ESAB reported record second-quarter 2026 net sales of $807.6 million and GAAP net income from continuing operations attributable to ESAB of $36.4 million ($0.54 diluted EPS). The company reported core adjusted EBITDA of $150 million and core adjusted diluted EPS of $1.33 for the quarter, and raised its full-year 2026 core net sales growth guidance to 11.0%–14.0% and core adjusted EBITDA to $615–$625 million. Management highlighted the closing of the Eddyfi acquisition ahead of schedule and continued focus on organic growth, margin expansion and deleveraging.
Financial Highlights
- Revenue (Net sales): $807.6 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026 (record quarter).
- Gross profit: $307.2 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026.
- Operating income: $78.7 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026.
- Net income from continuing operations: $36.4 million for the three months ended July 3, 2026; net income attributable to ESAB Corporation $32.4 million; net income attributable to common stockholders $31.0 million.
- Core adjusted EBITDA: $150 million for the quarter; core adjusted diluted EPS: $1.33 for the quarter (core adjusted net income from continuing operations $82.8 million).
Business Highlights
- Core sales growth returned to positive on a core organic basis: core organic sales up 2.5% year-over-year for the quarter (total reported sales growth 12.9%).
- Core organic growth was achieved across both Americas and EMEA & APAC regions with particular strength noted in North America and Asia and resilience in Europe.
- Completed acquisition of Eddyfi ahead of schedule, which management positions as strategic to extend ESAB’s workflow solutions into new adjacencies.
- Management is investing commercially to support equipment growth while expecting to mitigate transitory logistics and commodity cost inflation over coming quarters.
- Updated full-year 2026 outlook reflects a higher contribution from M&A (revised to ~9% of growth) while maintaining organic sales guidance of 2.0%–4.0% and currency impact of 0.0%–1.0%.
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