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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-092721"
form_type: "8-K/A"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-07T20:15:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-07T20:17:29.110495+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 up 32% to $207.1M; raises FY26 guidance

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $207.1M (+32% YoY); gross profit $87.1M, margin 42.1% (up 120 bps).
- Q2 adjusted EBITDA $42.0M (margin 20.3%, +310 bps YoY); net income $11.4M ($0.26 diluted EPS).
- Record orders backlog of $368M, second consecutive quarterly record; raises FY26 net sales guidance to $749-769M and adjusted EBITDA to $139-144M.
- Completed Alien Gear Holsters acquisition April 7, 2026; Safariland selected for FBI $61M IDIQ contract as ballistic panel provider.
- Declared $0.10/share quarterly dividend (payable Aug 14, 2026); net debt $320.3M as of June 30, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-092721
- form_type: 8-K/A
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-07T20:15:35+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/1860543/000110465926092721/0001104659-26-092721-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465926092721/cdre-20260805x8ka.htm

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