---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014930-23-000087"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BC"
cik: "0000014930"
company_name: "BRUNSWICK CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T08:50:18.426813+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brunswick Q1 GAAP EPS $1.56; Adj EPS $2.57; Sales $1.74B; Reaffirms FY Adj EPS $9.50-$11.00

## Summary
- Net sales $1,743.6M, up 2.8% YoY; GAAP operating earnings $236.1M, down 1.4%.
- Propulsion sales up 7% on high-horsepower outboard production; Boat sales up 17%.
- Engine P&A sales down 13%; Navico Group sales down 11% due to retailer and RV OEM softness.
- Free cash flow improved $135M YoY; $60M in share repurchases in Q1.
- Q2 adjusted EPS guided $2.60-$2.70; FY sales guided $6.8B-$7.2B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014930-23-000087
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BC
- cik: 0000014930
- company_name: BRUNSWICK CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493023000087/0000014930-23-000087-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493023000087/bcorp-20230427.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BRUNSWICK CORP reported first quarter 2023 results: revenue $1,743.6 million, EPS $1.56 on a GAAP basis and $2.57 on an adjusted basis. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter 2023
  - Revenue: $1,743.6 million
  - EPS: $1.56 on a GAAP basis and $2.57 on an adjusted basis
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2023 for more information. 2023 First Quarter Results For the first quarter of 2023, Brunswick reported consolidated net sales of $1,743.6 million, up from $1,695.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. Diluted EPS for the quarter was $1.56 on a GAAP basis and $2.57 on an adjusted basis. Sales in each segment benefited from
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493023000087/0000014930-23-000087-index.htm

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