---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-013888"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BELFA"
cik: "0000729580"
company_name: "BEL FUSE INC /NJ"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:33:02.845495+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bel Fuse Q1 sales $178.5M (+17% YoY); GAAP EPS down, non-GAAP up; guides Q2 revenue $195M-$215M

## Summary
- Net sales $178.5M, up 17.2% YoY from $152.2M; gross margin 39.0% vs 38.6%.
- GAAP net earnings $11.4M (down from $17.9M); non-GAAP net earnings $22.8M (up from $16.8M).
- Adjusted EBITDA $34.5M (19.3% of sales) vs $30.9M (20.3% of sales) in Q1-25.
- Closed acquisition of dataMate in March 2026; completed business unit realignment.
- Q2-26 guidance: sales $195M-$215M, gross margin 38%-40%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-013888
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BELFA
- cik: 0000729580
- company_name: BEL FUSE INC /NJ
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/729580/000143774926013888/0001437749-26-013888-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926013888/belfa20260302_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BEL FUSE INC /NJ updated its second quarter of 2026 guidance (initiated).
  - Period: second quarter of 2026
  - Guidance: initiated
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: “Looking ahead, we expect to have a strong second quarter, guiding sales of $195 million to $215 million with gross margin of 38%-40%, supported by robust bookings and higher demand from our defense, commercial air, space, and data solutions customers,” concluded Mr. Tuweiq.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926013888/0001437749-26-013888-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  BEL FUSE INC /NJ reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $178.5 million, net income $11.4 million.
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Revenue: $178.5 million
  - Net income: $11.4 million
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Net sales of $ 178.5 million compared to $152.2 million in Q1-25. Up 17.2% from Q1-25 • Gross profit margin of 39.0% , up from 38.6% in Q1-25 • GAAP net earnings attributable to Bel shareholders of $11.4 million in Q1-26, compared to net earnings of $17.9 million in Q1-25. Non-GAAP net earnings attributable to Bel shareholders of $22.8 million in Q1-26, versus $16.8 million in Q1-25
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/729580/000143774926013888/0001437749-26-013888-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.