---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-217028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLIO"
cik: "0001024795"
company_name: "HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:56:21+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T21:01:08.740340+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Helios Q1 sales $228M (+17% YoY), EPS $0.59 (+168%), raises FY2026 outlook

## Summary
- Sales $228.4M (+17% reported, +23% pro forma); diluted EPS $0.59 (up 168%), adjusted EPS $0.80 (up 82%).
- Gross margin 32.8% (up 220 bps); adjusted EBITDA $46.5M, margin 20.4% (up 310 bps).
- Electronics segment sales $89.2M (+29%) set record; Hydraulics $139.2M (+10%).
- Net debt $284M, leverage ratio 1.6x (lowest since 1Q18); dividend increased 33%; $4.6M share repurchased.
- Raising 2026 sales and EPS outlook; initiated strong Q2 outlook with continued YoY improvements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-217028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLIO
- cik: 0001024795
- company_name: HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:56:21+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526217028/0001193125-26-217028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526217028/hlio-20260511.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  HELIOS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. reported the first quarter ended April 4, 2026 results: revenue $228.4, net income $19.7, EPS $0.59.
  - Period: the first quarter ended April 4, 2026
  - Revenue: $228.4
  - Net income: $19.7
  - EPS: $0.59
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 15 First Quarter 2026 Consolidated Results For The Three Months Ended ($ in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited) April 04, 2026 March 29, 2025 Change % Change Net sales $ 228.4 $ 195.5 $ 32.9 17 % Gross profit $ 74.9 $ 59.9 $ 15.0 25 % Gross margin 32.8 % 30.6 % 220 bps Operating income $ 29.9 $ 17.0 $ 12.9 76 % Operating margin 13.1 % 8.7 % 440 bps
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024795/000119312526217028/0001193125-26-217028-index.htm

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