---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-173014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRC"
cik: "0000042682"
company_name: "GORMAN RUPP CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:41:43.658698+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gorman-Rupp Q1 net sales up 7.7% to $176.6M; record EPS of $0.68 vs $0.46 YoY

## Summary
- Record net income of $17.8M ($0.68 per share) vs $12.1M ($0.46) in Q1 2025.
- Gross margin expanded 180 bps to 32.5%; operating margin up 210 bps to 15.6%.
- Incoming orders of $187.5M (+5.5%); backlog rose to $247.9M at March 31, 2026.
- Total debt reduced by $15.0M during Q1; full-year capex planned at $22-24M.
- Sales increased in construction, ag, industrial, municipal, and OEM markets; fire suppression declined.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-173014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRC
- cik: 0000042682
- company_name: GORMAN RUPP CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/42682/000119312526173014/0001193125-26-173014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526173014/grc-20260423.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GORMAN RUPP CO reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $176.6 million, net income $17.8 million, or $0.68 per share, EPS $0.68 per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $176.6 million
  - Net income: $17.8 million, or $0.68 per share
  - EPS: $0.68 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Ohio – April 23, 2026 – The Gorman-Rupp Company (NYSE: GRC) reports financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights • Net sales of $176.6 million increased 7.7%, or $12.7 million, compared to the first quarter of 2025 • Record net income of $17.8 million, or $0.68 per share, compared to net income of $12.1 million, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526173014/0001193125-26-173014-index.htm

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