)
Edge23 Jan 2026
Death, Taxes, and Garbage: The Story of WM
How Waste Management turned garbage into one of America's most stable business models through landfills, regulation, and nationwide scale.
Diploma
Diploma (DPLM) investor relations material
Diploma Q1 2026 TU earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q1 2026 TU earnings summary14 Jan, 2026
Executive summary
Achieved 14% organic revenue growth in Q1, maintaining strong momentum and exceeding expectations.
Completed four acquisitions in Q1 totaling GBP 75 million, with eight deals over the last two quarters amounting to GBP 130 million.
Margins remain solid and in line with expectations, with continued strength in key segments such as Peerless, Controls, and North American Seals.
Acquisition activity is robust, with a healthy pipeline supporting future growth.
Financial highlights
Q1 organic growth reached 14% year-over-year, driven by volume increases.
Acquisitions in the last two quarters are expected to generate annualized profit of approximately GBP 20 million.
Net acquisition growth guidance increased to 3% from 2%, reflecting recent acquisitions.
Translational FX impact was -2% on revenue, offsetting 2% acquisition growth; no material transactional FX impact due to hedging.
Outlook and guidance
Full-year organic growth guidance remains at 6%, with expectations for first-half weighted performance.
Margin guidance unchanged at 22.5%.
Net acquisition growth may increase further if additional acquisitions are completed.
H2 organic growth outlook given Q1 strength?
Acquisition profit contribution efficiency?
Future acquisition growth guidance uplift?
Organic growth: H2 vs H1 expectations?
What investments cap margin expansion?
M&A focus on new vs established end markets?
Partial view of Summaries dataset, powered by Quartr API
Research faster. Power your platform.
Next Diploma earnings date
H1 202619 May, 2026
Diploma
Next Diploma earnings date
H1 202619 May, 2026
The essential earnings season companion
The #1 app for qualitative research. Live earnings calls, AI chat, transcripts, and more. All for free.
Live calls and transcripts
Listen to earnings calls, CMDs, investor conferences, and more – with a podcast-like experience.
Find what you need faster
Search for any keyword across all transcripts simultaneously.
Easily store key findings
Capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.
Your watchlist. Your dashboard.
Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates.
Be the first to know
Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned.
Consensus estimates
Access analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segments splits.
All IR material in one place
The easiest way to stay updated during earnings season.
Global coverage
All events from public companies. Live and recorded.
Just click and listen
No webcast links. No manual registrations.
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
)
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
)
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
anuj283App Store
excellent app, it gives me free access to company earnings calls and annual reports. I also love the convenience of calls being available offline so I can listen in whilst doing other things and even when internet or WiFi isn't available.
Leroy DaleyApp Store
One of the very few apps you could call perfect. If something was to add to it, maybe the share price of the company when you search for it, but it's already excellent.
Eferix Drawings Google Play
This is genuinely one of the cleanest and fastest finance apps out there to track the market.
anuj283App Store
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
)
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
@theshortbearx.com
I can't remember the last time an app had such a positive impact on my investment process.
@ankurshah47_ x.com
Love the app! Quartr makes it really easy to keep track of earnings calls. It also includes the reports and slides to make it easier to follow along.
Amina0781App Store
Quartr is amazing, no way around it. It is the best right now for earnings calls, presentations, and the like.
@theshortbearx.com
)
)
Frequently asked questions
Diploma PLC is an international group of businesses specializing in technical products and services across three core sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The company provides a range of products, including diagnostic instruments, consumables, seals, gaskets, and specialized wiring and connectors, serving industries such as healthcare, industrial manufacturing, and aerospace. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, and its shares are listed on the LSE (London Stock Exchange).
Quartr provides global coverage of all investor relation material from public companies.
Mobile app: Research anytime, anywhere with the #1 app for live earnings calls, transcripts, analyst estimates, and more. All for free.
Desktop (Quartr Pro): The leading platform for qualitative research, used daily by top firms and financial institutions.
Quartr API: Build custom solutions powered by live earnings calls, live transcripts, filings and reports, slide presentations, and more.
Yes, the Quartr mobile app is free on both iOS and Android.
Yes. Quartr provides global, industry-leading live coverage of company events such as regular earnings calls, capital markets days, M&A announcements, and investor conferences. Live with zero delays. Just click and listen.
Yes, capturing important takeaways is as simple as it gets. Even during your lunch run or commute.
Yes. Follow the companies that matter to you. Get a personalized feed with real-time updates, a tailored earnings calendar, and instant alerts when earnings calls go live.
Yes. Set keyword alerts for any company, product, or competitor. Get notified the moment they're mentioned, regardless of who's talking.
Explore our global coverage