---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001822492-25-000199"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLMN"
cik: "0001822492"
company_name: "Hillman Solutions Corp."
filed_at: "2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:41:44.899761+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Record Q3 net sales $424.9M, Adj. EBITDA $88.0M; FY25 Adj. EBITDA guidance raised to $270-275M

## Summary
- Net sales up 8.0% YoY to record $424.9M; net income $23.2M ($0.12 diluted EPS) vs $7.4M ($0.04) prior year.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.22 vs $0.13; Adjusted EBITDA record $88.0M vs $64.8M prior year.
- Free cash flow $9.1M vs $39.6M prior year; net debt to trailing twelve-month Adj. EBITDA improved to 2.5x.
- Repurchased ~325.6k shares at avg $9.72 for $3.2M.
- Updated FY2025 guidance: net sales reaffirmed $1.535-1.575B; Adj. EBITDA raised to $270-275M; year-end leverage 2.4x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001822492-25-000199
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLMN
- cik: 0001822492
- company_name: Hillman Solutions Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249225000199/0001822492-25-000199-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249225000199/hlmn-20251104.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001822492-25-000199.txt

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