Key Highlights

  • DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM) traded at USD 6.26, up 16.98%, in pre-market trading on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after reporting third quarter results on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Net sales rose 14% to USD 172.8 million.
  • Net income attributable to the company was USD 9.7 million, or USD 0.59 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of USD 3.1 million, or USD 0.10 per share, in the third quarter of 2025.
  • Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the company was USD 19.0 million, including USD 5.4 million of tariff refunds, or USD 13.6 million without them. Net debt fell to USD 13.7 million and cash stood at USD 38.0 million.
  • Fourth quarter guidance calls for net sales of USD 154 million to USD 164 million, below the third quarter level. Pre-market prices are thinly traded and can change before the open.

What Triggered the Pre-Market Advance

DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM), a diversified industrial group with Arcadia building products, DynaEnergetics well completion products and NobelClad explosion-welded metal plate, reached USD 6.26 in pre-market trading on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a gain of 16.98% on the snapshot. Simple arithmetic implies a prior close of about USD 5.35. The trigger was the company's third quarter release of Tuesday, October 27, 2026, covering the quarter ended Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Net sales came in at USD 172.8 million against USD 151.5 million a year earlier, and the company swung back to a profit of USD 0.59 per diluted share from a loss of USD 0.10. Pre-market prices can change before the 9:30 a.m. ET open.

What the Quarter Reveals About Each Segment

Arcadia sales were USD 76.9 million, up 25%. DynaEnergetics sales were USD 67.1 million, down 3%, and NobelClad sales were USD 28.8 million, up 38%. Adjusted EBITDA excluding tariff refunds was USD 13.6 million, up 59% from USD 8.6 million. DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM) generated operating cash flow of USD 17.5 million in the quarter. Total debt was USD 51.7 million, and net debt of USD 13.7 million is the lowest since the December 2021 purchase of 60% of Arcadia. NobelClad closed the quarter with a backlog of USD 72.4 million, including USD 16 million tied to US Navy vessel construction, and a 12-month book-to-bill ratio of 1.19.

Upside Potential and Downside Pressure

The optimistic view is that profit recovery, lower leverage and a growing NobelClad backlog support a rerating of a stock priced near USD 6.26. The skeptical view is that USD 5.4 million of adjusted EBITDA came from tariff refunds unlikely to recur, and that fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA guidance of USD 10 million to USD 13 million sits below the USD 19.0 million reported. Specific risks include seasonal softness at Arcadia, a temporary shutdown of its California finishing facility for planned maintenance, flat oil and gas completion activity and thin pre-market liquidity. Watch the 9:30 a.m. ET open, the Federal Reserve decision later on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and the fourth quarter results, for which no date has been confirmed.

Where Things Stand

DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ:BOOM) rose 16.98% pre-market on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 after its Tuesday, October 27, 2026 third quarter report showed 14% sales growth, a return to profit and the lowest net debt since December 2021. Adjusted EBITDA of USD 13.6 million excluding tariff refunds is the figure to track. Upcoming items are the Federal Reserve decision later on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 and fourth quarter results measured against net sales guidance of USD 154 million to USD 164 million. Pre-market prices are snapshots that change, and this is not investment advice.