Steve Filton

“Yeah, I'll make just a couple of quick things, maybe a recap a bit of Q2, which I know seems like a long time ago. But, you know, we were pleased in Q2 with the rebounded volumes in both of our business segments, the continued, I think, effect of cost control in both segments.”

“And, you know, I think maybe as a brief start, kind of a quick recap of Q2, which at the moment seems like ages ago. But, you know, we were pleased with our Q2 results in the context of rebounding volumes in both of our segments.”

“I'll make a few introductory I think we were pleased in Q2 with the rebound in volumes in both of our segments, solid expense control in both of our segments. We have the benefit of the Florida DDP program, the 2025 calendar year program that was approved, and we recognize that benefit in the second quarter.”

“I will highlight a few financial and operational trends before opening the call up to questions. The company reported adjusted EPS of $5.98 for the second quarter of 2026, representing growth of 12% on a year-over-year basis.”

“So, Zara, I think, you know, it's sort of consistent with our policy in the last several quarters. We really haven't been commenting on intra-quarter volumes, and I think, you know, we'll continue to sort of stick to that policy.”