---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-020332"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRD"
cik: "0000039092"
company_name: "FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-11T20:54:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T20:55:06.424767+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Friedman Industries reports record FY2026 sales volume, net earnings $19.5M, EPS $2.76

## Summary
- Q4 net earnings $9.2M ($1.30 diluted EPS) on sales $191.8M; EBITDA $15.2M.
- FY2026 sales $646.9M (+46% YoY); net earnings $19.5M ($2.76 EPS) vs $6.1M prior year.
- Record annual sales volume 706,000 tons (+22% YoY); Century Metals acquisition contributed.
- Q4 flat-roll segment earnings from ops $13.9M, tubular $2.0M, both up sharply.
- Outlook: Q1 FY2027 sales volumes comparable to Q4; expects sequential margin improvement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-020332
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRD
- cik: 0000039092
- company_name: FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-11T20:54:14+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/frd20260611_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $191.8 million, net income $9.2 million, EPS $1.30 diluted earnings per share.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $191.8 million
  - Net income: $9.2 million
  - EPS: $1.30 diluted earnings per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (the “2026 quarter”), the Company recorded net earnings of approximately $9.2 million ($1.30 diluted earnings per share) on sales of approximately $191.8 million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC reported fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $646.9 million, net income $19.5 million, EPS $2.76 diluted earnings per share.
  - Period: fiscal year ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $646.9 million
  - Net income: $19.5 million
  - EPS: $2.76 diluted earnings per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: For the year ended March 31, 2026 (“fiscal 2026”), the Company recorded net earnings of approximately $19.5 million ($2.76 diluted earnings per share) on sales of approximately $646.9 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926020332/0001437749-26-020332-index.htm

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