---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-058660"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:15:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T22:10:35.990686+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadre Holdings Q1 2026: Net sales up 19% to $155.4M; backlog record $355M; net income drops to $2.0M

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $155.4M (+19% YoY); net income $2.0M ($0.05 diluted EPS) vs $9.2M YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $21.1M (13.6% margin) vs $20.5M (15.8% margin) prior year.
- Orders backlog record $355M, up $166M from start of 2026, driven by blast seat contract and TYR acquisition.
- Completed acquisitions: TYR Tactical (Jan 30) and Alien Gear Holsters (Apr 7); GDELS contract $86.4M for blast seats.
- Reaffirmed FY 2026 guidance: net sales $736M-$758M, adjusted EBITDA $136M-$141M; dividend $0.10/share.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-058660
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:15:19+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/1860543/000110465926058660/0001104659-26-058660-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465926058660/cdre-20260511x8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Cadre Holdings, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $155.4 million, net income $2.0 million, EPS $0.05 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $155.4 million
  - Net income: $2.0 million
  - EPS: $0.05 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: law enforcement, first responder, military and nuclear markets, announced today its consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. ​ ● Net sales of $155.4 million for the first quarter ● Gross profit margin of 38.7% for the first quarter ● Net income of $2.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the first quarter ● Adjusted EBITDA of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465926058660/0001104659-26-058660-index.htm

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