---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001606757-25-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KE"
cik: "0001606757"
company_name: "Kimball Electronics, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T13:55:43.400523+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kimball Electronics Q4 sales $380.5M; FY2026 guidance projects 2-9% sales decline

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $380.5M (+2% seq), op income $16.5M (4.3% of sales), adj op income $19.6M (5.2%).
- Inventory cut $23.1M in Q4; borrowings reduced $31.3M to $147.5M; cash conversion days 85 (lowest in 3 yrs).
- FY2025 net sales $1,486.7M; record operating cash flow $183.9M; debt down $147.3M (50%) YoY.
- FY2026 guidance: net sales $1,350-1,450M (down 2-9%), adj op margin 4.0-4.25%, capex $50-60M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001606757-25-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KE
- cik: 0001606757
- company_name: Kimball Electronics, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-08-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/1606757/000160675725000024/0001606757-25-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606757/000160675725000024/ke-20250813.htm

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