---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000792987-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTE"
cik: "0000792987"
company_name: "ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:03:47.336998+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astec Q1 net sales up 20% to $396.3M but GAAP EPS slumps 90% to $0.06

## Summary
- Net sales $396.3M (+20.3% YoY) driven by 70.6% jump in Materials Solutions to $159.3M.
- GAAP net income $1.3M ($0.06 diluted EPS) vs $14.3M ($0.62) a year ago; adjusted EPS $0.54.
- EBITDA $23.6M (-14.2%); adjusted EBITDA $30.3M; both margins declined vs Q1 2025.
- Backlog $549.2M (+36.4% YoY); Infrastructure backlog +13.1%, Materials +87.5%.
- FY2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at $170M-$190M; Q1 impacted by ConExpo and tariffs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000792987-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTE
- cik: 0000792987
- company_name: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000079298726000025/0000792987-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000079298726000025/aste-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000792987-26-000025.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 6af3f29a04f575cb1c7b78482f4c0fd7d967d5f1
  claim: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC reported three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $396.3 million, net income $1.3 million, EPS $0.06. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS First Quarter 2026 Overview (all comparisons are made to the corresponding prior year first quarter unless otherwise specified) : • Net sales of $396.3 million • Net income of $1.3 million; Adjusted net income of $12.5 million • EBITDA of $23.6 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $30.3 million • Diluted EPS of $0.06; Adjusted EPS of $0.54 •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000079298726000025/0000792987-26-000025-index.htm

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