Perimeter Solutions Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

By Perimeter Solutions | May 06, 2026, 6:00 AM

First quarter Net Income of $72.9M and Adjusted Net Income of $9.0M

Continued value driver execution and recent acquisitions drove first quarter Adjusted EBITDA of $41.2M

First quarter Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.44 and Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share of $0.06

Entered into key five-year contracts with the United States Defense Logistics Agency for suppressants and with California Department of Forestry for retardants in April 2026

CLAYTON, Mo., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Perimeter Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: PRM) (“Perimeter,” “Perimeter Solutions,” or the “Company”), a leading provider of industrial products and services that support critical and complex customer missions across a range of niche applications, today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

First Quarter 2026 Results

  • Net sales increased 74% to $125.1 million in the first quarter, as compared to $72.0 million in the prior year quarter.

    • Fire Safety net sales increased 22% to $45.5 million, as compared to $37.1 million in the prior year quarter.
    • Specialty Products net sales increased 128% to $79.6 million, as compared to $34.9 million in the prior year quarter.
  • Net income during the first quarter was $72.9 million, or $0.44 earnings per diluted share, as compared to net income of $56.7 million, or $0.36 earnings per diluted share in the prior year quarter.
  • First quarter non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share was $0.06, as compared to non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.03 in the prior year quarter.
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 128% to $41.2 million in the first quarter, as compared to $18.1 million in the prior year quarter.

    • Fire Safety Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 85% to $18.7 million, as compared to $10.1 million in the prior year quarter.
    • Specialty Products Segment Adjusted EBITDA increased 181% to $22.5 million, as compared to $8.0 million in the prior year quarter.
  • Reconciliation tables for non-GAAP measures are available in the attached schedules.

Capital Allocation

  • On January 22, 2026, the Company acquired the outstanding capital stock of Medical Manufacturing Technologies, LLC (“MMT”) for a total cash purchase price, net of cash acquired of $682.3 million which was funded with cash on hand and proceeds from a senior secured notes offering. MMT is included within the Specialty Products segment.
  • The Company invested $5.8 million in capital expenditures during the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

Conference Call and Webcast

As previously announced, Perimeter Solutions management will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 to discuss financial results for the first quarter 2026. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 407-9764 (toll-free) or (201) 689-8551 (toll).

The conference call will also be webcast simultaneously on Perimeter’s website (https://ir.perimeter-solutions.com), accessed under the Investor Relations page. The webcast link will be made available on the Company's website prior to the start of the call; go to the investor relations page of our website to the News & Events menu and click on “Events & Presentations.”

A slide presentation will also be available for reference during the conference call; go to the investor relations page of our website to the News & Events menu and click on “Events & Presentations.”

Following the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Company’s website. A telephonic replay will also be available approximately three hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing (877) 660-6853 (toll-free) or (201) 612-7415 (toll) and using Access ID “13758345”. The telephonic replay will be available until June 6, 2026 (11:59 p.m. ET).

About Perimeter Solutions

Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM) is a leading provider of industrial products and services that support critical and complex customer missions across a range of niche applications. Perimeter’s focus on superior customer service, paired with our Value Driver-focused operating strategy, decentralized operating model, and focus on driving value via capital allocation and capital structure management, fulfills our dual mandate: to serve customers and create value for stockholders. Perimeter is comprised of two segments, Fire Safety, including fire retardants and fire suppressants, and Specialty Products, which currently spans lubricant additives, electronic and electro-mechanical components, and highly engineered machinery for the medical device industry. Perimeter expects to continue expanding its portfolio through organic growth and value creating acquisitions.

Forward-looking Information

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and similar references to future periods.

Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results, and involve risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions. Although Perimeter believes any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect the Company’s actual financial results and cause them to differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, including the risk factors described from time to time by us in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, but not limited to, the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers should consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statement made by Perimeter in this press release speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Perimeter undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

SOURCE: Perimeter Solutions, Inc.

CONTACT: ir@perimeter-solutions.com

PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
  
 Three Months Ended March 31,
  2026   2025 
Net sales$125,069  $72,030 
Cost of goods sold 74,282   43,877 
Gross profit 50,787   28,153 
Operating expenses (income):   
Selling, general and administrative expense 23,061   16,299 
Amortization expense 22,599   14,099 
Founders advisory fees - related party (76,378)  (80,613)
Other operating expense 9,018   561 
Total operating income (21,700)  (49,654)
Operating income 72,487   77,807 
Other expense (income):   
Interest expense, net 24,356   9,644 
Foreign currency gain (1,351)  (1,159)
Other (income) expense, net (364)  143 
Total other expense, net 22,641   8,628 
Income before income taxes 49,846   69,179 
Income tax benefit (expense) 23,090   (12,493)
Net income 72,936   56,686 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:   
Foreign currency translation adjustments (6,566)  7,885 
Total comprehensive income$66,370  $64,571 
Earnings per share:   
Basic$0.47  $0.38 
Diluted$0.44  $0.36 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:   
Basic 153,863,650   148,556,284 
Diluted 165,074,373   156,727,696 


PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share data)
    
 March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025
ASSETS(Unaudited)  
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$91,624  $325,927 
Accounts receivable, net 87,536   64,363 
Inventories 191,026   139,634 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 27,987   34,049 
Total current assets 398,173   563,973 
Property, plant and equipment, net 101,296   85,138 
Operating lease right-of-use assets 37,297   30,152 
Finance lease right-of-use assets 5,490   5,713 
Goodwill 1,365,415   1,065,211 
Customer lists, net 924,377   628,189 
Technology and patents, net 200,318   184,804 
Tradenames, net 125,297   86,330 
Other assets, net 6,715   3,497 
Total assets$3,164,378  $2,653,007 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$38,408  $30,301 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 61,322   47,212 
Founders advisory fees payable - related party 25,839   95,726 
Deferred revenue 3,322   1,879 
Total current liabilities 128,891   175,118 
Long-term debt, net 1,209,650   669,122 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion 32,858   27,860 
Finance lease liabilities, net of current portion 5,560   5,694 
Deferred income taxes 121,788   80,410 
Founders advisory fees payable - related party 338,480   440,697 
Preferred stock 117,753   115,904 
Preferred stock - related party 586   1,293 
Other non-current liabilities 3,963   3,590 
Total liabilities 1,959,529   1,519,688 
Commitments and contingencies   
Stockholders’ equity:   
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized; 188,505,219 and 174,818,216 shares issued; 163,127,063 and 149,440,060 shares outstanding at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively 19   17 
Treasury stock, at cost; 25,378,156 shares at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (168,197)  (168,197)
Additional paid-in capital 2,106,116   2,100,958 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (12,936)  (6,370)
Accumulated deficit (720,153)  (793,089)
Total stockholders’ equity 1,204,849   1,133,319 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$3,164,378  $2,653,007 


PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
  
 Three Months Ended March 31,
  2026   2025 
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income$72,936  $56,686 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:   
Founders advisory fees - related party (change in fair value) (76,378)  (80,613)
Depreciation and amortization expense 27,139   16,893 
Interest and payment-in-kind on preferred stock 1,904   1,833 
Stock-based compensation 2,598   2,671 
Non-cash lease expense 2,513   1,395 
Deferred income taxes (27,055)  8,927 
Amortization of deferred financing costs 709   444 
Foreign currency gain (1,351)  (1,159)
Loss on disposal of assets 17   3 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:   
Accounts receivable 3,424   11,830 
Inventories (3,099)  2,145 
Prepaid expenses and current other assets 878   766 
Accounts payable (976)  (3,513)
Deferred revenue 219   4,564 
Income taxes payable, net 5,338   1,660 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 2,399   7,253 
Founders advisory fees - related party (cash settled) (95,726)  (6,677)
Operating lease liabilities (1,903)  (994)
Finance lease liabilities (119)  (127)
Other, net (2,428)  (241)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (88,961)  23,746 
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Purchase of property and equipment (5,801)  (4,813)
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired (682,294)  (10,000)
Net cash used in investing activities (688,095)  (14,813)
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Common stock repurchased    (8,183)
Proceeds from exercises of options 3,000   41 
Principal payments on finance lease obligations (179)  (251)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 550,000    
Payment of debt issuance costs (10,057)   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 542,764   (8,393)
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents (11)  1,054 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents (234,303)  1,594 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 325,927   198,456 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$91,624  $200,050 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:   
Cash paid for interest$154  $6 
Cash (received) paid for income taxes$(2,034) $530 
        

Non-GAAP Financial Metrics

The Company provides non-GAAP financial measures for Adjusted EBITDA, Segment Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, and Adjusted Earnings Per Share data as supplemental information regarding the Company’s business performance. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they provide investors with a better understanding of the Company’s past financial performance and future results. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures when it internally evaluates the performance of its business and makes operating decisions, including internal operating budgeting, performance measurement, and discretionary compensation.

Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA are defined as income (loss) before income taxes plus net interest and other financing expenses, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted on a consistent basis for certain non-recurring, unusual or non-operational items. These items include (i) restructuring, (ii) acquisition related costs, (iii) founder advisory fee expenses, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) purchase accounting impact and (vi) foreign currency loss (gain). To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Perimeter is providing a summary to show the computations of Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures used by the Company's management and by external users of Perimeter’s financial statements, such as debt and equity investors, commercial banks and others, to assess the Company’s operating performance as compared to that of other companies, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. Adjusted EBITDA and Segment Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP (in thousands).

(Unaudited)Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
 Fire Safety Specialty
Products
 Total Fire Safety Specialty
Products
 Total
Income (loss) before income taxes$62,127  $(12,281) $49,846  $58,878  $10,301  $69,179 
Depreciation and amortization 14,492   12,647   27,139   12,765   4,128   16,893 
Interest and financing expense 10,455   13,901   24,356   5,954   3,690   9,644 
Founders advisory fees - related party (66,890)  (9,488)  (76,378)  (69,327)  (11,286)  (80,613)
Non-recurring expenses(1) 132   259   391   234   673   907 
Acquisition costs 10   8,958   8,968      561   561 
Stock-based compensation expense 716   1,882   2,598   1,576   1,095   2,671 
Purchase accounting impact(2)    5,590   5,590          
Foreign currency (gain) loss (2,351)  1,000   (1,351)  5   (1,164)  (1,159)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA$18,691  $22,468  $41,159  $10,085  $7,998  $18,083 


(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2026, $0.3 million was related to litigation costs arising from a contractual dispute regarding control of the P2S5 facility, which is currently operated by Flexsys Chemical Company, and $0.1 million was related to restructuring and other non-recurring costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, $0.5 million was related to restructuring and other non-recurring costs, and $0.4 million was related to the Redomiciliation Transaction.

(2) For the three months ended March 31, 2026, $5.6 million was primarily related to the impact of purchase accounting on the cost of inventory sold. The inventory acquired received a purchase accounting step-up in basis.
   

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share

The computation of Adjusted Earnings Per Share (“Adjusted EPS”) is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by adjusted diluted shares. Adjusted Net Income is defined as net income (loss) plus amortization, certain non-recurring, unusual or non-operational items, and the tax impact of these non-GAAP adjustments. These adjustments include (i) restructuring, (ii) acquisition related costs, (iii) founder advisory fee expenses, (iv) stock-based compensation expense, (v) purchase accounting impact and (vi) foreign currency loss (gain). Adjusted diluted shares is the weighted average diluted shares outstanding, adjusted by adding dilution for options excluded under U.S. GAAP due to a net loss, less dilution related to founders advisory fees. To supplement the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, Perimeter is providing a summary to show the computations of Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS, which are non-GAAP measures used by the Company's management and by external users of Perimeter’s financial statements, such as debt and equity investors, commercial banks and others, to assess the Company's operating performance as compared to that of other companies, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis. Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Net Income should not be considered alternatives to GAAP earnings (loss) per share (“GAAP EPS”), net income (loss), operating income (loss), cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP (in thousands, except share and per share data).

(Unaudited)Three Months Ended March 31,
    2026   2025 
GAAP net income$72,936  $56,686 
Adjustments:   
Amortization 22,599   14,099 
Founders advisory fees - related party (76,378)  (80,613)
Non-recurring expenses(1) 391   907 
Acquisition costs 8,968   561 
Stock-based compensation expense 2,598   2,671 
Purchase accounting impact(2) 5,590    
Foreign currency gain (1,351)  (1,159)
Tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments(3) (26,319)  10,937 
Adjusted net income$9,034  $4,089 
      
Shares used in computing GAAP Earnings Per Share (diluted) 165,074,373   156,727,696 
Options(4)     
Shares underlying Founders fixed advisory fees(5) (4,714,122)  (7,071,183)
Shares underlying Founders variable advisory fees(6)     
Shares used in computing Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted) 160,360,251   149,656,513 
      
GAAP Earnings Per Share (diluted)$0.44  $0.36 
Adjusted Earnings Per Share (diluted)$0.06  $0.03 
____________________   
      
(1)
 For the three months ended March 31, 2026, $0.3 million was related to litigation costs arising from a contractual dispute regarding control of the P2S5 facility, which is currently operated by Flexsys Chemical Company, and $0.1 million was related to restructuring and other non-recurring costs. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, $0.5 million was related to restructuring and other non-recurring costs, and $0.4 million was related to the Redomiciliation Transaction.
(2)
 For the three months ended March 31, 2026, $5.6 million was primarily related to the impact of purchase accounting on the cost of inventory sold. The inventory acquired received a purchase accounting step-up in basis.
(3)
 The tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments reflects the total income tax expense commensurate with the non-GAAP measure of profitability.
(4)
 The Company adds back the dilutive impact of options if amounts were excluded for purposes of GAAP EPS due to a GAAP net loss during the period.
(5)
 As of March 31, 2026, a maximum of 2.4 million shares were issuable within 12 months under the Founders fixed advisory fee.
(6)
 Based on period end market prices as of March 31, 2026, no shares were issuable within 12 months under the Founders variable advisory fee.



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