---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-015366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "APT"
cik: "0000884269"
company_name: "ALPHA PRO TECH LTD"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:21:58.261408+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alpha Pro Tech Q1 net sales up 5.5% to $14.6M; EPS $0.07 vs $0.06

## Summary
- Net income $702K ($0.07 diluted) vs $613K ($0.06) in Q1 2025.
- Disposable Protective Apparel sales +23.4% to $6.7M; Building Supply -6.1% to $7.9M.
- Gross margin 37.8% (down from 39%) due to U.S. tariffs; expects improvement after higher-cost inventory flows through.
- Housewrap sales +13.1%; synthetic roof underlayment -27.4%; single-family housing starts down 5.5%.
- Cash $16.9M, no debt, working capital $49.3M; $1.4M left in stock repurchase program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-015366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: APT
- cik: 0000884269
- company_name: ALPHA PRO TECH LTD
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774926015366/0001437749-26-015366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774926015366/apt20260504_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 927a54e350e09649ac5161bd259ff2005ac9f96e
  claim: ALPHA PRO TECH LTD reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $14.6 million, net income $702,000, EPS $0.07 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: 2 ex_956041.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 ex_956041.htm Exhibit 99.1 ALPHA PRO TECH, LTD. ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2026 FINANCIAL RESULTS First Quarter Net Sales Increased by 5.5% to $14.6 Million, Compared to $13.8 Million for the First Quarter of 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Company Contact : Investor Relations Contact : Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. HIR Holdings Donna Millar
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884269/000143774926015366/0001437749-26-015366-index.htm

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