---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-183353"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWI"
cik: "0000007431"
company_name: "ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:24:50.415380+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AWI Q1 net sales $409.9M (+7.1%), adj. EPS $1.69 (+1.8%); reaffirms 2026 guidance, raises EPS forecast

## Summary
- Mineral Fiber net sales $257.2M (+4.9%), adj. EBITDA $109M (+3.5%); Architectural Specialties net sales $152.7M (+11%), adj. EBITDA $21M (-11.9%).
- Operating income $94.2M (-4.4%) pressured by $3M severance, $3M acquisition costs (Eventscape), $2M tariff adjustment.
- Reaffirms FY 2026 net sales $1.745-1.785B, adj. EBITDA $600-620M, adj. free cash flow $375-395M; raises adj. diluted EPS to $8.15-8.45 (+10-14%).
- Repurchased 0.3M shares for $60M at avg $176.00; $473M remaining under buyback program through Dec 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-183353
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWI
- cik: 0000007431
- company_name: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000119312526183353/0001193125-26-183353-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000119312526183353/awi-20260428.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $ 409.9, net income $ 66.8, EPS $ 1.55. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $ 409.9
  - Net income: $ 66.8
  - EPS: $ 1.55
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: for the full year." First-Quarter Consolidated Results (Dollar amounts in millions except per-share data) For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 Change Net sales $ 409.9 $ 382.7 7.1% Operating income $ 94.2 $ 98.5 (4.4)% Operating income margin (Operating income as a % of net sales) 23.0 % 25.7 % (270)bps Net earnings $ 66.8 $ 69.1 (3.3)% Diluted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000119312526183353/0001193125-26-183353-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.