---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-029104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTES"
cik: "0001718512"
company_name: "Gates Industrial Corp plc"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:20:34.953664+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gates Industrial Q1 revenue flat at $851M, core down 2.9%; guidance reiterated

## Summary
- Net sales $851.1M (+0.4% YoY); core revenue declined 2.9%.
- Net income attributable $59.7M ($0.23 diluted EPS); adjusted EPS $0.35.
- Adjusted EBITDA $177.4M (20.8% margin); Power Transmission 21.0%, Fluid Power 20.6%.
- FY2026 guidance maintained: core growth 1-4%, Adj EBITDA $775-835M, Adj EPS $1.52-$1.68.
- CEO cites solid order rates, book-to-bill above 1, new ERP system in Europe.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-029104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTES
- cik: 0001718512
- company_name: Gates Industrial Corp plc
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000162828026029104/0001628280-26-029104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1718512/000162828026029104/gtes-20260501.htm

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