Hawkins earnings for the quarter ended September 27, 2026, showed sales rising to $313.8 million from $280.4 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The specialty chemical and ingredient distributor and manufacturer also reported higher gross profit in its quarterly filing submitted on October 26, 2026.

Key Takeaways

  • Quarterly gross profit increased to $76.6 million from $67.6 million a year earlier.
  • Operating income totaled $41.9 million, while net interest expense was $2.6 million.
  • Hawkins recorded a $7.7 million liability for environmental remediation expenses.

Hawkins earnings show gains in sales and gross profit

Both sales and gross profit exceeded their year-earlier levels for the three months ended September 27, 2026. The results show that the increase in revenue was accompanied by a larger gross profit contribution, rather than sales growth alone.

Hawkins, based in Roseville, Minnesota, manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals and ingredients. Its operations serve industrial, water-treatment, and health and nutrition customers.

Interest expense and environmental liability remain in focus

The quarter included $2.6 million in net interest expense. That financing cost is separate from the company’s $41.9 million in operating income.

Hawkins also recorded a $7.7 million liability for remediation expenses associated with PCBs discovered at a facility. The recorded liability is an environmental obligation, not a measure of debt or an additional quarterly interest charge.

WaterSurplus adds equipment and treatment services

Hawkins’ completed WaterSurplus acquisition broadened its water-treatment capabilities beyond chemicals. The acquired business provides membrane separation systems, engineering and design services, media filtration, equipment and rental units, and rapid-response PFAS removal solutions.

Those capabilities give context to Hawkins’ water-treatment offering, but the acquisition announcement does not quantify WaterSurplus’ contribution to the September 2026 quarter. The quarterly figures therefore should not be read as a disclosed measure of the acquisition’s financial impact.

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