---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-005109"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VMI"
cik: "0000102729"
company_name: "VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T08:56:15.554314+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Valmont Q1 net sales down 0.9% to $969.3M; EPS flat at $4.32; FY outlook reaffirmed

## Summary
- Net sales $969.3M (-0.9% YoY); operating income $128.3M (-2.5%); diluted EPS $4.32 unchanged.
- Infrastructure sales $706.2M (-2.4%) with Utility/Telco growth offset by Solar exit; Agriculture sales $267.3M (+3.3%) on international projects.
- Reaffirms FY2025 outlook: net sales $4.0-$4.2B, diluted EPS $17.20-$18.80, capex $140-$160M.
- Quarterly dividend raised 13% to $0.68/share ($2.72 annualized); operating cash flow improved to $65.1M from $23.3M.
- Management cites tariff mitigation plans expected to be cost neutral; infrastructure capacity investments ramping up.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-005109
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VMI
- cik: 0000102729
- company_name: VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000155837025005109/0001558370-25-005109-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000155837025005109/vmi-20250422x8k.htm

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