---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-211899"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBIN"
cik: "0001519751"
company_name: "Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:37:13.774839+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortune Brands Q1 EPS $0.20 (-52% YoY); cuts FY2026 guidance on weak demand

## Summary
- Q1 sales $1.01B (-2.1% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.20 vs $0.42 in Q1 2025.
- EPS before charges/gains $0.53 (-20% YoY); operating margin before charges/gains 11.1% (down 200 bps).
- Segment: Water Innovations sales -0.3%, Outdoors -3.4%, Security -6.0%.
- FY2026 guidance cut: EPS before charges/gains now $3.00-$3.30 (prev. $3.35-$3.65); sales now down low single digits.
- Operating cash flow -$119M; free cash flow -$140M; repurchased $43.5M of shares in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-211899
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBIN
- cik: 0001519751
- company_name: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526211899/0001193125-26-211899-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526211899/fbin-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 261a5e3d95649a85d384758fe5c57ee486fe875b
  claim: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $1.0 billion, EPS $0.20.
  evidence_excerpt: Q1 2026 sales were $1.0 billion, a decrease of 2 percent versus Q1 2025; sales excluding the impact of China decreased 1 percent • Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) were $0.20, a decrease of 52 percent versus Q1 2025; EPS before charges / gains were $0.53, a decrease of 20 percent versus Q1 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526211899/0001193125-26-211899-index.htm
- claim_id: d1d0c8f10c8280dc6163eb4aadabe28fe5d07474
  claim: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. reported full-year 2026 results: EPS $3.00 to $3.30. Guidance lowered.
  evidence_excerpt: EPS before charges / gains $3.35 to $3.65 $3.00 to $3.30
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526211899/0001193125-26-211899-index.htm

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