---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001425450-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KIDS"
cik: "0001425450"
company_name: "ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:37:13.728046+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# OrthoPediatrics Q1 revenue up 13% to $59.4M; lifts FY2026 guidance to $263-267M

## Summary
- Revenue $59.4M (13% YoY); US +11%, International +22%; Trauma & Deformity +14%, Scoliosis +13%.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $2.2M vs. -$0.4M in Q1 2025; net loss unchanged at $10.7M (-$0.45 EPS).
- Free cash flow usage improved 40% to -$5.0M from -$8.4M.
- FY2026 revenue guidance raised to $263-267M (prior $262-266M); adj. EBITDA reiterated ~$25M.
- Cash & equivalents $50.9M (down from $62.9M at Dec 31, 2025).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001425450-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KIDS
- cik: 0001425450
- company_name: ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1425450/000142545026000032/0001425450-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1425450/000142545026000032/kids-20260430.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001425450-26-000032
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001425450-26-000032.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ORTHOPEDIATRICS CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $59.4 million, net income Net loss for the first quarter of 2026 was $10.7 million, EPS $0.45 per basic and diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $59.4 million
  - Net income: Net loss for the first quarter of 2026 was $10.7 million
  - EPS: $0.45 per basic and diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: quarter ended March 31, 2026. First Quarter 2026 and Business Highlights • Helped a record of over 45,000 children in the first quarter of 2026 • Generated total revenue of $59.4 million for the first quarter of 2026, up 13% from $52.4 million in the first quarter of 2025; domestic revenue increased 11% and international revenue increased 22% in the quarter •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1425450/000142545026000032/0001425450-26-000032-index.htm

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