---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-000150"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRC"
cik: "0000042682"
company_name: "GORMAN RUPP CO"
filed_at: "2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:16:56.685740+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gorman-Rupp Q4 EPS $0.25 vs $0.26; sales up 14%; backlog surges 64% to $186M

## Summary
- Q4 EPS $0.25 (incl. $0.08 unfavorable LIFO) vs $0.26; net sales $94.2M, +14.1% YoY.
- Incoming orders $124.1M up 33% YoY; backlog $186.0M up 64.4% from prior year.
- Full-year EPS $1.14 vs $0.97; revenue $378.3M, +8.4% YoY.
- Gross margin fell 210bps to 23.7% on material cost inflation and LIFO impact.
- FY2022 capex planned $15-$20M; effective tax rate expected 20%-22%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-000150
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRC
- cik: 0000042682
- company_name: GORMAN RUPP CO
- filed_at: 2022-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000115752322000150/0001157523-22-000150-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000115752322000150/a52574042.htm

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