---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-015732"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMI"
cik: "0000102729"
company_name: "VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T02:17:58.037415+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valmont Q4 adj EPS $4.92 (+28% YoY); FY2026 EPS guide $20.50-$23.50

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP EPS $9.05 includes $3.98 tax benefit from Prospera wind-down; adjusted EPS $4.92 vs $3.84.
- Q4 net sales $1.04B (+0.1% YoY); Infrastructure +7.2%, Agriculture -19.9%.
- Agriculture operating loss $3.4M due to $27.5M Brazil legal/credit charge; no further charges expected.
- Full-year backlog up 15.1% to $1.65B; FY2025 adj EPS $19.09 vs $17.19 (+11.1%).
- FY2026 outlook: net sales $4.2-4.4B (+2.5-7%), EPS $20.50-23.50 (+7-23%).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-015732
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMI
- cik: 0000102729
- company_name: VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/102729/000110465926015732/0001104659-26-015732-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000110465926015732/vmi-20260217x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-015732
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-015732.txt

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