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StocksMedium•9 November 2026•
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Perimeter’s Adjusted Operating Profit Rises 20% in Third Quarter to $223.5 Million

Key Facts

1Adjusted EBITDA rose 20% to $223.5 million from $186.3 million.
2Fire safety segment sales increased 14% to $312.6 million from $273.4 million.
3Net sales in the first nine months rose 32% to $728.7 million, compared with $550.1 million.
4Net interest expense in the first nine months increased 118% to $64.318 million from $29.444 million.

Perimeter Group’s adjusted EBITDA rose 20% in the third quarter of 2026 to $223.5 million, compared with $186.3 million in the same period a year earlier, according to results published by the company on November 5. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were $0.85, versus $0.82 a year earlier. In the fire safety segment, sales increased 14% to $312.6 million from $273.4 million. The results detail shows that fire safety and specialty products both contributed to business growth, with different sources of increase in each. Net interest expense also rose during the quarter, putting the cost of debt alongside improved operating earnings in the financial picture.

Fire safety segment sales increased $39.2 million year over year, including $25.9 million in fire retardants and $13.3 million in other fire-related activities. The increase in other activities included $5.5 million from a recently acquired business. Perimeter acquired Monaco Enterprises on July 30 for $117.1 million in cash, net of cash acquired. Monaco provides specialized safety and incident management systems at U.S. government facilities, and its business was included in the fire safety segment. The company said sales of fire safety products are historically higher during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, driven by weather patterns and the prevalence of wildfires.

In the specialty products segment, sales increased $35.2 million compared with the year-earlier quarter. But revenue from acquired businesses rose $40.6 million, while sales in the core business fell $5.4 million because of supply disruptions. Acquired businesses therefore contributed more than the segment’s net increase, while weakness in the core business weighed on the result. These figures show that growth in the segment did not come solely from expansion of existing businesses. They also highlight the effect of acquisitions and supply disruptions on the sales mix during the quarter.

For the first nine months of 2026, net sales rose 32% to $728.7 million, compared with $550.1 million in the same period of 2025. Meanwhile, net interest expense increased 118% to $64.318 million from $29.444 million. In the third quarter alone, net interest expense rose $10.5 million, which the company attributed mainly to higher average debt following the issuance of 2034 notes in January 2026. The company describes its operating structure as decentralized and says it seeks to generate private equity-like returns. Under its stated capital allocation order, high-return organic reinvestment opportunities come first, followed by selective share repurchases and then the acquisition of new businesses.