---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028598"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIN"
cik: "0000819793"
company_name: "ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:22:24.486540+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Albany International Q1 revenue up 7.8% to $311.3M; net income down to $15.3M

## Summary
- Net revenue $311.3M vs $288.8M; net income $15.3M ($0.54 diluted EPS) vs $17.4M ($0.56).
- Adjusted EPS $0.60 vs $0.73; adjusted EBITDA $48.2M vs $55.7M; margin 15.5% vs 19.3%.
- Machine Clothing revenue -8.5% constant currency on Asia weakness; Engineered Composites +24.7% on commercial/defense volume.
- Q2 2026 guidance: revenue $335-345M, adjusted EPS $0.70-0.80, effective tax rate 31.5%.
- Dividend raised to $0.28/share from $0.27; net debt $354M; capex $9.3M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028598
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIN
- cik: 0000819793
- company_name: ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+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/819793/000162828026028598/0001628280-26-028598-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000162828026028598/ain-20260430.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028598.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ reported financial results for first-quarter 2026.
  - Period: first-quarter 2026
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On April 30, 2026 Albany International issued a news release reporting first-quarter 2026 financial results.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/819793/000162828026028598/0001628280-26-028598-index.htm

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