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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001097149-26-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALGN"
cik: "0001097149"
company_name: "ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-29T20:04:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T20:06:39.725600+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Align Technology Q2 record revenue $1.06B, Clear Aligner volume up 7.4% YoY; guides Q3 down

## Summary
- Q2'26 total revenue $1,056.2M (+4.3% YoY); Clear Aligner revenue $870.9M (+8.2% YoY) on 691.8k cases (+7.4% YoY).
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.51 (down from $1.72 YoY); non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.64 (up from $2.49 YoY).
- Recorded $37.5M UK VAT liability; Q3'26 revenue guidance $1,000M-$1,020M (down sequentially).
- FY2026 revenue growth guidance 3-4% YoY; non-GAAP operating margin ~23.7% (+100 bps YoY).
- Repurchased 0.4M shares for $67M; $733M remaining under $1B buyback program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001097149-26-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALGN
- cik: 0001097149
- company_name: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T20:04:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000054/0001097149-26-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000054/algn-20260729.htm

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