AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. (RELL)

Richardson Electronics Q4 net sales rise 27.6%; net income rises to $3.7 million

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Richardson Electronics reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $66.2 million, up 27.6% from a year earlier, and GAAP net income of $3.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, versus $1.1 million, or $0.08, a year earlier. For fiscal 2026, net sales rose 9.4% to $228.6 million and the company reported net income of $6.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.1 million the prior year. The board also declared a $0.06 quarterly cash dividend per share.

Key points

  • Q4 net sales were $66.2 million, up 27.6% from $51.9 million, with all three business units reporting year-over-year growth.
  • Q4 GAAP net income was $3.7 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, versus $1.1 million, or $0.08, in the prior-year quarter; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.21 versus $0.12.
  • Fiscal 2026 net sales were $228.6 million, up 9.4%; net income was $6.4 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $1.1 million in fiscal 2025.
  • Backlog was $164.4 million at fiscal year-end, up 8.7% from $151.2 million at the end of the third quarter; the $0.06 dividend is payable August 26, 2026, to holders of record as of August 7, 2026.

The filing

CompanyRICHARDSON ELECTRONICS, LTD. (RELL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 22, 2026, 4:25 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-312436

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

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