AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Standard Motor Products (SMP)

Standard Motor Products Q3 diluted EPS $1.42 vs $1.32; 2026 guidance reaffirmed

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings

Standard Motor Products reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $507.8 million, up from $498.8 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS from continuing operations of $1.42 versus $1.32. The company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance for low to mid-single digit sales growth and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 11% to 12%, and said net debt leverage fell to 1.8x from 2.5x in the second quarter.

Key points

  • Q3 2026 adjusted net sales of $512.9 million, up 2.8% excluding IEEPA tariff refund accounting; non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.54 versus $1.36
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $66.6 million, up from $61.7 million in Q3 2025; total net debt of $381.9 million at quarter-end
  • Quarterly dividend of 33 cents per share, payable December 1, 2026 to holders of record on November 16, 2026

The filing

CompanyStandard Motor Products (SMP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 30, 2026, 10:56 AM ET
Accession number0000093389-26-000098

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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