Every material Form 8-K Toro filed with the SEC in 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.
The Toro Company increased its board from ten to eleven members and elected David W. Huml, president and chief executive officer of Tennant Company, as a director effective immediately. Huml also joins the Audit Committee and Finance Committee, and will serve in the class of directors with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting. The appointment is a board change rather than a change in operations or financial results.
Board size increased from ten to eleven directors on September 21, 2026
David W. Huml, president and CEO of Tennant Company, elected to the Board and to the Audit and Finance Committees
Huml will receive customary non-employee director compensation, as described in the proxy statement for the March 17, 2026 annual meeting
Filing states no arrangements or reportable related-person transactions involving Huml
Toro reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results for the period ended July 31, 2026, with net sales up 8.4% to $1.23 billion and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.81, up from $0.54. The company raised its full-year net sales growth and adjusted EPS guidance, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected results for fiscal 2026.
Third-quarter net sales were $1.23 billion, up 8.4% year over year; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.81 versus $0.54, and adjusted diluted EPS was $1.33 versus $1.24.
Full-year fiscal 2026 net sales growth guidance was raised to 6.3% to 6.6%, from 4.0% to 6.5%.
Full-year adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $4.60 to $4.65, from $4.50 to $4.62.
Toro returned $110 million to shareholders in the quarter, bringing the year-to-date total to $471 million.
The Toro Company said its board elected President and Chief Operating Officer Edric C. Funk as president and chief executive officer, effective November 1, 2026, as part of a planned succession. Richard M. Olson, CEO since November 2016, will become executive chairman on the same date, and Funk joined the board immediately.
Funk was elected by the board on July 21, 2026, joined the company in 1996, and has been president and COO since September 2025.
Funk's annual base salary rises from $715,000 to $1,000,000 effective November 1, 2026, with a fiscal 2027 cash incentive target of 120% of base salary.
Olson's base salary will be $763,000 as executive chairman, with a fiscal 2027 cash incentive target of 130% of base salary, effective November 1, 2026.
The board increased its size from nine to ten directors to seat Funk, whose term ends at the 2027 annual meeting.
Toro reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results, with net sales up 8.1% to $1.42 billion and diluted EPS up 9.5% to $1.50 (adjusted EPS up 12.7% to $1.60). The company raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.50 to $4.62 from $4.40 to $4.60, and raised its net sales growth range to 4.0% to 6.5% from 3.0% to 6.5%.
Q2 net sales rose 8.1% year over year to $1.42 billion; Professional segment sales rose 9.1% to $1.11 billion.
Diluted EPS was $1.50, up from $1.37; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.60, up from $1.42.
Full-year fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $4.50 to $4.62, from $4.40 to $4.60.
Company returned $228 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in the quarter, and reported free cash flow of $265.5 million for the first six months.
At its March 17, 2026 annual meeting, Toro stockholders approved a new 2026 Equity Plan, two charter amendments, and the election of three directors to terms ending in 2029. The charter amendments, which change the par value of all capital stock from $1.00 to $0.01 per share and limit officer liability under Delaware law, took effect on March 17, 2026.
The 2026 Equity Plan authorizes a maximum of 3,650,000 new shares, plus certain shares remaining under the 2022 Plan, and replaces the 2022 Plan for future equity awards.
Stockholders approved changing the par value of all capital stock from $1.00 to $0.01 per share, effective March 17, 2026.
Dianne C. Craig, Eric P. Hansotia and D. Christian Koch were elected as directors for terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting; KPMG LLP was ratified as auditor for fiscal 2026.
Toro reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 net sales of $1.04 billion, up 4% from a year earlier, and reported EPS of $0.69 versus $0.52, with adjusted EPS up 14% to $0.74. The company raised its full-year net sales growth guidance to 3% to 6.5% and adjusted EPS guidance to $4.40 to $4.60, while the Residential segment's sales and earnings declined.
Net sales rose 4% to $1.04 billion; Professional up 7.2% to $824.0 million, Residential down 6.8% to $206.0 million
Reported diluted EPS was $0.69 versus $0.52; adjusted EPS was $0.74 versus $0.65
Full-year adjusted EPS guidance raised to $4.40 to $4.60 from $4.35 to $4.50
Company returned $133 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $94.9 million of stock repurchases and $38.3 million of dividends
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