---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-002629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCRI"
cik: "0000907242"
company_name: "MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:01:15.494261+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Monarch Casino Q1 record: revenue $136.6M (+8.9%), EPS $1.52 (+44.8%), dividend $0.30

## Summary
- Net revenue $136.55M, up 8.9% YoY; net income $27.59M (+38.9%); diluted EPS $1.52 (+44.8%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $48.95M (+19.0%); margin expanded 300 bps to 35.8%.
- Casino revenue +9.4%, hotel +13.5%; SG&A as % of revenue improved to 20.3%.
- Declared Q2 cash dividend $0.30/share, payable June 15 to holders of record June 1.
- Open-market repurchases of 181,258 shares for $17.6M in Q1; $120.1M cash, no debt.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-002629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCRI
- cik: 0000907242
- company_name: MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907242/000117184326002629/0001171843-26-002629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907242/000117184326002629/f8k_042126.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-002629.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $136,550, net income $27,592, EPS $1.52 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $136,550
  - Net income: $27,592
  - EPS: $1.52 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Nasdaq: MCRI) (“Monarch” or “the Company”) today reported operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, as summarized below: ($ in thousands, except per share data and percentages) Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Increase Net revenue $ 136,550 $ 125,394 8.9% Net income $ 27,592 $ 19,864 38.9% Adjusted EBITDA (1) $ 48,951 $ 41,131 19.0% Basic EPS $ 1.55 $ 1.08 43.5% Diluted EPS $ 1.52 $ 1.05 44.8%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/907242/000117184326002629/0001171843-26-002629-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.