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of Contents](#toc_page)\n\n \n\nUNITED STATES\n\nSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION\n\nWashington, D.C. 20549\n\nFORM 10-K\n\n(Mark One)\n\n☒\n\nANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934\n\nFor the fiscal year ended May 2, 2026\n\nOR\n\n☐\n\nTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO\n\nCommission File Number 001-33731\n\nMETHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.\n\n(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)\n\nDelaware\n\n36-2090085\n\n(State or other jurisdiction of\n\n(IRS Employer\n\nincorporation or organization)\n\nIdentification No.)\n\n \n\n25650 West Eleven Mile Road\n\n \n\nSouthfield, Michigan\n\n48034-2253\n\n(Address of Principal Executive Offices)\n\n(Zip Code)\n\nRegistrant’s telephone number (including area code): (708) 867-6777\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:\n\n \n\n \n\nName of each exchange\n\nTitle of each Class\n\nTrading Symbol(s)\n\non which registered\n\nCommon Stock, $0.50 Par Value\n\nMEI\n\nNew York Stock Exchange\n\nSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None\n\nIndicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒\n\nIndicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.\n\nLarge Accelerated filer ☐\n\n \n\nAccelerated filer ☒\n\nNon-accelerated filer ☐\n\n \n\nSmaller reporting company ☐\n\nEmerging Growth Company ☐\n\n \n\n \n\nIf an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒\n\nIf securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐\n\nIndicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒\n\nThe aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on November 1, 2025, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $237.7 million, and was based upon the closing price on that date as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.\n\n \n\n[Table of Contents](#toc_page)\n\n \n\nRegistrant had 35,471,806 shares of its common stock outstanding as of June 18, 2026.\n\nDOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE\n\nPortions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 annual stockholders’ meeting to be held on September 16, 2026 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.\n\n \n\n[Table of Contents](#toc_page)\n\n \n\nMETHODE ELECTRONICS, INC.\n\nFORM 10-K\n\n \n\nTABLE OF CONTENTS\n \n\n[PART I](#part1)"}