---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-159019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LAKE"
cik: "0000798081"
company_name: "LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:58:06.226701+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lakeland Fire + Safety Q4 net sales $45.8M, FY2026 net sales up 15% to $192.6M; net loss narrows

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $45.8M (-1.7% YoY); gross margin 32.2% vs 40.1% prior year.
- FY2026 net sales $192.6M (+15.2% YoY); Fire Services segment grew 49%.
- Q4 net loss of $6.2M, improved from $18.4M loss in Q4 prior year; adjusted EBITDA $0.8M vs $5.1M.
- Completed divestiture of HPFR and HiViz lines for approximately $14M cash in March 2026.
- Received all NFPA 1970 certifications for head-to-toe fire portfolio; targets high-single-digit revenue growth & positive cash flow from ops in FY2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-159019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LAKE
- cik: 0000798081
- company_name: LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-16T23:59:59+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/798081/000119312526159019/0001193125-26-159019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798081/000119312526159019/lake-20260416.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC reported fourth quarter and year ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $45.8 million.
  - Period: fourth quarter and year ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $45.8 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: as Exhibit 99.1. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- EX-99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Lakeland Fire + Safety Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2026 Financial Results Q4 FY26 Net Sales of $45.8 Million; FY26 Net Sales Increased 15% to $192.6 Million Driven by 49% Growth in Fire Services Delivers Operating Cash Flow in Q4 FY26, Demonstrating Improved Operating Discipline
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/798081/000119312526159019/0001193125-26-159019-index.htm

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