secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. (GNRC)
CIK:        0001474735
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-25-032069
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Generac Q3 net sales down 5% to $1.11B; lowers FY2025 guidance on weak outage environment
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- GAAP EPS $1.12 vs $1.89 YoY; adjusted EPS $1.83 vs $2.25; residential sales fell 13% to $627M.
- C&I sales rose 9% to $358M; initial large-megawatt generator shipments to data center market.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin 17.3%, down from 19.8%; free cash flow $96M vs $184M YoY.
- FY2025 sales growth guidance cut to flat (prev +2-5%); EBITDA margin now ~17% (prev 18-19%).
- Power outage environment was lowest Q3 since 2015; data center backlog doubled in 90 days.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774925032069/0001437749-25-032069-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774925032069/gnrc20251028_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-032069

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