Mativ Announces Third Quarter 2026 Results

ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mativ Holdings, Inc. ("Mativ" or the "Company") (NYSE: MATV) reported financial results for the three-months ended September 30, 2026.

Mativ Third Quarter 2026 Highlights¹

• Sales of $499.5 million decreased 2.8% year over year, and 2.3% on an organic basis, primarily due to the impact of the previously disclosed tornado
• GAAP loss of $1.2 million versus GAAP loss of $3.2 million in prior year period; GAAP EPS was $(0.03)
• Adjusted income was $17.5 million; Adjusted EPS was $0.31
• Adjusted EBITDA was $62.3 million, down 7% versus prior year period
• Year-to-date profitability and cash flow performance pacing ahead of strong prior year
  • Gross profit was $295.9 million, up 7% versus prior year
  • Cash provided by operating activities was $117.4 million, up 3% versus prior year period
  • Free cash flow was $90.5 million, up 5% versus prior year period

Management Commentary

“Mativ’s third quarter performance demonstrated continued momentum across the business, highlighted by the FAM segment’s strongest sales growth ever, driven by robust demand in Aerospace & Defense and Transportation,” said Shruti Singhal, Mativ's President and CEO. “Our disciplined execution — which positioned Mativ to deliver year-over-year third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA growth prior to the operational disruption from the July tornado in Wisconsin — and our strong cash generation give us confidence in delivering full-year financial performance ahead of the prior year.

“Our response to the tornado is further proof of Mativ’s resilience and execution capabilities. Recovery remains on plan and we expect inventory losses to be fully recoverable. The team's efforts to quickly restore customer supply have earned strong praise from our customers. I want to thank our crisis management team and all employees for their exceptional customer commitment and dedication while navigating this challenge.

“With this solid operational foundation in place, we are pivoting to growth and executing on initiatives that will accelerate sustainable, profitable revenue growth, driving increased customer and shareholder value.”

Mativ Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Filtration & Advanced Materials (FAM) segment sales, comprised primarily of filtration media and components, advanced films, coating and converting solutions, and extruded mesh products, were $218.5 million, up 11.6% on an organic basis, and 10.2% on a reported basis versus the prior year period, reflecting higher volume/mix, including the impact from an exited facility, and higher selling prices.

Adjusted EBITDA (see non-GAAP reconciliations) of $39.6 million increased 20.4% while Adjusted EBITDA margin of 18.1% increased 150 basis points versus prior year. Higher volume/mix and favorable price vs. cost performance were partially offset by higher manufacturing costs.

Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions (SAS) segment sales, comprised primarily of tapes, labels, liners, specialty paper, packaging and healthcare solutions, of $281.0 million were down 10.9% versus the prior year period primarily due to the effects of the July tornado incident on our Paper & Packaging business. Lower volume/mix including in Healthcare, and unfavorable currency were partially offset by higher selling prices.

Adjusted EBITDA (see non-GAAP reconciliations) of $32.6 million decreased 24.7% while Adjusted EBITDA margin of 11.6% decreased 210 basis points compared to the prior year period. Lower volume/mix and higher distribution expenses were partially offset by favorable price vs. cost performance.

GAAP operating expenses decreased $0.6 million year-over-year, and adjusted unallocated expenses (EBITDA) (see non-GAAP reconciliations) increased $0.5 million versus prior year.

Interest expense was $18.1 million versus $17.7 million in the prior year period, mainly due to higher average rates on the floating portion of our outstanding debt in 2026.

Other expense, net was $0.4 million and compared to other expense of $3.9 million in the prior year period. The improvement was primarily attributed to pension costs and foreign currency losses in 2025.

Tax expense was $2.6 million and tax rate was 185.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2026, primarily driven by our geographical earnings mix and our inability to benefit from losses in certain jurisdictions that have a full valuation allowance.

Non-GAAP Adjustments reflect items included in GAAP gross profit, income, and EPS, but excluded from adjusted results (see non-GAAP reconciliation tables for additional details). The most significant adjustments to the third quarter 2026 results were:

• $0.26 per share of purchase accounting expenses (purchase accounting expenses reflect primarily ongoing non-cash intangible asset amortizations associated with mergers and acquisitions)
• $0.08 per share of restructuring, restructuring related, and impairment expenses

Cash Flow & Debt

Year-to-date 2026 cash provided by operating activities was $117.4 million. Capital spending totaled $26.9 million. Working capital was a $11.9 million source of cash due to the impact of an increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities and accrued income taxes, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable and inventories.

Total debt was $976.4 million as of September 30, 2026, an improvement of $52.5 million year-over-year. Cash and cash equivalents was $97.3 million. The resulting net debt was $879.1 million. Total liquidity was approximately $373.5 million, consisting of $97.3 million of Cash and cash equivalents and $276.2 million of revolver availability. The Company's debt is expected to mature on a staggered basis through 2033.

Dividends

On November 4, 2026, the Company announced its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share payable on December 18, 2026 to stockholders of record as of November 27, 2026.

Conference Call

Mativ will hold a conference call to review third quarter 2026 results with investors and analysts at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The earnings conference call will be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet at http://ir.mativ.com. To listen to the call, please go to the Company’s website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the Company’s website shortly after the call.

About Mativ

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials, solving our customers’ most complex challenges by engineering bold, innovative solutions that connect, protect and purify our world. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we manufacture on three continents and generate sales in over 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two operating segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing categories. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") that are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act and other legal protections. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, those regarding the Company’s business plans, strategies and outlook, the adequacy of our sources of liquidity and capital, our expectations regarding dividends and share repurchases, the amount of capital spending and/or common stock repurchases, future cash flows, purchase accounting impacts, and other statements generally identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "guidance," "plan," "forecast," "potential," "anticipate," "confident," "project," "appear," "future," "should," "likely," "could," "may," "will," "typically" and similar words.

These forward-looking statements are prospective in nature and not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and on numerous assumptions regarding the business strategies and the environment in which the Company’s business shall operate in the future and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations as of the date of this release. These risks include, among other things, the following factors:

• Risks associated with the implementation of our strategic growth initiatives, including diversification, and the Company's understanding of, and entry into, new industries and technologies;
• Risks associated with acquisitions, dispositions, strategic transactions and global asset realignment initiatives of Mativ;
• Risks related to the impairment of goodwill;
• Adverse changes in our end-market sectors impacting key customers;
• Changes in the source and intensity of competition in our commercial end-markets;
• Adverse changes in sales or production volumes, pricing and/or manufacturing costs;
• Seasonal or cyclical market and industry fluctuations which may result in reduced net sales and operating profits during certain periods;
• Risks associated with our technological advantages in our intellectual property and the likelihood that our current technological advantages are unable to continue indefinitely;
• Supply chain disruptions, including the failure of one or more material suppliers, including energy, resin, fiber, and chemical suppliers, to supply materials as needed to maintain our product plans and cost structure;
• Increases in operating costs due to inflation and continuing increases in the inflation rate or otherwise, such as labor expense, compensation and benefits costs;
• Our ability to attract and retain key personnel, labor shortages, labor strikes, stoppages or other disruptions;
• Changes in general economic, financial and credit conditions in the U.S., Europe, China and elsewhere, including the impact thereof on currency exchange rates (including any weakening of the Euro) and on interest rates;
• A failure in our risk management and/or currency or interest rate swaps and hedging programs, including the failures of any insurance company or counterparty;
• Changes in the manner in which we finance our debt and future capital needs, including potential acquisitions;
• Changes in tax rates, the adoption of new U.S. or international tax legislation or exposure to additional tax liabilities;
• Uncertainty as to the long-term value of the common stock of Mativ;
• Changes in employment, wage and hour laws and regulations in the U.S. and elsewhere, including unionization rules and regulations by the National Labor Relations Board, equal pay initiatives, additional anti-discrimination rules or tests and different interpretations of exemptions from overtime laws;
• The impact of tariffs, the imposition of any future additional tariffs and other trade barriers, the effects of retaliatory trade measures, and the impact of tariff uncertainty on macroeconomic conditions;
• Existing and future governmental regulation and the enforcement thereof that may materially restrict or adversely affect how we conduct business and our financial results;
• Weather conditions, including potential impacts, if any, from climate change, known and unknown, and natural disasters or unusual weather events;
• Risks associated with international conflicts and disputes, such as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and conflicts in the Middle East, and their corresponding impact on global macroeconomic conditions (including volatility in oil prices), as well as adverse impacts on our ability to supply products into affected regions, due to the corresponding effects on demand, the application of international sanctions, or practical consequences on transportation, banking transactions, and other commercial activities in troubled regions;
• Compliance with the FCPA and other anti-corruption laws or trade control laws, as well as other laws governing our operations;
• Risks associated with pandemics and other public health emergencies;
• The number, type, outcomes (by judgment or settlement) and costs of legal, tax, regulatory or administrative proceedings, litigation and/or amnesty programs;
• Increased scrutiny from stakeholders related to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters, as well as our ability to achieve our broader ESG goals and objectives;
• Costs and timing of implementation of any upgrades or changes to our information technology systems;
• Failure by us to comply with any privacy or data security laws or to protect against theft of customer, employee and corporate sensitive information;
• Information technology system failures, data security breaches, network disruptions, and cybersecurity events; and
• Other factors described elsewhere in this document and from time to time in documents that we file with the SEC.

All forward-looking statements made in this document are qualified by these cautionary statements. Forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date of this document, and Mativ undertakes no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking or cautionary statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of events, unanticipated or otherwise, or changes in future operating results over time or otherwise. For a more detailed discussion of these factors, also see the information under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Mativ's most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and any material updates to these factors contained in any of Mativ’s future filings with the SEC. The discussion of these risks is specifically incorporated by reference into this release. The financial results reported in this release are unaudited.

Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future performance unless expressed as such and should only be viewed as historical data. The financial results reported in this release are unaudited.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain financial measures and comments contained in this press release exclude restructuring and impairment expenses, certain purchase accounting adjustments related to prior acquisitions, organizational realignment costs, divestiture costs, interest expense, stock-based compensation expense, the effect of income tax provisions and other tax impacts, capital spending, capitalized software costs, cloud-based software costs and depreciation and amortization. This press release also provides certain information regarding the Company's financial results excluding currency impacts. This information estimates the impact of changes in foreign currency rates on the translation of the Company's current financial results as compared to the applicable comparable period and is derived by translating the current local currency results into U.S. Dollars based upon the foreign currency exchange rates for the applicable comparable period. Financial measures which exclude or include these items have not been determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and are therefore "non-GAAP" financial measures. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most closely analogous measure determined in accordance with GAAP are included in the financial schedules attached to this release.

The Company believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures in addition to the related GAAP measures provides investors with greater transparency on the information used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making. Management also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the Company’s financial and operational performance in the same way that management evaluates the Company's financial performance. Management believes that providing this information enables investors to better understand the Company’s operating performance and financial condition. These non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated or presented in accordance with, and are not intended to be considered in isolation or as alternatives or substitutes for, or superior to, financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with the Company's financial measures prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures used in this release may be different from the measures used by other companies.