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CIRCLE8 GROUP INC (CIRC)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for CIRCLE8 GROUP INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q2 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About CIRCLE8 GROUP INC

Circle8 Group Inc operates as part of Atlantic International Corp, providing specialized IT and technology staffing services across Europe. The company focuses on sourcing, deploying, and managing skilled professionals in areas such as software development, data analytics, cybersecurity, and project management. It serves enterprises, technology companies, financial institutions, and public-sector organizations.

Snapshot

Revenue
$435.9M
Revenue growth (YoY)
-1.5%
Net income
$-59.4M
Diluted EPS
$-1.08
Gross margin
10.6%
Operating margin
-11.5%
Net margin
-13.6%
FCF margin
-1.0%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$60.6M
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended December 31, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Circle8 Group

  • Revenue fell 1.5% to $436M in FY2025, slower than the 10.3% the year before.
  • Operating margin is -11.5% in FY2025, +1562.0 pp against -1573.5% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q2 FY2026: revenue $320M, up 210.8% from Q2 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was negative $4M in FY2025.
  • Net loss narrowed to $59M in FY2025, from $135M in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Circle8 Group’s fundamentals sit among the 684 Industrials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin10.6%
15th percentile of 466
Operating margin-11.5%
13th percentile of 605
Net margin-13.6%
12th percentile of 645
FCF margin-1.0%
25th percentile of 562
Revenue growth (YoY)-1.5%
30th percentile of 668
Short interest3.04d
46th percentile of 676

Circle8 Group’s net margin of -13.6% ranks in the 12th percentile of the 645 Industrials companies reporting it. Circle8 Group’s operating margin of -11.5% ranks in the 13th percentile of the 605 Industrials companies reporting it. Circle8 Group’s gross margin of 10.6% ranks in the 15th percentile of the 466 Industrials companies reporting it.

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 1 insider sale totaling $308,783. For context, about 14% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+2 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
2
1 new, 1 added
Reduced / exited
1
0 trimmed, 1 exited
Combined position
$623,602
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$584,928635.8KAdded
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ2 2026$38,67442.0KNew

No longer held by: Citadel Advisors (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
1
$309K
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-07-01
filed 2026-07-07
Franke Guus Paul WilhelmChairman & CEOSell308.8K$1.00$309K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
2.1M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
+4.6%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
3.04
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
675.8K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-142.1M+4.6%3.04
2026-07-312.0M-17.0%1.65
2026-07-152.4M+95.3%1.00
2026-06-301.2M+46.7%1.00
2026-06-15825.3K-6.2%2.10
2026-05-29880.0K-0.3%4.29
2026-05-15882.6K+5.6%1.05
2026-04-30835.9K+82.2%1.00

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$435.9M$442.6M$401.4M$78,659$161,974
Gross profit$46.0M$47.2M$46.9M$104,284
Operating income$-50.2M$-21.8M$-3.5M$-4.0M$-2.5M
Net income$-59.4M$-135.5M$-15.3M$-4.1M$-3.7M
Diluted EPS$-1.08$-3.68$-0.60$-12.38$-11.22

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$81,134$678,676$1.4M$2.2M$4.0M
Current assets$81.2M$85.0M$78.8M$6.6M$10.4M
Total assets$113.2M$119.8M$126.7M$8.4M$10.7M
Current liabilities$115.0M$94.2M$161.6M$1.2M$2.6M
Long-term debt$28.8M$36.7M$0
Total liabilities$145.3M$131.8M$166.0M$4.0M$2.6M
Total equity$-32.1M$-12.0M$-39.4M$-27.3M$8.2M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$-4.4M$-6.0M$-9.1M$-3.7M$-2.0M
Capital expenditure$66,768$73,456$73,711$40,020$14,470
Free cash flow$-4.5M$-6.1M$-9.2M$-3.7M$-2.0M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q2 FY2026$319.8M210.8%$-86.4M$-0.98
Q1 FY2026$249.9M143.1%$-30.7M$-0.44
Q4 FY2025$120.0M-7.3%$-27.1M$-0.49
Q3 FY2025$110.1M2.2%$-10.8M$-0.20
Q2 FY2025$102.9M-1.7%$-10.7M$-0.20
Q1 FY2025$102.8M2.2%$-10.7M$-0.20
Q4 FY2024$129.5M11.5%$-68.7M$-1.41
Q3 FY2024$107.8M10.2%$-7.0M$-0.16

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorIndustrials
SIC industryServices-Help Supply Services
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended December 31, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ2 FY2026 (ended June 30, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2014
SEC CIK1605888

Selected SEC filings

10-K2026-04-15
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10-Q2026-08-19
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10-Q2026-06-22
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10-Q2025-11-14
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8-K/A2026-08-19
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8-K2026-08-13
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8-K2026-07-01
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8-K2026-06-25
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.