---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-013726"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNRC"
cik: "0001474735"
company_name: "GENERAC HOLDINGS INC."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:42:58.124997+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Generac Q1 sales +12% to $1.06B; raises FY26 sales and margin outlook

## Summary
- Net sales $1.06B (+12% YoY); C&I segment +28% to $510M; Residential +1% to $549M.
- Adj. EBITDA $193M (18.3% margin) vs $150M (15.9%) prior year; free cash flow $90M vs $27M.
- Raises 2026 guidance: net sales growth mid-to-high teens % (prev mid-teens); Adj. EBITDA margin 18.5-19.5% (prev 18.0-19.0%).
- Completed acquisitions of Allmand (Jan 5) and Enercon (Apr 1) to boost C&I capabilities.
- Data center end-market backlog expands; C&I outlook raised to mid-to-high 20% growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-013726
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNRC
- cik: 0001474735
- company_name: GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774926013726/0001437749-26-013726-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774926013726/gnrc20260428_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-013726.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.06 billion, net income $73 million, EPS $1.24 per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.06 billion
  - Net income: $73 million
  - EPS: $1.24 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales increased 12% to $1.06 billion during the first quarter of 2026 as compared to $942 million in the prior year first quarter.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774926013726/0001437749-26-013726-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. updated its full year 2026 guidance (raised).
  - Period: full year 2026
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The Company is updating its full-year 2026 net sales growth guidance to be in the mid-to-high teens percent range as compared to the prior year, an increase from the previous guidance for growth in the mid-teens percent range.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774926013726/0001437749-26-013726-index.htm

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