secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENTEX CORP (GNTX)
CIK:        0000355811
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000355811-26-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gentex Q4 revenue up 19% to $644M; core gross margin expands to 35.5%; FY2026 guidance $2.6-2.7B
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- Q4 net sales $644.4M (+19% YoY); core Gentex ex-VOXX $541M flat; VOXX contributed $103.4M revenue.
- Consolidated net income $93M, EPS $0.43 vs $0.39; annual EPS $1.74 vs $1.76.
- Core gross margin 35.5% (+300 bps YoY), highest since early 2021; tariff costs cut margin ~150 bps.
- FY2025 capital returned $425.9M (+35% YoY); $319M in share repurchases, $106.9M dividends.
- FY2026 guidance: rev $2.6-2.7B, gross margin 34-35%, opEx $410-420M; FY2027 rev guide $2.75-2.85B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000005/0000355811-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000005/gntx-20260130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-26-000005

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