---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-206492"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTW"
cik: "0000061986"
company_name: "MANITOWOC CO INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:37:25.935055+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Manitowoc Q1 net loss $6M, revenue up 5% to $494.6M, backlog $939.9M

## Summary
- Net loss of $6.0M ($0.17 diluted EPS); adjusted net loss $4.6M ($0.13).
- Orders $645.7M (+5.8% YoY); backlog $939.9M, highest in two years.
- Net sales $494.6M (+5.0%); non-new machine sales $165.7M (+3.2%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $19.6M (-9.7% YoY); free cash flow $19.2M.
- Full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed; CRANES+50 strategy highlighted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-206492
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTW
- cik: 0000061986
- company_name: MANITOWOC CO INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000119312526206492/0001193125-26-206492-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000119312526206492/mtw-20260505.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MANITOWOC CO INC reported first-quarter 2026 results: revenue $494.6 million, net income net loss of $6.0 million, or $(0.17) per diluted share, EPS $(0.17) per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first-quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $494.6 million
  - Net income: net loss of $6.0 million, or $(0.17) per diluted share
  - EPS: $(0.17) per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Results; Maintains Full Year 2026 Guidance First-Quarter 2026 Highlights • Orders of $645.7 million, up 5.8% year-over-year. Ending backlog of $939.9 million • Net sales of $494.6 million, up 5.0% year-over-year • Non-new machine sales of $165.7 million, up 3.2% year-over-year • Net cash provided by operating activities of $27.4 million, free cash flows of $19.2
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000119312526206492/0001193125-26-206492-index.htm

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