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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-318759"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWI"
cik: "0000007431"
company_name: "ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-28T10:00:37+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-28T10:10:27.352640+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Armstrong World Q2 EPS $2.26 (+12% YoY); raises FY guidance; $800M buyback added

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $472M (+11% YoY); diluted EPS $2.26 (+12%); adjusted diluted EPS $2.36 (+13%).
- Mineral Fiber net sales $288M (+7.9%) on AUV and volume growth; Architectural Specialties $184M (+16.6%) with double-digit organic and inorganic growth.
- FY2026 guidance raised: net sales $1,770-1,800M, adjusted EBITDA $605-620M, adjusted diluted EPS $8.30-8.50.
- Board authorized additional $800M share repurchase, extending program through Dec 2029; Q2 repurchased 0.5M shares at avg $163.20.
- Operating income $133.8M (+8.6%); adjusted EBITDA $166M (+7.5%); operating cash flow YTD up 3%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-318759
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWI
- cik: 0000007431
- company_name: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-28T10:00:37+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000119312526318759/0001193125-26-318759-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7431/000119312526318759/awi-20260728.htm

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