---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000097134-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TNC"
cik: "0000097134"
company_name: "TENNANT CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:11:38.084386+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tennant Q1 net income sinks 98.5% to $0.2M; adjusted EPS $0.58, down 48%

## Summary
- Net sales $297.9M (+2.7% YoY); net income $0.2M (-98.5%); diluted EPS $0.01 (-98.6%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $29.1M (-29% YoY); margin 9.8% vs 14.1% a year ago.
- Orders rose 10% YoY to $327M, reflecting strong end-market demand.
- ERP recovery improved sequentially; labor and freight costs tied to ERP issues weighed on margins.
- Deployed ~$60M in share repurchases YTD, ~5% of shares outstanding at start of year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000097134-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TNC
- cik: 0000097134
- company_name: TENNANT CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000009713426000012/0000097134-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000009713426000012/tnc-20260504.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097134-26-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097134-26-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097134-26-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TENNANT CO reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $ 297.9, net income $ 0.2, EPS $ 0.01.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $ 297.9
  - Net income: $ 0.2
  - EPS: $ 0.01
  - Result: reported results
  source text: today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. (In millions, except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Incr / (Decr) Net sales $ 297.9 $ 290.0 2.7 % Net income $ 0.2 $ 13.1 (98.5) % Diluted EPS $ 0.01 $ 0.69 (98.6) % Adjusted diluted EPS (a) $ 0.58 $ 1.12 (48.2) % Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 29.1 $ 41.0 (29.0) %
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97134/000009713426000012/0000097134-26-000012-index.htm

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