---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000931148-26-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAF"
cik: "0000931148"
company_name: "GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:29:14.990720+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GrafTech Q1 net loss $43M; sales up 12% but pricing weak; sees 2026 volume growth 5-10%

## Summary
- Sales volume 28.1k MT (+14% YoY); net sales $125M (+12% YoY).
- Net loss $43M ($1.66/share) vs $39M loss in Q1 2025; Adj EBITDA -$14M vs -$4M.
- Weighted-average realized price ~$3,900/MT, down 5% YoY due to competitive pressures.
- Total liquidity $329M; gross debt $1,125M with no maturities until Dec 2029.
- Outlook: 5-10% volume growth in 2026; price increases of $600-$1,200/MT on uncommitted volume.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000931148-26-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAF
- cik: 0000931148
- company_name: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/931148/000093114826000049/0000931148-26-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114826000049/gti-20260501.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $125 million, net income net loss of $43 million, EPS $1.66 per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $125 million
  - Net income: net loss of $43 million
  - EPS: $1.66 per share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First Quarter 2026 Summary • Sales volume of 28.1 thousand MT, an increase of 14% year-over-year • Net sales of $125 million, an increase of 12% year-over-year • Net loss of $43 million, or $1.66 per share (1) • Adjusted EBITDA (2) of negative $14 million • Net cash used in operating activities of $15 million • Adjusted free cash flow (2) of negative $27 million • Total liquidity of $329 million as of March 31, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114826000049/0000931148-26-000049-index.htm

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