Open the filing on EDGARAtmus Filtration Technologies Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (Atmus; NYSE: ATMU), a global leader in filtration and media solutions, today reported financial results for its third quarter that ended September 30, 2026.
Third Quarter Highlights
- Net sales of $510 million
- Power Solutions segment net sales of $468 million
- Industrial Solutions segment net sales of $42 million
- Net income of $61 million
- Diluted earnings per share of $0.74
- Adjusted earnings per share of $0.77
- Adjusted EBITDA of $104 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.4%
- Power Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $96 million and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin of 20.5%
- Industrial Solutions Segment Adjusted EBITDA of $8 million and Segment Adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.6%
- Cash provided by operating activities was $98 million
- Adjusted free cash flow was $88 million
During the third quarter, Atmus repurchased $20 million of common stock under the $150 million share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in July 2024. On November 4, 2026, the Board of Directors authorized a new $300 million share repurchase program, which replaces the prior authorization. Additionally, Atmus paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock, an increase of 9% from the prior quarter.
2026 Outlook
The company is raising guidance for the full year 2026 as follows:
- Total company Net sales expected to be in the range of $2,010 million to $2,035 million
- Power Solutions segment net sales expected to be in the range of $1,850 million to $1,870 million
- Industrial Solutions segment net sales expected to be in the range of $160 million to $165 million
- Adjusted EBITDA margin expected to be in the range of 19.75% to 20.25%
- Adjusted earnings per share expected to be in the range of $2.90 to $3.05
“I am proud of the Atmus team, whose continued dedication drove our strong financial results while ensuring our industry leading Fleetguard® and Koch Filter® branded products protect what is important to our customers,” said Steph Disher, Chief Executive Officer of Atmus. “Our strong cash generation and outlook supports the announcement of an expanded share repurchase program - we will focus our capital allocation on investing for growth and returning cash to shareholders to create shareholder value.”
Third Quarter Results
For the third quarter of 2026, Atmus reported Net sales of $510 million, compared to $448 million in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 13.9%. The increase in sales was primarily driven by the acquisition of Koch Filter Corporation (“Koch Filter”), favorable volumes, benefits of currency and increases in pricing, partially offset by tariff refunds payable to customers.
Gross margin was $154 million, compared to $129 million in the third quarter of 2025. Gross margin as a percent of Net sales was 30.3% compared to 28.9% in the same period last year. The increase in Gross margin was primarily due to incremental margin from the acquisition of Koch Filter, favorable volume, pricing, manufacturing costs, impacts of currency, lower one-time costs associated with the separation of the business from Cummins Inc. and lower warranty costs, partially offset by higher material and freight costs.
Adjusted EBITDA was $104 million, compared to $92 million in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 20.4% compared to 20.4% in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2025 excludes $4 million of one-time costs associated with the separation of the business from Cummins.
Net income was $61 million, or $0.74 of diluted earnings per share in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $55 million, or $0.66 of diluted earnings per share in the same period last year.
Adjusted earnings per share was $0.77 in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $0.69 of Adjusted earnings per share in the same period last year.
The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2026 was 22.8% compared to 23.6% for the same period last year.
Cash provided by operating activities was $98 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $82 million in the third quarter of 2025.
Adjusted free cash flow was $88 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared to $72 million in the third quarter of 2025. Adjusted free cash flow in the third quarter of 2026 excludes $1 million of one-time capital expenditures associated with the acquisition of Koch Filter. The third quarter of 2025 excludes $3 million of one-time capital expenditures associated with the separation of the business from Cummins.
Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call and Webcast
Atmus will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the company's third quarter 2026 results on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. CT.
A live webcast and replay of the conference call can be accessed from the Atmus investor relations website at https://investors.atmus.com.
About Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc.
Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. (Atmus; NYSE: ATMU) is a global leader in filtration and media solutions. With more than 65 years of innovation and engineering expertise to deliver high-performance filtration solutions, Atmus operates through two business segments: Power Solutions, which serves global on- and off-highway equipment markets through its trusted Fleetguard® brand; and Industrial Solutions, which addresses commercial and industrial HVAC applications, and high- growth end markets including data centers and power generation environments - through its dependable Koch Filter® brand. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Atmus employs nearly 5,000 people worldwide who are committed to creating a better future by protecting what is important. Learn more at https://www.atmus.com.
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Non-GAAP measures
We use non-GAAP financial information and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and provide additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate our business. We use non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions and evaluate our performance. We have detailed the non-GAAP adjustments that we make in our non-GAAP definitions below. We believe the non-GAAP measures should always be considered along with the related U.S. GAAP financial measures. We have provided the reconciliations between the U.S. GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and we also discuss our underlying U.S. GAAP results throughout our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2026.
Our primary non-GAAP financial measures are listed below and reflect how we evaluate our current and prior-year operating results. As new events or circumstances arise, these definitions could change. When our definitions change, we provide the updated definitions and present the related non-GAAP historical results on a comparable basis.
- “EBITDA” is defined as earnings or losses before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and “EBITDA margin” is defined as EBITDA as a percent of Net sales. We believe EBITDA and EBITDA margin are useful measures of our operating performance as they assist investors and debt holders in comparing our performance on a consistent basis without regard to financing methods, capital structure, income taxes or depreciation and amortization methods, which can vary significantly depending upon many factors. Additionally, we believe these metrics are widely used by investors, securities analysts, ratings agencies and others in our industry in evaluating performance.
- “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as EBITDA after adding back certain one-time expenses, reflected in Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses, associated with becoming a standalone public company, transaction costs associated with the Koch Filter acquisition and costs related to the integration of Koch Filter and “Adjusted EBITDA margin” is defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net sales. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin are useful measures of our operating performance as they allow investors and debt holders to compare our performance on a consistent basis without regard to one-time costs attributable to our becoming a standalone public company and costs associated with the acquisition and integration of Koch Filter.
- “Adjusted earnings per share” is defined as diluted earnings per share (the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure) after adding back certain one-time expenses, reflected in Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses, associated with becoming a standalone public company, transaction costs associated with the Koch Filter acquisition, costs related to the integration of Koch Filter and amortization of the intangible assets acquired in the Koch Filter acquisition less the related tax impact of the same one-time expenses, acquisition and integration costs and amortization expense. We believe Adjusted earnings per share provides improved comparability of underlying operating results.
- “Free cash flow” is defined as cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities less capital expenditures and “Adjusted free cash flow” is defined as Free cash flow after adding back certain one-time capital expenditures and other separation costs associated with becoming a standalone public company, transaction costs associated with the Koch Filter acquisition and capital expenditures and other costs related to the integration of Koch Filter. We believe Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow are useful metrics used by management and investors to analyze our ability to service and repay debt and return value to shareholders.
The metrics defined above are not in accordance with, or alternatives for, U.S. GAAP financial measures and may not be consistent with measures used by other companies. It should be considered supplemental data; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA, EBITDA margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Adjusted earnings per share, Free cash flow and Adjusted free cash flow calculations are derived from amounts included in the consolidated statements of net income and cash flows.
We do not consider our non-GAAP financial measures as superior to, or a substitute for, the equivalent measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Some of the limitations are: such measures do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; such measures do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; such measures do not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt; although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and such measures do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements; and other companies in our industry may calculate such measures differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage you to review the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in our SEC filings and not rely on a single financial measure to evaluate our business.
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
(in millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| NET SALES | $510.0 | | $447.7 | |
| Cost of sales | 355.6 | | 318.3 | |
| GROSS MARGIN | 154.4 | | 129.4 | |
| OPERATING EXPENSES AND INCOME | | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 52.8 | | 45.9 | |
| Research, development and engineering expenses | 11.4 | | 10.0 | |
| Equity, royalty and interest income from investees | 7.1 | | 8.4 | |
| Intangible asset amortization | 2.8 | | - | |
| Other operating expense (income), net | 3.8 | | - | |
| OPERATING INCOME | 90.7 | | 81.9 | |
| Interest expense | 13.1 | | 8.5 | |
| Other income (expense), net | 0.9 | | (1.7) | |
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 78.5 | | 71.7 | |
| Income tax expense | 17.9 | | 16.9 | |
| NET INCOME | $60.6 | | $54.8 | |
| PER SHARE DATA: | | |
| Weighted-average shares for basic EPS | 81.4 | | 82.0 | |
| Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS | 81.9 | | 82.7 | |
| Basic earnings per share | $0.74 | | $0.67 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | $0.74 | | $0.66 | |
(a)Includes sales to related parties of $8.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $13.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025.
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions of U.S. dollars, except share data)
(Unaudited)
| September 30, 2026 | December 31, 2025 |
|---|
| ASSETS | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $273.3 | $236.4 |
| Trade and other receivables, net | 361.5 | 320.1 |
| Inventories | 325.0 | 282.3 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 41.7 | 53.6 |
| Total current assets | 1,001.5 | 892.4 |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 215.7 | 197.1 |
| Investments and advances related to equity method investees | 90.7 | 89.2 |
| Goodwill | 302.6 | 84.7 |
| Intangible assets, net | 206.4 | - |
| Other assets | 103.9 | 87.3 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | $1,920.8 | $1,350.7 |
| LIABILITIES | | |
| Accounts payable | $233.6 | $201.9 |
| Accrued compensation, benefits and retirement costs | 42.1 | 37.9 |
| Current portion of accrued product warranty | 3.3 | 5.4 |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | - | 30.0 |
| Other accrued expenses | 112.1 | 93.0 |
| Total current liabilities | 391.1 | 368.2 |
| Long-term debt | 948.3 | 540.0 |
| Accrued product warranty | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Other liabilities | 72.1 | 56.0 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 1,416.5 | 972.2 |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | | |
| EQUITY | | |
| Common stock, $0.0001 par value (2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 83,952,304 and 83,504,555 shares issued at September 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025, respectively) | - | - |
| Additional paid-in capital | 73.6 | 72.7 |
| Retained earnings | 613.7 | 454.6 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (61.9) | (68.1) |
| Treasury stock, at cost (2,747,771 shares at September 30, 2026, and 1,995,964 shares at December 31, 2025) | (121.1) | (80.7) |
| TOTAL EQUITY | 504.3 | 378.5 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $1,920.8 | $1,350.7 |
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Net income | $172.9 | | $159.4 | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows: | | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 35.6 | | 22.2 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 3.6 | | (0.3) | |
| Equity in income of investees, net of dividends | (4.7) | | (2.6) | |
| Share-based compensation | 11.9 | | 8.6 | |
| Foreign currency remeasurement and transaction exposure | 2.2 | | (4.5) | |
| Changes in current assets and liabilities: | | |
| Trade and other receivables | (19.6) | | (58.7) | |
| Inventories | (28.5) | | (27.3) | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12.8 | | 11.9 | |
| Accounts payable | 14.1 | | 26.8 | |
| Other accrued expenses | 15.1 | | 15.1 | |
| Changes in other liabilities | (10.2) | | (6.3) | |
| Other, net | 8.7 | | 10.9 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 213.9 | | 155.2 | |
| CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Capital expenditures | (36.4) | | (37.6) | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (453.9) | | - | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (490.3) | | (37.6) | |
| CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | |
| Long-term debt proceeds, net of financing costs paid | 995.6 | | - | |
| Payments on long-term debt | (620.0) | | (15.0) | |
| Repurchases of Common stock | (40.4) | | (59.8) | |
| Dividends paid | (13.8) | | (12.7) | |
| Withholding taxes paid on stock-based compensation | (13.6) | | - | |
| Common stock issued | 2.6 | | - | |
| Other, net | (0.9) | | (0.6) | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 309.5 | | (88.1) | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 3.8 | | 4.5 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 36.9 | | 34.0 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 236.4 | | 184.3 | |
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD | $273.3 | | $218.3 | |
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS PER SHARE - RECONCILIATION
(in millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| Net income | $60.6 | | $54.8 | |
| Weighted-average shares for basic EPS | 81.4 | | 82.0 | |
| Plus incremental shares from assumed conversions of long-term incentive plan shares | 0.5 | | 0.7 | |
| Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS | 81.9 | | 82.7 | |
| Basic earnings per share | $0.74 | | $0.67 | |
| Diluted earnings per share | $0.74 | | $0.66 | |
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NET INCOME TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA - RECONCILIATION
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| NET INCOME | $60.6 | | $54.8 | |
| Plus: | | |
| Interest expense | 13.1 | | 8.5 | |
| Income tax expense | 17.9 | | 16.9 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 12.4 | | 7.6 | |
| EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $104.0 | | $87.8 | |
| Plus: | | |
| One-time integration costs | $0.2 | | $ - | |
| One-time separation costs | - | | 3.7 | |
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $104.2 | | $91.5 | |
| Net sales | $510.0 | | $447.7 | |
| Net income margin | 11.9% | | 12.2% | |
| EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) | 20.4% | | 19.6% | |
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (non-GAAP) | 20.4% | | 20.4% | |
(a)Primarily comprised of transaction costs associated with the Koch Filter acquisition and other Information Technology, Human Resources and manufacturing costs related to the integration of Koch Filter.
(b)Primarily comprised of one-time expenses related to Information Technology, warehousing, manufacturing and Human Resources separation costs.
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE TO ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE - RECONCILIATION
(per share)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| Diluted earnings per share | $0.74 | | $0.66 | |
| Plus: | | |
| One-time separation costs | - | | 0.04 | |
| Intangible asset amortization | 0.04 | | - | |
| Less: | | |
| Tax impact of one-time separation costs | - | | 0.01 | |
| Tax impact of intangible asset amortization | 0.01 | | - | |
| Adjusted earnings per share | $0.77 | | $0.69 | |
(a)Primarily comprised of one-time expenses related to Information Technology, warehousing, manufacturing and Human Resources separation costs and the related tax impact of those expenses. The tax impact of one-time separation costs for the three months ended September 30, 2025, was $0.9 million.
(b)Amortization expense of the intangible assets acquired in the Koch Filter acquisition were $2.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026. The tax impact of the amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2026, was $0.6 million.
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES TO FREE CASH FLOW AND
ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW - RECONCILIATION
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, |
|---|
| 2026 | 2025 |
|---|
| Cash provided by operating activities | $98.0 | | $82.1 | |
| Less: | | |
| Capital expenditures | 10.8 | | 13.2 | |
| Free cash flow (non-GAAP) | $87.2 | | $68.9 | |
| Plus: | | |
| One-time integration costs | $0.2 | | $ - | |
| One-time capital expenditures | 1.0 | | 2.9 | |
| Adjusted free cash flow (non-GAAP) | $88.4 | | $71.8 | |
(a)One-time capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2026, are primarily comprised of expenditures associated with the integration of Koch Filter. One-time capital expenditures for the three months ended September 30, 2025, are primarily comprised of separation related expenditures.
ATMUS FILTRATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARIZED SEGMENT OPERATING RESULTS AND RECONCILIATION TO
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2026 |
|---|
| Power Solutions | Industrial Solutions | Total |
|---|
| External Sales | $468.1 | $41.9 | $510.0 |
| Cost of sales | 324.1 | 31.4 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 49.7 | 3.0 | |
| Research, development and engineering expenses | 11.2 | 0.2 | |
| Equity, royalty and interest income from investees | 7.1 | - | |
| Other expense (income) | 2.8 | (0.1) | |
| Add back: Depreciation and amortization | 8.6 | 0.8 | |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $96.0 | $8.2 | $104.2 |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 20.5% | 19.6% | |
| Reconciliation to Income before income taxes: | | | |
| Corporate expenses | | | $0.2 |
| Interest expense | | | 13.1 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | | 12.4 |
| Income before income taxes | | | $78.5 |
(a)Other expense (income) includes Other operating expense (income), net and Other income (expense), net from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
(b)Depreciation and amortization are not considered significant segment expenses but are presented here to reconcile to Segment Adjusted EBITDA, the measure used by our chief operating decision maker. The amount of depreciation and amortization disclosed by reportable segment is included within the Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses.
(c)Corporate expenses include $0.2 million of costs associated with the integration of Koch Filter.
| For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025 | |
|---|
| Power Solutions | Total |
|---|
| External Sales | $447.7 | $447.7 |
| Cost of sales | 315.8 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 44.7 | |
| Research, development and engineering expenses | 10.0 | |
| Equity, royalty and interest income from investees | 8.4 | |
| Other expense | 1.7 | |
| Add back: Depreciation and amortization | 7.6 | |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $91.5 | $91.5 |
| Segment Adjusted EBITDA Margin | 20.4% | |
| Reconciliation to Income before income taxes: | | |
| Corporate expenses | | $3.7 |
| Interest expense | | 8.5 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | 7.6 |
| Income before income taxes | | $71.7 |
(a)Other expense includes Other operating expense (income), net and Other income (expense), net from our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
(b)Depreciation and amortization are not considered significant segment expenses but are presented here to reconcile to Segment Adjusted EBITDA, the measure used by our chief operating decision maker. The amount of depreciation and amortization disclosed by reportable segment is included within the Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses.
(c)Corporate expenses include $3.7 million of one-time separation costs.
Contacts
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