---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-009854"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FUL"
cik: "0000039368"
company_name: "FULLER H B CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:55:32.643785+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# H.B. Fuller Q1 adj EPS $0.57 (+6% YoY); raises FY adj EBITDA and EPS guidance

## Summary
- Adj EPS $0.57, up 6% YoY; reported EPS $0.38. Net income $21M.
- Net revenue $771M (-2.3% overall, organic -6.6% YoY); adjusted gross margin 31.3% (+170bps).
- Adjusted EBITDA $119M (+4% YoY); margin 15.4% (+90bps).
- Raises FY 2026 guidance: adj EBITDA $645M-$675M, adj EPS $4.55-$4.90 (from prior).
- CEO cites disciplined execution, strategic pricing initiative amid Middle East supply chain disruption.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-009854
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FUL
- cik: 0000039368
- company_name: FULLER H B CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926009854/0001437749-26-009854-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926009854/ful20260325_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FULLER H B CO reported the first quarter ended February 28, 2026 results: revenue $771 million, net income $21 million, EPS $0.38. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the first quarter ended February 28, 2026
  - Revenue: $771 million
  - Net income: $21 million
  - EPS: $0.38
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: – H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) today reported financial results for its first quarter that ended February 28, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Noteworthy Items: ■ Net revenue was $771 million; organic revenue was down 6.6% year-on-year; ■ Gross margin was 30.6%; adjusted gross margin of 31.3% increased 170 basis points year-on-year driven by restructuring savings from
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926009854/0001437749-26-009854-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  FULLER H B CO reported fiscal 2026 results: EPS $4.55 to $4.90. Guidance raised.
  - Period: fiscal 2026
  - EPS: $4.55 to $4.90
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: As a result of our year-to-date performance and current macroeconomic conditions, we are updating our previously communicated financial guidance for the following items for fiscal 2026: ■ Net revenue for fiscal 2026 is now expected to be up mid-single digits; organic revenue is now expected to be up low-single digits and the impact from foreign exchange is now expected to be positive 1% to 2%; ■ Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2026 is now expected to be in the range of $645 million to $675 million; ■ Adjusted EPS (diluted) is now expected to be in the range of $4.55 to $4.90;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39368/000143774926009854/0001437749-26-009854-index.htm

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