---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-013693"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RUSHA"
cik: "0001012019"
company_name: "RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \\TX\\"
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:39:21.321524+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Q1 revenue $1.68B (-9.2%), EPS $0.77 (+5.5%); $0.19 dividend; Peterbilt dealership acquisition

## Summary
- Revenue $1.68B (-9.2% YoY); net income $61.5M ($0.77 diluted EPS) vs $60.3M ($0.73) in Q1 2025.
- Aftermarket parts/service revenue $627.2M (+1.3%); absorption ratio 126.9% (vs 128.6%).
- New Class 8 truck sales 2,964 units (-6.0%); market share 7.2%. Medium-duty sales 2,035 (-36.5%); used sales 1,865 (+5.4%).
- Declared $0.19/share cash dividend, payable June 10, 2026 to record holders May 12, 2026.
- Agreed to acquire Peterbilt dealerships in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, LA and others; closing in next few months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-013693
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RUSHA
- cik: 0001012019
- company_name: RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1012019/000143774926013693/0001437749-26-013693-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774926013693/rusha20260428_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  RUSH ENTERPRISES INC \TX\ reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.68 billion, net income $61.5 million, EPS $0.77 per diluted share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.68 billion
  - Net income: $61.5 million
  - EPS: $0.77 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Rush Enterprises, Inc., New Braunfels Steven L. Keller, 830-302-5226 RUSH ENTERPRISES, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 RESULTS, ANNOUNCES $0.19 PER SHARE DIVIDEND ● Revenues of $1.68 billion, net income of $61.5 million ● Earnings per diluted share of $0.77 ● Absorption ratio 126.9% ● Board declares cash dividend of $0.19 per share of Class A and Class B common stock
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1012019/000143774926013693/0001437749-26-013693-index.htm

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