Donaldson Company entered an agreement to issue up to $1,500,000,000 of senior unsecured notes, with an initial $250 million series expected on January 12, 2027.
DCI · DONALDSON Co INC
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Donaldson Company, Inc. recommends electing Tod E. Carpenter, Pilar Cruz, Richard B. Lewis and Simon A. Meester at its November 20, 2026 annual meeting, alongside advisory executive-compensation approval and ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2027.
Donaldson Company, Inc. reported year ended July 31, 2026 net sales up $194.7 million, or 5.3%, net earnings of $453.8 million, up $86.8 million, or 23.7%, and diluted EPS of $3.85; increased debt funded the Facet acquisition.
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Q4 FY26 earnings call · Aug 26, 2026TL;DR. Donaldson reported record fiscal 2026 results with $3.9B sales (+5.3%) and adjusted EPS of $3.98 (+8.2%), and issued fiscal 2027 guidance for record sales of over $4.1B (+7.5% at midpoint) and EPS of $4.22–$4.38 inclusive of ~$0.12 FACET dilution.
- + Q4 industrial pre-tax margin improved 300 bps sequentially, with margins expected to normalize in 2H fiscal 2027
- + FY27 guidance projects operating margin expansion of ~90 bps to 16.9% at midpoint, driven by gross margin expansion
- + Mobile Solutions Q4 pre-tax margin reached a record 21.3%, up 220 bps YoY
- − Industrial Solutions Q4 pre-tax margin was 16.4%, down 450 bps YoY, pressured by FACET run-rate expenses and power generation production shifts
- − Power generation facility in Mexico continues to pressure margins with ~40 bps gross margin headwind in Q4
- − Industrial Filtration Solutions Q4 sales declined 2.0% YoY due to weaker dust collection new equipment volumes
- − Fiscal 2027 interest expense is expected to rise to $55–$60M vs $36M prior year due to FACET-related debt
- − Fiscal 2027 EPS guidance includes approximately $0.12 of dilution from the FACET acquisition
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Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted diluted EPS non-GAAP | $3.98 | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Diluted EPS $3.85
+$0 Impairment of intangible assets
+$0.13 Restructuring and other charges
-$0.06 Gain on the sale of fixed assets
+$0.06 Business development charges
= Adjusted diluted EPS $3.98
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $748.8M | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted net earnings 469.7M
+137.1M Adjusted income taxes
+36M Interest expense
+106M Depreciation and amortization
= Adjusted EBITDA 748.8M
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| Adjusted gross margin non-GAAP | 36.7% | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Adjusted net earnings non-GAAP | $469.7M | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net earnings 453.8M
+0M Impairment of intangible assets, net tax
+15.9M Restructuring and other charges, net tax
-7M Gain on the sale of fixed assets, net tax
+7M Business development charges, net tax
= Adjusted net earnings 469.7M
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| Adjusted operating income non-GAAP | $621M | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Operating income 599.9M
+0M Impairment of intangible assets
+21.1M Restructuring and other charges
-9.3M Gain on the sale of fixed assets
+9.3M Business development charges
= Adjusted operating income 621M
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| Adjusted operating margin non-GAAP | 17.5% | Q4 FY2026 | — |
| Dividends paid | $141.2M | Full Year Fiscal 2026 | — |
| EBITDA | $727.8M | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net earnings 453.8M
+132M Income taxes
+36M Interest expense
+106M Depreciation and amortization
= EBITDA 727.8M
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| Free cash flow non-GAAP | $426.5M | Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2026 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Net cash provided by operating activities 493.7M
-67.2M Net capital expenditures
= Free cash flow 426.5M
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| Shares repurchased | $108.5M | Full Year Fiscal 2026 | — |
| Aerospace and Defense | 44.6M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Aftermarket | 497.6M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Industrial Filtration Solutions (IFS) | 237.1M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Life Sciences segment earnings before income taxes % of net sales | 8.1% | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Mobile Solutions segment earnings before income taxes % of net sales | 20.2% | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Off-Road | 104M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| On-Road | 28.3M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
| Remaining authorization to repurchase shares | 4.5M | the three months ended April 30, 2026 filing | — |
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| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
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| DCI | +2.8% | -1.4% | +2.3% | +4.5% | -2.2% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +0.2% | -0.3% | +1.8% | +4.7% | -12.8% |
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