secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC (NGS)
CIK:        0001084991
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-11T20:00:09+00:00
Accession:  0001084991-26-000041
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NGS Q1 rental revenue $47.1M (+21.1% YoY); raises dividend 36% and lifts 2026 EBITDA guidance
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- Net income $6.8M ($0.53 diluted EPS) vs $4.9M ($0.38) in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $24.3M, up 25.8% YoY; record quarterly rental revenue and utilization.
- Quarterly dividend increased 36% to $0.15/share (payable June 3, 2026; record May 20).
- FY 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $92.5M-$97.5M from $90.5M-$95.5M.
- Rented horsepower rose 16.7% YoY to 574,969; added ~17,000 HP in Q1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084991/000108499126000041/0001084991-26-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084991/000108499126000041/ngs-20260511.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084991-26-000041

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