NASDAQ$MLAB
Mesa Laboratories Inc · Q4 2026 earnings
Q4 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations
Briefing
Mesa Laboratories reported Q4 2026 revenues of $63.7 million with operating income rising 87% year-over-year.
Mesa Labs posted 2.6% revenue growth in Q4 2026 driven by SDC strength and backlog clearance, partially offset by BPD weakness from export controls and commercial issues. Non-GAAP AOI excluding unusual items grew 49.2% to 28.7% of revenues while the company repaid $14.7 million of debt, lowering net leverage to 2.11x. Full-year revenues reached $249.1 million with 3.4% organic growth and free cash flow of $39.6 million.
- Q4 revenues grew 2.6% to $63.7M with core organic growth of -0.6%.
- Non-GAAP AOI excluding unusual items rose 49.2% to $18.3M (28.7% margin).
- Net loss narrowed to $4.1M ($0.75 per share) despite $3.0M CEO transition costs.
- Total net leverage ratio improved to 2.11 after $14.7M debt repayment in the quarter.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Mesa Labs · Revenue · Quarterly
$63.7M
Revenue by segment
Mesa Labs · $63.7M total across 4 segments · Q4 2026
- Sterilization and Disinfection Control$29.1M—45.7%
- Calibration Solutions$13.6M—21.3%
- Clinical Genomics$12.2M—19.1%
- Biopharmaceutical Development$8.85M—13.9%
Forward guidance
No numerical FY27 guidance issued; management expects positive core organic growth in 1Q27 and AOI margin moderating to mid-20s.
Tailwinds
- SDC backlog normalized with continued production improvements expected
- China revenue decline expected to flatten or slow significantly
Headwinds
- BPD faces ongoing commercial execution and export control challenges
- AOI margin to moderate from 28.7% as investments increase in H1 FY27
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports
+0.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.5%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
35 / 64 earnings
Positive
+26.6%
Q2 2023
Best reaction
-24.9%
Q1 2026
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | — | — | |
| Q3 2026 | +8.7% | +15.9% | +8.8% | |
| Q2 2026 | +2.1% | +6.7% | +3.7% | |
| Q1 2026 | -24.9% | -16.0% | -15.9% | |
| Q4 2025 | -9.3% | -13.5% | -12.8% | |
| Q3 2025 | +2.5% | +10.3% | +3.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | -11.4% | -16.2% | -7.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | +5.8% | +11.8% | +13.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | +13.3% | +5.5% | -3.4% | |
| Q3 2024 | +2.0% | -0.2% | +18.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | +0.1% | -8.8% | +2.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +8.0% | +10.3% | +11.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2% | -7.7% | -11.7% | |
| Q3 2023 | -7.4% | -8.6% | -13.5% | |
| Q2 2023 | +26.6% | +31.2% | +39.1% | |
| Q1 2023 | -5.5% | -10.7% | -23.5% | |
| Q4 2022 | -3.7% | -2.7% | -6.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | -3.9% | -2.0% | -5.8% | |
| Q2 2022 | +4.0% | +1.4% | -0.1% | |
| Q1 2022 | +0.4% | -1.4% | -3.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +4.7% | +6.4% | +9.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.9% | -0.4% | -5.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | -0.4% | +2.7% | +2.1% | |
| Q1 2021 | +2.0% | -1.5% | -1.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -5.7% | -6.5% | -18.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | -7.2% | -2.4% | -13.9% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.2% | -4.7% | +3.3% | |
| Q1 2020 | +6.6% | +7.0% | -7.3% | |
| Q4 2019 | -21.1% | -19.3% | -2.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | +0.6% | +3.4% | +2.2% | |
| Q2 2019 | +0.9% | +3.0% | +20.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | -2.7% | -0.3% | +3.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | +16.3% | +15.4% | +31.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | -5.1% | -14.2% | -8.0% | |
| Q2 2018 | -17.2% | -19.7% | -19.7% | |
| Q1 2018 | +5.2% | +1.6% | -2.5% | |
| Q4 2017 | -6.5% | -13.3% | -12.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | +6.4% | +1.4% | +5.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.3% | -0.8% | -1.1% | |
| Q1 2017 | -4.3% | -10.4% | -10.5% | |
| Q4 2016 | +12.7% | +26.5% | +23.1% | |
| Q3 2016 | -4.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +13.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +10.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.1% | — | — |
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