---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000931148-26-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAF"
cik: "0000931148"
company_name: "GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD"
filed_at: "2026-07-24T10:49:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-24T10:50:08.390887+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GrafTech Q2 net loss $40M, sales down 3% YoY; volume up 8%, price down 7%

## Summary
- Net loss $40M ($1.54/share) vs $87M loss in Q2 2025; adjusted EBITDA $2M vs $3M.
- Sales volume 30.8k MT (+8% YoY, +10% seq); realized price ~$3,900/MT (-7% YoY).
- Full-year outlook: sales volume +5-10% YoY; cash cost of goods sold per MT expected to decline low single-digit %; capex ~$35M.
- Drew remaining $100M from delayed draw term loan; total liquidity $253M; gross debt $1,225M.
- Price increases of $600-$1,200/MT on uncommitted volume; secured commitments >15% above Q1 2026 levels.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000931148-26-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAF
- cik: 0000931148
- company_name: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- filed_at: 2026-07-24T10:49:17+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114826000071/0000931148-26-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114826000071/gti-20260724.htm

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