Tennant Co
NYSE:TNC

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Tennant Co
NYSE:TNC
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Price: 68.52 USD -0.23% Market Closed
Market Cap: $1.2B

Tennant Co
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Tennant Co. makes cleaning equipment and floor-maintenance tools used in places like factories, warehouses, stores, airports, schools, hospitals, and other large facilities. Its products include floor scrubbers, sweepers, vacuums, and related parts and accessories that help customers clean big spaces more efficiently than manual labor. The company sells mainly to businesses and institutions, not to consumers. It makes money by selling machines, replacement parts, cleaning chemicals, and service through a network of direct sales, dealers, and distributors. It also earns recurring revenue from maintenance, repairs, and consumable products that customers need after the initial equipment sale. Tennant's role in the market is to supply the tools that keep commercial and industrial spaces clean and safe. That makes its business different from a typical equipment maker because it depends not just on one-time machine sales, but also on long-term customer relationships tied to servicing, parts, and the ongoing use of its cleaning systems.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q2 2026
Call Date
Aug 6, 2026
AI Summary
Q2 2026

Demand held up well: Tennant said underlying demand remained strong, with Q2 orders of $339 million up 6.6% year over year and backlog rising to $127 million, helping set up the second half.

Margins missed: Gross margin improved sequentially but came in below expectations, and management lowered full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance because of ERP-related costs, discounting in EMEA, inflation and higher operating expenses.

Robotics is a bright spot: Robotics revenue grew 37% in Q2 to about $31 million, and management raised the full-year robotics outlook to $130 million to $145 million as new products begin shipping.

Supply issues: Parts shortages in North America limited shipments and added costs, but management said this is a fulfillment issue, not a demand issue, and expects recovery to begin in mid-Q3.

ERP timeline slips: The company said ERP optimization is taking longer than planned, with North America recovery now expected in the first half of 2027 instead of the second half of 2026, and EMEA deployment pushed beyond 2026.

Guidance split: Tennant raised full-year net sales guidance to $1.27 billion to $1.31 billion, but cut adjusted EBITDA guidance to $155 million to $170 million and adjusted EPS guidance to $3.80 to $4.45.

Key Financials
Orders
$339 million
Backlog
$127 million
Net sales
$324 million
Organic sales growth
down 0.5%
Adjusted EBITDA
$35.3 million
Adjusted EBITDA margin
10.9%
Gross margin
39.5%
GAAP net income
$7.6 million
Adjusted diluted EPS
$0.83
GAAP diluted EPS
$2.15 to $2.80
Interest expense, net
$4.3 million
Tax rate
26.3%
Cash and cash equivalents
$76.9 million
Unused borrowing capacity
approximately $289 million
Net leverage ratio
2x
Operating cash flow
approximately $5 million
Robotics revenue
$31 million
First-half robotics revenue
$58 million
AMR sales goal
approximately $85 million in 2025 to $250 million in 2028
R&D expense
$12.5 million
Adjusted S&A expense
$94.3 million
Earnings Call Recording
Other Earnings Calls

Management

Mr. David W. Huml
President, CEO & Director
No Bio Available
Ms. Fay West CPA
Senior VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Kristin A. Erickson
Senior VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
No Bio Available
Mr. Richard H. Zay
Senior VP & Chief Commercial Officer
No Bio Available
Ms. Barbara A. Balinski
Senior VP & Chief Transformation Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Patrick W. Schottler
Senior VP and Chief Marketing & Technology Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Lorenzo Bassi
VP of Finance & Investor Relations
No Bio Available
Mr. Jason Peterson
Global Communications Director
No Bio Available
Mr. Brock R. Christianson
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
MINNESOTA
Eden Prairie
104000 Clean Street
Contacts
+17635401200
www.tennantco.com