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AstroNova Q3 2026 earnings summary

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Q3 2026 earnings summary10 Dec, 2025

Executive summary

  • Q3 FY26 revenue was $39.2M, up 8.5% sequentially but down 3.1% year-over-year, with net income of $0.4M ($0.05 per share); both Product ID and Aerospace segments contributed to sequential growth, though Aerospace declined year-over-year.

  • Gross margin improved to 36.2% in Q3 (up 230 bps year-over-year), driven by favorable product mix and cost reductions; adjusted EBITDA margin reached 10.7%.

  • Strong cash generation in Q3, with $3.4M in operating cash flow and $13.5M in liquidity; debt reduced by $3.2M in the quarter and $6.4M year-to-date.

  • Restructuring actions included a 10% workforce reduction and MTEX portfolio realignment, expected to yield $3M in annualized savings; $0.3M goodwill impairment and $1.3M restructuring charges recognized.

  • Refinanced credit facility, extending maturity to 2028, consolidating foreign debt, and lowering principal payments.

Financial highlights

  • Q3 FY26 revenue: $39.2M (down 3.1% YoY, up 8.5% sequentially); gross profit: $14.2M (up 3.5% YoY); gross margin: 36.2%.

  • Net income: $0.4M ($0.05/share); adjusted EBITDA: $4.2M (10.7% margin); operating income: $1.3M (3.3% margin).

  • Cash from operations: $3.4M for Q3, $8.1M year-to-date; total liquidity at quarter end: $13.5M.

  • Net debt leverage ratio at 3.38, below the 4.75 covenant; fixed charge coverage ratio at 1.27, above the 1.05 requirement.

  • Capital expenditures were $86,000 for the quarter and $0.2M year-to-date.

Outlook and guidance

  • FY26 revenue guidance reiterated at $149M–$154M, with Q4 revenue expected at $36M–$41M.

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin for FY26 expected in the 7.5%–8.5% range.

  • Anticipates margin tailwind in FY27 from expiration of a major royalty agreement in Aerospace.

  • Restructuring expected to complete by end of FY26, with $3M in annualized savings.

  • Management anticipates improved Product ID performance as MTEX integration progresses.

FY27 royalty roll-off: expected margin impact?
Product ID: Q4 blanket order renewal outlook?
Credit facility refinance: new strategic flexibility?
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AstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and internationally. The company offers aerospace printers that produce black-and-white/monochrome and color printing options in different models; aerospace recorders to capture sensors, cockpit voice communications and flight data; airline printers for use on aircrafts; airline passenger receipt; maintenance log printers; printheads for thermal label printing; quicklabel products for color labeling and marking applications; Test & Measurement products for data acquisition and analysis applications to display measured signals from test subjects AstroNova, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

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