Pollard Banknote – supplier to the retail/digital lottery and charitable gaming industries – reported Q2 2026 results – see more details:

  • Revenue was CAD 154.8m (ca. EUR 96m) in Q2 2026, a plus of 8.5% from last year. Adjusted EBITDA rose 6.5% to CAD 31.1m (ca. EUR 19.4m). Pollard Banknote revenue was helped by higher instant ticket volumes, digital sales and charitable gaming.
  • Gross profit increased to CAD 28m (ca. EUR 17.4m) from CAD 23.9m (ca. EUR 14.9m) a year earlier. The gross margin rose to 18.1% from 16.7%, while net income reached CAD 8.7m (ca. EUR 5.4m).
  • Instant ticket volumes added CAD 3.3 million (ca. EUR 2.1m) to quarterly revenue, while higher average selling prices added CAD 0.8m (ca. EUR 0.5m). Pollard also saw additional volumes from its new California Lottery contract. “Our second quarter results have returned to expected levels,” Co-CEO John Pollard said.  The company says it is the second-largest instant ticket producer globally.
  • Digital business also contributed to Pollard Banknote revenue, with ancillary lottery products and services adding CAD 5.3m (ca. EUR 3.3m) year-on-year. This included digital sales from the Belgium and Kansas lottery contracts. In June 2026, Colorado Lottery issued a notice of intent to award Pollard a digital solutions contract.
  • Charitable gaming benefited from higher eTab sales, which added CAD 2.2m (ca. EUR 1.4m) compared with Q2 2025. Revenue from eTabs in Minnesota reached a new record, helped by new games and more active locations. Pollard is also working on eTab deployments and pilot projects in other markets.
  • For the first six months, Pollard Banknote revenue reached CAD 296.5m (ca. EUR 185m), compared with CAD 288.9 million (ca. EUR 180m) last year. Adjusted EBITDA fell to CAD 52.6m (ca. EUR 33m) from CAD 59.8m (ca. EUR 37m), and net income declined to CAD 12.2m (ca. EUR 7.6m) from CAD 19.8m (ca. EUR 12.3m).

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