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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)

American Vanguard Q2 net loss widens to $9.9 million; sales fall 10% to $117 million

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

American Vanguard reported unaudited results for the second quarter and first half of 2026. Second-quarter net sales fell 10% to $116.8 million and the company posted a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.34 per share, compared with a net loss of $0.8 million, or $0.03 per share, a year earlier. For the first half, adjusted EBITDA rose to $16.9 million from $14.0 million, but the net loss widened to $14.0 million, and the company reaffirmed its full-year outlook.

Key points

  • Q2 2026 net sales were $116.8 million vs. $129.3 million in Q2 2025; operating loss was $0.3 million vs. operating income of $4.4 million.
  • Q2 adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million vs. $11.0 million; first-half adjusted EBITDA was $16.9 million vs. $14.0 million.
  • First-half net loss was $14.0 million, or $0.49 per share, vs. $9.3 million, or $0.33 per share, a year earlier.
  • Full-year outlook reaffirmed: adjusted EBITDA of $44 million to $48 million on sales of $530 million to $550 million.

The filing

CompanyAMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 11, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-344619

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:51 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 11, 2026.

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