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Insight Enterprises Inc.: Q1 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q1 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 7 May 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 1 lowered, 4 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Gross profit rose 14%: Gross profit reached $462.2 million, up from $406.5 million a year earlier, according to the summary table. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 6.6%: Adjusted earnings from operations were $141.1 million, or 6.6% of net sales, up from 5.3% a year earlier. GAAP earnings from operations were $71.7 million, or 3.4% of net sales. Source
  • North America adjusted profit rose 30%: North America adjusted earnings from operations rose 30% to $122.4 million, or 7.3% of its net sales. GAAP earnings from operations also rose 30%, to $66.2 million. Source
  • APAC posted a GAAP operating loss: APAC net sales rose 20% to $72.3 million. Selling and administrative expenses rose to $23.1 million from $10.7 million, and GAAP earnings from operations were a loss of $1.1 million. Source
  • Software sales fell, hardware rose: Software product net sales fell 21% year over year, while hardware product net sales rose 7%, as reported. Source
  • Gross margin expanded 240 basis points: Gross margin was 21.7%, up from 19.3% a year earlier, per the summary table. Source
  • Receivables and payables both increased: Accounts receivable rose $960.0 million and inventories rose $92.0 million in the quarter, while accounts payable rose $601.8 million. Accounts receivable, net, ended at $6.4 billion. Source

“In the first quarter, we delivered double-digit gross profit growth across every geography, as well as double-digit adjusted earnings from operations and adjusted diluted earnings per share growth.”

Jack Azagury, President and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted diluted EPS Sourcefull year 2026$11.00 to $11.50Kept
Gross margin Sourcefull year 2026approximately 21.5%Raised from approximately 21%
Interest and other expenses Sourcefull year 2026approximately $90 millionRaised from approximately $85 million
Effective tax rate Sourcefull year 202625.5% to 26.5%Kept
Capital expenditures Sourcefull year 2026$20 million to $30 millionKept
Average share count Sourcefull year 2026approximately 30.0 million sharesLowered from approximately 31.0 million shares
Acquisition-related intangibles amortization (excluded) Sourcefull year 2026approximately $83.4 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance kept: Adjusted diluted EPS range of $11.00 to $11.50 is unchanged from the February release, now with a bias toward the high end.
  • Guidance raised: Gross margin guidance raised to approximately 21.5% from approximately 21%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Assumed interest and other expenses raised to about $90 million from about $85 million. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Assumed full-year average share count lowered to about 30.0 million from about 31.0 million. Source
  • New: Jack Azagury is named President and Chief Executive Officer; the February release named Joyce Mullen in that role. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net sales rose 1%: Net sales were $2.1 billion, compared with $2.1 billion a year earlier. The summary table shows total net sales of $2,127,986 thousand. Source
  • Gross profit rose 14%: Gross profit reached $462.2 million, up from $406.5 million a year earlier, according to the summary table. Source
  • Net earnings more than doubled: Consolidated net earnings were $30.0 million, against $7.5 million a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.97, against $0.22. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA and EPS grew: Adjusted EBITDA rose 27% to $152.0 million, from $120.1 million a year earlier. Adjusted diluted EPS was $2.88, up 26%. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 6.6%: Adjusted earnings from operations were $141.1 million, or 6.6% of net sales, up from 5.3% a year earlier. GAAP earnings from operations were $71.7 million, or 3.4% of net sales. Source

Segments and regions

  • North America net sales declined: North America net sales fell 1% to $1.7 billion. Its gross profit rose 11% to $353.3 million. Source
  • North America adjusted profit rose 30%: North America adjusted earnings from operations rose 30% to $122.4 million, or 7.3% of its net sales. GAAP earnings from operations also rose 30%, to $66.2 million. Source
  • EMEA sales and profit both rose: EMEA gross profit rose 21% to $86.8 million. Adjusted earnings from operations rose 17% to $14.8 million. Source
  • APAC posted a GAAP operating loss: APAC net sales rose 20% to $72.3 million. Selling and administrative expenses rose to $23.1 million from $10.7 million, and GAAP earnings from operations were a loss of $1.1 million. Source
  • Currency effects shaped the comparison: Excluding currency effects, consolidated net sales fell 1%, with APAC up 11% and EMEA roughly flat. The company presents these as non-GAAP measures. Source

“The team has built a truly differentiated set of capabilities across hardware, software and services to deliver compelling solutions to our clients.”

Jack Azagury, President and Chief Executive Officer

Products and customers

  • Software sales fell, hardware rose: Software product net sales fell 21% year over year, while hardware product net sales rose 7%, as reported. Source
  • Services sales rose 17%: Services net sales rose 17% to $461.4 million, against $395.8 million a year earlier. Product net sales fell 2%. Source
  • Hardware gained share of sales: Hardware was 57% of net sales, up from 54%. Software fell to 21% from 27%, and services rose to 22% from 19%. Source

Costs and margins

  • Gross margin expanded 240 basis points: Gross margin was 21.7%, up from 19.3% a year earlier, per the summary table. Source
  • Services gross profit rose faster: Services gross profit reached $283.2 million; product gross profit reached $178.9 million. Source
  • Selling costs rose faster than sales: Selling and administrative expenses were 18.0% of net sales. Adjusted selling and administrative expenses were 15.1% of net sales. Source
  • Earnout revaluation charged to expenses: Change in fair value of earnout liabilities was $25.3 million. It sits within GAAP selling and administrative expenses and is excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Real estate impairment excluded from adjusted: A $1.4 million impairment loss on a long-lived real estate asset held for sale was recorded and excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Tax rate and interest expense higher: Effective tax rate was 39.4%. Interest expense, net was $23.6 million, up from $15.6 million a year earlier. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Operating cash flow was $32.4 million: Operating cash flow was $32.4 million, against $78.1 million a year earlier, per the cash flow statement. Source
  • Receivables and payables both increased: Accounts receivable rose $960.0 million and inventories rose $92.0 million in the quarter, while accounts payable rose $601.8 million. Accounts receivable, net, ended at $6.4 billion. Source
  • Debt rose on revolver borrowing: Long-term debt was $1,469.0 million at March 31, up from $1,361.3 million at December 31. Cash and cash equivalents ended at $440.6 million. Source

Capital returns and investment

  • Share repurchases of $75.0 million: The company repurchased $75.0 million of its common stock in the quarter. The comparable prior-year period shows no repurchases. Source
  • Capital spending slightly lower: Purchases of property and equipment were $6.0 million, against $7.1 million a year earlier. No acquisitions were made in the quarter. Source
  • Earnout and acquisition payments of $5.5 million: Earnout and acquisition related payments were $5.5 million. Other payments were $2.6 million, against $10.0 million a year earlier. Source

Strategy and transformation

  • Cloud and Core services named priorities: Management named Cloud and Core Services as the two critical priority areas of its strategy. Cloud gross profit rose 35%; Core Services gross profit rose 19%. Source
  • Transformation costs rose to $6.5 million: Transformation costs were $6.5 million, against $1.3 million, and are excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Solutions integrator transformation continues: Azagury said the company is continuing its transformation to become the leading Solutions Integrator. Source

People and restructuring

  • Executive recruitment costs $0.6 million: Executive recruitment and hiring costs were $0.6 million, against immaterial amounts a year earlier. They are excluded from adjusted results. Source
  • Severance and restructuring slightly lower: Severance and restructuring expenses, net, were $6.5 million, against $7.0 million. Acquisition and integration expenses were $1 thousand. Source
  • Stock compensation excluded from adjusted results: Non-cash stock-based compensation was $8.2 million, against $8.8 million. Adjusted results exclude this expense. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Inventories Source$251.6 million at March 31, 2026, up from $160.6 million at December 31, 2025

Risks management discussed

  • External: Guidance assumes no significant change in the macroeconomic environment, including changes related to tariffs or otherwise. Source
  • Financial: Management says it cannot reasonably estimate some expenses that could affect net earnings, diluted EPS and selling and administrative expenses. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The February release said adjusted guidance would exclude stock-based compensation from 2026. This release does not state whether that was achieved.

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.