Art’s-Way Manufacturing announced its financial results for the 3Q and first nine months of fiscal 2026, noting it’s seeing continued strong demand for livestock equipment, and its ag equipment sales have remained above 2025 levels.

Overall Art’s Way said the ag sector outlook remains bleak due to row-crop prices and rising input costs. Despite this, company sales increased compared to fiscal 2025 as heightened dealer inventories from previous years returned to normal stocking levels. In fiscal 2026, Art’s Way has seen increased demand for grinder mixers, manure spreaders, and bale processors from fiscal 2025, attributed mostly to strong livestock prices.

Ag sales increased $82,000, or 2.7% for the three months and rose $1.24 million, or 12.4% for the nine months ended August 31, 2026, compared to the same periods in 2025. Gross profit in this segment as a percentage of sales increased 4.0% to 28.4% for the nine months ended August 31, 2026, as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2025. 

The company received an employee retention credit refund during the nine months ending August 31, 2025 that positively impacted net income by $976,000 in this segment.

Marc McConnell, the Company’s President, CEO, and Chairman said the “significant” number of projects in the company’s pipeline are the largest backlog in Art’s Way history, suggesting “strong performance going forward.”

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