WOOD DALE, Ill., May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Power Solutions International, Inc. (the "Company" or "PSI") (NASDAQ:PSIX), a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of emission-certified engines and power systems, today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
Financial Highlights
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2026
March 31, 2025
Change
Net Sales
$128.6
$135.4
(5)%
Gross Profit
$29.4
$40.3
(27)%
Net Income
$7.3
$19.1
(62)%
Diluted Earnings per Share
$0.32
$0.83
$(0.51)
Dino Xykis, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Our first quarter results were below the strong prior-year period, which had benefited from significant growth in our Power Systems business. The year-over-year declines in sales and profitability primarily reflected softer oil and gas demand, the timing of certain Power Systems shipments, and elevated production costs associated with the capacity ramp-up in our Wisconsin operations.
At the same time, demand related to data center applications remains solid. Gross margin improved sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by unfavorable product mix."
First Quarter 2026 Results
Net sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $128.6 million, a decrease of $6.9 million, or 5%, compared to the first quarter of 2025. The decrease reflected lower sales in the power systems end market of $10.2 million, partially offset by increases of $3.0 million and $0.3 million in the industrial and transportation end markets, respectively. Sales in the power systems end market declined primarily due to softness in oil and gas markets, together with uneven order patterns and shipment timing for data center-related products. The Company continues to see strong demand for data center power solutions, and expects sales to increase in the second half of 2026. However, the timing and ultimate volume of related shipments remain subject to customer scheduling, manufacturing throughput, supply-chain factors, and other variables, and the Company is not predicting any specific level of data center revenue in any future period.
Gross profit for the first quarter of 2026 was $29.4 million, a decrease of $10.9 million, or 27%, compared to the first quarter of 2025. Gross margin in the first quarter of 2026 was 22.9%, compared to 29.7% in the same period last year. Gross margin reflected a lower mix of oil and gas products, together with elevated production costs associated with capacity ramp-up activities supporting data center-related applications at the Company's Wisconsin operations. On a sequential basis, gross margin improved by approximately 100 basis points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025, owing in part to the Company's efforts to improve operational efficiency in Wisconsin, but was partially offset by an unfavorable product mix in the first quarter. The Company's capacity ramp-up activities at its Wisconsin operations are continuing, and the Company expects related production costs to persist; the trajectory of any further sequential improvement remains subject to product mix, throughput and other operational factors.
Research and development expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $4.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by higher R&D program expenditures to support new programs in 2026 and the recovery of R&D costs from certain customers in 2025.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $13.0 million during the first quarter of 2026, an increase of $1.9 million, or 17%, compared to the same period in the prior year. The variance primarily reflects higher compensation expense related to the revaluation of previously awarded SARs, incremental selling and administrative expenses associated with MTL Manufacturing and Equipment, and other administrative and management expenses supporting the business in 2026.
Interest expense was $1.7 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $1.8 million in the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower overall effective interest rates.
Income tax expense was $2.4 million in the first quarter of 2026, compared to $3.8 million in the same period of the prior year. The decrease was primarily driven by lower pre-tax income in 2026, partially offset by a higher effective tax rate.
Balance Sheet Update
The Company's cash and cash equivalents were approximately $45.1 million, and total debt was approximately $103.4 million, as of March 31, 2026. This compares to cash and cash equivalents of approximately $41.3 million and total debt of approximately $96.8 million as of December 31, 2025. Total debt as of March 31, 2026 included borrowings of $95.0 million under the Company's Revolving Credit Agreement.
Outlook for 2026
Given ongoing variability in order timing and market conditions, the Company is not providing formal full-year guidance at this time. Based on current visibility, the Company currently expects second-quarter 2026 revenue to be generally consistent with the first quarter on a sequential basis. The Company anticipates stronger sales growth in the second half of 2026, approximately in line with sales in the second half of 2025, as larger Power Systems orders move into production and are recognized as revenue. However, the timing and ultimate volume of those shipments remain subject to customer scheduling, manufacturing throughput, supply chain factors and other variables. There can be no assurance that those orders will translate to a uniformly stronger second half. Continued softness in the oil and gas end market is expected to weigh on quarterly revenue trends, and capacity ramp-up activities at the Company's Wisconsin operations and their related cost effects on gross margin are expected to continue.
About Power Solutions International, Inc.
Power Solutions International, Inc. (PSI) is a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of a broad range of advanced, emission-certified engines and power systems. PSI provides integrated turnkey solutions to leading global original equipment manufacturers and end-user customers within the power systems, industrial and transportation end markets. The Company's in-house design, prototyping, engineering and testing capabilities allow PSI to customize high-performance engines using a fuel-agnostic strategy to run on a wide variety of fuels, including natural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel and biofuels.
PSI develops and delivers complete power systems that are used worldwide in stationary and mobile power generation applications supporting standby, prime, demand response, and microgrid solutions, as well as products and packages supporting the growing data center markets. PSI's industrial end market provides engine and battery powertrain solutions to serve applications such as forklifts, agricultural and turf, arbor care, industrial sweepers, aerial lifts, irrigation pumps, ground support, and construction equipment. PSI's transportation end market provides engine powertrain solutions to specialized applications such as terminal tractors, port equipment, military vehicles, and other non-road vocational vehicles. For more information on PSI, visit www.psiengines.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations and assumptions regarding future events. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "budget," "contemplate," "continue," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "guidance," "intend," "may," "outlook," "plan," "position," "project," "prospect," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such statements.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation: the timing and ultimate conversion of Power Systems orders into revenue, including data-center-related orders, and the volume and timing of related shipments; quarterly variability in product mix and the corresponding effect on gross profit and gross margin; the cost, pace, throughput and operational outcomes of capacity ramp-up activities at the Company's Wisconsin operations, including the duration and magnitude of related production costs; the level and persistence of customer demand in the power systems, industrial and transportation end markets; volatility in oil and gas prices and corresponding demand for related products; supply-chain disruptions, component availability and supplier performance; macroeconomic, regulatory and trade conditions, including U.S. tariffs and trade restrictions; integration of recent and future acquisitions, including the acquisition of MTL Manufacturing and Equipment; the outcome of pending or threatened litigation and regulatory inquiries, including the previously disclosed putative federal securities class action; changes in management or other personnel, including the timing of any related disclosures; the ability to recruit and retain key employees; the impact of changes in our effective tax rate or applicable tax legislation; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 and in the Company's subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, all of which are incorporated by reference into this press release.
The Company's forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this filing. Except as required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared with the three months ended March 31, 2025 (UNAUDITED):
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2026
2025
Change
% Change
Net sales(to related parties $9 and $464 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)
$
128,592
$
135,446
$
(6,854
)
(5
)%
Cost of sales(derived from related party net sales $5 and $316 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)
99,168
95,152
4,016
4
%
Gross profit
29,424
40,294
(10,870
)
(27
)%
Gross margin %
22.9
%
29.7
%
(6.8)%
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses
4,805
4,244
561
13
%
Research and development expenses as a % of sales
3.7
%
3.1
%
0.6
%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
12,977
11,109
1,868
17
%
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a % of sales
10.1
%
8.2
%
1.9
%
Amortization of intangible assets
249
307
(58
)
(19
)%
Total operating expenses
18,031
15,660
2,371
15
%
Operating income
11,393
24,634
(13,241
)
(54
)%
Other expense (income), net:
Interest expense (from related parties $0 and $415 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively)
1,745
1,766
(21
)
(1
)%
Other expense (income)
(85
)
—
(85
)
NM
Total other expense, net
1,660
1,766
(106
)
(6
)%
Income before income taxes
9,733
22,868
(13,135
)
(57
)%
Income tax expense
2,433
3,786
(1,353
