UFP Technologies Announces Strong Q1 Results

NEWBURYPORT, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UFP Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPT), a contract development and manufacturing organization that specializes in single-use and single-patient medical devices, today reported net income of $17.5 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026, 1.8% higher than net income of $17.2 million for the first quarter of 2025. Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were $154.2 million, 4.1% higher than 2025 first quarter sales of $148.1 million. GAAP and adjusted earnings per diluted common share outstanding (“EPS”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 were $2.24 and $2.48, respectively.

Throughout this news release, reference is made to non-GAAP measures including organic sales growth, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operating income, adjusted SG&A, adjusted net income and EPS, and EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA. Please see “Non-GAAP Financial Information” at the end of this news release.

“I am pleased with our first quarter results and continued progress with our strategic initiatives,” said R. Jeffrey Bailly, Chairman and CEO. “Revenue grew 4.1%, driven by a 5.9% increase in our medical sales. This was offset by a 15% decline in our non-medical sales as we continue to focus our efforts on high-growth opportunities in the MedTech space. Our robotic surgery, patient surfaces and support, and interventional and surgical segments showed the strongest growth at 7%, 11%, and 15%, respectively. To increase capacity to meet strong forecasted demand, in Q2 we will take possession of two new facilities in the Dominican Republic – one in La Romana to support continued growth in our robotic surgery business, and one in Santiago to support growth and additional program transfers in the safe patient handling space.”

“EPS growth of 1.4% was slower than revenue growth, due in part to softer results at our AJR operation related to continued E-Verify labor inefficiency costs,” Bailly said. “We also absorbed the start-up expenses associated with four large programs that are currently ramping and expected to be significant contributors in the second half of the year.”

“Our recent acquisitions are all performing well and the integrations are essentially complete. And we continue to evaluate new acquisition opportunities that will further increase our value to customers,” said Bailly. “With our strong balance sheet, healthy pipeline of new growth opportunities, ramping newly launched programs, and a strong backlog, we remain very bullish about our future.”

Financial Highlights:

• Sales for the first quarter increased 4.1% to $154.2 million, from $148.1 million in the same period of 2025. Organic sales were essentially flat for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025.

• First quarter sales to the medical market increased 5.9% to $143.4 million. Non-medical sales for the first quarter decreased 15.0% to $10.8 million.

• Gross profit as a percentage of sales (“gross margin”) increased to 28.8% for the first quarter of 2026, from 28.5% in the same quarter of 2025.

• Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased 12.3% to $21.0 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $18.7 million in the same quarter of 2025. As a percentage of sales, SG&A increased to 13.6% in the first quarter of 2026, from 12.6% in the same period of 2025. As a percentage of sales, adjusted SG&A increased in the first quarter of 2026 to 12.0% from 11.0% in the same period of 2025.

• For the first quarter of 2026, operating income increased 1.0% to $23.4 million, from $23.1 million in the same quarter of 2025. Adjusted operating income for the first quarter of 2026 remained consistent at $25.8 million compared to the first quarter of 2025.

• Net income was $17.5 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $17.2 million in the same period of 2025. Adjusted net income increased 0.6% to $19.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, from $19.2 million in the same period of 2025. GAAP and adjusted EPS for the first quarter of 2026 were $2.24 and $2.48, respectively, as compared to $2.21 and $2.47, respectively, for the same period in 2025.

• Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2026 increased to $31.0 million from $30.2 million in the first quarter of 2025.

About UFP Technologies, Inc.

UFP Technologies is a contract development and manufacturing organization that specializes in single-use and single-patient medical devices. UFP is a vital link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsourcing partner to many of the world's top medical device manufacturers. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.

Conference Call

The Company has scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 8:30 AM Eastern time. Participants may join the call using the following dial-in numbers:

• Toll-Free: 1-412-206-6478
• International: 1-833-890-4010

A live webcast of the conference call and accompanying materials will be available at www.ufpt.com.

A replay of the webcast will be accessible following the event on the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://ufpt.com/investors/.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Non-GAAP Financial Information

This news release includes non-generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) performance measures. Management considers organic sales growth, adjusted gross margin, adjusted SG&A, adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and EPS, EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP measures. The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate management's financial and operational decision-making, including evaluation of the Company’s historical operating results. The Company’s management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating the Company’s operating performance and are similar to measures reported by publicly listed U.S. competitors, and regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors, and other interested parties in analyzing operating performance and prospects. These non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company's operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures, may provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the Company’s business. By providing these non-GAAP measures, the Company’s management intends to provide investors with a meaningful, consistent comparison of the Company’s performance for the periods presented. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered supplemental to, and not a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company's definition of these non-GAAP measures may differ from similarly titled measures of performance used by other companies in other industries or within the same industry.

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