---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-223971"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GENK"
cik: "0001891856"
company_name: "GEN Restaurant Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:05:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:01:50.398086+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GEN Q1 revenue $53.9M (-6% YoY); net loss $7.2M; same-store sales -8.8%

## Summary
- Revenue $53.9M, down 6% YoY; net loss $7.2M ($0.22/share) vs $2.0M loss a year ago.
- Same-store sales fell 8.8%, improving from 11.7% decline in Q4 2025.
- Restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA $4.0M (7.4% of revenue) vs $9.0M (15.6%) prior year.
- Slowed 2026 store openings to 5-7; suspended construction on six; entered JV with Chubby Cattle on five locations.
- CPG business now 56 SKUs; targeting 2,000+ grocery locations by end of 2026 and $100M revenue run rate within three years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-223971
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GENK
- cik: 0001891856
- company_name: GEN Restaurant Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:05:17+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1891856/000119312526223971/0001193125-26-223971-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526223971/genk-20260514.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $53.9 million, net income $7.5 million net loss before income taxes, EPS $(0.22).
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $53.9 million
  - Net income: $7.5 million net loss before income taxes
  - EPS: $(0.22)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: • Revenue totaled $53.9 million for the first quarter of 2026, which is a decrease of 6.0% quarter-over-quarter compared to the first quarter of 2025. • Net loss before income taxes for the first quarter of 2026 was $7.5 million, which equated to ($0.22) per diluted share of Class A common stock. • Loss from operations was $7.2 million, or (13.4)% of total revenue for the first quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1891856/000119312526223971/0001193125-26-223971-index.htm

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