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).
Gates Industrial Corporation reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $941.6 million, up 6.6% from a year earlier, and net income attributable to shareholders of $170.9 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, compared with $56.5 million, or $0.22, in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance for core sales growth, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted earnings per share, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected profitability for the year.
Second-quarter net sales were $941.6 million, up 6.6%, with core sales up 4.9%.
Net income attributable to shareholders was $170.9 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, versus $56.5 million, or $0.22, a year earlier; the quarter included an income tax benefit of $78.0 million.
Adjusted net income per diluted share was $0.44, up from $0.39 a year earlier.
Updated 2026 guidance: adjusted EBITDA of $800 million to $830 million (previously $775 million to $835 million) and adjusted EPS of $1.62 to $1.70 (previously $1.52 to $1.68).
nVent reported second-quarter 2026 sales of $1.5 billion, up 53%, and diluted EPS of $1.32, up 103%, with adjusted EPS of $1.45, up 69%. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance, including adjusted EPS of $5.00 to $5.10, up from $4.45 to $4.55, which signals a higher earnings outlook for shareholders.
Q2 2026 operating income was $301 million, up 92%; adjusted operating income was $323 million, up 61%.
Full-year 2026 reported sales growth guidance is 37% to 39%, up from 26% to 28%.
Full-year 2026 GAAP EPS guidance is $4.29 to $4.39, up from $3.68 to $3.78; adjusted EPS guidance is $5.00 to $5.10, up from $4.45 to $4.55.
Third-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS is estimated at $1.35 to $1.38; a $0.21 quarterly dividend is payable August 7, 2026.
Protolabs reported record second quarter 2026 revenue of $149.3 million, up 10.6% from a year earlier, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.37 versus $0.18 in the prior-year quarter. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to 8% to 10%, from 6% to 8%, and gave third-quarter revenue guidance of $145.0 million to $153.0 million.
Q2 2026 revenue was a record $149.3 million, up 10.6% year-over-year; GAAP net income was $9,152 thousand, versus $4,427 thousand a year earlier
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.60 versus $0.41 in Q2 2025; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37 versus $0.18
Full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance raised to 8% to 10%, from 6% to 8%
Q3 2026 outlook: revenue of $145.0 million to $153.0 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.34 to $0.42
BrightSpring reported second quarter 2026 net revenue of $3.87 billion, up 23.0% from a year earlier, and net income of $87 million compared with $9 million in the second quarter of 2025. The company also raised its full-year 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA guidance, which excludes the Community Living business it divested on March 30, 2026. For shareholders, the quarter shows higher revenue and profit and a higher full-year outlook.
Q2 2026 net revenue of $3,873 million, up 23.0% from $3,148 million; gross profit of $493 million, up 31.5%
Net income of $87 million vs. $9 million in Q2 2025; diluted EPS of $0.38 vs. $0.13 attributable to common shareholders
Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $15,100 million to $15,425 million; Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $820 million to $845 million
Leverage fell to 2.15x at June 30, 2026, from 2.27x at March 31, 2026, after a $300.0 million First Lien Facility paydown
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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.