Hudson Technologies Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Rhea-AI Summary
Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ: HDSN) reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $60.2M (up 9%), sales volume +20%, and gross margin of 20% (vs. 22% a year earlier). Net income was $0.3M or $0.01 per share. Cash was $19.4M and share repurchases totaled $2.5M.
The company launched a new ERP (Feb 1), signed a licensing agreement with Solstice for HFO reclamation, and said HFC pricing is firming above $6/lb. Second-quarter 2026 revenue guidance: $73–76M. Management cited ERP transition inefficiencies and mix effects on margins.
Positive
- Sales volume growth of 20% in Q1 2026
- Second-quarter revenue guidance of $73–76M
- Signed licensing agreement with Solstice for HFO reclamation
- $2.5M of opportunistic share repurchases in Q1 2026
Negative
- Net income declined to $0.3M from $2.8M
- SG&A increased to $9.5M (from $8.2M)
- Operating income fell to $1.5M from $3.1M
- Gross margin decreased to 20% from 22%
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
HDSN showed a 1.78% pre-earnings gain with elevated volume, while only one close peer (KRO) appeared in momentum scans, up 0.26%. Other sector peers (KOP, MATV, LWLG, OEC, KRO) were positive on the day but without same-day news, pointing to a stock-specific setup rather than a coordinated sector move.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 05 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -22.4% | Strong Q3 2025 growth and margins plus $210M DLA contract award. |
| Jul 30 | Q2 2025 earnings | Neutral | +12.9% | Slight revenue decline but EPS growth and robust cash with no debt. |
| May 07 | Q1 2025 earnings | Negative | +16.2% | Revenue and earnings down sharply on pricing pressure, margins compressed. |
| Nov 04 | Q3 2024 earnings | Negative | -22.0% | Double-digit revenue decline, margin pressure and lowered 2024 guidance. |
| Aug 06 | Q2 2024 earnings | Negative | +6.8% | Revenue and earnings down year-over-year amid pricing and DLA headwinds. |
Recent earnings have often produced large, sometimes counterintuitive moves, with several instances of price reactions diverging from the apparent fundamental tone.
Across the last five earnings reports from Aug 2024 through Nov 2025, Hudson showed revenue volatility, margin compression versus 2023, but generally solid profitability and strong cash balances with no debt. Several quarters combined declining or flat revenues with continued share repurchases and sizeable government contract wins. Market reactions were mixed, with both sharp rallies and steep selloffs, suggesting investors have responded variably to earnings details and guidance rather than following a consistent pattern.
Historical Comparison
Over the last five earnings releases, HDSN’s average 24-hour move was -1.7%, with several sharp rallies and selloffs, underscoring historically volatile reactions to quarterly results.
Recent earnings reports highlight revenue swings, margin compression versus 2023, but recurring profitability, strong cash positions, and ongoing share repurchases alongside major contract wins.
Regulatory & Risk Context
An effective S-3 shelf filed on 2025-12-16 allows Hudson to issue up to $100,000,000 in various securities over time. Proceeds may be used for general corporate purposes, capital spending, acquisitions or investments, and potential debt repayment, while the filing explicitly flags possible dilution and market pressure from future share issuances.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights Q1 2026 revenue of $60.2M, up 9% on 20% volume growth, but with gross margin easing to 20% and net income dropping to $0.3M or $0.01 per share. Management pointed to ERP transition costs, strategic hiring, and a new HFO licensing agreement as near‑term drags and longer‑term growth levers. Guidance calls for Q2 revenue of $73–76M. Investors may watch execution on the ERP rollout, mix-driven margins, use of the $100,000,000 shelf, and continued buybacks of $2.5M this quarter.
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Strong Volumes Drive
First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
- Revenue increased
9% to$60.2 million 20% sales volume growth- Share repurchases of
$2.5 million - HFC prices firming above
$6 per pound
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hudson Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Ken Gaglione, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Technologies commented, ”Our first quarter was one of operational and strategic progress, highlighted by enhancements to our management team, critical partnership development and our increased focus on operational excellence as we move into the core of our selling season.
“First quarter revenue growth of
“We recently announced several changes and appointments to further expand and strengthen our management team including additions to our marketing team and the appointment of two new members to our board of directors. These management-led changes align with our strategic priorities of delivering operational excellence, building our marketing team, and expanding the skill set represented on our board of directors as we explore strategic growth opportunities.
“As we previously communicated, our new ERP system launched during the quarter. While we experienced some typical implementation inefficiencies and headwinds, overall, I am pleased to report that the ERP implementation process is going better than we anticipated and we are beginning to see benefits to our management information systems.
“Also, during the quarter, we signed an important licensing agreement with Solstice Advanced Materials for the reclamation and resale of certain patented HFO refrigerants. As the market transitions from legacy HFC to lower GWP next generation HFO refrigerants, this agreement gives us a meaningful opportunity to reclaim and sell replacement refrigerants frequently used in the supermarket sector, among others, creating enhanced growth opportunities for our service business. HFC refrigerants will remain essential to servicing existing equipment through its useful life and will continue as an important component of our business while HFOs continue to grow.
“We started the year with a focus on organizing our teams for growth and working through our ERP transition. As we enter the core of the 2026 selling season, we remain focused on meeting the needs of our customer base with our extensive portfolio of refrigerants while driving continuous operational excellence across our organization. We are uniquely positioned to grow our leadership role in the industry as we leverage our sales, service, recovery and reclamation capabilities to capitalize on the refrigerant industry’s continuous transition to lower GWP equipment and refrigerants,” Mr. Gaglione concluded.
Three Month Results
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Hudson reported:
- Revenues increased
9% to$60.2 million compared to revenues of$55.3 million in the comparable 2025 period. The increase was primarily due to improved sales volume related to unseasonably warm temperatures in the western portion of the U.S. during the first quarter as well as slightly higher pricing for certain refrigerants. - Gross margin decreased slightly to
20% compared to22% in the first quarter of 2025 primarily due to the mix of refrigerants sold in each quarter. The 2025 quarter sales mix included a broader range of higher priced and margin new HFO refrigerants related to contractors’ heightened activity to top off newly installed HFO equipment as the systems entered the marketplace. - Selling, general and administrative expenses of
$9.5 million compared to$8.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase in the 2026 first quarter SG&A is primarily related to optimizing the Company’s new ERP system and a continued focus on strategic initiatives. As previously reported, Hudson went live with its new ERP system on February 1, 2026. - Operating income of
$1.5 million compared to operating income of$3.1 million in the prior year period. - Income before income taxes of
$1.6 million compared to$3.7 million in the first quarter of 2025. - Income tax expense of
$1.3 million compared to$0.9 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increased income tax expense for the quarter relates to approximately$900,000 ($0.02 per share) in income tax expense related to non-recurring items as well as executive stock compensation. - Net income of
$0.3 million or$0.01 per basic and diluted share, compared to net income of$2.8 million or$0.06 per basic and diluted share in the first quarter of 2025.
At March 31, 2026 Hudson had
Second Quarter Guidance
With HFC prices firming as we move into the core of the selling season, Hudson’s second quarter 2026 revenue outlook is
Conference Call Information
Hudson Technologies will host a conference call and webcast today, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the Company’s first quarter 2026 results.
Please visit this link at least 5 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register and receive dial-in and webcast details.
A replay of the teleconference will be available until June 5, 2026, and may be accessed by dialing (877) 481-4010. International callers may dial (919) 882-2331. Callers should use conference ID: 53874.
About Hudson Technologies
Hudson Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of innovative and sustainable refrigerant products and services to the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration industry. For nearly three decades, we have demonstrated our commitment to our customers and the environment by becoming one of the first in the United States and largest refrigerant reclaimers through multimillion dollar investments in the plants and advanced separation technology required to recover a wide variety of refrigerants and restoring them to Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute standard for reuse as certified EMERALD Refrigerants™. The Company's products and services are primarily used in commercial air conditioning, industrial processing and refrigeration systems, and include refrigerant and industrial gas sales, refrigerant management services consisting primarily of reclamation of refrigerants and RefrigerantSide® Services performed at a customer's site, consisting of system decontamination to remove moisture, oils and other contaminants. The Company’s SmartEnergy OPS® service is a web-based real time continuous monitoring service applicable to a facility’s refrigeration systems and other energy systems. The Company’s Chiller Chemistry® and Chill Smart® services are also predictive and diagnostic service offerings. As a component of the Company’s products and services, the Company also generates carbon offset projects.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Statements contained herein which are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the laws and regulations affecting the industry, changes in the demand and price for refrigerants (including unfavorable market conditions adversely affecting the demand for, and the price of, refrigerants), the Company's ability to source refrigerants, regulatory and economic factors, seasonality, competition, litigation, the nature of supplier or customer arrangements that become available to the Company in the future, adverse weather conditions, possible technological obsolescence of existing products and services, possible reduction in the carrying value of long-lived assets, estimates of the useful life of its assets, potential environmental liability, customer concentration, the ability to obtain financing, the ability to meet financial covenants under its existing credit facility, any delays or interruptions in bringing products and services to market, the timely availability of any requisite permits and authorizations from governmental entities and third parties as well as factors relating to doing business outside the United States, including changes in the laws, regulations, policies, and political, financial and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company may seek to conduct business, the Company’s ability to successfully integrate any assets it acquires from third parties into its operations, and other risks detailed in the Company's 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The words "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "may", "plan", "should" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made.
| Investor Relations Contact: John Nesbett/Jennifer Belodeau IMS Investor Relations (203) 972-9200 hudson@imsinvestorrelations.com | Company Contact: Brian Bertaux, CFO Hudson Technologies, Inc. (845) 735-6000 bbertaux@hudsontech.com |
| Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands, except for share and par value amounts) | ||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||
| (unaudited) | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 19,366 | $ | 39,456 | ||
| Trade accounts receivable – net of allowance for credit losses of | 33,479 | 17,098 | ||||
| Inventories | 130,736 | 135,923 | ||||
| Income tax receivable | 5,667 | 5,916 | ||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 13,836 | 12,445 | ||||
| Total current assets | 203,084 | 210,838 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation | 22,526 | 23,623 | ||||
| Goodwill | 65,282 | 65,282 | ||||
| Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization | 10,439 | 11,294 | ||||
| Right of use asset | 5,269 | 5,290 | ||||
| Other assets | 2,324 | 2,321 | ||||
| Total Assets | $ | 308,924 | $ | 318,648 | ||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 17,580 | $ | 21,112 | ||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 39,805 | 38,772 | ||||
| Accrued payroll | 2,744 | 4,712 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 60,129 | 64,596 | ||||
| Deferred tax liability | 4,951 | 4,034 | ||||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 3,159 | 3,233 | ||||
| Long-term severance payable | 1,206 | 1,595 | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||
| Total Liabilities | 71,245 | 75,258 | ||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized 5,000,000: Series A Convertible preferred stock, | — | — | ||||
| Common stock, | 420 | 416 | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 85,647 | 91,692 | ||||
| Retained earnings | 151,612 | 151,282 | ||||
| Total Stockholders’ Equity | 237,679 | 243,390 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ | 308,924 | $ | 318,648 | ||
| Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands, except for share and per share amounts) | ||||||||
| Three months | ||||||||
| ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | 60,151 | $ | 55,343 | ||||
| Cost of sales | 48,303 | 43,275 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 11,848 | 12,068 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 9,529 | 8,170 | ||||||
| Amortization | 855 | 823 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 10,384 | 8,993 | ||||||
| Operating income | 1,464 | 3,075 | ||||||
| Interest income | (133 | ) | (576 | ) | ||||
| Income before income taxes | 1,597 | 3,651 | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 1,267 | 893 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 330 | $ | 2,758 | ||||
| Net income per common share – Basic | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
| Net income per common share – Diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding – Basic | 42,321,667 | 44,057,774 | ||||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding – Diluted | 42,576,086 | 45,621,413 | ||||||
| Hudson Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) (Amounts in thousands) | ||||||||
| Three months | ||||||||
| ended March 31, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | 330 | $ | 2,758 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | 887 | 774 | ||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 855 | 823 | ||||||
| Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment | (2,913 | ) | 549 | |||||
| Allowance for credit losses | 244 | (187 | ) | |||||
| Share based compensation | 170 | 45 | ||||||
| Amortization of deferred finance costs | 56 | 56 | ||||||
| Deferred tax expense | 917 | 177 | ||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | (16,625 | ) | (13,636 | ) | ||||
| Inventories | 9,225 | 17,399 | ||||||
| Prepaid and other assets | (1,451 | ) | 367 | |||||
| Income taxes receivable | 250 | 534 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (4,750 | ) | 4,497 | |||||
| Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (12,805 | ) | 14,156 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment | (1,074 | ) | (1,411 | ) | ||||
| Cash used in investing activities | (1,074 | ) | (1,411 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options | (3,720 | ) | — | |||||
| Repurchase of common shares | (2,491 | ) | (1,831 | ) | ||||
| Cash used in financing activities | (6,211 | ) | (1,831 | ) | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (20,090 | ) | 10,914 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 39,456 | 70,134 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 19,366 | $ | 81,048 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 58 | $ | 100 | ||||
| Cash paid for income taxes – net | $ | 100 | $ | 182 | ||||
| Property and equipment included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 108 | $ | 699 | ||||
