1,916 material Form 8-K filings that 1,609 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 2026, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Noodles & Company reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $127.0 million, up 0.5% from $126.4 million a year earlier, and a net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, versus $17.6 million, or $3.04 per share, in the second quarter of 2025. The company raised its fiscal 2026 guidance for revenue, restaurant contribution margin and Adjusted EBITDA, which signals improved expected operating performance for shareholders, though the company still reported a net loss and ended the quarter with $1.3 million in cash and $105.4 million in debt.
Comparable restaurant sales rose 10.3% system-wide in the second quarter, with a 11.4% increase at company-owned restaurants and 5.5% at franchise restaurants.
Adjusted EBITDA increased 79% to $10.8 million, compared with $6.0 million in the second quarter of 2025.
Fiscal 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance is now $34 million to $38 million, and full-year revenue guidance is $485 million to $500 million.
The strategic review of alternatives, begun September 3, 2025, remains in process; the existing debt matures July 27, 2027.
Sensient reported second-quarter 2026 reported revenue of $462.1 million, up 11.6%, and diluted EPS of $1.20, up 36.4% from 88 cents a year earlier. The company raised its 2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance to between $4.10 and $4.20 from $3.70 to $3.90, and said local currency adjusted EBITDA growth is now expected in the mid-teen to high teen range.
Q2 2026 reported revenue $462.1 million, up 11.6%; local currency revenue up 9.9%
Q2 2026 reported operating income $76.7 million, up 32.9%; net earnings $51.4 million, up 36.6%
2026 GAAP diluted EPS guidance raised to $4.10 to $4.20 from $3.70 to $3.90
Q2 2026 results included $4.3 million of one-time tariff refunds in the Color Group
American Express reported second-quarter 2026 revenue net of interest expense of $19.6 billion, up 10% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $4.53, up 11%. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to 10% and kept its full-year EPS guidance at $17.30 to $17.90, saying it plans to reinvest the outperformance in growth initiatives.
Q2 2026 net income was $3.1 billion, up 8% from $2.9 billion a year ago; diluted EPS was $4.53 versus $4.08.
Full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance was raised to 10%; full-year EPS guidance of $17.30 to $17.90 was reaffirmed.
Card Member spending (billed business) rose 9% to $455.8 billion in the quarter; provisions for credit losses fell to $1.1 billion from $1.4 billion.
American Express announced a proposed acquisition of TheFork, a European restaurant booking platform.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.