---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-059505"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTUS"
cik: "0001598428"
company_name: "Metallus Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:44:43.608321+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Metallus Q4 net loss $14.3M; order book up >50% YoY; new USW contract

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $267.3M (-13% QoQ); net loss $14.3M ($0.34 loss/share); adjusted EBITDA $2.4M.
- Full-year net sales $1.2B (+7% YoY); adjusted net income $15.3M ($0.37/share); adjusted EBITDA $75.6M.
- Order book up >50% YoY; expects first-quarter adjusted EBITDA to increase sequentially from Q4 2025.
- USW four-year labor agreement ratified Feb 5, 2026; one-time $2M payment in Q1 2026.
- Capital spending $70M in 2026 (incl. $35M govt-funded); pension contributions to drop ~60% to $27M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-059505
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTUS
- cik: 0001598428
- company_name: Metallus Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1598428/000119312526059505/0001193125-26-059505-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1598428/000119312526059505/mtus-20260219.htm

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