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WillScot Holdings Corp Q1 FY26 Results

WSCQ1 FY26 Results
Filing
MetricValue ($ M)Q1 FY25
Revenue548.631.9%
Total Income548.631.9%
Expenditure451.972.7%
PBT43.0629.4%
Net Profit28.1234.7%
OPM17.62%3.73pp
NPM5.13%2.57pp
EPS0.1630.4%
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WillScot Reports Q1 2026 Results, Raises Full Year Outlook

08 May 2026 · 8 May, 2:08 am

Summary

WillScot Holdings Corporation reported encouraging first quarter 2026 results, exceeding expectations for revenue and Adjusted EBITDA. The company generated revenue of $549 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $211 million. Increased demand from larger project opportunities, particularly in data centers and power generation, drove unit activations and delivery/installation revenues. Based on these results and current order book levels, WillScot is raising its full year 2026 outlook for revenue to $2.250 billion and Adjusted EBITDA to $915 million.

Key Highlights

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    WillScot generated revenue of $549 million in Q1 2026, along with a gross profit margin of 52.1% and net income of $28 million.

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    Adjusted EBITDA for Q1 2026 was $211 million, representing a 38.5% margin.

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    Leasing and services revenue reached $525 million, driven by a 12.3% increase in delivery and installation revenue.

  4. 4

    The company generated $191 million in net cash from operating activities and $116 million in Adjusted Free Cash Flow, with a 21.1% margin.

  5. 5

    WillScot paid down $76 million of outstanding debt and returned $20 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.

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    The full year 2026 outlook for revenue has been raised to $2.250 billion, and Adjusted EBITDA is projected to be $915 million.

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    Net CAPEX outlook for 2026 has been raised to $325 million to support strong demand in select product lines.

Management Comments

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Tim Boswell

"Our first quarter 2026 results were encouraging, with clear progress across our commercial and operational priorities for the year. We are seeing a steady increase in demand from larger project opportunities, most notably in the data center, power generation and utility, diversified manufacturing, and events sectors, that align well with both our value proposition and our strategic focus on enterprise accounts, new verticals, and our expanded offerings. Order and activation trends continued to strengthen through April, which combined with the growing volume of larger projects, is giving us better visibility into the second half of the year and is consistent with our longer-term strategy to drive higher quality revenue mix. Operationally, our teams are mobilizing to support increased activity levels by executing our previously announced Network Optimization Plan, rolling out our route optimization and dispatch platform in the field, continuing to optimize centralized shared services, and activating fleet to increase availability and minimize lead times across the network. Each of these initiatives supports our ability to capture immediate market opportunities while improving long-term profitability and the customer experience." "The strengthening commercial activity supports our increased 2026 outlook for Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and capital expenditures, and we think there is a credible path to inflect leasing revenues to year-over-year growth in the second half of 2026. We remain focused on advancing initiatives that are within our control to strengthen our competitive positioning, serve our customers, and drive long-term shareholder value creation. I am incredibly grateful to our team for their focus on clean and consistent execution."

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Matt Jacobsen

"First quarter 2026 revenues of $549 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $211 million exceeded our outlook entering the year. Large project demand drove outperformance in unit activations, which drove a year-over-year increase in variable costs, but also 12% year-over-year growth in delivery and installation revenues in the quarter. While these items naturally weigh on Adjusted EBITDA margins in the short-term, we expect that these activity levels will support units-on-rent and an increased lease revenue run-rate heading into the second half of the year." "Based on first quarter results and our current order book levels, we are raising our 2026 outlook to $2.250 billion in revenue and $915 million in Adjusted EBITDA. We continue to see improving commercial demand stemming mainly from larger project activity in our modular space portfolio. In contrast, we have not seen improved demand across local 1 markets, so while stabilizing, we remain cautious about the outlook. That said, we are raising our Net CAPEX outlook to $325 million for 2026 to support strong demand in select product lines tied to large scale projects. This increase speaks favorably to our competitive positioning and is expected to offset continued softness in other transactional product categories, supporting the second half 2026 leasing revenue inflection now implied in our current outlook."

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