---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-008405"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RFIL"
cik: "0000740664"
company_name: "R F INDUSTRIES LTD"
filed_at: "2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:13:28.004219+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# RF Industries Q1 fiscal 2026 net sales $19.0M, gross margin improves 250 bps

## Summary
- Net sales of $19.0M, down 1% YoY from $19.2M; backlog of $14.4M at quarter-end.
- Gross profit margin 32.3%, up 250 bps from 29.8% in prior-year quarter.
- Operating income improved to $177K from $56K; net loss narrowed to $50K ($0.00 EPS).
- Non-GAAP net income $659K ($0.06 diluted) vs $397K ($0.04) YoY; Adjusted EBITDA $1.1M vs $867K.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-008405
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RFIL
- cik: 0000740664
- company_name: R F INDUSTRIES LTD
- filed_at: 2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774926008405/0001437749-26-008405-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774926008405/rfil20260313_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  R F INDUSTRIES LTD reported the first quarter ended January 31, 2026 results: revenue $19.0 million, net income $0.00 per diluted share, EPS $0.00 per diluted share.
  - Period: the first quarter ended January 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $19.0 million
  - Net income: $0.00 per diluted share
  - EPS: $0.00 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: today announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended January 31, 2026. First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Highlights and Operating Results: ● Net sales were $19.0 million, a 1% decrease from $19.2 million year-over-year and a decrease of 16% from $22.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025 primarily due to normal seasonality. ● Backlog of
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/740664/000143774926008405/0001437749-26-008405-index.htm

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