |
| Calix Networks Canada ULC - Canada | Canada |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-166245, 333-172379, 333-185025, 333-194054, 333-202496, 333-209732, 333-216323, 333-218066, 333-223637, 333-226682, 333- 230023, 333-234355, 333-240106, 333-258197, 333-266335, 333-273397, and 333-288854) on Form S-8 of our report dated February 20, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Calix, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Santa Clara, California

February 20, 2026

## Exhibit 31.1

**Exhibit 31.1**

**CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF**

**THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Michael Weening, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Calix, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2025;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: February 20, 2026 | /s/ Michael Weening |
| | Michael Weening |
| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 31.2

**Exhibit 31.2**

**CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF**

**THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Cory Sindelar, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Calix, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2025;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;

5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: February 20, 2026 | /s/ Cory Sindelar |
| | Cory Sindelar |
| | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |
| | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |

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## Exhibit 32.1

**Exhibit 32.1**

**CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER**

**PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO**

**SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Michael Weening, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Calix, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: February 20, 2026 | /s/ Michael Weening |
| | Michael Weening |
| | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |

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I, Cory Sindelar, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Calix, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

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|:---|:---|
| Date: February 20, 2026 | /s/ Cory Sindelar |
| | Cory Sindelar |
| | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |
| | Chief Financial Officer<br>(Principal Financial Officer) |

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This certification accompanies the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Calix, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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