MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC Q2 FY26 Results

Our results in the quarter significantly exceeded our expectations as we outperformed our markets. Our performance benefited from volume growth, pricing and product mix. Across our regions, our teams effectively executed our strategies and capitalized on opportunities with new and existing customers. We successfully introduced new collections, expanded product placements and improved our mix. In the period, volume benefited from initial stocking of new product placements and limited increases in inventory by some customers ahead of announced price increases. Our second-quarter reported EPS of $3.22 and adjusted EPS of $3.67 included a benefit of approximately $0.63 from tariff refunds, which were not included in our second quarter guidance. These refunds represent the reversal of costs that we have absorbed from higher tariffs. As part of our buyback program, we purchased over 600,000 shares during the quarter for approximately $60 million. Our second quarter forecast had reflected uncertainty related to the Middle East conflict, but market conditions proved more resilient than we anticipated. Residential channels remained soft during the quarter, and we believe we outpaced the market and gained share in most regions. The commercial sector continued to outperform residential, and our differentiated offering enhanced our mix and margins. The new home construction market remains pressured, and existing home sales continue to be affected by affordability challenges. In this softer environment, we are proactively managing the controllable aspects of our business, including enhancing our sales strategies, pricing and operational improvements and managing our inventory levels and costs. Across many of our products and geographies, we executed pricing increases in response to higher labor, overhead, material, energy and transportation costs. In the second half of the year, these higher input costs will flow through inventory and impact our margins, and additional price increases may be required this year. We are bringing innovative products to market with differentiated features to strengthen our sales and mix. Across the business, our teams are delivering significant productivity gains, and our results are benefiting from our prior restructuring projects. In addition, we have initiated new projects focused on operational simplification, organizational realignment, warehouse consolidation and capacity optimization, all of which will reduce our costs approximately $60 million, with most completed by the end of 2027. These savings will require cash restructuring costs and capital expenditures of approximately $50 million.

Looking ahead to the third quarter, we anticipate flooring market conditions will remain challenging. Across the world, the home resale market remains near multi-decade lows, and new home construction remains soft. We delivered strong second-quarter results even though the market has not yet improved. We expect commercial to keep outperforming residential in the third quarter, while our higher-end offerings continue to enhance our mix. We expect our sales to seasonally drop from the second quarter, excluding the impact of currency exchange and shipping days. Given our stronger performance in the second quarter, this seasonal pattern could be more pronounced than in past years. We will have one additional shipping day in the third quarter compared with both the prior year and the second quarter of 2026. In the third quarter, we will see higher input costs and further benefits from our price increases, and we will continue our productivity efforts. We expect higher costs to persist into the fourth quarter, and we may need to take additional pricing actions. Given these factors, we expect our third quarter adjusted earnings per share, excluding any restructuring or other one-time charges, to be between $2.50 and $2.60, including approximately $0.12 from additional tariff refunds we have already received. Excluding tariff refunds and any restructuring or other one-time charges, our outlook contemplates a baseline EPS range of between $2.38 and $2.48.