4imprint Group confirmed on Tuesday that full-year 2026 trading remains on track, reaffirming the guidance it gave at its half-year results in August for revenue slightly above 2025's $1.35bn and adjusted pre-tax profit of approximately $130m.
The promotional products group, which sells branded merchandise primarily to US corporate customers, said revenue for the first ten months of 2026 ran 2% ahead of the same period last year, with gross and operating margins in line with the board's expectations at just above 31% and 9% respectively.
Order trends continued the improvement flagged at the half-year: new customer orders were down 5% year to date but the decline narrowed to 3% in the third quarter, from 9% in the first quarter and 5% in the second. Existing customer orders were comparable with the prior year, and average order value ran 3% above 2025 even as total order intake slipped 1%.
Cash stood at $152m at the end of October, after $68m of dividends paid during the year and completion of a roughly $10m project to relocate its leased downtown Oshkosh, Wisconsin office into its recently expanded distribution centre.
At the half-year, the board had declared an interim dividend of 80.0c per share, unchanged on the prior year, after cash and bank deposits of $136.9m at the end of June.
The board said it remains confident in the group's strategy, competitive position and long-term growth opportunity.
Read more about 4imprint