secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Emerald Holding, Inc. (EEX)
CIK:        0001579214
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-105002
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Emerald Q4 rev $132.7M (+24% YoY), FY Adj EBITDA $127.1M (+25%); guides FY2026 rev $490-495M
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- FY2025 revenue $463.4M (+16.2% YoY); net loss $30.7M vs net income $2.2M prior year, due to contingent consideration remeasurement.
- Adjusted EBITDA $127.1M (+25%), Free Cash Flow (ex-insurance) $34.3M.
- FY2026 guidance: revenue $490-495M, Adj EBITDA $137.5-142.5M.
- Dividend $0.015/share payable April 2; share repurchase extended, $24.6M remaining.
- Board evaluating strategic options after acquisition inquiries; Goldman Sachs advising.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000119312526105002/0001193125-26-105002-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579214/000119312526105002/eex-20260313.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-105002

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