---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-211977"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALTG"
cik: "0001759824"
company_name: "ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:56:18.912437+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alta Equipment Q1 net loss $20.3M; revenue down 3% YoY; lowers FY2026 EBITDA guidance

## Summary
- Total revenues $410.5M, down $12.5M YoY; organic decline 2.1%.
- Net loss available to common stockholders $(20.3)M, diluted EPS $(0.62); adjusted pre-tax EPS $(0.55).
- Adjusted EBITDA $28.1M, down $5.5M YoY; FY2026 guidance lowered to $167.5M-$182.5M.
- Material Handling segment bookings up 12.7% YoY; March 2026 highest monthly bookings since June 2023.
- Operating cash flow improved $38.3M to $20.8M; interest expense down $2.4M to $19.5M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-211977
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALTG
- cik: 0001759824
- company_name: ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759824/000119312526211977/0001193125-26-211977-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759824/000119312526211977/altg-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 628929e3c37b16a634f6c00f393dfe40eb022dcb
  claim: ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $410.5 million, net income Net loss available to common stockholders of $(20.3) million, EPS $(0.62). Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: Exhibit 99.1 Alta Equipment Group Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results First Quarter Financial Highlights: • Total revenues decreased $12.5 million year over year to $410.5 million. On an organic basis*, revenues decreased $8.6 million year over year, or 2.1% • Material Handling revenues decreased $7.4 million year over year to $150.5 million, while
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759824/000119312526211977/0001193125-26-211977-index.htm
- claim_id: 8db2c8882c7f1bad6daa7dc1b5d819ff27fa421b
  claim: ALTA EQUIPMENT GROUP INC. updated its 2026 fiscal year guidance (lowered).
  evidence_excerpt: The Company updates our guidance range and now expects to report Adjusted EBITDA* between $167.5 million and $182.5 million for the 2026 fiscal year, primarily attributable to first quarter performance.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759824/000119312526211977/0001193125-26-211977-index.htm

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