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accession: "0001558370-25-006500"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDRE"
cik: "0001860543"
company_name: "Cadre Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T14:04:56.011301+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cadre Holdings reports Q1 net sales $130.1M, completes Carr's Engineering acquisition, raises guidance

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $130.1M (down 5.7% YoY), net income $9.2M ($0.23 diluted EPS), vs $6.9M in prior year.
- Gross margin improved 130 bps to 43.1%; Adjusted EBITDA $20.5M, margin 15.8%.
- Acquired Carr's Engineering Division for £75M enterprise value on April 22, expanding nuclear safety vertical.
- FY 2025 guidance raised: net sales $618-648M, Adjusted EBITDA $112-122M, capex $8-10M.
- Quarterly dividend of $0.095 per share declared, payable May 16, 2025 to holders of record May 2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-006500
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDRE
- cik: 0001860543
- company_name: Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837025006500/0001558370-25-006500-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837025006500/cdre-20250506x8k.htm

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