Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co director John C. Butler Jr. received an award of 1,006 Class A shares on October 1, 2026, designated as “Required Shares” under the Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan. The shares were held in trust for his benefit; the reported resulting position was 186,074 shares. Other indirect holdings listed include 157,778 shares in a trust for his spouse, 780 shares in the BTR 2020 GST for his spouse, and 2,800 shares in his individual retirement account. Butler disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held in the footnoted trusts for his spouse and minor child.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB) reported that 1,006 shares of Class A Common Stock were awarded to reporting person Rankin Corbin’s spouse on October 1, 2026, as “Required Shares” under the company’s Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. A trust held 192,725 shares for the spouse’s benefit after the award. Rankin Corbin, identified as a member of a group, disclaimed beneficial ownership of the reported trust shares.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB) director Thomas T. Rankin received an award of 1,006 Class A common shares on October 1, 2026, as “Required Shares” under the company’s Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. The shares were held indirectly through a trust for his benefit, and the reported indirect position following the award was 192,725 shares.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB) reported that 1,312 shares of Class A common stock were awarded to the spouse of reporting person Victoire G. Rankin, identified as a member of a group, on October 1, 2026, as “Required Shares” under the company’s Non-Employee Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan. The spouse serves as trustee of a trust for Alfred M. Rankin, Jr.; Rankin disclaims beneficial ownership of the awarded shares. The trust’s reported position following the award was 371,658 shares. Other reported indirect holdings included 14,160 shares in the spouse’s IRA, 11,076 shares in a trust for Bruce T. Rankin, and 69,872 shares in a trust for Rankin.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB) reported an indirect award of 1,312 Class A common shares to director Alfred M. Et Al Rankin, as trustee of a trust for Alfred M. Rankin, Jr., on October 1, 2026. Designated “Required Shares” under the Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan, the award was followed by a reported position of 371,658 shares in the related trust. Other indirect holdings included an IRA and trusts for Bruce T. Rankin and Victoire G. Rankin; the reporting person disclaimed beneficial ownership of shares in those two trusts.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co (HBB) reported an insider transaction by Sarah M. Cunningham, Sr. VP and Chief Financial Officer. On 2026-08-27, she sold 3,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $32.50 per share in an open market or private transaction, and now directly holds 39,430 shares.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company is the subject of an amended Schedule 13G filing in which Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its subsidiary Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC report beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock. Ameriprise reports 536,337 shares with shared voting and dispositive power, representing 5.4% of the class. Columbia reports 519,951 shares with shared voting and dispositive power, representing 5.2% of the class. Ameriprise, as parent of Columbia, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares reported by Columbia, and both entities disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares reported.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company reported much stronger results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Revenue rose 11.6% to $142,632 (in thousands), driven mainly by higher U.S. consumer volumes and pricing, while net income increased to roughly $33.7 million and diluted EPS to $2.49.
Profitability was boosted by one-time benefits from an IEEPA tariff ruling, including $36.5 million of tariff refunds recorded in cost of sales and related interest income, lifting gross margin to 54.3%; excluding these items, margin would have been 26.1%. For the first six months, revenue grew 1.3%, net income reached $37,247 (in thousands), operating cash flow was $61.5 million, and cash rose to $101,469 (in thousands) with $54.3 million of excess availability under the $125.0 million HBB credit facility. The company continued dividends and repurchased 166,857 shares year-to-date under its authorized buyback program.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company reported sharply improved second quarter 2026 results, with revenue up 11.6% to $142.6 million from $127.8 million and gross margin rising to 54.3% from 27.5%. Operating profit increased to $43.2 million, and net income reached $33.7 million, or $2.49 per diluted share.
Performance was boosted by one-time benefits from a February 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs, including $36.5 million of refunds and sell-through of inventory no longer subject to those tariffs; excluding these items, gross margin would have been 26.1%. For the first half, operating cash flow was $61.5 million, and the company ended June 30, 2026 with $101.5 million of cash and a net cash position of $51.5 million compared to net debt a year earlier.
The company repurchased 97,869 Class A shares for $2.0 million and paid $1.7 million in dividends in the quarter. For 2026, management expects revenue growth to approach the mid-single digit range, gross margins to be modestly better than 2025, and operating profit to decline high-single digits while maintaining expected cash flow from operations less investing of $35 million to $45 million.
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co reported an insider Form 4 mainly updating indirect family and trust holdings of Class A Common Stock. The key new activity is an acquisition of 1,867 shares coded as a grant or award, issued at $0.00 per share to the reporting person’s spouse as “Required Shares” under the company’s Non-Employee Directors' Equity Compensation Plan, for a trust benefiting Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. The Form 4 states that the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
After this award, that trust holds 370,346 Class A shares indirectly. Separate entries show indirect positions of 69,872 shares in a trust for the reporting person, 11,076 shares in a trust for Bruce T. Rankin, and 14,160 shares in an individual retirement account for the reporting person’s spouse. No open‑market purchases or sales are reported; the filing reflects a compensation-related share award and updated indirect holdings.