Timken Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results

• Sales of $1.26 billion, up 7.5 percent from last year
• Second-quarter diluted EPS of $0.41; adjusted EPS of $1.83
• Net income margin of 2.3 percent; adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.6 percent
• Updates 2026 EPS outlook; now expects 2026 EPS of $3.75-$4.05, raising adjusted EPS outlook to $6.05-$6.35

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR) (www.timken.com), a leader in advanced motion technology, today reported second-quarter 2026 results.

"The Timken team is successfully advancing our Elevate to Outperform strategy to accelerate profitable growth, structurally increase margins and create long-term shareholder value," said Lucian Boldea, president and chief executive officer. "Second quarter results demonstrate our team's strong execution and continued progress against these objectives combined with our ability to capitalize on improving customer demand. Our performance during the first half of the year, continued momentum, and disciplined execution framework gives us the confidence to raise our 2026 outlook."

Second-Quarter 2026 Highlights

Timken delivered sales in the second quarter of $1.26 billion, up 7.5 percent from the same period a year ago. The increase was driven by higher volumes across both segments, higher pricing, revenue from the Bijur Delimon acquisition and favorable foreign currency translation. Organically, sales were up 4.4 percent as compared to the second quarter of 2025.

The company posted net income in the second quarter of $28.9 million or $0.41 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $78.5 million or $1.12 per diluted share for the same period a year ago. The company's net income margin in the quarter was 2.3 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in the second quarter of last year. Net income in the current period includes an impairment charge related to the anticipated divestiture of the company's belts business.

Excluding special items (detailed in the attached tables), adjusted net income in the second quarter was $128.4 million or $1.83 per diluted share. This compares to adjusted net income of $99.3 million or $1.42 per diluted share for the same period in 2025. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) in the quarter were $247.2 million or 19.6 percent of sales, compared with $208.2 million or 17.7 percent of sales in the second quarter of last year. Adjusted EBITDA in the current period includes a net benefit of $8.0 million for IEEPA tariff refunds.

Net cash provided by operations in the quarter was $107.1 million, and free cash flow was $80.5 million. During the quarter, Timken increased its quarterly dividend by 3 percent and repurchased approximately 155 thousand shares of company stock. In total, the company returned $45.0 million of cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the quarter. The company ended the quarter with a strong balance sheet; net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 2.0 times as of June 30, 2026.

Second-Quarter 2026 Segment Results

Engineered Bearings sales of $807.0 million increased 3.8 percent from the same period a year ago driven primarily by higher volumes, the impact of higher pricing and favorable foreign currency translation.

Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $161.3 million or 20.0 percent of sales, compared with $153.4 million or 19.7 percent of sales in the second quarter of last year. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by positive price/mix, the impact of higher volume, a net benefit for tariff refunds and favorable foreign currency, partially offset by higher operating costs.

Industrial Motion sales of $453.9 million increased 14.6 percent compared with the same period a year ago driven primarily by higher demand across most platforms and end-market sectors, revenue from the Bijur Delimon acquisition, higher pricing and favorable foreign currency translation.

Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter was $105.6 million or 23.3 percent of sales, compared with $72.6 million or 18.3 percent of sales in the second quarter of last year. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was driven primarily by the impact of higher volume, positive price/mix, a net benefit for tariff refunds and contribution from the Bijur Delimon acquisition, partially offset by higher operating costs.

2026 Outlook

Timken is updating its 2026 outlook, with full-year earnings per diluted share now forecasted to be in the range of $3.75 to $4.05 and is raising its adjusted earnings per diluted share to the range of $6.05 to $6.35. The company is planning for 2026 revenue to be up approximately 5.5 percent in total at the midpoint from 2025, a slight increase from its prior outlook of 5 percent growth at the midpoint.

Conference Call Information

Timken will host a conference call today at 11 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results. Presentation materials will be available online in advance of the call for interested investors and securities analysts.

About The Timken Company

The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a leader in advanced motion technology, designs and manufacturers highly engineered systems and components for customers in strategic end markets, including aerospace and defense, power and electrification, and automation and industrial solutions. With more than 125 years of specialized expertise and a multinational presence, Timken is a trusted partner worldwide, innovating and powering performance across the application lifecycle. The company posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025 and employs approximately 19,000 people, operating from 45 countries. Learn more at www.timken.com or @TheTimkenCompany.

Certain statements in this release (including statements regarding the company's forecasts, beliefs, estimates, plans and expectations) that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, the statements related to expectations regarding the company's future financial performance, including information under the heading "2026 Outlook," are forward-looking.

The company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including: the finalization of the company's financial statements for the second quarter of 2026; fluctuations in customer demand for the company's products or services; changes in customer preferences due to emergent technologies, evolving regulatory landscapes or other factors; unanticipated changes in business relationships with customers or their purchases from the company; changes in the financial health of the company's customers, which may have an impact on the company's revenues, earnings and impairment charges; logistical issues associated with port closures, delays or increased costs; costs associated with inclement weather events; the impact of changes to the company's accounting methods; political risks associated with government instability; recent world events that have increased the risks posed by international trade disputes, tariffs, sanctions and hostilities; strained geopolitical relations between countries in which we have significant operations; weakness in global or regional general economic conditions and capital markets (as a result of financial stress affecting the banking system or otherwise); changes in wages, shipping costs, raw material costs, energy and fuel prices, and other production costs; new technology, including artificial intelligence, that may impact the way the Company's products are produced, sold or distributed; changes in customer demand or tariff rates and other costs associated with tariffs; the company's ability to satisfy its obligations under its debt agreements and renew or refinance borrowings on favorable terms; fluctuations in currency valuations or interest rates; changes in the expected costs associated with product warranty claims; the ability to achieve satisfactory operating results in the integration of acquired companies, including realizing any accretion, synergies, and expected cashflow generation within expected timeframes or at all; the company's ability to effectively adjust prices for its products in response to changing dynamics; the impact on the company's pension obligations and assets due to changes in interest rates, investment performance and other tactics designed to reduce risk; the introduction of new disruptive technologies, such as artificial intelligence; unplanned plant shutdowns; the effects of government-imposed restrictions, commercial requirements, and company goals associated with climate change and emissions or other sustainability initiatives; unanticipated litigation, claims, investigations remediation, or assessments; the rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape and the corresponding heightened operational complexity and compliance risks; restrictions on the use of, or claims or remediation associated with, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or polytetrafluoroethylene; the company's ability to maintain positive relations with unions and works councils; the company's ability to compete for skilled labor and to attract, retain and develop management, other key employees, and skilled personnel; negative impacts to the company's operations or financial position as a result of pandemics, epidemics, or other public health concerns and associated governmental measures; and the company's ability to complete and achieve the benefits of announced plans, programs, initiatives, acquisitions, capital investments, and cost reduction actions. Additional factors are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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