---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-026319"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRD"
cik: "0000039092"
company_name: "FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-06T20:47:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T20:49:05.855616+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Friedman Industries Q1 FY2027: EPS $1.79, sales $240M (+78% YoY), record volume 206K tons

## Summary
- Net earnings $12.8M ($1.79 diluted EPS) vs $5.0M ($0.71) in prior year; EBITDA $19.3M vs $8.2M.
- Sales $240.0M, up 78% YoY; record quarterly sales volume of ~206K tons (+28% YoY).
- Flat-roll segment operating earnings $24.7M (vs $8.8M); tubular segment $2.1M (vs $1.3M).
- Operating cash flow $7.3M; outlook expects Q2 volumes comparable to Q1 with sequential margin improvement.
- Century Metals acquisition (Aug 2025) contributed; same-facility organic growth added ~33K tons.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-026319
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRD
- cik: 0000039092
- company_name: FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T20:47:49+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/39092/000143774926026319/0001437749-26-026319-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39092/000143774926026319/frd20260806_8k.htm

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