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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008947-26-000188"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AZZ"
cik: "0000008947"
company_name: "AZZ INC"
filed_at: "2026-10-13T20:16:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-13T20:18:03.165480+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.72
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AZZ Q2 FY27 sales up 16.7% to $486.9M; adjusted EPS $2.00, up 29%; FY27 guidance raised

## Summary
- Total sales $486.9M, +16.7% YoY; Metal Coatings $233.5M (+22.9%) and Precoat Metals $253.4M (+11.5%).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.94 (down 34.2% on prior-year AVAIL JV gain); adjusted diluted EPS $2.00, up 29.0%; adjusted net income $60.1M, up 28.1%.
- Operating income $83.8M, +22.4%; Adjusted EBITDA $110.9M (22.8% of sales) vs $88.7M (21.3%); segment margins 30.7% Metal Coatings, 21.2% Precoat.
- Cash flow from operations $102.8M, up 76.1%; net leverage 1.3x; repurchased 136,303 shares for $20.0M at avg $146.71; paid $0.24/share dividend.
- Completed acquisition of Seattle Galvanizing in Arlington, Washington; company is raising fiscal 2027 guidance (specific figures not detailed in filing excerpt).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008947-26-000188
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AZZ
- cik: 0000008947
- company_name: AZZ INC
- filed_at: 2026-10-13T20:16:38+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.72
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.72
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000188/0000008947-26-000188-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000188/azz-20261013.htm

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