secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AZZ INC (AZZ)
CIK:        0000008947
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-13T20:16:38+00:00
Accession:  0000008947-26-000188
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.72
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000188/0000008947-26-000188-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8947/000000894726000188/azz-20261013.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008947-26-000188

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