---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001767258-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XPEL"
cik: "0001767258"
company_name: "XPEL, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:50:24.917885+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# XPEL Q1 2026 revenue +13.1% to $117.4M; EPS $0.37 vs $0.31 YoY; guides Q2 rev $135-137M

## Summary
- Revenue $117.4M (+13.1% YoY); net income $10.3M ($0.37 diluted EPS) vs $8.6M ($0.31) in Q1 2025.
- EBITDA $17.0M (+17.8%) with margin 14.5% vs 13.9%; gross margin improved to 43.7% from 42.3%.
- U.S. revenue up 9.9% to $63.8M; China revenue surged 44.4% to $11.7M; window film revenue +24.8%.
- Operating cash flow $7.4M vs $3.2M YoY, more than doubling.
- Q2 2026 revenue guidance $135-137M, implying continued growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001767258-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XPEL
- cik: 0001767258
- company_name: XPEL, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+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/1767258/000176725826000032/0001767258-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1767258/000176725826000032/xpel-20260506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001767258-26-000032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001767258-26-000032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001767258-26-000032.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 1dce3e67a5c8a16bb865aaacb016fcd443a06aea
  claim: XPEL, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $117.4 million, net income $10.3 million, or $0.37 per basic and $0.37 per diluted share. Guidance initiated.
  evidence_excerpt: or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Ex. 99.1 XPEL Reports Revenue Growth of 13.1% to $117.4 million, EBITDA Growth of 17.8% to $17.0 million in First Quarter 2026 San Antonio, TX – May 6, 2026 – XPEL, Inc. (Nasdaq: XPEL) (the "Company"), a global provider of protective films
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1767258/000176725826000032/0001767258-26-000032-index.htm

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