A near-doubling of net income and a sharp margin expansion have put Alpha Pro Tech’s third-quarter performance well ahead of where the company stood a year ago.
The Rochester, New York-based manufacturer reported net income of $1.93 million for the three months ended September 30, 2026, a 97.2% jump from $976,000 in the same period of 2025.
That profit surge translated to earnings of $0.19 per diluted share, more than double the $0.09 per share the company recorded in the prior-year quarter.
Gross profit margin reached 41.8% during the quarter, reflecting stronger pricing power and a more favorable product mix across the company’s two core segments.
Net income as a percentage of sales climbed to 11.6%, compared with just 6.6% for the equivalent period in 2025, underscoring how efficiently Alpha Pro Tech (NYSE: APT) converted revenue into bottom-line results.
The company’s Disposable Protective Apparel division was the standout driver of growth, posting a 30% revenue increase that lifted segment sales to $7.2 million for the quarter.
Building Supply, the company’s larger segment by revenue, contributed $9.4 million in sales, a modest 1.7% gain of approximately $157,000 over the $9.3 million recorded in the third quarter of 2025.
Together, the two segments pushed total quarterly net sales to $16.6 million, representing a 12.3% increase from $14.8 million in the year-earlier period.
The protective apparel segment’s outsized growth rate suggests renewed demand for single-use protective gear, a category that has seen volatile swings in recent years tied to industrial and healthcare procurement cycles.
APT shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange, and the latest results give investors a meaningful data point as the company heads into the final quarter of its fiscal year.
The combination of accelerating apparel sales and disciplined cost management appears to have created meaningful operating leverage across the business during the period.
With gross margins above 40% and net income margins approaching double digits, Alpha Pro Tech’s quarterly results signal a business operating with considerably more efficiency than it did twelve months prior.
