secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GORMAN RUPP CO (GRC)
CIK:        0000042682
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-173014
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526173014/0001193125-26-173014-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42682/000119312526173014/grc-20260423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-173014

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