Every material Form 8-K CRAWFORD & CO has filed with the SEC since August 03, 2026, 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). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Crawford & Company reported third-quarter 2026 revenues before reimbursements of $321.6 million, down slightly from $322.2 million a year earlier, while GAAP net income rose 21% to $15.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share. CEO Bruce Swain said lower claims frequency and moderating weather-related activity are expected to pressure fourth-quarter results, which matters to shareholders because the company gave no numeric outlook in the filing.
Revenues before reimbursements were $321.6 million versus $322.2 million in the third quarter of 2025.
GAAP net income was $15.0 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, versus $12.4 million, or $0.25, a year earlier.
Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.37 versus $0.32; management expects fourth-quarter pressure from lower claims frequency and moderating weather activity.
Operating cash flow was $29.0 million for the first nine months of 2026, down from $51.7 million; total debt rose to $225.1 million from $189.1 million at December 31, 2025.
On August 10, 2026, Crawford & Company bought 1,000,000 Class A shares from Jesse C. Crawford, its majority shareholder, at 97% of the NYSE closing price, for an aggregate price of approximately $12.8 million. The Audit Committee and Board approved the purchase as a related party transaction, and the Board determined it to be fair to the Company and its shareholders. After the closing, the Company will have 28,686,832 Class A and 18,904,905 Class B shares outstanding.
Purchase of 1,000,000 Class A shares on August 10, 2026, from Jesse C. Crawford
Price set at 97% of the official NYSE closing price, an aggregate of approximately $12.8 million ($12,813,700)
Seller is the father of Jesse C. Crawford, Jr., Non-Executive Chair of the Board
Post-closing outstanding shares: 28,686,832 Class A and 18,904,905 Class B
Crawford & Company reported second-quarter 2026 revenues before reimbursements of $321.4 million, down slightly from $323.0 million a year earlier, while GAAP net income rose 73% to $13.4 million. The Board approved an increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.08 per share, and the company said its International Operations and Broadspire segments drove the results.
Revenues before reimbursements were $321.4 million versus $323.0 million in Q2 2025.
Diluted EPS for CRD-A was $0.27 versus $0.16; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.38 versus $0.22.
International Operations operating earnings rose to $10.9 million from $7.3 million, with operating margin at 7.9% versus 5.5%.
Q2 2026 included a $2.3 million software impairment and a $1.3 million net loss on disposition of businesses.
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