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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 860-1500

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

On January 26, 2026, there were 19,927,999 shares of common stock outstanding.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “IES”, the “Company”, the “Registrant”, “we”, “our”, “ours” and “us” refer to IES Holdings, Inc. and, except as otherwise specified herein, to our subsidiaries.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes certain statements that may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, all of which are based upon various estimates and assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable as of the date hereof. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “pursue,” “target,” “continue,” the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual future outcomes to differ materially from those set forth in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

•a general reduction in the demand for our products or services;

•changes in general economic conditions, including supply chain constraints, high rates of inflation, changes in consumer sentiment, elevated interest rates, and market disruptions resulting from a number of factors, including deterioration of global trade relationships, geo-political conflicts or political unrest;

•competition in the industries in which we operate, both from third parties and former employees, which could result in the loss of one or more customers or lead to lower margins on new projects;

•the use of estimates in placing bids on fixed price contracts, variations from estimated contract costs, our ability to successfully manage and execute projects, the cost and availability of qualified labor and the ability to maintain positive labor relations, and our ability to pass along increases in the cost of commodities used in our business, in particular, copper, aluminum, steel, fuel, electronic components and certain plastics;

•our ability to enter into, and the terms of, future contracts;

•the existence of a small number of customers from whom we derive a meaningful portion of our revenues;

•reliance on third parties, including subcontractors and suppliers, to complete our projects;

•the inability to carry out plans and strategies as expected, including the inability to identify and complete acquisitions that meet our investment criteria in furtherance of our corporate strategy, or the subsequent underperformance of those acquisitions;

•challenges integrating new businesses into the Company or new types of work, products or processes into our segments;

•backlog that may not be realized or may not result in profits;

•failure to adequately recover on contract change orders or claims against customers;

•closures or sales of our facilities resulting in significant future charges, including potential warranty losses or other unexpected liabilities, or a significant disruption of our operations;

•the impact of future epidemics or pandemics on our business, including the potential for new or continued job site closures or work stoppages, supply chain disruptions, delays in awarding new project bids, construction delays, reduced demand for our services, delays in our ability to collect from our customers, or illness of management or other employees;

•an increased cost of surety bonds affecting margins on work and the potential for our surety providers to refuse bonding or require additional collateral at their discretion;

•the impact of seasonality, adverse weather conditions, and climate change;

•fluctuations in operating activity due to factors such as cyclicality, downturns in levels of construction or the housing market, and differing regional economic conditions;

•difficulties in managing our billings and collections;

•accidents resulting from the physical hazards associated with our work and the potential for accidents;

•the possibility that our current insurance coverage may not be adequate or that we may not be able to obtain policies at acceptable rates;

•the effect of litigation, claims and contingencies, including warranty losses, damages or other latent defect claims in excess of our existing reserves and accruals;

•costs and liabilities under existing or potential future laws and regulations, including those laws and regulations related to the environment and climate change, as well as the inability to transfer, renew and obtain electrical and other professional licenses;

•interruptions to our information systems and cyber security or data breaches;

•expenditures to conduct environmental remediation activities required by certain environmental laws and regulations;

•loss of key personnel, ineffective transition of new management, or general labor constraints;

•credit and capital market conditions, including changes in interest rates that affect the cost of construction financing and mortgages, and the inability of some of our customers to obtain sufficient financing at acceptable rates, which could lead to project delays or cancellations;

•limitations on our ability to access capital markets and generate cash from operations to fund our working capital needs and capital expenditures, to complete acquisitions, and for debt service;

•the impact on our effective tax rate or cash paid for taxes from changes in tax positions we have taken or changes in tax laws;

•difficulty in fulfilling the covenant terms of our revolving credit facility, including liquidity and other financial requirements, which could result in a default and acceleration of any indebtedness under such revolving credit facility;

•reliance on certain estimates and assumptions that may differ from actual results in the preparation of our financial statements and the impacts of new accounting, control and operating procedures resulting from new accounting pronouncements;

•uncertainties inherent in the use of percentage-of-completion accounting, which could result in the reduction or elimination of previously recorded revenues and profits;

•the recognition of potential goodwill, long-lived assets and other investment impairments;

•the existence of a controlling shareholder, who has the ability to take action not aligned with other shareholders or to dispose of all or a significant portion of the shares of our common stock it holds, which may trigger certain change of control provisions in a number of our material agreements, including our financing and surety arrangements and our executive severance plan;

•the relatively low trading volume of our common stock, which could increase the volatility of our stock price and could make it more difficult for shareholders to sell a substantial number of shares for the same price at which shareholders could sell a smaller number of shares;

•the possibility that we issue additional shares of common stock, preferred stock or convertible securities that will dilute the percentage ownership interest of existing stockholders and may dilute the value per share of our common stock;

•the potential for substantial sales of our common stock, which could adversely affect our stock price;

•the impact of increasing scrutiny and changing expectations from investors and customers, or new or changing regulations, with respect to risks related to climate change or environmental impacts of our operations;

•the cost or effort required for our shareholders to bring certain claims or actions against us, as a result of our designation of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings;

•the possibility that our internal controls over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent all possible errors that could occur; and

•other factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

You should understand that the foregoing, as well as other risk factors discussed in this document, including those listed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, could cause future outcomes to differ materially from those experienced previously or those expressed in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any information, including information concerning our controlling shareholder, borrowing availability or cash position, or any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report. Forward-looking statements are provided in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to the safe harbor established under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and should be evaluated in the context of the estimates, assumptions, uncertainties and risks described herein.

Item 1. Financial Statements

IES Holdings, Inc. designs and installs integrated electrical and technology systems and provides infrastructure products and services to a variety of end markets, including data centers, residential housing and commercial and industrial facilities. Our operations are organized into four business segments, based upon the nature of our services:

•Communications – Nationwide provider of technology infrastructure services, including the design, build, and maintenance of the communications infrastructure within data centers for co-location and managed hosting customers, for both large corporations and independent businesses.

•Residential – Regional provider of electrical installation services for single-family housing and multi-family apartment complexes, as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing installation services in certain markets.

•Infrastructure Solutions – Provider of electro-mechanical solutions for industrial operations, including apparatus repair and custom-engineered products such as generator enclosures used in data centers and other industrial applications.

•Commercial & Industrial – Provider of electrical and mechanical design, construction, and maintenance services to the commercial and industrial markets in various regional markets and nationwide in certain areas of expertise, such as the power infrastructure market and data centers.

The words “IES”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to IES Holdings, Inc. and, except as otherwise specified herein, to our consolidated subsidiaries.

Results of operations from our Residential segment can be seasonal, depending on weather trends, with typically higher revenues generated during spring and summer and lower revenues generated during fall and winter. The Commercial & Industrial, Communications and Infrastructure Solutions segments of our business are less subject to seasonal trends, as work in these segments generally is performed inside structures protected from the weather, although weather can still impact these businesses, especially in the early stages of projects. From quarter to quarter, results for our Communications, Residential, and Commercial & Industrial segments may be materially affected by the timing of new construction projects, and our volume of business may be adversely affected by declines in construction projects resulting from adverse regional or national economic conditions. Quarterly results for our Infrastructure Solutions segment may be affected by the timing of outages or capital projects at our customers’ facilities. Accordingly, operating results for any fiscal period are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for any subsequent fiscal period.

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of IES, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities that we control due to ownership of a majority of voting interest and have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to interim financial reporting as prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto filed with the SEC in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report include all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods reported herein. Any such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

We account for investments using the equity method of accounting if the investment gives us the ability to exercise significant influence over an investee but does not grant us control. Significant influence generally exists when an investor owns 20% or more of the voting stock of an incorporated investee or a more than 3% to 5% interest in an unincorporated investee. Under the equity method of accounting, the carrying amount of an investment is initially recorded at cost basis and is subsequently adjusted for our proportionate share of earnings or losses, additional investments in the entity, and distributions. Our proportionate share of earnings or losses is recorded in Equity method investment income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

In connection with our acquisition of Edmonson Electric LLC ("Edmonson") in fiscal 2021 and NEXT Electric, LLC ("NEXT") in fiscal 2017, we acquired an 80 percent interest in each of the entities, with the remaining 20 percent interest retained by the respective third-party sellers. The interests retained by those third-party sellers are identified on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as “Noncontrolling interest,” classified outside of permanent equity.

Under the terms of our operating agreement with NEXT, after five years from the date of the acquisition, we may elect to purchase, or the third-party seller may require us to purchase, part or all of the remaining 20 percent interest in NEXT. The purchase price is variable, based on a multiple of earnings as defined in the operating agreement. Therefore, the noncontrolling interest is carried at the greater of the balance determined under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 and the redemption amount at the balance sheet date. The redemption amount of the noncontrolling interest in NEXT at December 31, 2025 was $4,130.

Our operating agreement with Edmonson contained a similar provision relating to the purchase of the remaining 20 percent interest in Edmonson. On July 1, 2025, we purchased the remaining 20 percent noncontrolling interest in Edmonson for $40,000. As we retained our controlling interest in Edmonson, the change in ownership interest was accounted for as an equity transaction. The difference between the balance of the noncontrolling interest at the date of redemption of the remaining interest and the consideration paid was recognized in Additional Paid-In Capital in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and was not reflected in earnings.

The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is summarized in the table below.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions by management in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates are primarily used in our revenue recognition of construction in progress, fair value assumptions in accounting for business combinations, stock-based compensation, reserves for legal matters, and realizability of deferred tax assets and unrecognized tax benefits.

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). This standard requires more detailed disclosure within the tax rate reconciliation table, as well as additional information about cash taxes paid. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our annual disclosures; however, it will not impact our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”). This standard requires additional disclosures of certain expenses, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and other specific expense categories. This standard also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses and the Company's definition of selling expenses. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our annual disclosures; however, it will not impact our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In September 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software (“ASU 2025-06”). This standard amends the existing standard for capitalizing costs to develop or obtain software for internal use. This update removes the requirement for costs associated with internal-use software projects to be capitalized only at certain stages of development, instead only requiring that management has authorized and committed to funding a software project and that it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for the function intended in order for these costs to be capitalized.

This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028. Early adoption is permitted. This update may be applied on a prospective or retrospective basis, or a modified prospective basis for in-process projects. We are evaluating the impact this update will have on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Tontine Associates, L.L.C. (“Tontine Associates”), together with its affiliates (collectively, “Tontine”), is the Company’s controlling stockholder, owning approximately 53 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock based on Schedule 13D/A filed by Tontine with the SEC on January 9, 2026 and the Company's shares outstanding as of January 26, 2026. Accordingly, Tontine has the ability to exercise significant control over our affairs, including the election of directors and most actions requiring the approval of stockholders.

While Tontine is subject to certain restrictions under federal securities laws on sales of its shares as an affiliate, the Company has filed a resale shelf registration statement to register for resale a majority of the shares of IES common stock owned by Tontine. As long as the resale shelf registration statement remains effective and the Company remains eligible to use it, Tontine has the ability to resell any or all of its registered shares from time to time in one or more offerings, as described in the resale shelf registration statement and in any prospectus supplement filed in connection with an offering pursuant to the resale shelf registration statement.

Should Tontine, or its underlying individual owners, sell or otherwise dispose of all or a significant portion of its position in IES, a change in control of IES could occur. A change of control would trigger the change of control provisions in a number of our material agreements, including our credit agreement, bonding agreements with our sureties and our executive severance plan.

Jeffrey L. Gendell was appointed Executive Chairman of the Company effective July 1, 2025 after serving as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from October 1, 2020 to June 30, 2025, and as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer from July 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020. Mr. Gendell has also served as a director and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since November 2016. He is the managing member and founder of Tontine, and the brother of David B. Gendell, who has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2012, and who previously served as Interim Director of Operations from November 2017 to January 2019, as Vice Chairman of the Board from November 2016 to November 2017 and as Chairman of the Board from January 2015 to November 2016. David B. Gendell was an employee of Tontine from 2004 until January 2018.

The Company is a party to a sublease agreement with Tontine Associates for corporate office space in Greenwich, Connecticut. On August 1, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment of the sublease agreement to extend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2025, effective September 1, 2024, while maintaining monthly payments due in the amount of approximately $9. On August 1, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment of the sublease agreement to extend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2026. Payments by the Company are at a rate consistent with that paid by Tontine Associates to its landlord.

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Board Observer Letter Agreement (the "Observer Agreement") with Tontine Associates in order to assist Tontine in managing its investment in the Company. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Observer Agreement, the Company granted Tontine the right, at any time that Tontine holds at least 20% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, to appoint a representative to serve as an observer to the Board (the “Board Observer”). The Board Observer, who must be reasonably acceptable to those members of the Board who are not affiliates of Tontine, shall have no voting rights or other decision making authority. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Observer Agreement, so long as Tontine has the right to appoint a Board Observer, the Board Observer will have the right to attend and participate in meetings of the Board and the committees thereof, subject to confidentiality requirements, and to receive reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in his or her capacity as a Board Observer and such rights to coverage under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy as are available to the Company’s directors.

Our revenue is derived from contracts with customers, and we determine the appropriate accounting treatment for each contract at its inception. Our contracts primarily relate to electrical and mechanical contracting services, technology infrastructure products and services, and electro-mechanical solutions for industrial operations. Revenue is earned based upon an agreed fixed price or actual costs incurred plus an agreed upon percentage.

We account for a contract when: (i) it has approval and commitment from both parties, (ii) the rights of the parties are identified, (iii) payment terms are identified, (iv) the contract has commercial substance, and (v) collectability of consideration is probable. We consider the start of a project to be when the above criteria have been met and we have written authorization from the customer to proceed.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

We recognize revenue over time for the majority of the services we perform as (i) control continuously transfers to the customer as work progresses at a project location controlled by the customer and (ii) we have the right to bill the customer as costs are incurred. Within our Infrastructure Solutions Custom Engineered Solutions business, we often perform work inside our own facilities, where control does not continuously transfer to the customer as work progresses. In such cases, we evaluate whether the work performed creates an asset with alternative use to the Company and whether we have the right to bill the customer as costs are incurred. Such assessment involves an evaluation of contractual termination clauses. Where we are creating an asset with no alternative use and we have a contractual right to payment for work performed to date, we recognize revenue over time. If we do not have such a right, we recognize revenue upon completion of the contract, when control of the work transfers to the customer.

For arrangements where we recognize revenue over time, we generally use the percentage of completion method of accounting under which revenue recognized is measured principally by the costs incurred and accrued to date for each contract as a percentage of the estimated total cost for each contract at completion. Contract costs include all direct material, labor and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in job performance, job conditions, estimated contract costs and profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income, and the effects of these revisions are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. This process requires updates to the estimate of total costs to complete the contract, and these updates may include subjective assessments and judgments. Revenue for arrangements whose durations are short in nature is recognized when the project is complete and billable to the customer under the right to invoice practical expedient.

 

The transaction price for our contracts may include variable consideration, which includes changes to transaction price for unapproved change orders, claims and incentives. Change orders, claims and incentives are generally not distinct from the existing contract due to the significant integration service provided in the context of the contract and are accounted for as a modification of the existing contract. We estimate variable consideration at either the expected probability weighted value or the most likely amount in a range of possible consideration amounts, utilizing estimation methods that best predict the amount of consideration to which we will be entitled (or will be incurred in the case of liquidated damages, if any). We include variable consideration in the estimated transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Our estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in transaction price are based largely on an assessment of our anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to us. The effect of variable consideration on the transaction price of a performance obligation is recognized as an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis. To the extent unapproved change orders and claims reflected in transaction price (or accounted for as a reduction of the transaction price in the case of liquidated damages) are not resolved in our favor, or to the extent incentives reflected in transaction price are not earned, there could be reductions in, or reversals of, previously recognized revenue.

We disaggregate our revenue from contracts with customers by activity and contract type, as these categories reflect how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Our consolidated revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was derived from the following activities. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation, where applicable. See details in the following tables:

Accounts receivable include amounts that we have billed or have an unconditional right to bill our customers. As of December 31, 2025, accounts receivable included $20,643 of unbilled receivables for which we have an unconditional right to bill.

Project contracts typically provide for a schedule of billings on percentage of completion of specific tasks inherent in the fulfillment of our performance obligation(s). The schedules for such billings usually do not precisely match the schedule on which costs are incurred. As a result, contract revenue recognized in the statement of operations can and usually does differ from amounts that can be billed to the customer at any point during the contract. Amounts by which cumulative contract revenue recognized on a contract as of a given date exceeds cumulative billings and unbilled receivables to the customer under the contract are reflected as a current asset in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption “Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings”. Amounts by which cumulative billings to the customer under a contract as of a given date exceed cumulative contract revenue recognized are reflected as a current liability in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings”.

During the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized revenue of $128,690 and $116,848 related to our contract liabilities at October 1, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

Remaining performance obligations represent the unrecognized revenue value of our contract commitments. Our new performance obligations vary significantly each reporting period based on the timing of our major new contract commitments. At December 31, 2025, we had remaining performance obligations of $1,809,131. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately $1,497,802 of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter.

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2025, revenue recognized from our performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was not material.

We are a party to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which provides for a revolving line of credit of $300,000, with a maturity date of January 21, 2030.

We had no outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2025 or September 30, 2025. At December 31, 2025, we had $11,335 in outstanding letters of credit and $288,665 of availability under our revolving credit facility.

The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

We manage and measure performance of our business in four distinct operating segments: Communications, Residential, Infrastructure Solutions, and Commercial & Industrial. These segments are reflective of how the Company's chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) reviews operating results for the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance. The CODM primarily uses “Operating income (loss)” for each operating segment to assess performance and decide how to allocate resources. Investment gains and losses and certain other corporate income and expense items are not considered in assessing the financial performance of operating businesses. In evaluating performance of the operating businesses, the CODM may compare actual income from operations for a segment to its forecast or prior year results. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.

Transactions between segments, if any, are eliminated in consolidation. Our corporate office provides general and administrative services, as well as support services, to each of our four operating segments. Management allocates certain shared costs among segments for selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation expense.

Segment information for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

The Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), provides for grants of phantom stock units, performance awards and stock options as well as grants of stock, including restricted stock. The Equity Incentive Plan was amended and restated effective February 20, 2025 following approval by stockholders at the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to, among other things, authorize the issuance of an additional 750,000 shares under the Equity Incentive Plan and extend its term to February 19, 2035. As of December 31, 2025, approximately 1,296,318 shares were authorized and available for issuance.

On July 31, 2024, our Board authorized a stock repurchase program for the purchase from time to time of up to $200,000 of the Company’s common stock after the previous stock repurchase program was fully utilized. Share purchases are made for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of purchases under the program are determined based upon prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. All or part of the repurchases may be implemented under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows repurchases under predetermined terms at times when the Company might otherwise be prevented from purchasing under insider trading laws or because of self-imposed blackout periods. The program does not require the Company to purchase any specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended, reinstated, or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion and without notice. We made no repurchases of common stock in open market transactions during the three months ended December 31, 2025. We repurchased 21,048 shares of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2024 in open market transactions at an average price of $209.90.

During the three months ended December 31, 2025, we issued 120,633 shares of common stock from treasury stock to employees and repurchased 47,603 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan.

During the three months ended December 31, 2024, we issued 94,752 shares of common stock from treasury stock to employees and repurchased 38,744 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Members of our Board of Directors receive a portion of their overall compensation as either grants of common stock or as Director phantom stock units (“Director PSUs”). The Director PSUs are contractual rights to receive one share of the Company's common stock and are paid via unrestricted stock grants to each director upon their departure from the Board of Directors, or upon a change in control. We record compensation expense for the full value of the grant on the date of grant.

An employee phantom stock unit (an “Employee PSU”) is a contractual right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. Depending on the terms of each grant, Employee PSUs may vest upon the achievement of certain specified performance objectives and continued performance of services, or may vest based on continued performance of services through the vesting date.

A summary of Employee PSU activity for the three months ended December 31, 2025 is provided in the table below:

A summary of the compensation expense related to our stock awards recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is provided in the table below:

Investments in marketable equity and debt securities classified as trading securities, which were included in “Marketable securities” in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, because we use quoted prices of identical assets in active markets. For more information, refer to Note 9, “Fair Value Measurements.” The balance of our marketable securities was as follows:

Gains and losses to measure our investments in marketable equity and debt securities at fair value were included in “Other income, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Our unrealized net gains (losses), which are calculated as total net gains (losses) recognized during the period less net gains (losses) recognized on securities sold during the period, were as follows:

On December 2, 2024, we paid $44,900 to acquire a 12.5% membership interest in Jett Texas Company LLC (“Jett”), an investment company, as part of the financing of Jett's investment in the CB&I storage solutions business, a designer and builder of storage facilities, tanks and terminals for energy and industrial markets, formerly owned by McDermott International, Ltd. Our investment, which is included in “Investments” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, is measured using the equity method of accounting, wherein the carrying value of our investment is initially recorded at cost basis and subsequently adjusted for our proportionate share of earnings or losses, additional investments, and distributions. We recorded $4,226 earnings on our investment in Jett in the three months ended December 31, 2025 and the carrying value of our investment in Jett was $63,888 at December 31, 2025.

 

Fair value is considered the price to sell an asset, or transfer a liability, between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value measurements assume that (1) the asset or liability is exchanged in an orderly manner, (2) the exchange is in the principal market for that asset or liability, and (3) the market participants are independent, knowledgeable, and able and willing to transact an exchange. Fair value accounting and reporting establishes a framework for measuring fair value by creating a hierarchy for observable independent market inputs and unobservable market assumptions and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Judgment is required to interpret the market data used to develop fair value estimates. As such, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methods could have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and contract assets and liabilities approximate fair values due to their short-term nature. The carrying value of borrowings under our revolving credit facility approximates fair value as its effective interest rate is variable and approximates market rates.

At December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were limited to investments in marketable equity securities classified as trading securities, our executive savings plan, under which certain employees are permitted to defer a portion of their base salary and/or bonus for a Plan Year (as defined in the plan), and contingent consideration liabilities related to certain of our acquisitions.

Financial assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, are summarized in the following tables by the type of inputs applicable to the fair value measurements:

On April 1, 2024, we entered into a contingent consideration arrangement in connection with the acquisition of Greiner Industries, Inc. The fair value of this liability, which is included in "Accounts payable and accrued expenses" in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, is measured on a recurring basis classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Net adjustments to fair value of such liabilities are included in Contingent consideration in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

The table below presents the change in fair value of liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

     

Inventories consist of the following components:

The following summarizes the carrying value of goodwill by segment at December 31, 2025, which did not change from September 30, 2025:

Intangible assets consist of the following:

									Estimated Useful Lives (in Years)												December 31, 2025
																								Gross Carrying Amount									Accumulated Amortization						Net
Trademarks/trade names									5			-			20									$	16,199								$	(8,976)								$	7,223
Technical library									20															400									(246)									154
Customer relationships									1			-			15									98,372									(68,854)									29,518
Non-competition arrangements									5															940									(78)									862
Backlog and construction contracts									1			-			2									1,257									(848)									409
Total intangible assets																								$	117,168								$	(79,002)								$	38,166

From time to time, we are a party to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. We maintain various insurance coverages to minimize financial risk associated with these proceedings. None of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. With respect to all such proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We expense routine legal costs related to these proceedings as they are incurred.

In the course of performing work as a subcontractor, from time to time we may be involved in projects which are the subject of contractual disputes between the general contractor and project owner, or between us and the general contractor. In such cases, payment of amounts owed to us by the general contractor may be delayed as contractual disputes are resolved through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Such disputes may cause us to incur legal fees and other expenses to enforce our contractual rights, and we may not prevail in recovering all amounts to which we believe we are contractually entitled.

We retain the risk for workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, automobile liability, construction defects, general liability and employee group health claims, as well as pollution coverage, resulting from uninsured deductibles per accident or occurrence which are generally subject to annual aggregate limits. Our general liability program provides coverage for bodily injury and property damage. In many cases, we insure third parties, including general contractors, as additional insured parties under our insurance policies. Losses are accrued based upon our known claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. As a result, many of our claims are effectively self-insured. Many claims against our insurance are in the form of litigation. At December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, we had $12,870 and $12,131, respectively, accrued for self-insurance liabilities. Because the reserves are based on judgment and estimates and involve variables that are inherently uncertain, such as the outcome of litigation and an assessment of insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that the ultimate liability will not be higher or lower than such estimates.

Some of the underwriters of our casualty insurance program require us to post letters of credit as collateral. This is common in the insurance industry. To date, we have not had a situation where an underwriter has had reasonable cause to effect payment under a letter of credit.

At December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, $11,335 and $5,545, respectively, of our outstanding letters of credit was utilized to collateralize our insurance program.

As of December 31, 2025, the estimated cost to complete our bonded projects was approximately $183,759. We evaluate our bonding requirements on a regular basis, including the terms offered by our sureties. We believe the bonding capacity presently provided by our current sureties is adequate for our current operations and will be adequate for our operations for the foreseeable future.

Some of our customers and vendors require us to post letters of credit, or provide intercompany guarantees, as a means of guaranteeing performance under our contracts and ensuring payment by us to subcontractors and vendors. If our customer has reasonable cause to effect payment under a letter of credit, we would be required to reimburse our creditor for the letter of credit.

From time to time, we may enter into firm purchase commitments for materials, such as copper or aluminum wire, which we expect to use in the ordinary course of business. These commitments are typically for terms of less than one year and require us to buy minimum quantities of materials at specific intervals at a fixed price over the term. As of December 31, 2025, we had firm commitments of $17,030 outstanding under agreements to purchase materials over the next 12 months in the ordinary course of business.

Cash and noncash activities in the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows: