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Summary

Alta Equipment Group reported Q1 2026 revenue of $410.5M, down 3.0% year-over-year, reflecting transient winter weather disruption and seasonality — not structural demand weakness — while operating income swung to a loss of $5.7M amid lower rental fleet utilization and fixed-cost leverage on reduced revenues.

Key takeaways

Revenue declined 3.0% to $410.5M, driven by amplified winter weather impacts that constrained field service technician deployment and rental fleet utilization, partially offset by higher rental equipment sales volumes from strategic inventory actions.

Gross profit fell 5.0% to $109.3M, with gross margin at 26.6%, as fixed depreciation expense comprised a higher proportion of cost of sales on a lower rental revenue base, particularly in Material Handling.

Free cash flow totaled $17.8M ($20.8M operating cash flow less $3.0M capital expenditures), underscoring continued capital discipline amid active fleet rebalancing.

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Revenue Performance

Revenue for Q1 2026 was $410.5 million, a 3.0% decline versus $423.0 million in Q1 2025. Management attributes this decline to a combination of seasonality and amplified winter weather disruption early in the quarter — conditions that limited the deployment of field service technicians and reduced billable capacity despite stable underlying demand and disciplined pricing execution. This operational constraint weighed on product support revenues and contributed to lower rental fleet utilization. Importantly, the top-line softness was partially offset by strategic inventory actions that increased rental equipment sales volumes, consistent with the company’s rent-to-sell business model.

ALTG · Alta Equipment Group Inc.

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