---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-344619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVD"
cik: "0000005981"
company_name: "AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-11T20:08:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-11T20:09:12.575536+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Vanguard Q2 net loss widens to $9.9M, reaffirms FY guidance

## Summary
- Q2 net sales $117M vs $129M YoY; operating loss $0.30M vs income $4.4M; net loss $9.9M vs $0.849M.
- Q2 EPS ($0.34) vs ($0.03); adjusted EBITDA $6.6M vs $11.0M; gross margin 30% vs 31%.
- First-half sales $240M vs $245M; adjusted EBITDA $16.9M vs $14M (+21%); EPS ($0.49) vs ($0.33).
- Reaffirms FY2026 outlook: adjusted EBITDA $44-48M on sales $530-550M.
- L.A. plant rationalization to save at least $4M annually; inventories down $10M YoY; R&D up 12%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-344619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVD
- cik: 0000005981
- company_name: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-11T20:08:23+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312526344619/0001193125-26-344619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312526344619/d126201d8k.htm

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