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Hillman Solutions (HLMN) Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 (year over year)
Hillman Solutions's revenue rose $32.5M (+8%) from $425M in Q3 2025 to $457M in Q3 2026. The biggest changes: Fastening and Hardware +$31.4M (+11%); Key and Key Accessories +$11.8M (+23%); Personal Protection Solutions −$10.5M (-13%). Operating margin 8.3% against 10.8% (-2.5 pts).
Hillman Solutions, Q3 2026: revenue $457M (+8% year over year), operating margin 8.3%, net earnings $6.3M, operating cash flow $69.9M. The chart draws each line against Q3 2025, the increases inside each band.
Margins
| Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 10.8% | -2.5 pts |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 5.5% | -4.1 pts |
| Free cash flow margin | 11.2% | 2.1% | +9.0 pts |
Every line
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fastening and Hardware | $314M | $282M | $31.4M | +11% |
| Personal Protection Solutions | $70.8M | $81.3M | −$10.5M | -13% |
| Key and Key Accessories | $63.2M | $51.3M | $11.8M | +23% |
| Engraving | $9.7M | $9.8M | −$182K | -2% |
| Revenue | $457M | $425M | $32.5M | +8% |
| Operating profit | $37.9M | $45.9M | −$8.0M | -17% |
| Costs & expenses | $420M | $379M | $40.6M | +11% |
| Pre-tax earnings | $10.0M | $31.2M | −$21.2M | -68% |
| Other expense, net | $27.8M | $14.7M | $13.2M | +90% |
| Cost of revenue | $225M | $205M | $19.8M | +10% |
| SG&A | $158M | $138M | $19.6M | +14% |
| Other operating costs | $36.5M | $35.3M | $1.2M | +3% |
| Net earnings | $6.3M | $23.2M | −$16.9M | -73% |
| Income tax | $3.8M | $8.0M | −$4.3M | -53% |
| Depreciation & amortization | $38.0M | $35.4M | $2.6M | +7% |
| Share-based compensation | $4.4M | $3.9M | $461K | +12% |
| Working capital & other | $21.3M | −$36.2M | $57.5M | — |
| Operating cash flow | $69.9M | $26.2M | $43.6M | +166% |
| Free cash flow (company-reported) | $51.1M | $9.1M | $42.0M | +464% |
| Capital expenditures | $18.8M | $17.2M | $1.6M | +9% |
Questions
How much did Hillman Solutions's revenue grow year over year in Q3 2026?
Hillman Solutions's revenue rose $32.5M (+8%) from $425M in Q3 2025 to $457M in Q3 2026.
What drove Hillman Solutions's revenue change in Q3 2026?
Fastening and Hardware +$31.4M (+11%); Key and Key Accessories +$11.8M (+23%); Personal Protection Solutions −$10.5M (-13%).