Wabash’s dry van backlog reached almost 20,000 units by mid-October, prompting capacity additions pulled into Q3. Management now expects quarterly profitability by Q2 2027, with an annualized EBITDA run rate between $150 and $170 million.
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Wabash National’s third-quarter net sales increased 24.8%, but gross profit fell 5.3% and margin declined to 3.1%. Nine-month gross profit fell 74.2%, while liquidity was $277.0 million as of September 30, 2026.
Wabash National Corporation reported third-quarter revenue of $476.4 million, GAAP operating loss of $20 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $(0.51); backlog was approximately $1,198 million, while Q4-2026 revenue guidance was $420 million to $450 million with adjusted EPS of $(0.75) to $(0.55).
Wabash National Corporation reported Q2 2026 revenue of $417M, adjusted EPS of $(0.53), and backlog of $956M; it guided Q3 2026 revenue to $450M and EPS to $(0.45), and said >12,000 units entered its 2027 backlog.
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Q3 FY26 earnings call · Oct 29, 2026TL;DR. Q3 revenue exceeded expectations and increased 24.8% year over year to $476.4 million, backlog rose 25% sequentially to $1,198 million, and management expects sequential improvement toward profitability by Q2 2027 at an annualized EBITDA run rate of $150 million to $170 million. Profitability remains weak, with adjusted EPS below guidance, negative $10.4 million adjusted EBITDA, loss-making Q4 guidance, historically low truck-body volumes, and negative free cash flow as production ramps.
- + Total backlog increased 25% sequentially to $1,198 million and reached $1.3 billion by mid-October.
- + Management expects rapid sequential improvement through 2027, profitability by Q2, and an annualized EBITDA run rate of $150 million to $170 million.
- + Affirmative trade determinations on Chinese imports establish an effective tariff rate of approximately 290%, which management believes may favor industry pricing in 2027.
- + Total liquidity increased 44% sequentially to $277 million, and the convertible issuance was used to repay the asset-based loan to a zero balance.
- − Q3 remained unprofitable, with adjusted gross margin of 3.2%, adjusted operating margin of negative 5.7%, and adjusted EBITDA of negative $10.4 million.
- − Q4 guidance remains loss-making, including negative EBITDA, as labor and production-readiness costs were pulled forward from 2027.
- − Truck-body volumes remain at historically low levels, and the truck-body recovery is expected to lag dry vans by roughly six to nine months.
- − Operating cash flow was negative $37 million and free cash flow was negative $41 million as working-capital investment began ahead of higher drive-in production.
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Wabash National’s third-quarter net sales increased 24.8%, but gross profit fell 5.3% and margin declined to 3.1%. Nine-month gross profit fell 74.2%, while liquidity was $277.0 million as of September 30, 2026.
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| WNC | +5.9% | -6.6% | +43.7% | -1.6% | +33.5% |
| SPY | +2.6% | -1.2% | +0.5% | -0.2% | +10.6% |
| vs SPY | +3.3% | -5.4% | +43.2% | -1.4% | +22.9% |
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