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Davey Tree Expert earnings and revenue breakdown

Latest: Q2 2026 · 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026

Q2 2026 Revenue up 1% year over year to $519M · 5¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 8.2%

Davey Tree Expert made $519M in Q2 2026 (+1% Y/Y): Tree and plant care $306M, Consulting and other $138M, Grounds maintenance $69.0M. Operating margin 8.2%, net earnings $24.7M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Aug 12, 2026.

Revenue$519M
Year over year+1%
Operating margin8.2%
Net earnings$24.7M
Operating cash flow$51.5M

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What changed this quarter

Revenue was $518.9M in Q2 2026, up 1% year over year and up 19% from the previous quarter. Tree and plant care was the largest line at 59% of revenue. Consulting and other added $10.9M year over year (up 9%), 168% of the total change. Storm damage services declined 72%.

Operating profit was $42.5M, a 8.2% margin (down 1.4 points year over year). Operating profit fell $6.6M even though revenue rose $6.5M versus Q2 2025, so costs grew faster than sales. Total costs grew 3% against revenue growth of 1%. Net earnings were $24.7M, down 25% year over year. The effective tax rate was 27.0%.

Operating cash flow was $51.5M (up 8% year over year), 208% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $23.1M of depreciation and amortization and $2.2M of share-based compensation.

Quarterly history

Davey Tree Expert revenue by quarterDavey Tree Expert revenue by quarter$476MQ4 2024$435MQ1 2025$512MQ2 2025$501MQ3 2025$500MQ4 2025$436MQ1 2026$519MQ2 2026
Davey Tree Expert net earnings by quarterDavey Tree Expert net earnings by quarter$11.3MQ4 2024−$3.3MQ1 2025$32.8MQ2 2025$21.6MQ3 2025−$17.8MQ4 2025−$10.7MQ1 2026$24.7MQ2 2026
QuarterFormFiledRevenueY/YOp. marginNet earningsOp. cash flow
Q2 202610-QAug 12, 2026$519M+1%8.2%$24.7M$51.5M
Q1 202610-QMay 13, 2026$436M+0.2%-2.5%−$10.7M−$18.0M
Q4 202510-KMar 9, 2026$500M+5%-2.6%−$17.8M$80.1M
Q3 202510-QNov 3, 2025$501M+4%7.5%$21.6M$31.1M
Q2 202510-QAug 5, 2025$512M+6%9.6%$32.8M$47.7M
Q1 202510-QMay 6, 2025$435M+7%-0.4%−$3.3M−$4.4M
Q4 202410-KMar 10, 2025$476M+12%5.7%$11.3M$34.7M

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Davey Tree Expert: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterDavey Tree Expert: revenue growth, year over year and quarter over quarterY/YQ/Q+12%Q4 2024+7%-9%Q1 2025+6%+18%Q2 2025+4%-2%Q3 2025+5%0%Q4 2025+0%-13%Q1 2026+1%+19%Q2 2026
Latest (Q2 2026): Y/Y +1%, Q/Q +19%.
Davey Tree Expert: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q2 2026Davey Tree Expert: where the cash came from (+) and went (−), TTM to Q2 2026Operating cash flow$145MOther investing−$135MBuybacks−$105MOther financing$96.5MShares issued$45.9MReal estate bought−$23.5MAcquisitions−$18.8MAsset & business sales$7.4MDividends−$4.6MNet borrowing (+) / repaid (−)−$4.0MCash drawn (+) / kept (−)−$3.9MNot reconciled−$62K
From the cash-flow statement as filed (SEC XBRL). Cash is fungible: the bars do not say which dollar paid for what.
Davey Tree Expert: profit against cash, quarter by quarterDavey Tree Expert: profit against cash, quarter by quarterNet incomeOperating cash flow$26.0M$32.6MQ3 2024$11.3M$34.7MQ4 2024−$3.3M−$4.4MQ1 2025$32.8M$47.7MQ2 2025$21.6M$31.1MQ3 2025−$17.8M$80.1MQ4 2025−$10.7M−$18.0MQ1 2026$24.7M$51.5MQ2 2026
Latest (Q2 2026): Net income $24.7M, Operating cash flow $51.5M.
Davey Tree Expert: diluted shares by fiscal yearDavey Tree Expert: diluted shares by fiscal year46MFY202048MFY202147MFY202246MFY202344MFY202443MFY2025
-7.3% since FY2020: buybacks shrank the count.
Davey Tree Expert: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)Davey Tree Expert: long-term debt falling due (FY2025)$112M2026$47.4M2027$45.5M2028$125M2029$100M2030
Cash $12.4M, short-term investments —, long-term debt $430M at 2025-12-31.
Davey Tree Expert in its industry: growth against margin (6 companies, SIC 0700)Davey Tree Expert in its industry: growth against margin (6 companies, SIC 0700)revenue growth, year over year →↑ operating marginmedian +1%median 4%BVAVORYMGGROUCVATDavey Tree Expert (+1%, 8%)
Agricultural Services; dot size is quarterly revenue; dashed lines are the industry's medians.

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About Davey Tree Expert

The Davey Tree Expert Company, which was founded in 1880 and incorporated in Ohio in 1909, and its subsidiaries provide a wide range of arboricultural, horticultural, environmental and consulting services to our customers throughout the United States and Canada. We have two reportable operating segments organized by type or class of customer: Residential and Commercial, and Utility. Our Residential and Commercial segment provides services to our residential and commercial customers including: the treatment, preservation, maintenance, removal and planting of trees, shrubs and other plant life; the practice of landscaping, grounds maintenance, tree surgery, tree feeding and tree spraying; the application of fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides; and natural resource management and consulting, forestry research and development, and environmental planning.

In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Mar 9, 2026.

Davey Tree Expert against its Agricultural Services peers

The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +1% against the peers' median +1%. Operating margin: 8.2% against the peers' median 4.1%.

CompanyQuarterRevenueY/YOp. margin
Davey Tree ExpertQ2 2026$519M+1%8.2%
BV BrightView HoldingsQ3 FY26$718M+1%4.5%
AVO Mission ProduceQ3 FY26$450M+26%0.1%
RYM RythmQ3 2026$23.9M+490%4.1%
GGROU Golden Growers CooperativeQ2 2026$14.9M-8%9.7%
BNC BNB StandardQ1 FY27$7.2M—-296.3%
CVAT Cavitation TechnologiesQ3 FY26$3K-98%n/m

Source: Davey Tree Expert 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 277638 · Agricultural Services