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Valmont Industries layoffs, on the record

Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Valmont Industries reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from 11,125 to 10,791.

Headcount, as reported

Annual reportEmployeesAs of
10-K for 202311,125December 30, 2023
10-K for 202410,986December 28, 2024
10-K for 202510,791December 27, 2025

Job cuts, severance and restructuring

  1. Our summaryLaunched the Realignment Program to streamline segment support and cut costs, using a reduction in force through a voluntary early retirement program and other headcount reduction actions, completed by end of fiscal 2023. During the third quarter of fiscal 2023

    Word for word“During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, management initiated a plan to streamline segment support across the Company and reduce costs through an organizational realignment program (the “Realignment Program”).” 10-K for 2023
  2. Our summaryRecorded severance and other employee benefit costs for the Realignment Program by segment: Infrastructure, Agriculture and Corporate. Fiscal year ended December 30, 2023

    Word for word“During the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, the Company recorded the following pre-tax expenses for the Realignment Program: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Infrastructure ​ Agriculture ​ Corporate ​ Total Severance and other employee benefit costs ​ $ 17,260 ​ $ 9,101 ​ $ 8,849 ​ $ 35,210 ​ 56 Table of Contents VALMONT INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Changes in liabilities recorded for the Realignment Program were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Balance as of Recognized Costs Paid or Balance as of ​ ​ December 31, ​ Realignment ​ Otherwise ​ December 30, ​ ​ 2022 ​ Expense ​ Settled ​ 2023 Severance and other employee benefit costs ​ $ — $ 35,210 ​ $ ( 22,696 ) ​ $ 12,514 ​ ​ (5) CASH FLOW SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The Company considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.” 10-K for 2023
  3. Our summaryPaid severance and other employee benefit costs for the Realignment Program in fiscal 2023, leaving a liability of $12.5 million at year end. Fiscal 2023

    Word for word“payments of severance and other employee benefit costs related to the Realignment Program totaling $22.7 million in fiscal 2023.” 10-K for 2023
  4. Our summaryCompleted the Realignment Program, an organizational realignment to streamline segment support and cut costs, including a reduction in force via a voluntary early retirement program and other headcount reduction actions.

    Word for word“The Realignment Program provided for a reduction in force through a voluntary early retirement program and other headcount reduction actions, which were completed by the end of fiscal 2023.” 10-K for 2024
  5. Our summaryRecorded Realignment Program severance and other employee benefit costs by segment: Infrastructure, Agriculture and Corporate.

    Word for word“Severance and other employee benefit costs totaled approximately $17.3 million within the Infrastructure segment, $9.1 million within the Agriculture segment, and $8.8 million within Corporate expense.” 10-K for 2024
  6. Our summaryPaid out Realignment Program severance liabilities, which were fully settled by fiscal year end 2024.

    Word for word“Operating cash outflows for severance payments related to the Realignment Program totaled $12.5 million and $22.7 million for fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively.” 10-K for 2024
  7. Our summaryIn fiscal 2025 the company ran realignment activities and recorded pre-tax cash charges, mostly severance and employee benefit costs, plus a smaller amount for contract termination and purchase commitment losses. Cost: $ 16,066

    Word for word“These actions resulted in pre-tax cash charges of $ 16,066 , of which $15,390 was included in “Realignment charges” and $ 676 was included in “ Product cost of sales ” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.” 10-K for 2025
  8. Our summaryIn 2023 management started a Realignment Program to streamline segment support and cut costs, including a voluntary early retirement program and other headcount reductions, finished by the end of fiscal 2023. In the third quarter of fiscal 2023

    Word for word“In the third quarter of fiscal 2023, management initiated a plan to streamline segment support across the Company and reduce costs through an organizational realignment program (the “Realignment Program”).” 10-K for 2025
  9. Our summaryThe Board authorized a cash charge limit for the 2023 Realignment Program. Cost: $ 36,000

    Word for word“The Board of Directors authorized the incurrence of cash charges up to $ 36,000 in connection with the Realignment Program.” 10-K for 2025
As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year endedRestructuring chargesRestructuring costs incurredCash paid for restructuring
2016-12-31$13.6 million$11.3 million$7.9 million
2017-12-30$13.6 million$0$5 million
2018-12-29$34 million$29 million$20.2 million
2019-12-28$34 million$0$10.1 million
2020-12-26$23.1 million$19 million$6.3 million
2021-12-25$23.1 million——
2022-12-31$23.1 million——
2023-12-30$35.2 million——
2025-12-27$15.4 million——

Valmont Industries filed 1 restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.

Read from Valmont Industries’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.