NWPX Infrastructure Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

• Record net sales of $179.4 million, up 18.7% year-over-year, and record gross profit of $38.2 million, up 18.8% year-over-year
• Record Water Transmission Systems segment ("WTS") net sales of $131.9 million, up 27.0% year-over-year, and record WTS gross profit of $27.3 million, up 23.4% year-over-year
• Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems segment ("Precast") net sales of $47.5 million, up 0.6% year-over-year, and Precast gross profit of $10.9 million, up 8.6% year-over-year
• Net income of $18.2 million, or $1.86 per diluted share
• WTS backlog¹ of $264 million; record backlog including confirmed orders² of $435 million
• Precast order book³ of $67 million
• Completed acquisition of Serpentix Conveyor, LLC ("Serpentix") on September 2, 2026

VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ: NWPX) ("NWPX Infrastructure" and the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. The Company will broadcast its third quarter 2026 earnings conference call on Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 7:00 a.m. PT.

Management Commentary

"The third quarter of 2026 was another outstanding quarter for NWPX Infrastructure, highlighted by record financial performance across several key metrics," said Scott Montross, President and Chief Executive Officer of NWPX Infrastructure. "We generated record quarterly revenue of $179.4 million and record gross profit, representing a consolidated gross margin of 21.3%, along with earnings per diluted share of $1.86. These results reflect the strength and resilience of our businesses, disciplined execution across our operations, and our continued ability to capitalize on favorable market conditions. WTS led our performance, delivering record revenue and record gross profit with a strong gross margin of 20.7%. WTS backlog including confirmed orders reached a record $435 million, even after recognizing $31.0 million in revenue associated with our NDA project during the quarter, providing excellent visibility into future production activity. Precast also delivered solid results, with revenue and gross profit exceeding the prior year, and an approximate 160-basis point improvement in gross margin to 22.9%. We are particularly encouraged by the continued growth of our data center business, which continues to represent an attractive opportunity within our Precast segment."

Mr. Montross continued, "As we look ahead, we remain very optimistic about the strength of our business and our opportunities for continued success. Despite the typical impact of two major holidays and weather-related disruptions in the fourth quarter, we currently anticipate stronger performance than both the fourth quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026. We expect WTS backlog to remain elevated through year-end, supported by continued demand for critical water infrastructure, while our Precast business is expected to remain steady. Taken together, we believe our record backlog and attractive opportunities across our businesses position NWPX Infrastructure to conclude an exceptionally strong record year in 2026 and enter 2027 with significant momentum."

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Consolidated

• Net sales increased 18.7% to $179.4 million from $151.1 million in the third quarter of 2025.
• Gross profit increased 18.8% to $38.2 million, or 21.3% of net sales, from $32.2 million, or 21.3% of net sales, in the third quarter of 2025.
• Net income increased 35.0% to $18.2 million, or $1.86 per diluted share, compared to $13.5 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2025. The third quarter of 2026 marked the highest net income in the Company's history aside from the third quarter of 2018 which included a $21.9 million bargain purchase gain associated with the acquisition of Ameron Water Transmission Group, LLC.⁴ 

Water Transmission Systems Segment (WTS)

• WTS net sales increased 27.0% to $131.9 million from $103.9 million in the third quarter of 2025 driven by a 19% increase in selling price per ton due to changes in product mix and a 7% increase in tons produced resulting from changes in project timing.
• WTS gross profit increased 23.4% to $27.3 million, or 20.7% of WTS net sales, from $22.1 million, or 21.3% of WTS net sales, in the third quarter of 2025 due to increased volume and selling prices, which have increased in line with input costs. WTS gross margin decreased due to changes in product mix.
• WTS backlog was $264 million as of September 30, 2026, compared to $305 million as of June 30, 2026, and $257 million as of September 30, 2025. Backlog including confirmed orders was $435 million as of September 30, 2026, compared to $423 million as of June 30, 2026, and $301 million as of September 30, 2025.

Precast Infrastructure and Engineered Systems Segment (Precast)

• Precast net sales increased 0.6% to $47.5 million from $47.2 million in the third quarter of 2025 driven by the acquisitions of Boughton's Precast, Inc. ("Boughton") and Serpentix, which together contributed $2.1 million in net sales, partially offset by a 9% decrease in volume shipped at legacy Precast facilities.
• Precast gross profit increased 8.6% to $10.9 million, or 22.9% of Precast net sales, from $10.0 million, or 21.3% of Precast net sales, in the third quarter of 2025 primarily due to changes in product mix.
• Precast order book was $67 million as of September 30, 2026, compared to $61 million as of June 30, 2026, and $55 million as of September 30, 2025.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

• As of September 30, 2026, the Company had $18.5 million of outstanding revolving loan borrowings and additional borrowing capacity of approximately $105 million under the revolving credit facility.
• Net cash provided by operating activities was $27.4 million in the third quarter of 2026 compared to $21.0 million in the third quarter of 2025 primarily due to a $5.6 million increase in net income adjusted for noncash items and a $0.8 million increase in net cash provided by changes in working capital.
• Capital expenditures were $7.0 million in the third quarter of 2026 compared to $7.8 million in the third quarter of 2025.

Acquisition of Serpentix

• As previously announced, on September 2, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of Serpentix, a manufacturer of engineered conveyor systems used primarily in municipal wastewater treatment plants and industrial manufacturing facilities. The transaction marks NWPX Infrastructure's second acquisition this year, following the acquisition of Boughton in February 2026.

Conference Call Details

A conference call and simultaneous webcast to discuss the Company's third quarter 2026 financial results will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The call will be broadcast live on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investor.nwpx.com and will be archived online upon completion of the conference call. For those unable to listen to the live call, a replay will be available approximately three hours after the event and will remain available until Thursday, November 12, 2026, by dialing 1‑844‑512‑2921 in the U.S. or 1‑412‑317‑6671 internationally and entering the replay access code: 13762824.

About NWPX Infrastructure

Founded in 1966, NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of water-related infrastructure products. Under the Northwest Pipe Company brand, the Company is the largest manufacturer of engineered water transmission systems in North America and produces steel casing pipe, bar-wrapped concrete cylinder pipe, and pipeline system joints and fittings. The Company also provides solution-based products for a wide range of markets including high-quality reinforced precast concrete products, lined precast sanitary sewer system structures, water distribution and management equipment including pump lift stations, wastewater pretreatment and conveyor systems, and stormwater quality products. Strategically positioned to meet growing water and wastewater infrastructure needs, the Company's skilled team is committed to quality and innovation while upholding its core values of accountability, commitment, and teamwork. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, the Company operates 15 manufacturing facilities across North America. For more information, please visit www.nwpx.com. 

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release by Scott Montross contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about the Company's business, management's beliefs, and assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of important factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, those that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by the Company include changes in demand and market prices for its products, product mix, bidding activity and order modifications or cancelations, timing of customer orders and deliveries, predictability of production and delivery schedules, price and availability of raw materials and other costs central to producing and shipping the Company's products, excess or shortage of production capacity, product quality assurance failures that result in decreased sales and operating margin, product returns, product liability, warranty, or other claims, international trade policy and regulations, changes in trade policy (in particular with Canada and Mexico) and duties imposed on imports and exports and the related impacts on the Company, economic uncertainty and associated trends in macroeconomic conditions, including potential recession, inflation, and the state of the housing and commercial construction markets, interest rate risk and changes in market interest rates, including the impact on the Company's customers and related demand for its products, the Company's ability to identify and complete organic and inorganic initiatives to grow its business, the Company's ability to effectively integrate future acquisitions into its business and operations that produce accretive financial results, effects of security breaches, computer viruses, and cybersecurity incidents, increased use of artificial intelligence by the Company and its competitors, as well as related legal and regulatory requirements, timing and amount of share repurchases, impacts of U.S. tax reform legislation on the Company's results of operations, and the impact on its customers and related demand for its products, delays or reductions in state or local government spending due to revisions to federal appropriations brought on by policy changes, staffing levels or the inability to pass budget reconciliation legislation, adequacy of the Company's insurance coverage, logistics and supply chain disruptions, the Company's ability to attract and retain talented employees, impact of geopolitical trends, changes, and events, including the various military conflicts or tensions and the regional and global ramifications of these conditions, operating problems at the Company's manufacturing operations including fires, explosions, inclement weather, and floods and other natural disasters, effectiveness of future implementations or conversions of enterprise resource planning or other key systems, material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting and its ability to remediate such weaknesses, impacts of pandemics, epidemics, or other public health emergencies, and other risks discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and from time to time in its other Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. If the Company does update or correct one or more forward-looking statements, investors and others should not conclude that it will make additional updates or corrections with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company is presenting backlog including confirmed orders. This non-GAAP financial measure is provided to better enable investors and others to assess the Company's ongoing operating results and compare them with its competitors. This should be considered a supplement to, and not a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

For more information, visit www.nwpx.com. 

Contact:

Aaron Wilkins

Chief Financial Officer

NWPX Infrastructure

investors@nwpx.com

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