---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-26-003066"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CLFD"
cik: "0000796505"
company_name: "Clearfield, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:03:32.516077+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Clearfield Q2 net sales $34.4M, net loss $0.04 EPS; backlog up 39% QoQ

## Summary
- Net sales from continuing ops $34.4M, down 15% YoY; net loss per diluted share $0.04 vs income $0.18 YoY.
- Order backlog $31.6M, up 39% from Dec 31, 2025 ($22.8M) and up 12% from Mar 31, 2025.
- Reiterates FY2026 guidance: net sales $160M–$170M (~10% growth at midpoint) and EPS $0.48–$0.62.
- Q3 FY2026 guidance: net sales $42M–$46M, EPS $0.17–$0.21.
- Repurchased 237k shares for $7.3M in Q2; $15.9M remaining under buyback program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-26-003066
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CLFD
- cik: 0000796505
- company_name: Clearfield, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/796505/000117184326003066/0001171843-26-003066-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184326003066/f8k_050626.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-003066.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3e0c2027c535aa700362a31c542d459dd484ac1f
  claim: Clearfield, Inc. reported second quarter of fiscal 2026 ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $34.4 million, net income net loss of $0.04 per diluted share, EPS $0.04. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: (PRESS RELEASE) --- EX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFiling EXHIBIT 99.1 Clearfield Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results Net sales from continuing operations of $34.4 million and net loss per share from continuing operations of $0.04, both toward top end of guidance range Order backlog increased 39% from December 31, 2025, to $31.6 million Reiterates
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796505/000117184326003066/0001171843-26-003066-index.htm

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