Vishay Precision (VPG) Shares Surge 23.82%

By Ahmed Jamerson • Tuesday, May 12 13:05 • Permanent Link

Vishay Precision Group, Inc. recently released its 10-Q report for the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026. Vishay Precision Group, or VPG, makes precision measurement and sensing products used in industrial and technical applications across the United States, Europe, Israel, Asia and Canada. Its operations are organized into three segments: Sensors, Weighing Solutions and Measurement Systems.

In Item 2, management said the company’s products are often built into customers’ systems at an early stage of the data chain, converting physical conditions into digital data for use in downstream processes. The company said its products are used in industrial, test and measurement, transportation, steel, medical, agriculture, avionics, military and space, and consumer applications. VPG also noted that its operations in Israel include executive offices and two manufacturing facilities that together produce about 30% of worldwide revenue, and that those facilities remained open and operational as of May 12, 2026.

For the fiscal quarter ended April 4, 2026, net revenues rose to $84.4 million from $71.7 million a year earlier. Gross profit increased to $32.9 million from $27.0 million, and gross margin widened to 39.0% from 37.7%.

Operating income turned positive at $0.34 million, compared with an operating loss of $0.06 million in the prior-year quarter. Net loss attributable to VPG stockholders narrowed to $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, from $0.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA was $5.9 million, up from $5.7 million, while adjusted EBITDA margin slipped to 7.0% from 7.9%. The company’s adjusted operating income was $1.6 million versus $1.3 million a year earlier.

Backlog at quarter-end was $125.0 million, up from $108.2 million at the end of the prior quarter and $100.3 million a year earlier. The book-to-bill ratio was 1.21, compared with 1.01 in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 1.04 in the first quarter of 2025.

By segment, Sensors posted revenue of $33.3 million, up from $27.1 million a year earlier, with gross margin of 34.8% versus 30.1%. Weighing Solutions generated $30.2 million in revenue, up from $26.4 million, with gross margin of 34.2% versus 36.8%. Measurement Systems reported $20.8 million in revenue, versus $18.2 million a year earlier, with gross margin of 52.6% compared with 50.3%.

Segment backlog also moved higher. Sensors backlog reached $64.0 million from $52.7 million at the end of the prior quarter, Weighing Solutions backlog was $26.6 million versus $24.2 million, and Measurement Systems backlog was $34.4 million versus $31.4 million. Today the company's shares have moved 23.82% to a price of $82.465. For the full picture, make sure to review Vishay Precision's 10-Q report.

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