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Invisalign maker Align Technology settles with activist investor Elliott by agreeing to add new.

Management reaffirmed full-year revenue and margin guidance while maintaining clear aligner volume guidance, but significantly lowered the systems and services revenue outlook due to a strategic shift toward lower-priced scanners and leasing models. The tone is cautiously optimistic, leveraging strong clear aligner volume momentum in international markets, offset by persistent North American retail softness.

Align Technology reported record Q2 2026 revenues of 1.06 billion dollars with clear aligner.

Invisalign maker faces an EU antitrust probe according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Management beat Q1 expectations but chose to maintain full-year guidance due to Middle East uncertainty and macro volatility, signaling a cautiously neutral outlook rather than a clear upgrade.

Intra-oral scanner average selling prices are decreasing due to new market entrants, but this is attracting new customers and accelerating the shift from manual to digital impressions, expanding the total market. — Price competition from new entrants is commoditizing the intraoral scanner market, pressuring incumbents' ASPs while potentially boosting overall digital adoption volumes.

Management is cautiously optimistic, guiding for continued top-line growth (3-4% FY) driven by international expansion and DSO partnerships, with stable-to-improving margins. The tone reflects disciplined execution rather than a major acceleration, with North America expected to remain stable but not robust.