Magnera Reports Second Quarter Results
Rhea-AI Summary
Magnera (NYSE: MAGN) reported March quarter results on May 6, 2026. GAAP net sales were $796 million and operating income was $17 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $90 million and free cash flow was $73 million, with a stated twelve-month adjusted free cash flow yield of over 40% as of quarter-end. The company repaid $36 million of debt during the quarter and will host an investor call May 7, 2026.
Positive
- Adjusted EBITDA of $90 million for the quarter
- Free cash flow of $73 million and >40% twelve-month adjusted FCF yield
- Debt repayment of $36 million during the quarter
- Operating income improved to $17 million (GAAP)
Negative
- Net sales declined to $796 million (3% quarter reported decline vs prior year)
- Net loss of $18 million for the quarter (GAAP)
- Interest expense of $35 million increased financing burden
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
MAGN showed a 9.39% pre-news gain while key peers were mixed: CLW and MERC up modestly, SUZ slightly higher, SLVM down and VRS flat. The magnitude of MAGN’s move appears more stock-specific than sector-driven.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 04 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +5.3% | Q1 FY2026 growth with reaffirmed adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance. |
| Aug 06 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | -5.5% | Q3 2025 strong sales and EBITDA growth but shares declined after results. |
| May 07 | Quarterly earnings | Negative | -18.1% | Q2 2025 mixed results with lower comparable EBITDA range and higher debt. |
| Feb 06 | Quarterly earnings | Positive | +3.4% | Q1 2025 post-merger growth and constructive full-year 2025 outlook. |
Earnings releases have typically driven clear reactions: mostly positive moves on stronger updates, with one notable selloff when outlook was reset. Average move across past earnings was modestly negative.
Over the last four earnings events, Magnera has reported growing scale post-merger, with net sales ranging from $702 million to $839 million and adjusted EBITDA between $84–$93 million. Guidance has often emphasized adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, alongside ongoing debt reduction efforts and merger integration. Reactions have been mixed: strong gains after some quarters and a sharp decline when comparable adjusted EBITDA guidance was lowered. Today’s Q2 2026 release continues that focus on adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and leverage.
Historical Comparison
In the past four earnings releases, MAGN’s average 1-day move was -3.71%, with one sharp selloff on lowered EBITDA guidance and three generally constructive reactions.
Earnings updates show progression from early post-merger integration in fiscal 2025 to steadier Q1 FY2026 performance, with recurring emphasis on adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and debt reduction as management’s key metrics.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement reports Q2 2026 net sales of $796 million, GAAP operating income of $17 million, adjusted EBITDA of $90 million, and free cash flow of $73 million, alongside $36 million of debt repayment and a cash balance of $303 million. Management continues to emphasize cost optimization, portfolio differentiation and commercial execution. Compared with prior earnings updates that highlighted merger integration and leverage metrics, investors may focus on the balance between recurring adjusted EBITDA, ongoing net losses, and total debt of $1,899 million when assessing future quarters.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Second Quarter Highlights
- GAAP: Net sales of
$796 million , Operating income of$17 million - Non-GAAP: Adjusted EBITDA of
$90 million - Free cash flow
$73 million , representing a twelve-month adjusted free cash flow yield of over40% as of quarter-end
Curt Begle, Magnera’s CEO, commented: “Magnera delivered a solid second quarter in line with our expectations as we remain steadfast during this time of significant global uncertainty to deliver on our full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance.
We made
Since the start-up of Magnera, we have demonstrated the resiliency of our business against an on-going challenging global macro environment. Our strategic focus remains centered on the pillars of cost optimization, portfolio differentiation, and commercial excellence. Our disciplined commitment to these priorities will continue to position Magnera to deliver growth in long-term shareholder value.”
Key Financials
| March Quarter | March YTD | ||||
| GAAP results | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| Net sales | | ||||
| Operating income | 17 | 4 | 31 | (18) | |
| March Quarter | Reported | Comparable(1) | March YTD | Reported | Comparable(1) | |||||
| Adjusted non-GAAP results | 2026 | 2025 | Δ % | Δ % | 2026 | 2025 | Δ % | Δ % | ||
| Net sales | ( | ( | | ( | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 90 | 89 | ( | 183 | 173 | ( | ||||
| (1) | Adjusted non-GAAP results exclude items not considered to be ongoing operations. In addition, comparable change % normalizes the impacts of foreign currency and the merger with Glatfelter. Further details related to non-GAAP measures and reconciliations can be found under “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Estimates” section or in reconciliation tables in this release. Dollars in millions |
Consolidated Overview
The net sales decline included a
The adjusted EBITDA was up
Americas
The net sales decline included a
The adjusted EBITDA decline was primarily a result of unfavorable price cost spread of
Rest of World
The net sales increase included a favorable foreign currency change of
The adjusted EBITDA increase was primarily a result of favorable price cost spread of
Investor Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call, May 7, 2026, at 10:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time to discuss the March 2026 quarter results. The webcast can be accessed here. A replay of the webcast will be available via the same link on the Company’s website after the completion of the call.
By Telephone
Participants may register for the call here now or any time up to and during the time of the call and will immediately receive the dial-in number and a unique pin to access the call. While you may register at any time up to and during the time of the call, you are encouraged to join the call 15 minutes prior to the start of the event.
About Magnera
Magnera Corporation (NYSE: MAGN) serves 1,000+ customers worldwide, offering a wide range of material solutions, including components for absorbent hygiene products, protective apparel, wipes, specialty building and construction products, and products serving the food and beverage industry. Operating across 45 global facilities, Magnera is supported by approximately 8,000+ employees. Magnera’s purpose is to better the world with new possibilities made real. For more than 160 years, the Company has delivered the material solutions their partners need to thrive. Through economic upheaval, global pandemics and changing end-user needs, we have consistently found ways to solve problems and exceed expectations. The distinct scale and comprehensive portfolio of products brings customers more materials and choices. Magnera builds personal partnerships that withstand an ever-changing world.
Visit Magnera.com for more information and follow @MagneraCorporation on social platforms.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Estimates
This press release includes non-GAAP financial measures including, but not limited to, Adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, and comparable basis net sales and adjusted EBITDA. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to comparable measures determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) is set forth at the end of this press release. Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow are not provided because such information is not available without unreasonable effort due to high variability, complexity, and low visibility with respect to certain items, including debt refinancing activity or other non-comparable items. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors, and could be material to our results computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains certain statements that are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are presented pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such “forward-looking” statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to our future financial performance and condition, results of operations and business, our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements may contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “outlook,” “guidance,” “anticipates” or “looking forward” or similar expressions. In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Magnera and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Although it is not possible to identify all of these risks and uncertainties, they include, among others, the following: global economic conditions; inflation; the cost and availability of raw materials and energy; disruption of our supply chain; the adverse impact of weather events on our facilities, inventory and suppliers, as well as adverse effects on our customers, suppliers and other business partners; the effect of competition on our business; our inability to integrate future acquired companies or to realized expected operating synergies; synergies expected to be achieved in connection with our business combination with a subsidiary of Berry Global Group, Inc.; our inability to retain our officers and employees or the occurrence of labor disputes; disruption of our information technology systems, including as a result of a cyber breach; risks associated with operating internationally, including fluctuating exchange rates, tariffs, differing tax laws and regulation; litigation and regulatory investigations; and disputes related to intellectual property used in our business. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties and other risks applicable to our business are described in additional detail in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2025, and other filings that we make with the SEC. These risk factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you. New factors may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to either predict new factors or assess the potential effect of any such new factors. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on those statements. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
| Quarterly Period Ended | Two Quarterly Periods Ended | |||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share amounts) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 796 | $ 824 | $ 1,588 | $ 1,526 | ||||||||||
| Cost of goods sold | 701 | 736 | 1,396 | 1,367 | ||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 50 | 47 | 100 | 94 | ||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 12 | 14 | 23 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Restructuring and other activities | 16 | 23 | 38 | 55 | ||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 17 | 4 | 31 | (18) | ||||||||||
| Other expense (income) | (1) | 5 | 2 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 35 | 39 | 75 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (17) | (40) | (46) | (109) | ||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | 1 | 1 | 6 | (8) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ (18) | $ (41) | $ (52) | $ (101) | ||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net income per share | | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding weighted average shares | ||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | 35.9 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 35.5 | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Two Quarterly Periods Ended | |||||||
| (in millions) | March 28, 2026 | March 29, 2025 | |||||
| Net cash from operating activities | 89 | 7 | |||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net | (29 | ) | (39 | ) | |||
| Cash acquired from GLT acquisition | - | 37 | |||||
| Other investing activities | - | 22 | |||||
| Net cash from (used in) investing activities | (29 | ) | 20 | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||
| Proceeds from long-term borrowings | - | 1,556 | |||||
| Repayments on long-term borrowings | (63 | ) | (432 | ) | |||
| Transfers from Berry, net | - | 34 | |||||
| Cash distribution to Berry | - | (1,111 | ) | ||||
| Debt fees and other, net | - | (15 | ) | ||||
| Net cash from financing activities | (63 | ) | 32 | ||||
| Effect of currency translation on cash | 1 | (7 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | (2 | ) | 52 | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 305 | 230 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ 303 | $ 282 | |||||
| Non-U.S. GAAP Free Cash Flow: | ||
| Net cash from operating activities | 89 | |
| Additions to property, plant, and equipment, net | (29) | |
| Free Cash Flow | 60 | |
Condensed Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets (unaudited)
| (in millions of dollars) | March 28, 2026 | September 27, 2025 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 303 | $ 305 | |||||
| Accounts receivable | 536 | 522 | |||||
| Inventories | 472 | 474 | |||||
| Other current assets | 96 | 122 | |||||
| Property, plant, and equipment | 1,424 | 1,476 | |||||
| Goodwill, intangible assets, and other long-term assets | 1,065 | 1,090 | |||||
| Total assets | $3,896 | ||||||
| Current liabilities, excluding current debt | 605 | 601 | |||||
| Current and long-term debt | 1,899 | 1,952 | |||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 353 | 372 | |||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 1,039 | 1,064 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $3,896 | ||||||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures and Estimates
(in millions of dollars)
| Reconciliation of Net sales and Adjusted EBITDA on a supplemental comparable basis by segment | |||||||||||||||
| Quarterly Period ended March 28, 2026 | Quarterly Period ended March 29, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Americas | Rest of World | Total | Americas | Rest of World | Total | ||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 437 | $ 359 | $ 796 | ||||||||||||
| Constant FX rates | 11 | 37 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Comparable net sales (1)(6) | $ 437 | $ 359 | $ 796 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ 8 | $ 9 | $ 17 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 34 | 17 | 51 | 39 | 19 | 58 | |||||||||
| Integration, business consolidation and other activities | 13 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 19 | |||||||||
| Other non-cash charges (5) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ 58 | $ 32 | $ 90 | ||||||||||||
| Constant FX rates | - | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Comparable Adjusted EBITDA (1)(6) | $ 58 | $ 32 | $ 90 | ||||||||||||
| % vs. prior year comparable | (9%) | 19% | (1%) | ||||||||||||
| Two Quarterly Periods ended March 28, 2026 | Two Quarterly Periods ended March 29, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Americas | Rest of World | Total | Americas | Rest of World | Total | LTM | |||||||||
| Net sales | $ 877 | $ 711 | $ 1,588 | ||||||||||||
| Constant FX rates | 19 | 65 | 84 | ||||||||||||
| GLT prior year | 42 | 70 | 112 | ||||||||||||
| Comparable net sales (1)(6) | $ 877 | $ 711 | $ 1,588 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Income | $ 18 | $ 13 | $ 31 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 63 | 37 | 100 | 72 | 39 | 111 | 195 | ||||||||
| Integration, business consolidation and other activities (2) | 26 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 79 | ||||||||
| Argentina hyperinflation | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 7 | ||||||||
| GAAP carve-out allocation (3) | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | ||||||||
| Other non-cash charges (4)(5) | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 29 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (1) | $ 116 | $ 67 | $ 183 | ||||||||||||
| Constant FX rates | - | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| GLT prior year | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Comparable Adjusted EBITDA (1)(6) | $ 116 | $ 67 | $ 183 | ||||||||||||
| % vs. prior year comparable | (7%) | 14% | (1%) | ||||||||||||
| Synergies and cost reductions | 48 | ||||||||||||||
| PF Adjusted EBITDA | |||||||||||||||
| March 28, 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| Quarter | Year-to-date | ||||||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $ 87 | $ 89 | |||||||||||||
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | (14) | (29) | |||||||||||||
| Free Cash Flow | $ 73 | $ 60 | |||||||||||||
| (1) | Supplemental financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to operating or net income or cash flows from operating activities, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. Comparable basis measures exclude the impact of currency translation effects and acquisitions. These non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently by other companies, including other companies in our industry, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA and other non-GAAP financial measures are useful to our investors because they allow for a better period-over-period comparison of operating results by removing the impact of items that, in management’s view, do not reflect our core operating performance. We define “free cash flow” as cash flow from operating activities less net additions to property, plant, and equipment. We believe free cash flow is useful to an investor in evaluating our liquidity because free cash flow and similar measures are widely used by investors, securities analysts, and other interested parties in our industry to measure a company’s liquidity. We believe free cash flow is also useful to an investor in evaluating our liquidity as it can assist in assessing a company’s ability to fund its growth through its generation of cash and as pre-merger cash flow is not indicative of our current structure and operations. | |
| We also use Adjusted EBITDA and comparable basis measures, among other measures, to evaluate management performance and in determining performance-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used by investors, securities analysts, and other interested parties in our industry to measure a company’s performance. We also believe these measures are useful to an investor in evaluating our performance without regard to revenue and expense recognition, which can vary depending upon accounting methods. | ||
| (2) | Includes restructuring, business optimization and other charges, which includes | |
| (3) | Consists of estimated parent-allocated charges for the period prior to merger which is required by GAAP as part of the carve-out financial statement process | |
| (4) | Prior year includes | |
| (5) | Includes stock compensation expense and equipment disposals | |
| (6) | The prior year comparable basis change excludes the impacts of foreign currency and acquisition/mergers | |
IR Contact Information
Robert Weilminster
EVP, Investor Relations
IR@magnera.com
