---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055529-26-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KEQU"
cik: "0000055529"
company_name: "KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T15:16:43.386987+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kewaunee Scientific Q3 sales +3.3% to $69.4M; diluted EPS $0.23 vs $0.45; backlog down 17% YoY

## Summary
- Sales $69.4M (+3.3% YoY); pre-tax earnings $1.6M (+25.8%).
- Net earnings attributable to Kewaunee $692K (diluted EPS $0.23) vs $1.35M ($0.45) prior year.
- Domestic segment sales -2.0% to $50.95M; International segment sales +21.4% to $18.45M.
- Order backlog $183.2M on Jan 31, 2026, down from $221.6M a year ago.
- Long-term debt net of sale-leaseback reduced to $16.3M from $34.1M at fiscal year end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055529-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KEQU
- cik: 0000055529
- company_name: KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552926000006/0000055529-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552926000006/kequ-20260311.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055529-26-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ reported third quarter ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $69,399,000, net income $692,000, EPS $0.23.
  - Period: third quarter ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $69,399,000
  - Net income: $692,000
  - EPS: $0.23
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 were $69,399,000, an increase of 3.3% compared to sales of $67,167,000 from the prior year's third quarter. Pre-tax earnings for the quarter were $1,604,000 compared to $1,275,000 for the prior year quarter, an increase of 25.8%. Net earnings were $692,000 compared to net earnings of $1,354,000 for the prior year quarter. EBITDA 1 for the quarter was $3,795,000 compared to $3,734,000 for the prior year quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.23 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.45 in the prior year quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552926000006/0000055529-26-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.