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# Park Aerospace Quarterly Profit Climbs To $4,534,000 From $2,404,000 As Sales Rise To $20,791,000
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/park-aerospace-quarterly-profit-climbs-to-4-534-000-from-2-404-000-as-sales-rise-to-20-791-639deb6f/
- Published: 2026-10-08T20:35:44.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T20:35:44.000Z
- Description: Earnings per share were $0.21 versus $0.12 a year earlier, and the gross margin widened to 34.3% in the fiscal second quarter.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: Earnings, PKE, Industry: Industrials

Park Aerospace's net earnings for its fiscal second quarter were [$4,534,000](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000076267/000143774926032379/ex%5F1023931.htm?ref=bullished.co), against $2,404,000 a year earlier, on sales of $20,791,000 versus $16,381,000\. The figures come from a news release furnished with an [8-K filed Thursday](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000076267/000143774926032379/pke20261008%5F8k.htm?ref=bullished.co) for the quarter ended August 30, 2026.

## What the results show

Sales also topped the $18,312,000 the company booked in the first quarter, ended May 31, 2026\. Earnings per share, basic and diluted, were $0.21, versus $0.12 a year earlier and $0.17 in the prior quarter.

Gross profit was $7,135,000, or 34.3% of sales, against 31.2% a year ago and 34.8% last quarter. Selling and administrative costs were $2,403,000, or 11.6% of sales, versus 13.9% a year earlier.

Adjusted EBITDA, the company's own measure of earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and stock option expense, was $5,285,000\. That compares with $3,401,000 a year earlier and $4,576,000 in the prior quarter.

Park Aerospace develops and makes advanced composite materials for aerospace markets, according to the release.

## Six months and the balance sheet

For the first six months, sales were $39,103,000 versus $31,781,000, and net earnings were $8,067,000 versus $4,484,000\. Earnings per share for the period were $0.38 basic and $0.37 diluted, against $0.23 and $0.22.

Interest and other income was $1,625,000 for the six months, up from $745,000\. Cash and marketable securities stood at $114,749,000 on August 30, versus $89,368,000 on March 1\. Shareholders' equity was $162,732,000, up from $129,950,000.

Weighted average basic shares were 21,733,000 in the quarter, versus 19,875,000 a year earlier. Per-share earnings rose despite the larger share count.

In after-hours trading Thursday, shares were quoted at $30.98, about 4% above the $29.66 regular-session close (market data).

## What to watch

Management scheduled a conference call for 5:00 p.m. EDT Thursday and said forward-looking information may be discussed. A replay runs through 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

The release gives no outlook; any forward-looking remarks were left to Thursday's call.

### Sources

- [8-K Filing — PARK AEROSPACE CORP (PKE)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000076267/000143774926032379/pke20261008%5F8k.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Exhibit ex\_1023931.htm — PARK AEROSPACE CORP 8-K exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000076267/000143774926032379/ex%5F1023931.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Park Aerospace Corp. Announces Date of Second Quarter](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/05/3375013/0/en/park-aerospace-corp-announces-date-of-second-quarter-earnings-release-and-conference-call.html?ref=bullished.co) — globenewswire.com