---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-210296"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MYE"
cik: "0000069488"
company_name: "MYERS INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:16:37.030118+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Myers Industries Q1 2026 EPS from continuing ops $0.37 (+94.7% YoY); adjusted EBITDA margin 21.3%

## Summary
- Net sales $164.6M, up 1.8% YoY; ex low-margin product exits, sales up 5%; Infrastructure +26%, Consumer +14%.
- GAAP diluted EPS from continuing ops $0.37 vs $0.19 YoY (+94.7%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.44 vs $0.28 (+57.1%).
- Operating income margin 15.1% (+450 bps YoY); adjusted EBITDA margin 21.3% (+420 bps).
- Free cash flow $23.9M, up 28.5% vs Q4 2025; total liquidity $289.3M; net leverage 2.2x.
- Myers Tire Supply reclassified as discontinued ops; company now reports as single segment with revised financial presentation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-210296
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MYE
- cik: 0000069488
- company_name: MYERS INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/69488/000119312526210296/0001193125-26-210296-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69488/000119312526210296/mye-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d37382b76da62693e233037923f6bba8599b93a7
  claim: MYERS INDUSTRIES INC reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $164,580, net income $13,799, EPS $0.37.
  evidence_excerpt: First Quarter 2026 Financial Summary Quarter Ended March 31, (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 2026 2025 % Inc (Dec) Net sales $ 164,580 $ 161,667 1.8% Gross profit $ 56,545 $ 50,219 12.6% Gross margin 34.4 % 31.1 % +330 bps Operating income $ 24,852 $ 17,201 44.5% Operating income margin 15.1 % 10.6 % +450 bps Income from continuing operations $ 13,799 $ 7,188 92.0% Income per diluted share from continuing operations $ 0.37 $ 0.19 94.7%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69488/000119312526210296/0001193125-26-210296-index.htm

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