AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Dorman Products (DORM)

Dorman Products Q2 diluted EPS rises 53% to $2.93; raises 2026 EPS guidance

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Dorman Products reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $544.6 million, up 0.7%, and diluted EPS of $2.93, up 53%, helped by IEEPA tariff cost recovery. The company raised its 2026 diluted and adjusted EPS guidance but lowered its net sales growth outlook to 3% to 5% from 7% to 9%.

Key points

  • Q2 net sales of $544.6 million, up 0.7%; gross margin 46.1% vs. 40.6% a year earlier
  • Diluted EPS $2.93 vs. $1.91; adjusted diluted EPS $3.08 vs. $2.06, with IEEPA tariff recovery adding $1.18 per share
  • 2026 guidance: net sales growth cut to 3% to 5% from 7% to 9%; diluted EPS raised to $7.93 to $8.23 from $7.57 to $7.97
  • Repurchased $47 million of shares in the quarter; conference call on August 4, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. ET

The filing

CompanyDorman Products (DORM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 3, 2026, 4:32 PM ET
Accession number0000868780-26-000037

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 03, 2026.

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