---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001026655-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMT"
cik: "0001026655"
company_name: "CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:20:47.608035+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Core Molding Q1 sales down 4.7% to $58.6M; adjusted EPS $0.37 vs GAAP $0.07

## Summary
- Net sales $58.6M (-4.7% YoY) on truck down cycle partially offset by Powersports growth.
- Gross margin improved to 20.4% from 19.2% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $7.3M (12.5% of sales).
- GAAP net income $0.6M ($0.07 diluted); adjusted net income $3.2M ($0.37 diluted).
- New business wins totaled $17M in Q1; board authorized 6.5M share repurchase increase.
- Full-year 2026 outlook unchanged: sales flat to up ~5% YoY; gross margin guided 17%-19%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001026655-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMT
- cik: 0001026655
- company_name: CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1026655/000102665526000027/0001026655-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665526000027/cmt-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001026655-26-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $58.6 million, net income $0.6 million, EPS $0.07 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $58.6 million
  - Net income: $0.6 million
  - EPS: $0.07 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: visibility, we expect the truck cycle to begin recovering in the second half of 2026, with momentum continuing through 2027.” First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total net sales of $58.6 million decreased 4.7% year-over-year, mainly from expected truck demand, which was mostly offset by meaningful increases in Power sports demand. • Gross margin of $12.0 million, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1026655/000102665526000027/0001026655-26-000027-index.htm

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