---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000093389-26-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMP"
cik: "0000093389"
company_name: "STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:29:20.768699+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SMP Q1 sales up 9.1% to $451.2M; adj. EPS $0.82; reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $451.2M (+9.1% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.81; adj. non-GAAP EPS $0.82 vs $0.81 prior.
- Adjusted EBITDA $44.5M vs $42.8M; reaffirms full-year adj. EBITDA margin guidance of 11-12%.
- Quarterly dividend $0.33/share, payable June 1 to holders of record May 15.
- Vehicle Control +11.2%, Temp Control +0.7%, Nissens +12.4% (USD), Engineered Solutions +12.6%.
- Net debt $599.4M; leverage 3.0x; targeting reduction to 2.0x by end of 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000093389-26-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMP
- cik: 0000093389
- company_name: STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000048/0000093389-26-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000048/smp-20260430.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093389-26-000048
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000093389-26-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $451.2 million, net income $18.3 million or $0.81 per diluted share, EPS $0.81 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $451.2 million
  - Net income: $18.3 million or $0.81 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.81 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE: SMP), a leading automotive parts manufacturer and distributor, reported today its consolidated financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Net sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $451.2 million, compared to consolidated net sales of $413.4 million during the same quarter in 2025. Earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2026 were $18.3 million or $0.81 per diluted share, compared to earnings of $13.7 million or $0.61 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/93389/000009338926000048/0000093389-26-000048-index.htm

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