---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001877322-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ESAB"
cik: "0001877322"
company_name: "ESAB Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:02:40.231058+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ESAB Q1 record sales $746M (+10%), core adj. EPS $1.31 (+5%), reiterates FY2026 outlook

## Summary
- Record Q1 sales $746M (+10% reported, -1% core organic); net income $50M ($0.82 GAAP EPS).
- Core adjusted EPS $1.31 (+5% YoY); core adj. EBITDA $136M (+6%), margin 19.0% (down 80bps).
- EWM and Aktiv acquisitions growing double-digits; Eddyfi acquisition expected to close mid-2026.
- Reiterated FY2026 outlook: core organic sales +2-4%, adj. EBITDA $575-595M, adj. EPS $5.70-5.90.
- Welcomed Brent Jones as new CFO; integration of EWM progressing ahead of schedule.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001877322-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ESAB
- cik: 0001877322
- company_name: ESAB Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+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/1877322/000187732226000032/0001877322-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000187732226000032/esab-20260507.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7136bd52df20411fca5c14070c856b903d075669
  claim: ESAB Corp reported first quarter ended April 3, 2026 results: revenue $746 million, net income $50 million, EPS $0.82 diluted earnings per share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: ESAB reported record first quarter sales of $746 million, an increase of 10% on a reported basis or a decrease of 1% on a core organic growth basis before acquisitions and currency translation, as compared to the prior year. ESAB also reported first quarter net income from continuing operations attributable to ESAB of $50 million or $0.82 diluted earnings per share and core adjusted net income of $80 million or $1.31 diluted earnings per share, up 5% on a year-over-year basis.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1877322/000187732226000032/0001877322-26-000032-index.htm

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