US Leveraged Finance Q1 2026 Earnings Recap
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- Revenue growth vs. S&P 500: Sub-investment grade revenue growth kept accelerating in Q1 2026, but S&P 500 companies still grew their top line more than twice as fast.
- Industry breadth: For the first time in three years, only one industry group posted negative revenue growth. Median telecom services issuers extended their decline to seven straight quarters.
- EBITDA re-acceleration: EBITDA growth has been volatile over recent quarters. Q1 2026 shows early signs of turning back up.
- Debt maturity wall: More than 45% of outstanding US sub-investment grade debt matures in 2031 or later.
- Margin improvement: Median gross profit and core cash flow margins improved QoQ, YoY and versus two years ago.
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