Gerdau S.A. (GGB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 161.55K Followers Follow Gerdau S.A. ( GGB ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 5, 2026 11:00 AM EDT Company Participants Ariana De Cesare Pereira Gustavo Werneck - Member of Board of Executive Officers, CEO & Director Rafael Japur - Member of Board of Executive Officers, Executive VP, CFO & Director of Investor Relations Conference Call Participants Rafael Barcellos - Banco Bradesco BBI S.A., Research Division Caio Greiner - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Caio Ribeiro - BofA Securities, Research Division Henrique Tavian Marques - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Daniel Sasson - Itaú Corretora de Valores S.A., Research Division Gabriel Coelho Barra - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Leonardo Correa - Banco BTG Pactual S.A., Research Division Presentation Ariana De Cesare Pereira Good morning, and welcome to Gerdau's second quarter 2026 results presentation. I am Ariana Pereira, Investor Relations Specialist. And joining us on this conference call are our CEO, Gustavo Werneck; and CFO, Rafael Japur. Please note that, this call is being simultaneously translated into English, and you can choose your preferred language by clicking on the globe icon at the bottom of your screen. [Operator Instructions] It is worth noting that, the forward-looking statements contained herein are based on the company's beliefs and assumptions based on information currently available. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to circumstances that may or may not occur. I will now turn the floor to Gustavo to initiate the presentation. Gustavo Werneck Member of Board of Executive Officers, CEO & Director Thank you, Ari. Good morning. And in fact, good afternoon, all of you. I hope you're doing well, and I really appreciate the opportunity to join you for another earnings release presentation. We will briefly discuss the highlights of the second quarter of 2026. I will also talk about the outlook for our operations, and then we will move on to the Q&A session.