Hillman (HLMN) Reports Q4: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Hillman (HLMN) Reports Q4: Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Earnings

Petr Huřťák

Mon, February 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM GMT+9 2 min read

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Hardware products and merchandising solutions provider Hillman (NASDAQ:HLMN) will be reporting results this Tuesday morning. Here’s what to look for.

Hillman met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $424.9 million, up 8% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates and an impressive beat of analysts’ adjusted operating income estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Hillman’s revenue to grow 6.5% year on year to $372.4 million, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.10 per share.

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Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Hillman has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates five times over the last two years.

Looking at Hillman’s peers in the professional tools and equipment segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Kennametal delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 9.8%, beating analysts’ expectations by 1%, and Fortive reported revenues up 4.6%, topping estimates by 2.7%. Kennametal traded up 7% following the results while Fortive was also up 10.8%.

Read our full analysis of Kennametal’s results here and Fortive’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the professional tools and equipment segment, with share prices up 8.1% on average over the last month. Hillman is up 5.7% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $12.21 (compared to the current share price of $10.06).

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