---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-134491"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GENK"
cik: "0001891856"
company_name: "GEN Restaurant Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:14:37.634756+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GEN Restaurant Group Q4 revenue down 9% to $49.7M; full-year net loss $20.3M

## Summary
- Q4 same-store sales down 11.6%; restaurant-level adj. EBITDA margin fell to 7.9% from 17% YoY.
- Full-year net loss $20.3M ($0.59/diluted share) vs net income $5.0M in 2024.
- Entered JV with Chubby Cattle, taking 49% stake in 5 underperforming units; $4.5M impairment.
- CPG expansion: products in 800+ grocery stores, targeting 1,500-2,000 locations by end 2026.
- Costco gift card sales hit $29M in 2025, up 150% YoY; total stores grew to 57.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-134491
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GENK
- cik: 0001891856
- company_name: GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526134491/0001193125-26-134491-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526134491/genk-20260331.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.
  - Period: the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On March 31, 2026, GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526134491/0001193125-26-134491-index.htm

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