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ALH · REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY · 8-K · Item 2.02 · Aug 13, 2026

The revenue miss matters less after Alliance lifts EBITDA and deleveraging targets

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Adjusted EPS $0.41 vs ~$0.35 consensus
Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc. (ALH) — AllSight decodes this SEC 8-K in plain English, versus what the market expected.

The quarter was mixed against consensus, not a clean top-line beat. Revenue reached $476.8 million, below the published consensus of roughly $483.4 million, while diluted GAAP EPS was $0.34 versus approximately $0.35 expected. The offset was adjusted EPS of $0.41, ahead of that benchmark, making the earnings-quality read better than the headline revenue miss suggests. (Financial Highlights; Reconciliation Schedules)

MetricQ2 2026Q2 2025External expectation
Net revenue$476.8M$447.2M~$483.4M
Diluted GAAP EPS$0.34$0.18~$0.35
Adjusted diluted EPS$0.41$0.31~$0.35
Adjusted EBITDA$133.8M$119.4M
Adjusted EBITDA margin28.1%26.7%

Profitability was the real upside. Adjusted EBITDA grew 12% and margin expanded 140 basis points year over year, helped by pricing, volume leverage and cost reductions. North America carried the quarter, with revenue up 9% and adjusted EBITDA up 17%; International revenue was essentially flat and segment EBITDA fell 8%, so the improvement was concentrated rather than broad-based. (Reconciliation Schedules; Segment Summary)

The forward reset is more important than the quarter’s small revenue shortfall. Full-year revenue growth guidance stayed at 6%-7%, but adjusted EBITDA growth guidance rose to 8%-10% from 7%-8%. The company also tightened its year-end net leverage target to 2.0x from the prior “low 2x” range and lowered expected interest expense to roughly $80 million from $85 million. (Updated 2026 Guidance)

Debt reduction adds credibility to the earnings improvement. Net debt fell to $1.09 billion and leverage to 2.4x at June 30, versus 2.8x at December 31, after $115 million of six-month long-term debt repayments. Operating cash flow also rose to $146.1 million from $50.7 million, although the company still carries substantial debt and International profitability remains a watchpoint. (Cash Flow statement; Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation)

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