secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
CIK:        0000102729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-015732
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000110465926015732/0001104659-26-015732-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000110465926015732/vmi-20260217x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-015732

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