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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-091143"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:25:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:27:12.332881+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadre Q2 net sales $207.1M (+32% YoY), Adj. EBITDA $42.0M (+56% YoY); raises FY guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $207.1M (+32% YoY); gross profit $87.1M (+36% YoY); gross margin 42.1% vs 40.9%.
- Adjusted EBITDA $42.0M (+56% YoY); margin 20.3% vs 17.2%; net income $11.4M ($0.26 diluted EPS).
- Orders backlog record $368M; raised FY2026 guidance: net sales $749-769M, Adj. EBITDA $139-144M.
- Completed acquisition of Alien Gear Holsters on April 7, 2026; declared $0.10 quarterly dividend.
- FBI awarded Safariland subsidiary a five-year $61M IDIQ contract for ballistic panels.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-091143
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:25:36+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465926091143/0001104659-26-091143-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465926091143/cdre-20260805x8k.htm

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