--- title: Smaller Listed Companies Report Strong Third Quarters and Raise Their Sights description: Diodes, Ondas, Southland and Wolverine all reported third-quarter numbers that beat the year before, and two of them lifted their full-year targets. canonical: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-11-13/small-caps-raise-the-bar-q3/ last-updated: 2026-11-13 url: https://hangingcontext.com/stories/2026-11-13/small-caps-raise-the-bar-q3/ published: 2026-11-13T00:53:26Z edition: 2026-11-13T00 newsroom: finance-investing beat: None trust: confirmed source_count: 4 cited_manifest_ids: ['1794521001688921071', '1794489989495725221', '1794522022671926747', '1794500818017775141'] --- # Smaller Listed Companies Report Strong Third Quarters and Raise Their Sights *Diodes, Ondas, Southland and Wolverine all reported third-quarter numbers that beat the year before, and two of them lifted their full-year targets.* Confirmed · 4 Manifests · Finance & Investing · Published 2026-11-13 00:53 UTC ## Key facts - Diodes reported Q3 2026 revenue of $532.6 million, up 36% year over year from $392.2 million in Q3 2025, and the company says it expects full-year 2026 revenue to increase approximately 30% over 2025. (self-reported) [cites: 1794521001688921071] - Ondas reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $167.5 million, raised its full-year 2026 revenue target to at least $550 million, and said its backlog increased 36% sequentially to $835 million. (self-reported) [cites: 1794489989495725221] - Southland reported revenue of $233.8 million and net income of $33.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, with a total backlog of $1.71 billion. (self-reported) [cites: 1794522022671926747] - Wolverine reported revenue of $505.4 million and net earnings of $65.8 million for the quarter ended October 3, 2026, against revenue of $470.3 million and net earnings of $25.1 million a year earlier. (self-reported) [cites: 1794500818017775141] ## Chips and defence lead the quarter Diodes reported Q3 2026 revenue of $532.6 million, up 36% year over year from $392.2 million in Q3 2025. The company said sequential revenue growth of 19% was driven by automotive revenue, industrial demand, and AI ecosystem applications, and reported Q3 2026 GAAP gross profit of $192.5 million, or 36.1% of revenue. The company says it expects full-year 2026 revenue to increase approximately 30% over 2025, and expects Q4 2026 non-GAAP gross margin to be 37.0% at the mid-point. [cites: 1794521001688921071] Ondas reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $167.5 million and raised its full-year 2026 revenue target to at least $550 million. The company said its backlog increased 36% sequentially to $835 million and that it captured $214 million in new bookings during Q3 2026. Ondas said it completed six strategic acquisitions including DZYNE Technologies and Cyberhawk, established Ondas Sentinel as a core U.S. defense platform, and formed Regna AI to develop sovereign AI applications. [cites: 1794489989495725221] ## Construction and footwear add to the pattern Southland reported revenue of $233.8 million and net income attributable to stockholders of $33.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The company reported a gross profit margin of 8.8% for the quarter and EBITDA of $43.2 million, with a total backlog of $1.71 billion. Southland also reported $28.7 million in other income related to a settlement with Liberty Mutual, which sits inside the quarter's result rather than beside it. [cites: 1794522022671926747] > **From Synorb** — Run the cited Manifests yourself. Every claim in this paper points to a Manifest id. Get a Synorb Key and read the Manifests behind it. The 72 Hour Agent Demo key needs no email. It lasts 72 hours and can pull up to 25 Manifests. It includes 5 Beacons; all of them are starter Beacons. [Get a key](https://synorb.com/connect/start) Wolverine reported revenue of $505.4 million and net earnings of $65.8 million for the quarter ended October 3, 2026, against revenue of $470.3 million and net earnings of $25.1 million for the quarter ended September 27, 2025. Active Group segment revenue was $387.8 million and Work Group segment revenue was $106.9 million for the quarter ended October 3, 2026. The company maintains a $600 million revolving credit facility maturing on September 24, 2030, and has $550 million in senior notes due August 15, 2029. [cites: 1794500818017775141] The cost lines behind the headlines are holding up too. Diodes reported GAAP operating expenses for Q3 2026 of $129.1 million, or 24.2% of revenue, and non-GAAP operating expenses of $122.1 million, or 22.9% of revenue, with a non-GAAP gross profit margin of 36.2% in Q3 2026. Wolverine's filing also records accumulated impairment charges for the Sweaty Betty reporting unit of $48.4 million as of October 3, 2026, a reminder that the earnings recovery sits alongside older write-downs that have not gone away. [cites: 1794521001688921071, 1794500818017775141] ## Guidance is doing the talking The numbers that matter most in these filings are the ones pointed forward. Diodes says it expects full-year 2026 revenue to increase approximately 30% over 2025, and Ondas raised its full-year 2026 revenue target to at least $550 million. Ondas also says it expects company-wide Adjusted EBITDA break even by Q3 2027 and operating-platform Adjusted EBITDA profitability in Q4 2026, and plans to acquire Stemme to strengthen production capacity. [cites: 1794521001688921071, 1794489989495725221] Four companies in different industries reporting the same shape of quarter is a pattern worth noting, not a forecast. Each result is the company's own filing, each backlog is a stock of work already won, and each guidance figure is a target the company set for itself. The test for all four is the same: whether the next quarter's filing shows the backlog turning into revenue at the margins these filings describe. [cites: 1794521001688921071, 1794489989495725221, 1794522022671926747] ## What is still unresolved - Whether Diodes' expected 30% full-year revenue growth holds through Q4 2026 - Whether Ondas converts its $835 million backlog on its stated timetable - How much of Southland's quarter depended on the Liberty Mutual settlement income ## Decision card - **Useful for:** Readers tracking smaller listed companies' earnings; Teams comparing backlog and guidance across industrial names - **Not for:** Judging any company's shares; Treating guidance as a promise - **Compare against:** The same companies' Q4 2026 filings; Larger peers' third-quarter results ## Provenance ledger | Manifest id | Title | Source | Claims used | Published | |---|---|---|---|---| | `1794521001688921071` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0000029002](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29002/000119312526458676/diod-ex99_1.htm) | 1794521226028922473, 1794521226031922474, 1794521226035922477, 1794521226032922475, 1794521226036922478, 1794521226042922482, 1794521226038922479, 1794521226039922480, 1794521226033922476 | 11-12 00:00 | | `1794489989495725221` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0001646188](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1646188/000119312526457088/onds-ex99_1.htm) | 1794490185525727037, 1794490185528727038, 1794490185529727039, 1794490185538727045, 1794490185532727041, 1794490185535727043, 1794490185533727042, 1794490185531727040, 1794490185539727046, 1794490185536727044 | 11-12 00:00 | | `1794522022671926747` | 8-K - Current report | [sec-company-0001883814](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1883814/000182912626012322/southland_ex99-1.htm) | 1794522217413928274, 1794522217417928278, 1794522217427928291, 1794522217419928280, 1794522217429928293, 1794522217425928288 | 11-12 00:00 | | `1794500818017775141` | 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] | [sec-company-0000110471](https://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000162828026073231/www-20261003.htm) | 1794501048142777271, 1794501048160777273, 1794501048148777272, 1794501048171777274, 1794501048210777280, 1794501048215777281, 1794501048182777276, 1794501048187777278, 1794501048198777279 | 11-12 00:00 | ## Run these Manifests yourself Every Manifest cited here can be read in full with your own Synorb Key. 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