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SEC filingQ1 results showed revenue and gross profit declines from lower truck deliveries across key markets, offset by higher net income due to the absence of prior-year litigation charges and resilient parts and financial services performance.
PACCAR Inc reported Q1 2026 revenues of $6.8 billion, down 8.9% from $7.4 billion in the prior year, primarily reflecting lower retail sales of PACCAR trucks in the U.S. that drove a decrease in new loan and lease volume. This topline pressure flowed through to gross profit, which fell 12.3% to $1.4 billion from $1.6 billion, compressing the gross margin to 20.1%. The revenue decline underscores softer truck demand dynamics across markets, including the U.S., though parts and financial services provided some resilience.
Despite the revenue headwinds, net income increased 19.8% to $605.3 million, or $1.15 diluted EPS, up from $505.1 million and $0.96 in Q1 2025. This improvement stems from the absence of prior-year litigation charges that had weighed on profitability, allowing operating leverage and cost discipline to drive earnings gains even as gross margins contracted. The earnings resilience highlights the benefits of PACCAR's diversified revenue streams beyond trucks.
Financial services faced mixed pressures, with a decrease in new loan and lease volume due to lower U.S. truck retail sales, but an increase in equipment on operating lease dollar volume from higher currency effects and market demand in Europe and Australia, partly offset by lower demand in Mexico. Credit modifications also rose, reflecting higher volumes for customers in financial difficulty across the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico amid weak market conditions and elevated interest rates in Brazil. These dynamics indicate ongoing credit stress in select regions but stability in lease operations.