---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000102729-22-000064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMI"
cik: "0000102729"
company_name: "VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T23:15:07.042936+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valmont reports record Q3 sales $1.1B, EPS $3.34; raises FY22 outlook, guides FY23 growth

## Summary
- Record Q3 net sales $1.097B (+26.3% YoY); diluted EPS $3.34 GAAP ($3.49 adjusted) vs $2.40 ($2.57).
- Infrastructure sales $778.4M (+22.7%); Agriculture sales $327.3M (+36.2%); backlog $2.0B (record).
- Updated FY22 outlook: net sales growth ~22%, GAAP EPS $12.95-$13.30, adjusted $13.65-$14.00.
- Preliminary FY23 guidance: net sales growth 6-9%, EPS growth 11-15%; operating cash flow $184M YTD.
- Returned $22.4M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks; $101M remaining authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000102729-22-000064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMI
- cik: 0000102729
- company_name: VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-10-27T23:59:59+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/102729/000010272922000064/0000102729-22-000064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000064/vmi-20221026x8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000064
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000064.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC reported the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2022 results: revenue $1,097,382, net income $72,112, EPS $3.34.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2022
  - Revenue: $1,097,382
  - Net income: $72,112
  - EPS: $3.34
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 1 ​ (000's except per share amounts) 09/24/2022 09/25/2021 ​ 09/24/2022 09/25/2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ Q3 2022 ​ Q3 2021 ​ vs. Q3 2021 ​ Q3 2022 ​ Q3 2021 ​ vs. Q3 2021 ​ Net Sales ​ $ 1,097,382 ​ $ 868,782 ​ 26.3 % ​ $ 1,097,382 ​ $ 868,782 ​ 26.3 % Operating Income ​ ​ 109,972 ​ ​ 76,195 ​ 44.3 % ​ ​ 114,147 ​ ​ 80,433 ​ 41.9 % Operating Income as a % of Net Sales ​ ​
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000064/0000102729-22-000064-index.htm

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