Operator

Good day, and welcome to the Franklin Electric Reports First Quarter 2026 Sales and Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce Director of Investor Relations, Dean Cantrell.

Dean Cantrell
Director of Investor Relations

Thank you, Andrew, and welcome, everyone, to Franklin Electric's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me today is Jennifer Wolfenbarger, our Chief Financial Officer; and Joe Ruzynski, our Chief Executive Officer.

On today's call, Joe will review our first quarter business highlights, Jennifer will provide additional details on our financial performance, and then Joe will make some additional comments highlighting our Distribution segment. We will then take your questions. A replay link of the webcast will be archived for 7 days, and a transcript and audio version of this call will be available on our website tomorrow.

Before we begin, let me remind you that as we conduct this call, we will be making forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. A discussion of these factors may be found in the company's annual report on Form 10-K and in today's earnings release.

During this call, we will present both GAAP and certain