---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000703604-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DSGR"
cik: "0000703604"
company_name: "Distribution Solutions Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:18:44.960345+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DSGR Q1 revenue up 3.8% to $496M; adjusted EBITDA down 11.6% to $37.8M

## Summary
- Net income $0.4M, down 88.3% YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $0.24 vs $0.31 year ago.
- Operating income $13.6M (down 32.2%) includes $11M non-cash amortization and $4.5M non-recurring items.
- Gross margin fell 140 bps to 32.9% on mix shifts and higher tariffs.
- Acquired Eastern Valve & Control Specialties (Atlantic Canada) for $0.8M partial-quarter revenue.
- Liquidity $415M; net debt leverage 3.8x; cash used in ops $20.4M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000703604-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DSGR
- cik: 0000703604
- company_name: Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000070360426000023/0000703604-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000070360426000023/laws-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000703604-26-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $495,995, net income $382, EPS $0.01.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $495,995
  - Net income: $382
  - EPS: $0.01
  - Result: reported results
  source text: the reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Tables 2, 3 and 4. Three Months Ended March 31, December 31, (Dollars in thousands) 2026 2025 % Change 2025 % Change Revenue $ 495,995 $ 478,029 3.8 % $ 481,599 3.0 % Operating income $ 13,630 $ 20,097 (32.2) % $ 7,721 76.5 % Non-GAAP adjusted operating income $ 29,113 $ 34,392 (15.3) % $ 26,517 9.8 % Net income
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/703604/000070360426000023/0000703604-26-000023-index.htm

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