secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     XPEL, Inc. (XPEL)
CIK:        0001767258
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001767258-26-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1767258/000176725826000032/0001767258-26-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1767258/000176725826000032/xpel-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001767258-26-000032

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