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Valmont Industries, Inc. filings document operating results, governance actions and shareholder voting matters for an industrial manufacturer serving infrastructure and agriculture markets. Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, segment commentary and outlook information, including Infrastructure demand, utility-related capacity investments and Agriculture market conditions.
Proxy materials cover director elections, executive compensation, an employee stock purchase plan proposal and independent auditor ratification. Other material-event filings record officer and director appointments, related compensation arrangements and changes in the company’s independent registered public accounting firm, tying formal disclosures to Valmont’s board oversight, leadership structure and financial reporting process.
Valmont Industries reported strong first-quarter 2026 results, with net sales of $1.03 billion, up 6.2%, and diluted EPS of $5.51, up 27.5% year over year. Growth was driven by the Infrastructure segment, where sales rose 14.1% to $805.9 million and operating margin improved to 17.8%.
Agriculture sales fell 15.1% to $227.0 million amid international weakness, but segment margin increased to 14.8% on better pricing and lower SG&A. Management raised full-year 2026 diluted EPS guidance to $21.50–$23.50 and slightly increased Infrastructure sales expectations while trimming Agriculture sales assumptions. Net cash from operations rose to $103.5 million, and the leverage ratio stood at 1.05, indicating moderate net debt relative to adjusted EBITDA.
Valmont Industries executive vice president and CFO John L. Schwietz filed an initial ownership report showing direct holdings of 2,784 shares of common stock.
The position includes restricted stock unit awards: 180 RSUs vesting on December 11, 2026; 168 RSUs vesting in equal installments on July 29, 2026 and 2027; 290 RSUs vesting in equal installments on December 16, 2026 and 2027; and 349 RSUs vesting across December 15, 2026, 2027 and 2028. Each RSU will settle into one share of common stock at vesting.
Valmont Industries, Inc. filed an update on executive leadership matters. The company notes it had previously appointed John Schwietz as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary.
This filing primarily provides a separate exhibit summarizing Mr. Schwietz’s compensation package as approved by the Human Resources Committee, and makes that information part of the public record.
Valmont Industries has promoted long-time executive John Schwietz to Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective April 8, 2026. He succeeds Thomas Liguori.
Schwietz, age 44, has been with Valmont since 2009 in finance, business development and operations roles across its Utility and Agriculture businesses worldwide.
Valmont Industries Inc: The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 13 to a Schedule 13G/A stating it beneficially owns 0 shares (0%) of Valmont Industries common stock following an internal realignment. The filing explains certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report holdings separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538. The amendment was signed by Ashley Grim on 03/27/2026.
Valmont Industries Inc. Chief Information Officer Mulukutla Sobharani filed an initial ownership report. The filing shows direct ownership of 461 shares of common stock as of the reported date. A restricted stock unit award is also disclosed, scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 20, 2027.
Valmont Industries, Inc. is holding its Annual Meeting at company headquarters in Omaha on April 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. Shareholders will vote on electing four directors to three-year terms, approving the Valmont 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, an advisory say-on-pay resolution, and ratifying the 2026 independent auditors.
Shareholders of record as of March 2, 2026, when 19,547,213 common shares were outstanding, are entitled to one vote per share and may vote online, by phone or by mail. Ten of eleven directors are independent, the board is diverse by gender, race and nationality, and all key committees are fully independent.
Executive pay is heavily performance-based, with 2025 annual incentives tied 75% to adjusted net earnings and 25% to revenue, paying out at 94.5% of target. Long-term performance share units for 2023–2025 paid at 102.9% of target based on return on invested capital and operating income growth. The company emphasizes human capital, safety, and published 2025 sustainability goals, including a 10% carbon emissions reduction from a 2018 baseline.
Valmont Industries, Inc. reported that its Audit Committee has approved the appointment of KPMG LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm beginning with the fiscal year ending December 26, 2026, subject to KPMG’s customary client acceptance procedures and an engagement letter.
The Audit Committee also dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm on March 3, 2026. Valmont states there were no disagreements or reportable events with Deloitte for the fiscal years ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024, and Deloitte’s audit reports for those years contained no adverse opinions or qualifications.