---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000874238-26-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STRL"
cik: "0000874238"
company_name: "STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:10:36.578193+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sterling Q1 revenue +92% to $825.7M; adj. EPS $3.59; raises FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- Revenue of $825.7M, up 92% YoY; CEC acquisition contributed $156.1M.
- Adjusted diluted EPS of $3.59, up 120% YoY; net income $96.0M.
- Signed backlog $3.80B, up 78%; combined backlog $5.15B, up 131%.
- FY2026 guidance raised: revenue $3.70-3.80B, adj. EPS $18.40-19.05, adj. EBITDA $843-873M.
- Operating cash flow $165.6M; share repurchases $12.3M at avg $305.14.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000874238-26-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STRL
- cik: 0000874238
- company_name: STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874238/000087423826000052/0000874238-26-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874238/000087423826000052/strl-20260504.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874238-26-000052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874238-26-000052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874238-26-000052.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. reported Full Year 2026 results: revenue $3.70 billion to $3.80 billion, net income $513 million to $533 million, EPS $16.50 to $17.15. Guidance raised.
  - Period: Full Year 2026
  - Revenue: $3.70 billion to $3.80 billion
  - Net income: $513 million to $533 million
  - EPS: $16.50 to $17.15
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: • Revenue of $3.70 billion to $3.80 billion • Net Income of $513 million to $533 million • Diluted EPS of $16.50 to $17.15
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874238/000087423826000052/0000874238-26-000052-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. reported the three months ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $825.7 million, net income $96.0 million, EPS $3.09 per diluted share.
  - Period: the three months ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $825.7 million
  - Net income: $96.0 million
  - EPS: $3.09 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenues of $825.7 million increased by 92%. The recently acquired CEC business contributed $156.1 million to revenue in the quarter. • Net income of $96.0 million, or $3.09 per diluted share, increases of 143% and 141% respectively.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874238/000087423826000052/0000874238-26-000052-index.htm

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