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Perimeter Group Inc.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Net sales rose 24% in quarter: Quarter net sales were $389.9 million, up from $315.4 million a year earlier. Year-to-date net sales rose 32% to $728.7 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 20%: Adjusted EBITDA was $223.5 million, up from $186.3 million. Management attributed the result to Value Driver execution and recent acquisitions. Source
  • Fire Safety sales rose 14%: Fire Safety net sales were $312.6 million, and segment Adjusted EBITDA was $201.6 million, up 14% from $177.2 million. Source
  • Specialty Products sales rose 84%: Specialty Products net sales were $77.3 million, against $42.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Nine-month operating cash flow fell: Nine-month operating cash flow was $73.5 million, against $219.5 million. The period included $95.7 million of cash-settled founders advisory fees. Source
  • Long-term debt rose to $1.21 billion: Long-term debt, net was $1,210.9 million at September 30, 2026, against $669.1 million at December 31, 2025. The nine months included $550.0 million of debt proceeds. Source
  • Monaco acquisition closed for $117.1M: Monaco Enterprises closed July 30 for $117.1 million net of cash acquired, against $120.0 million cited in the July release. It was funded with cash and credit facilities. Source
  • Company renamed Perimeter Group Inc.: The company completed a name change from Perimeter Solutions, Inc. to Perimeter Group Inc. Source

“Continued Value Driver execution and recent acquisitions drove third quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $223.5M”

Perimeter Group Inc., press release

What changed from last quarter

  • New: The company completed a name change from Perimeter Solutions, Inc. to Perimeter Group Inc. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Net sales rose 24% in quarter: Quarter net sales were $389.9 million, up from $315.4 million a year earlier. Year-to-date net sales rose 32% to $728.7 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 20%: Adjusted EBITDA was $223.5 million, up from $186.3 million. Management attributed the result to Value Driver execution and recent acquisitions. Source
  • Adjusted EPS rose to $0.85: Adjusted EPS was $0.85 against $0.82 a year earlier. Adjusted net income was $144.3 million, against $125.5 million. Source
  • Year-to-date net income turned positive: Year-to-date GAAP net income was $195.8 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, after a prior-year net loss of $66.1 million. Source

Segment performance

  • Fire Safety sales rose 14%: Fire Safety net sales were $312.6 million, and segment Adjusted EBITDA was $201.6 million, up 14% from $177.2 million. Source
  • Specialty Products sales rose 84%: Specialty Products net sales were $77.3 million, against $42.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Specialty Products EBITDA rose 140%: Specialty Products segment Adjusted EBITDA was $21.9 million, against $9.1 million in the prior year quarter. Source
  • Year-to-date Specialty sales rose 103%: Year-to-date Specialty Products net sales were $241.7 million. Year-to-date Fire Safety net sales rose 13% to $487.0 million. Source

“Perimeter reinvests in its businesses to strengthen the products and services they provide to customers, and it expects to continue growing organically and through value-creating acquisitions.”

Perimeter Group Inc., press release

Margins and operating costs

  • Gross profit rose in dollars: Gross profit was $238.4 million on net sales of $389.9 million, against $199.1 million on $315.4 million a year earlier. Source
  • Inventory step-up excluded from EBITDA: A $3.7 million purchase accounting inventory step-up was recorded in the quarter and excluded from Adjusted EBITDA as a non-recurring item. Source
  • Net interest expense more than doubled: Net interest expense was $20.4 million for the quarter, against $9.9 million a year earlier. Source
  • Amortization expense rose 63%: Amortization expense was $24.8 million for the quarter, against $15.2 million a year earlier. Nine-month amortization was $71.4 million. Source

Founders advisory fees and shares

  • Founders fee line was income: The founders advisory fees line was income of $239.5 million in the quarter, against expense of $247.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Variable fee shares no longer issuable: At September 30, 2026, no shares were issuable within 12 months under the variable fee. At June 30, 2026, up to 6.1 million were. Source
  • Fixed fee shares up to 2.4 million: A maximum of 2.4 million shares were issuable within 12 months under the fixed founders advisory fee as of September 30, 2026. Source
  • Founders fee payables declined: Current founders fee payables were $61.4 million, against $95.7 million at December 31, 2025. Non-current payables were $329.7 million, against $440.7 million. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Nine-month operating cash flow fell: Nine-month operating cash flow was $73.5 million, against $219.5 million. The period included $95.7 million of cash-settled founders advisory fees. Source
  • Long-term debt rose to $1.21 billion: Long-term debt, net was $1,210.9 million at September 30, 2026, against $669.1 million at December 31, 2025. The nine months included $550.0 million of debt proceeds. Source
  • Cash balance fell to $115.9 million: Cash and cash equivalents were $115.9 million at September 30, 2026, against $325.9 million at December 31, 2025. Source

Acquisitions and capital spending

  • Monaco acquisition closed for $117.1M: Monaco Enterprises closed July 30 for $117.1 million net of cash acquired, against $120.0 million cited in the July release. It was funded with cash and credit facilities. Source
  • Goodwill and intangibles increased: Goodwill was $1,431.3 million and intangible assets, net were $1,246.5 million, against $1,065.2 million and $899.3 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Quarter capital spending was $12.7M: Capital expenditures were $12.7 million in the quarter. Nine-month purchases of property and equipment were $31.2 million, against $22.6 million. Source

Strategy and corporate changes

  • Company renamed Perimeter Group Inc.: The company completed a name change from Perimeter Solutions, Inc. to Perimeter Group Inc. Source
  • Model built on Value Drivers: The company describes its model as serving customers while driving private-equity-like returns, enabled by Operational Value Drivers and a decentralized structure. Source
  • Six businesses across two segments: The company describes six businesses in two segments. Fire Safety now includes Monaco Enterprises, and Specialty Products includes three named businesses. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Non-recurring items in the quarter included $1.0 million of litigation costs from a contractual dispute, excluded from Adjusted EBITDA. Source
  • Financial: GAAP results move with the change in fair value of founders advisory fees, which the company excludes from Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The earlier release gave this expectation for Monaco. The current release does not restate the contribution figure.

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.