---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-037537"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCO"
cik: "0000030305"
company_name: "DUCOMMUN INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T11:47:37.862153+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ducommun reports record Q3 revenue $196.3M; adj. EBITDA margin 14.9%

## Summary
- Revenue $196.3M, +5.2% YoY; commercial aerospace up 14%, defense returned to growth.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.22; adjusted diluted EPS $0.70.
- Adjusted EBITDA $29.3M (14.9% of revenue), an all-time high for the company.
- Structural Systems adj. operating income $13.5M (15.7% of revenue) vs $9.8M (13.3%) a year ago.
- Net cash from operations $14.3M vs ($5.5M) in Q3 2022, driven by higher customer progress payments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-037537
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCO
- cik: 0000030305
- company_name: DUCOMMUN INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-11-08T23:59:59+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/30305/000162828023037537/0001628280-23-037537-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30305/000162828023037537/dco-20231108.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  DUCOMMUN INC /DE/ reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $196.3 million, net income $3.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $196.3 million
  - Net income: $3.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE: DCO) (“Ducommun” or the “Company”) today reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Third Quarter 2023 Recap • Net revenue was $196.3 million, a new all-time quarterly record for the Company • Net income of $3.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share • Adjusted net income of $10.3 million, or $0.70 per diluted share •
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/30305/000162828023037537/0001628280-23-037537-index.htm

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