---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000017843-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CRS"
cik: "0000017843"
company_name: "CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-30T20:22:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-30T20:24:06.282482+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carpenter Tech Q4 operating income record $206.9M; FY2027 guidance $850-880M

## Summary
- Q4 operating income $206.9M, up 37% YoY; EPS $3.23 vs $2.21 a year ago.
- SAO segment operating margin record 37.8%, up from 30.5% a year ago.
- FY2026 operating income $702.0M, most profitable year in company history, up 34% over FY2025.
- FY2027 operating income guidance $850-880M (21-25% growth); FY2029 target $1.2-1.3B.
- Generated $605M cash from operations in FY2026; $362.3M adjusted free cash flow; $179.1M in share repurchases.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000017843-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CRS
- cik: 0000017843
- company_name: CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-30T20:22:41+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000001784326000030/0000017843-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000001784326000030/crs-20260730.htm

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