SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Predictions: What Investors Should Expect in 2026 and Beyond

SoundHound AI forecast

SoundHound AI is an interesting stock because of its potential -- but, unfortunately, net income is so deeply negative that it may only be potential. As of the third quarter of 2025, net income was down to about $109 million, deeper in the hole than Q2 2025, when it was around $74.7 million. It did have one positive quarter this year, Q1 2025, where net income was $129 million, up considerably from Q4 2024, at about $258 million. The bouncy net numbers were accompanied by more stable total revenue numbers that ranged from $29 million to $42 million in that same period.

This is an early-stage company, to be fair, but it has several contracts with undisclosed values that are in the pipeline. Because of the combination of inconsistent earnings and a lack of transparency, it's going to be difficult for anyone to put a solid number on the value of this company. If it becomes the next big thing in business-to-business artificial intelligence (AI) services, it could make a mountain of cash in a very short period of time, but it is equally likely that it won't. Anyone investing in this company today should be aware that this is the case.

2026 forecast

For 2026, CoinCodex expects to see SoundHound AI trading for an average annualized price of $9.43 per share. This is significantly below today's price of about $11. But, again, this is based on very limited and shaky financial data that could turn around in an instant due to the early stage of this company's growth.

I can see a case where SoundHound AI becomes a valuable asset for businesses across the spectrum. The ability to use this AI chatbot to help with things like drive-thru ordering, improving the customer experience on call trees, and making it easier to perform tasks in-car using just voice commands could easily become a successful business. Improving call trees, frankly, has been a long time coming, and if anyone can fix that, it's a problem that needs solving -- unlike possibly the hands-free voice ordering, which hasn't been much in demand for Amazon customers with Echo units.

Regardless, I think SoundHound AI will remain relatively stable unless it somehow lands a big contract next year that changes the entire equation. Like CoinCodex, $10 to $11 a share or less seems perfectly reasonable to me.

2030 forecast

2030 is a different story for SoundHound AI for a wide range of reasons. First, since it hasn't really made money yet, it's hard to know just what its margins can be, and how much market there is to be had. There's also the second problem, of whether or not we're currently in an AI bubble that's going to cause problems for this company in the near term, when or if it pops.

On the other hand, if this company hits, it's going to hit hard. It's the kind of thing that's either going nowhere or it's going everywhere, and until it does, it's hard to know its future. Even the cryptocurrency-oriented investment platform CoinCodex is struggling to predict its future, and has placed a range of $1.26 to $10.33 on its 2030 share prices, with an average annualized price of $3.82.

Basically, by 2030, you're likely to either be watching SoundHound AI hit paydirt or you'll be burying your hopes for this company in the dirt. Unfortunately, having such inconsistent performance just makes it very hard to begin to guess where this company could go.

Key drivers of SoundHound AI's stock performance

Right now, SoundHound AI is coasting on the success of "everything AI" as much as anything. The company has a good idea, and it seems to be securing some contracts in a range of fields, giving it a diversified customer base. It also has very little debt, which will make it easier for it to keep its bills paid. This is all very good for a long-term stock hold.