---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-218102"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDNL"
cik: "0002079999"
company_name: "Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T10:30:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T10:40:23.740186+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cardinal Q1 rev $167.5M (+105% YoY), net inc $11.5M (+73%), backlog $854M, raises FY guide

## Summary
- Revenue $167.5M, up 105% total or 64% organically year-over-year.
- Net income $11.5M, up 73% from Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $26.8M, up 84% year-over-year.
- Backlog $854M as of March 31, 2026, up 60% from prior year.
- Company raises full-year 2026 outlook (specific guidance figures not provided in excerpt).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-218102
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDNL
- cik: 0002079999
- company_name: Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T10:30:19+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2079999/000119312526218102/0001193125-26-218102-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2079999/000119312526218102/cdnl-20260512.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $167.5 million, net income $11.5 million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $167.5 million
  - Net income: $11.5 million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Results and Raises 2026 Outlook Raleigh, NC – May 12, 2026 – Cardinal Infrastructure Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNL) (“Cardinal” or the “Company”), today announced first quarter 2026 financial results and raised guidance for the full year 2026. First Quarter Highlights*: • Revenue of $167.5 million; up 105% in total or 64% organically year-over-year • Net income of $11.5 million; up 73% from first quarter 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2079999/000119312526218102/0001193125-26-218102-index.htm

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