---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001822492-26-000078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HLMN"
cik: "0001822492"
company_name: "Hillman Solutions Corp."
filed_at: "2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T03:54:29.002433+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hillman Q1 net sales +3% to $370.1M; net loss widens; raises FY sales guidance on two tuck-in acquisitions

## Summary
- Net sales $370.1M (+3% YoY); net loss $(4.7)M vs $(0.3)M; adjusted diluted EPS $0.07 vs $0.10.
- Adjusted EBITDA $50.1M vs $54.5M prior year; Free Cash Flow $(34.3)M vs $(21.3)M.
- Closed acquisitions of Campbell Chain & Fittings (industrial MRO) and Delaney Hardware (pro distribution) after Q1; deal values not disclosed.
- FY2026 net sales guidance raised to $1.63-1.73B; Adj. EBITDA and FCF guidance reaffirmed at $275-285M and $100-120M, respectively.
- Repurchased 1.2M shares for $10.1M; net debt leverage 2.6x TTM Adj. EBITDA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001822492-26-000078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HLMN
- cik: 0001822492
- company_name: Hillman Solutions Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249226000078/0001822492-26-000078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249226000078/hlmn-20260427.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Hillman Solutions Corp. reported thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026 results: revenue $370.1 million, net income $(4.7) million, EPS $(0.02) per diluted share. Guidance raised.
  - Period: thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026
  - Revenue: $370.1 million
  - Net income: $(4.7) million
  - EPS: $(0.02) per diluted share
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: reported financial results for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026. First Quarter 2026 Highlights (Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026) • Net sales increased 3.0% to $370.1 million compared to $359.3 million in the prior year quarter • Net loss totaled $(4.7) million, or $(0.02) per diluted share, compared to $(0.3) million, or $(0.00) per diluted share, in
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1822492/000182249226000078/0001822492-26-000078-index.htm

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