---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-030120"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AHCO"
cik: "0001725255"
company_name: "AdaptHealth Corp."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:27:24.688592+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AdaptHealth Q1 net loss widens to $16M, COO replaced; raises revenue guidance

## Summary
- Net revenue $819.8M (+5.4% YoY); net loss $16.0M vs $7.2M loss in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA $121.2M, down 5.3% YoY; free cash flow negative $27.5M.
- FY 2026 net revenue guidance raised $10M to $3.45-3.52B; EBITDA and FCF guidance maintained.
- COO Toby Scott Barnhart terminated May 4; replaced by Daniel McFadden (Chief Business Systems Officer).
- Completed $1.1B refinancing in April, reducing near-term amortization and lowering average debt cost.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-030120
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AHCO
- cik: 0001725255
- company_name: AdaptHealth Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000162828026030120/0001628280-26-030120-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000162828026030120/ahco-20260505.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 72ecbbdbf7cfebce84ab9b69e370982d53e08bc8
  claim: AdaptHealth Corp. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $819.8 million, net income $16.0 million. Guidance raised.
  evidence_excerpt: the Company's portfolio around its core Sleep and Respiratory Health businesses. First Quarter Results All comparisons are to the quarter ended March 31, 2025. • Net revenue was $819.8 million compared to $777.9 million, an increase of 5.4%. • Organic revenue growth of 9.1%, with growth across each of the Company’s reportable segments. • Net loss attributable to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000162828026030120/0001628280-26-030120-index.htm
- claim_id: 99c9396533
  claim: Daniel McFadden was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at AdaptHealth Corp..
  evidence_excerpt: Also on May 4, 2026, the Company appointed Daniel McFadden, the Company’s current Chief Business Systems Officer, as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000162828026030120/0001628280-26-030120-index.htm
- claim_id: a06c66ac01
  claim: Toby Scott Barnhart was terminated as Chief Operating Officer at AdaptHealth Corp..
  evidence_excerpt: On May 4, 2026, the Company terminated the employment of Toby Scott Barnhart, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1725255/000162828026030120/0001628280-26-030120-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.