---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102729-22-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMI"
cik: "0000102729"
company_name: "VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:51:49.176324+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valmont Q4 adj EPS $2.73 beats; record FY sales $3.5B; FY22 guidance raised

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $963.3M (+20.7% YoY); record backlog >$1.6B (+40% since FY20).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.25 ($2.73 adj), +24.1% vs Q4 2020 adj EPS of $2.20.
- Full-year 2021 net sales $3.5B (+20.9%); operating income $286.8M; adj EPS $10.92 (+33.5%).
- Irrigation segment sales record $1.03B (+59.3%); technology sales >$97.9M (+45%).
- FY2022 outlook: net sales $3.8-4.0B; GAAP EPS $11.55-12.30; capex $110-120M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102729-22-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMI
- cik: 0000102729
- company_name: VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-17T23:59:59+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/102729/000010272922000002/0000102729-22-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000002/vmi-20220216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000002
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000002.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000002.txt

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