VMI
Valmont Industries, Inc.
stock NYSE

# Valmont Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance
Tue, July 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM PDT 14 min read
**OMAHA, Neb., July 21, 2026**\--([BUSINESS WIRE](https://www.businesswire.com/))--Valmont® Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a global leader that provides products and solutions to support vital infrastructure and advance agricultural productivity, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2026.
President and Chief Executive Officer Avner M. Applbaum commented, "Valmont delivered solid second quarter results, demonstrating the execution of our strategy and the strength of our market-leading businesses. In North America Utility and Coatings, commercial excellence, pricing discipline, and ongoing investments in capacity and operations drove another quarter of strong performance. Building on this momentum, we will continue strengthening our operations while leveraging our competitive advantages to capture the significant opportunities ahead. In Agriculture, we continue to navigate challenging market conditions through pricing discipline, operational execution, and cost management while investing in aftermarket solutions and technologies that improve grower productivity and reinforce our competitive advantage. These investments position the business to accelerate growth as market conditions improve.
"During the quarter, we hosted our Investor Day and outlined a clear roadmap for profitable growth, margin expansion, disciplined resource allocation, and higher returns on invested capital. The progress we've made this quarter reinforces our confidence in that path and our ability to deliver sustainable long-term value for our shareholders."
**Second** **Quarter 2026 Highlights** *(all metrics compared to Second Quarter 2025 unless otherwise noted)*
* Net sales increased 6.5% to $1.12 billion, compared to $1.05 billion
* Operating income increased to $166.1 million or 14.8% of net sales, compared to $29.3 million or 2.8% of net sales ($141.4 million or 13.5% adjusted1)
* Diluted earnings (loss) per share increased to $6.14, compared to ($1.53) or $4.88 adjusted1
* Generated operating cash flow of $148.1 million; cash and cash equivalents were $139.1 million and net leverage ratio1 was \~1.0x
* Returned $74.9 million to shareholders through $60.0 million in share repurchases and $14.9 million in dividends
* Invested $35.9 million in capital expenditures to primarily support capacity investments for the North America Utility product line
**Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook and Key Assumptions**
The Company is raising its full-year 2026 net sales and diluted EPS outlook and updating its key assumptions.
|**Metric**|**Previous Outlook**|**Updated Outlook**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|Net Sales|$4.2 to $4.4 billion|$4.3 to $4.45 billion|
|Infrastructure Net Sales|$3.3 to $3.45 billion|$3.4 to $3.5 billion|
|Agriculture Net Sales|$0.9 to $0.95 billion|No change|
|Diluted Earnings per Share|$21.50 to $23.50|$22.25 to $23.50|
|Capital Expenditures|$170 to $200 million|No change|
|Effective Tax Rate|\~26.0%|No change|

# Today is Tuesday, the 21st of July
## Upcoming events for Tuesday, July 21st
- Stock splits:
- CANG @ **1:10**
- CLBK @ **2.2:1**
- XPON @ **1:12**
- CRDU @ **4:1**
- PONX @ **1:5**
- IREZ @ **1:3**
- NBIZ @ **1:3**
- SNDQ @ **1:10**
- LABX @ **6:1**
- WLFC @ **3:1**
- Expected earnings:
AIR, ALK, ALLY, AMSF, AUB, BWB, CB, CCBG, COF, DHI, DHR, EFX, EQT, EWBC, FFBC, FOR, GM, GPC, HAFC, HAL, HAS, HWC, IBKR, KEY, KREF, MBWM, MCB, MMM, MRSH, MSCI, NBHC, NIC, NLY, NOC, NP, NPB, NVS, OFG, ORRF, OZK, PEBO, PEGA, RRC, SCHW, SYF, TFIN, TRST, UCB, VICR, VLRS, VMI, WAL, WBS, WFRD, WSBC
- Ex-div:
DFGP, DFGX, DGCB, FCAL, FCVT, FEMB, FGSI, FIXD, FMB, FMHI, FTHI, FTQI, FTSL, HISF, HYLS, LDSF, LMBS, MDIV, MFLX, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 3-Month Bill Auction (actual: 3.730%, previous: 3.760%)
- 6-Month Bill Auction (actual: 3.835%, previous: 3.860%)
- US Leading Index (actual: -0.2%, consensus: -0.1%, previous: 0.1%)
## Upcoming events for Wednesday, July 22nd
- Stock splits:
- MSS @ **1:5**
- Expected earnings:
ARR, AVB, BANC, BANR, BDN, BKU, BMI, BRBS, CALM, CASH, CATY, CBAN, CCI, CCS, CME, CSBR, CSX, CVBF, CYH, EFSC, EGBN, EGP, ELS, EPRT, EQNR, EQR, FAF, FBNC, FBP, FCCO, FDBC, FMNB, FNLC, FPI, FR, FRME, FRMM, FSBC, FULT, GCBC, GEV, GGG, GL, GOOG, GOOGL, GSHD, GTY, HBNC, HCSG, HLX, HNVR, HYFT, IBM, ICLR, IRDM, JMSB, KALU, KMI, KNX, LBRT, LOB, LSBK, LUV, LVS, MCO, MEDP, MMLP, MOH, MPB, MRTN, NBBK, NFBK, NOW, NRIM, NTRS, NTST, NVEC, NVR, NWFL, OBK, OII, ONB, OSBC, OTIS, OTLY, PFBC, PHM, PKBK, PKG, PM, PNFP, QCRH, QS, RCI, RDY, RELL, RGP, RJF, RLI, RMBI, RNR, ROL, RPM, RS, SEIC, SF, SLG, SMBC, SON, STC, SYBT, T, TCBI, TCBX, TDY, TEL, TMHC, TNL, TOWN, TSLA, TXN, TZOO, URI, UROY, UVSP, VKTX, VTMX, WAB, WCN, WEX, WH
- Ex-div:
APA, GLDI, SATA, SLVO, USOI
- Economic events and announcements:
- ADP Employment Change Weekly (previous: 19.80K)
- API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (consensus: -1.500M, previous: -0.056M)
- Redbook (previous: 8.2%)
## Upcoming events for Thursday, July 23rd
- Expected earnings:
AAL, ABCB, ACI, ACNB, ACU, ALLE, AMAL, AMBP, AMP, AMTB, APPF, ARGX, AROW, ASB, ASPS, ATRC, AVBC, AVBH, BFH, BFST, BHRB, BPOP, BPRN, BWFG, BWMX, BX, BY, BYD, CARE, CFFI, CIVB, CLF, CLST, CMCSA, CNOB, COCO, COKE, COLB, CUBI, CX, DB, DCOM, DECK, DGX, DLR, DOV, DOW, EBC, ECBK, EFSI, ENSG, ENVA, ESQ, EW, FCFS, FCNCA, FCX, FIBK, FISI, FIX, FMBH, FNWB, FPH, FRBA, FRST, FSV, GBCI, HBAN, HFWA, HIG, HOG, HON, HSCS, HTH, HTLD, HZO, IBCP, IMA, IMAX, INFY, INTC, ISBA, IVR, JAKK, KN, KNSL, KRNY, LADR, LAZ, LMT, LYG, MBLY, MGYR, MRBK, MSBI, MXL, MYFW, NDAQ, NECB, NEM, NOK, NSC, NVCR, OPBK, OPTT, ORC, ORI, OVV, PCB, PCG, PECO, PINE, POOL, R, RBKB, REXR, RHI, RNG, ROP, RPT, RTX, SAM, SAP, SBFG, SCHL, SHBI, SHG, SIGI, SKYW, SLM, SMMT, SNA, SRCE, SSB, SSNC, STBA, STM, TCBK, TECK, THRM, TMO, TMUS, TR, TSCO, TTE, UBSI, UNP, USCB, UTMD, UVE, VABK, VC, VLY, VRSN, WKC, WRLD, WSFS, WST, WTBA
- Ex-div:
MDRR, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 20-Year Bond Auction (previous: 4.927%)
- Crude Oil Imports (previous: -0.399M)
- Crude Oil Inventories (previous: -1.692M)
- Cushing Crude Oil Inventories (previous: 0.430M)
- Distillate Fuel Production (previous: 0.072M)
- EIA Refinery Crude Runs (previous: 0.099M)
- EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks (previous: 4.556M)
- EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (previous: 0.4%)
- Gasoline Inventories (previous: -1.533M)
- Gasoline Production (previous: -0.096M)
- Heating Oil Stockpiles (previous: 0.030M)
- MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (previous: 6.65%)
- MBA Mortgage Applications (previous: -2.7%)
- MBA Purchase Index (previous: 157.2)
- Mortgage Market Index (previous: 259.1)
- Mortgage Refinance Index (previous: 821.9)
## Upcoming events for Friday, July 24th
- Expected earnings:
AFBI, AUC, AXP, AXR, BAH, CHTR, CNI, COFS, CPF, CRI, E, EAF, FCAP, FHB, FLG, GNTX, GRC, HCA, LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK, LW, NB, NDLS, NEE, OVBC, PAMT, PDLB, SBSI, SLB, SXT, THC, TMP, ULH, VZ, WF
- Ex-div:
BANX, BUSE, CNXC, COKE, COST, GAIN, GEHC, GLAD, GOOD, GOODN, GOODO, KALU, LAND, LANDO, LANDP, LKFN, OVBC, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 10-Year TIPS Auction (previous: 2.169%)
- 4-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.660%)
- 8-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.650%)
- Chicago Fed National Activity (previous: -0.10)
- Continuing Jobless Claims (previous: 1,805K)
- Initial Jobless Claims (consensus: 211K, previous: 208K)
- Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (previous: 214.25K)
- KC Fed Composite Index (previous: 11)
- KC Fed Manufacturing Index (previous: 19)
- Natural Gas Storage (previous: 41B)
^^^^2026-07-21

# Valmont Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Raises Full-Year 2026 Guidance
Tue, July 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM PDT 14 min read
**OMAHA, Neb., July 21, 2026**\--([BUSINESS WIRE](https://www.businesswire.com/))--Valmont® Industries, Inc. (NYSE: VMI), a global leader that provides products and solutions to support vital infrastructure and advance agricultural productivity, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 27, 2026.
President and Chief Executive Officer Avner M. Applbaum commented, "Valmont delivered solid second quarter results, demonstrating the execution of our strategy and the strength of our market-leading businesses. In North America Utility and Coatings, commercial excellence, pricing discipline, and ongoing investments in capacity and operations drove another quarter of strong performance. Building on this momentum, we will continue strengthening our operations while leveraging our competitive advantages to capture the significant opportunities ahead. In Agriculture, we continue to navigate challenging market conditions through pricing discipline, operational execution, and cost management while investing in aftermarket solutions and technologies that improve grower productivity and reinforce our competitive advantage. These investments position the business to accelerate growth as market conditions improve.
"During the quarter, we hosted our Investor Day and outlined a clear roadmap for profitable growth, margin expansion, disciplined resource allocation, and higher returns on invested capital. The progress we've made this quarter reinforces our confidence in that path and our ability to deliver sustainable long-term value for our shareholders."
**Second** **Quarter 2026 Highlights** *(all metrics compared to Second Quarter 2025 unless otherwise noted)*
* Net sales increased 6.5% to $1.12 billion, compared to $1.05 billion
* Operating income increased to $166.1 million or 14.8% of net sales, compared to $29.3 million or 2.8% of net sales ($141.4 million or 13.5% adjusted1)
* Diluted earnings (loss) per share increased to $6.14, compared to ($1.53) or $4.88 adjusted1
* Generated operating cash flow of $148.1 million; cash and cash equivalents were $139.1 million and net leverage ratio1 was \~1.0x
* Returned $74.9 million to shareholders through $60.0 million in share repurchases and $14.9 million in dividends
* Invested $35.9 million in capital expenditures to primarily support capacity investments for the North America Utility product line
**Full-Year 2026 Financial Outlook and Key Assumptions**
The Company is raising its full-year 2026 net sales and diluted EPS outlook and updating its key assumptions.
|**Metric**|**Previous Outlook**|**Updated Outlook**|
|:-|:-|:-|
|Net Sales|$4.2 to $4.4 billion|$4.3 to $4.45 billion|
|Infrastructure Net Sales|$3.3 to $3.45 billion|$3.4 to $3.5 billion|
|Agriculture Net Sales|$0.9 to $0.95 billion|No change|
|Diluted Earnings per Share|$21.50 to $23.50|$22.25 to $23.50|
|Capital Expenditures|$170 to $200 million|No change|
|Effective Tax Rate|\~26.0%|No change|

# Today is Tuesday, the 21st of July
## Upcoming events for Tuesday, July 21st
- Stock splits:
- CANG @ **1:10**
- CLBK @ **2.2:1**
- XPON @ **1:12**
- CRDU @ **4:1**
- PONX @ **1:5**
- IREZ @ **1:3**
- NBIZ @ **1:3**
- SNDQ @ **1:10**
- LABX @ **6:1**
- WLFC @ **3:1**
- Expected earnings:
AIR, ALK, ALLY, AMSF, AUB, BWB, CB, CCBG, COF, DHI, DHR, EFX, EQT, EWBC, FFBC, FOR, GM, GPC, HAFC, HAL, HAS, HWC, IBKR, KEY, KREF, MBWM, MCB, MMM, MRSH, MSCI, NBHC, NIC, NLY, NOC, NP, NPB, NVS, OFG, ORRF, OZK, PEBO, PEGA, RRC, SCHW, SYF, TFIN, TRST, UCB, VICR, VLRS, VMI, WAL, WBS, WFRD, WSBC
- Ex-div:
DFGP, DFGX, DGCB, FCAL, FCVT, FEMB, FGSI, FIXD, FMB, FMHI, FTHI, FTQI, FTSL, HISF, HYLS, LDSF, LMBS, MDIV, MFLX, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 3-Month Bill Auction (actual: 3.730%, previous: 3.760%)
- 6-Month Bill Auction (actual: 3.835%, previous: 3.860%)
- US Leading Index (actual: -0.2%, consensus: -0.1%, previous: 0.1%)
## Upcoming events for Wednesday, July 22nd
- Stock splits:
- MSS @ **1:5**
- Expected earnings:
ARR, AVB, BANC, BANR, BDN, BKU, BMI, BRBS, CALM, CASH, CATY, CBAN, CCI, CCS, CME, CSBR, CSX, CVBF, CYH, EFSC, EGBN, EGP, ELS, EPRT, EQNR, EQR, FAF, FBNC, FBP, FCCO, FDBC, FMNB, FNLC, FPI, FR, FRME, FRMM, FSBC, FULT, GCBC, GEV, GGG, GL, GOOG, GOOGL, GSHD, GTY, HBNC, HCSG, HLX, HNVR, HYFT, IBM, ICLR, IRDM, JMSB, KALU, KMI, KNX, LBRT, LOB, LSBK, LUV, LVS, MCO, MEDP, MMLP, MOH, MPB, MRTN, NBBK, NFBK, NOW, NRIM, NTRS, NTST, NVEC, NVR, NWFL, OBK, OII, ONB, OSBC, OTIS, OTLY, PFBC, PHM, PKBK, PKG, PM, PNFP, QCRH, QS, RCI, RDY, RELL, RGP, RJF, RLI, RMBI, RNR, ROL, RPM, RS, SEIC, SF, SLG, SMBC, SON, STC, SYBT, T, TCBI, TCBX, TDY, TEL, TMHC, TNL, TOWN, TSLA, TXN, TZOO, URI, UROY, UVSP, VKTX, VTMX, WAB, WCN, WEX, WH
- Ex-div:
APA, GLDI, SATA, SLVO, USOI
- Economic events and announcements:
- ADP Employment Change Weekly (previous: 19.80K)
- API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (consensus: -1.500M, previous: -0.056M)
- Redbook (previous: 8.2%)
## Upcoming events for Thursday, July 23rd
- Expected earnings:
AAL, ABCB, ACI, ACNB, ACU, ALLE, AMAL, AMBP, AMP, AMTB, APPF, ARGX, AROW, ASB, ASPS, ATRC, AVBC, AVBH, BFH, BFST, BHRB, BPOP, BPRN, BWFG, BWMX, BX, BY, BYD, CARE, CFFI, CIVB, CLF, CLST, CMCSA, CNOB, COCO, COKE, COLB, CUBI, CX, DB, DCOM, DECK, DGX, DLR, DOV, DOW, EBC, ECBK, EFSI, ENSG, ENVA, ESQ, EW, FCFS, FCNCA, FCX, FIBK, FISI, FIX, FMBH, FNWB, FPH, FRBA, FRST, FSV, GBCI, HBAN, HFWA, HIG, HOG, HON, HSCS, HTH, HTLD, HZO, IBCP, IMA, IMAX, INFY, INTC, ISBA, IVR, JAKK, KN, KNSL, KRNY, LADR, LAZ, LMT, LYG, MBLY, MGYR, MRBK, MSBI, MXL, MYFW, NDAQ, NECB, NEM, NOK, NSC, NVCR, OPBK, OPTT, ORC, ORI, OVV, PCB, PCG, PECO, PINE, POOL, R, RBKB, REXR, RHI, RNG, ROP, RPT, RTX, SAM, SAP, SBFG, SCHL, SHBI, SHG, SIGI, SKYW, SLM, SMMT, SNA, SRCE, SSB, SSNC, STBA, STM, TCBK, TECK, THRM, TMO, TMUS, TR, TSCO, TTE, UBSI, UNP, USCB, UTMD, UVE, VABK, VC, VLY, VRSN, WKC, WRLD, WSFS, WST, WTBA
- Ex-div:
MDRR, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 20-Year Bond Auction (previous: 4.927%)
- Crude Oil Imports (previous: -0.399M)
- Crude Oil Inventories (previous: -1.692M)
- Cushing Crude Oil Inventories (previous: 0.430M)
- Distillate Fuel Production (previous: 0.072M)
- EIA Refinery Crude Runs (previous: 0.099M)
- EIA Weekly Distillates Stocks (previous: 4.556M)
- EIA Weekly Refinery Utilization Rates (previous: 0.4%)
- Gasoline Inventories (previous: -1.533M)
- Gasoline Production (previous: -0.096M)
- Heating Oil Stockpiles (previous: 0.030M)
- MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (previous: 6.65%)
- MBA Mortgage Applications (previous: -2.7%)
- MBA Purchase Index (previous: 157.2)
- Mortgage Market Index (previous: 259.1)
- Mortgage Refinance Index (previous: 821.9)
## Upcoming events for Friday, July 24th
- Expected earnings:
AFBI, AUC, AXP, AXR, BAH, CHTR, CNI, COFS, CPF, CRI, E, EAF, FCAP, FHB, FLG, GNTX, GRC, HCA, LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK, LW, NB, NDLS, NEE, OVBC, PAMT, PDLB, SBSI, SLB, SXT, THC, TMP, ULH, VZ, WF
- Ex-div:
BANX, BUSE, CNXC, COKE, COST, GAIN, GEHC, GLAD, GOOD, GOODN, GOODO, KALU, LAND, LANDO, LANDP, LKFN, OVBC, SATA
- Economic events and announcements:
- 10-Year TIPS Auction (previous: 2.169%)
- 4-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.660%)
- 8-Week Bill Auction (previous: 3.650%)
- Chicago Fed National Activity (previous: -0.10)
- Continuing Jobless Claims (previous: 1,805K)
- Initial Jobless Claims (consensus: 211K, previous: 208K)
- Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (previous: 214.25K)
- KC Fed Composite Index (previous: 11)
- KC Fed Manufacturing Index (previous: 19)
- Natural Gas Storage (previous: 41B)
^^^^2026-07-21