---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-034105"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PPHC"
cik: "0001903508"
company_name: "Public Policy Holding Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T20:10:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T21:07:24.633442+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PPHC Q1 2026 revenue $50.1M (+27.5% YoY), adj. EBITDA $11.2M (+29.7%)

## Summary
- Revenue $50.1M, up 27.5% YoY; organic growth 5.1% driven by all segments.
- Adjusted EBITDA $11.2M (22.3% margin), up 29.7%; adjusted net income $7.4M (+100.5%).
- GAAP net loss $11.5M ($0.49 loss per share) vs $10.6M loss in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EPS fully diluted $0.25, up 74.5% from $0.14 in Q1 2025.
- Net debt reduced to $1.8M from $44.6M a year ago; U.S. IPO added $42.9M net proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-034105
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PPHC
- cik: 0001903508
- company_name: Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T20:10:20+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1903508/000162828026034105/0001628280-26-034105-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1903508/000162828026034105/pphc-20260512.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-034105.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Public Policy Holding Company, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $50.1 million, net income $11.5 million, EPS $0.49.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $50.1 million
  - Net income: $11.5 million
  - EPS: $0.49
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue increased 27.5% over Q1 2025 to $50.1 million.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1903508/000162828026034105/0001628280-26-034105-index.htm

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