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Alta Equipment Group Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 narrowed. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue down slightly year over year: Total revenues were $475.5 million, down $5.7 million or 1.2% year over year and up $65.0 million from the first quarter. Organic revenues fell $1.1 million, or 0.2%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA flat year over year: Adjusted EBITDA was $48.6 million, up $0.1 million year over year and up $20.5 million from the first quarter. Six-month Adjusted EBITDA was $76.7 million, against $82.1 million. Source
  • Material Handling revenue down 3.2%: Material Handling total revenues were $155.5 million, down $5.2 million or 3.2% year over year. Six-month revenues were $306.0 million, down 4.0%. Source
  • New and used equipment margins higher: New and used equipment sales gross profit margin rose 130 basis points year over year, and Master Distribution equipment sales margin rose 760 basis points. Source
  • Material Handling demand recovering: Management said Material Handling bookings rose year to date, supporting its belief that customer investment and fleet replenishment activity is recovering. Source
  • Operating cash flow positive year to date: Net cash from operating activities was $26.1 million for the six months, against $(3.4) million a year earlier. Inventories used $61.9 million in the period. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA range cut at top: Management tightened the 2026 Adjusted EBITDA range to $167.5 million to $177.5 million, with the top end reduced from $182.5 million. Source

“we see signs of market recovery emerging as bookings, equipment volumes, pricing, and margin trends continue to improve.”

Ryan Greenawalt, Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA Source2026 fiscal yearbetween $167.5 million and $177.5 millionNarrowed, top end cut from $167.5 million to $182.5 million

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA range top end cut from $182.5 million to $177.5 million; the $167.5 million low end was unchanged. Source
  • Ended: Reconciliation footnote lists the divestiture of the Dock and Door business and an aerial fleet rental business in Chicago, among other items. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue down slightly year over year: Total revenues were $475.5 million, down $5.7 million or 1.2% year over year and up $65.0 million from the first quarter. Organic revenues fell $1.1 million, or 0.2%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA flat year over year: Adjusted EBITDA was $48.6 million, up $0.1 million year over year and up $20.5 million from the first quarter. Six-month Adjusted EBITDA was $76.7 million, against $82.1 million. Source
  • Net loss to common holders widened: Net loss available to common stockholders was $(8.2) million, or $(0.25) per basic and diluted share, against $(6.8) million a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted per-share loss smaller than last year: Adjusted basic and diluted pre-tax net loss per share was $(0.04), an improvement of $0.19 per share from the prior year. Source

Segments and regions

  • Material Handling revenue down 3.2%: Material Handling total revenues were $155.5 million, down $5.2 million or 3.2% year over year. Six-month revenues were $306.0 million, down 4.0%. Source
  • Construction Equipment up from first quarter: Construction Equipment total revenues were $298.0 million, down $2.7 million or 0.9% year over year. Segment revenue rose $53.7 million from the first quarter. Source
  • Master Distribution performance improved: Management said Master Distribution performance improved meaningfully during the quarter as tariff-related disruptions eased and end-market conditions stabilized. Source

“We were particularly encouraged by the performance and momentum within our Material Handling business”

Ryan Greenawalt, Chief Executive Officer

Products and customers

  • Service margin percentage up: Service gross profit percentage rose 160 basis points to 61.4%. Service revenues fell $1.1 million year over year to $63.8 million, and service cost of revenues fell $1.5 million. Source
  • Rental revenue up from first quarter: Rental revenues were $44.9 million, down $1.4 million year over year but up $6.3 million from the first quarter. Rental equipment sales were $29.1 million, up 1.0%. Source
  • Parts sales flat year over year: Parts sales were $75.6 million, unchanged year over year. Six-month parts sales were $146.8 million, down 0.5%. Source

Margins and costs

  • New and used equipment margins higher: New and used equipment sales gross profit margin rose 130 basis points year over year, and Master Distribution equipment sales margin rose 760 basis points. Source
  • Interest expense lower by $2.8 million: Interest expense was $19.5 million in the quarter, down $2.8 million year over year. Six-month interest expense was $39.0 million, down from $44.2 million. Source
  • Selling and administrative costs rose: Selling, general and administrative expenses rose $3.3 million to $105.6 million. Non-rental depreciation and amortization fell $1.0 million to $6.6 million. Source
  • Operating income slightly lower: Income from operations was $12.0 million, down $0.4 million or 3.2% year over year. Six-month income from operations was $6.3 million, down $6.9 million. Source

“As we enter the second half of 2026, we remain encouraged by improving booking trends, growing backlog levels”

Ryan Greenawalt, Chief Executive Officer

Demand and the order book

  • Material Handling demand recovering: Management said Material Handling bookings rose year to date, supporting its belief that customer investment and fleet replenishment activity is recovering. Source
  • Construction market activity improving: Management said Construction Equipment continued to benefit from improving market activity, while focusing on better returns on capital year over year. Source
  • Earlier volume pressure in construction: In the first quarter release, management said industry volumes of general prime equipment in its regions continued to experience modest downward pressure.

Cash, fleet and debt

  • Operating cash flow positive year to date: Net cash from operating activities was $26.1 million for the six months, against $(3.4) million a year earlier. Inventories used $61.9 million in the period. Source
  • Adjusted net debt and floor plan up: Adjusted total net debt and floor plan payables was $810.6 million at June 30, 2026, up from $806.5 million at December 31, 2025. Total debt was $1,085.7 million. Source
  • Rental equipment spending reduced: Expenditures for rental equipment were $9.0 million in the six months, against $23.7 million a year earlier. Rental fleet, net was $300.4 million at June 30, 2026. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • No share repurchases in six months: No common stock repurchases occurred in the six months ended June 30, 2026, compared with $6.5 million in the same period of 2025. Source
  • Preferred dividends paid, no common dividends: Preferred stock dividends paid were $1.5 million in the six months, unchanged year over year. No common stock dividends were declared or paid in 2026, against $3.9 million a year earlier. Source
  • Common shares outstanding increased: Common shares outstanding were 32,553,179 at June 30, 2026, up from 32,153,525 at December 31, 2025. Source

Strategy and full-year guidance

  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA range cut at top: Management tightened the 2026 Adjusted EBITDA range to $167.5 million to $177.5 million, with the top end reduced from $182.5 million. Source
  • Dock and Door and Chicago fleet divested: A reconciliation footnote lists a one-time loss or gain tied to divestitures of a battery shop location in New England, the Dock and Door business, and an aerial fleet rental business in Chicago. Source
  • Operational initiatives cited for flat EBITDA: Management attributed similar year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA to market trends and operational initiatives, despite lower revenues and a smaller rental fleet. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Convert demand into profitable growth: Management said it believes Alta is well positioned to convert improving demand into profitable growth, while prioritizing cash generation and leverage reduction. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Material Handling bookings, year-to-date increase Source12.3%
Rental fleet, gross book value Source$519.2 million

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The first quarter release said the first quarter marked the tail end of tariff-induced margin compression at Master Distribution. This release does not state a status against that view.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.