Eight threads — the commercial rebound, the missile franchise, the destocking warning, the restatement.
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✦ The bottom line
Ducommun's Q1 release was a strong start with a few things to watch. Here's how management framed the quarter.
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✦ Eight threads from the Q1 2026 earnings release
1
Record Q1 revenue.
$209M, up 9% YoY — first quarter ever above $200M for Ducommun. Both segments grew.
2
Commercial aerospace led, +18%.
Demand from Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A220/A320 single-aisle ramps drove commercial up 18% YoY — the awaited recovery arrived.
3
Net income grew 607%.
$9.9M in Q1 2026 vs. $1.4M in Q1 2025. EPS $0.64 diluted vs. $0.09 — partly from operating leverage, partly from lower stock-comp expense.
4
Adjusted EBITDA crossed 16.9%.
$35.4M on the fourth consecutive quarter above $30M — 110 bps from the VISION 2027 target of 18%.
5
Patriot missile is the defense engine.
RTX (Ducommun's largest customer) anchored by Patriot. Multi-year Department of War 7-year framework agreements are providing structural visibility.
6
Cash from operations turned strongly positive.
$11.2M generated in Q1 2026 vs. just $0.8M YoY — driven by higher net income and contract liabilities.
7
Management warned of destocking headwinds.
Oswald explicitly flagged 'some destocking headwinds in the remaining quarters of 2026' — Q1's strength may not extrapolate straight.
8
FY2025 financials were restated.
Ducommun filed a 10-K/A on May 8, 2026, restating FY2025 from -$32.3M to -$35.7M operating loss — a minor revision, but worth noting on a turnaround stock.