Record Quarterly Sales
Q1 2026 record sales of $7.6B, up 58% in U.S. dollars, 57% in local currencies and 33% organically year-over-year; sequential sales +18% in USD/local and +4% organically.
Record Orders and Strong Book-to-Bill
Record orders of $9.435B, up 78% year-over-year and up 12% sequentially, producing a book-to-bill of 1.24:1 with every end market positive.
Record Adjusted EPS and GAAP EPS Growth
GAAP diluted EPS $0.72, +24% year-over-year; adjusted diluted EPS a record $1.06, +68% year-over-year.
Robust Adjusted Operating Margin Expansion
Adjusted operating income $2.1B and adjusted operating margin 27.3%, up 380 basis points versus prior year (down 20 bps sequentially); GAAP operating margin 24% (incl. acquisition-related costs).
Segment Performance — Communications & IT Datacom Leadership
Communications Solutions sales $4.5B (+88% USD, +47% organic) with segment margin 30.6%. IT datacom represented ~41% of sales and grew 99% in USD and 81% organically, sequential +27% (16% organic), driven by AI demand.
Broad-Based End Market Growth
Industrial sales $1.52B (~20% of sales) +52% USD / +16% organic (seq +29%); Defense +44% USD / +25% organic; Commercial air +22% USD / +20% organic; Automotive +7% USD / +2% organic (all showing broad participation across categories).
Strong Cash Generation and Capital Returns
Operating cash flow $1.1B (120% of net income) and free cash flow $831M (89% of net income) in Q1; returned ~$485M to shareholders in Q1 (including dividend) and repurchased 1.3M shares at an average ~$140.
Healthy Leverage and Liquidity
Q1 EBITDA $2.3B; net leverage 1.6x; total debt $18.7B, net debt $14.2B; total liquidity $7.6B including $4.6B cash/short-term investments.
Confident Near-Term Outlook
Q2 2026 guidance: sales $8.1B–$8.2B (+43%–45% YoY) and adjusted diluted EPS $1.14–$1.16 (+41%–43% YoY); interest expense net of income expected ~ $200M/quarter for remainder of 2026.