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Est. EPS $4.61 · Revenue $4.76B · 4 analysts
Est. EPS $0.96 · Revenue $1.11B · 3 analysts
Est. EPS $0.87 · Revenue $1.09B · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $1.71 · Revenue $1.47B · 1 analysts
Est. EPS $1.30 · Before market open
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| Metric | Latest | YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength. | QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes. |
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| RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three). | $4.5B | -1.6% | +37.3% |
| Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day. | $316.1M | -24.5% | +114.1% |
| Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials. | +33.4% | -1.3% | +4.2% |
| Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on). | +10.9% | -6.4% | +57.6% |
| Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales. | +7.0% | -23.3% | +55.9% |
| Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock. | $578.3M | +24.0% | +1618.5% |
| FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine. | +12.8% | +26.0% | +1151.4% |
| Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe. | 71.6% | +6.8% | +952.2% |
| Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking. | 1.87x | +3.3% | -7.8% |
| Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground. | $3.4B | -4.0% | +0.1% |
| Metric | Annual (A vs E) | Annual Surprise | Quarter (A vs E) | Quarter Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS Surprise | 3.17 vs 4.17 | -24.0% | 1.50 vs 1.31 | +14.8% |
| Revenue Surprise | $4.5B vs $4.5B | +0.4% | $1.4B vs $1.2B | +19.6% |
| Date | Executive | Title | Security | Side | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Funk Edric C | director, officer: President & COO | Restricted Stock Units | D | 6,248 | — |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Funk Edric C | director, officer: President & COO | Common Stock | A | 6,248 | $99.15 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Funk Edric C | director, officer: President & COO | Common Stock | D | 2,849 | $99.15 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Totsky Joanna M. | officer: VP, GC & Corp Secretary | Common Stock | A | 20 | $93.33 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | Totsky Joanna M. | officer: VP, GC & Corp Secretary | Common Stock | D | 6 | $93.33 |
Operator: Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Toro Company Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. My name is Joshua, and I will be your coordinator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. We will be facilitating a question and answer session towards the end of today's conference. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes. I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today's conference, Heather Lilly, Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations. Please proceed, Ms. Lilly. Heather Lilly: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us for The Toro Company Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. I am Heather Lilly, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations. On the line with me today are Rick Olson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Edric C. Funk, President and chief operating officer, and Angie Drake, vice president and chief financial officer. Rick, Edric and Angie will provide an overview of our second quarter results which were released earlier this morning and discuss our priorities and outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2026. Following their remarks, we will open the phone lines for a question and answer session. Before we begin, please note that any forward looking statements made today are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks are detailed in our earnings release investor presentation and our most recent filings with the SEC. During our remarks, we will also reference certain non GAAP financial measures. We believe these metrics provide useful insight into the company's performance. Reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures can be found in this morning's press release. Both the release and our second quarter supplemental presentation are available in the Investor Information of our corporate website. With that, I will now turn the call over to Rick. Richard Olson: Thank you, Heather, and good morning, everyone. The Toro Company continued its strong start to the year, exceeding expectations with second quarter top line growth of 8% and adjusted EPS of $1.60. This is the second consecutive quarter of double digit earnings growth driven by strong demand and improving margins. We remain focused on our key strategic priorities. Accelerating profitable growth, driving productivity and operational excellence, and empowering people. This disciplined approach is delivering results. Demand was broad based across our portfolio. Residential net sales grew 4% and professional net sales grew by 9%. Within professional, we drove mid single digit sales growth in golf and grounds, high single digit sales growth in landscape contractor, and we are particularly excited to have achieved low double digit organic sales growth in underground and specialty construction. A key highlight in underground construction continues to …
| Name | Title | Compensation | Gender | Year Born | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Olson | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | USD 2,809,612 | Male | 1964 | Active |
Angela C. Drake | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | USD 1,064,573 | Female | 1973 | Active |
Edric C. Funk | President & Chief Operating Officer | USD 1,040,095 | Male | 1973 | Active |
Peter D. Moeller | Group Vice President of Underground & Specialty Construction + International | USD 907,405 | Male | — | Active |
Joanna Totsky | Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | USD 787,086 | Female | 1967 | Active |
Gregory S. Janey | Group Vice President of Landscapes & Contractor | USD 648,795 | Male | 1979 | Active |
Thomas Swain | Managing Director of Distributor Development | — | Male | 1953 | Active |
Branden Happel | Senior Manager of Public Relations | — | Male | — | Active |
Kurt D. Svendsen | Vice President of Technology | — | Male | 1966 | Active |
Heather Hille | Vice President of Corporate affairs and Investor relations | — | Female | — | Active |
Lori A. Riley | Vice President of Human Resources | — | Female | 1967 | Active |
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