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accession: "0001437749-26-024731"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNRC"
cik: "0001474735"
company_name: "GENERAC HOLDINGS INC."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T10:03:42+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T10:10:23.287885+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Generac Q2 net sales up 11% to $1.17B; raises FY2026 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to 20-21%

## Summary
- Net sales $1.17B (+11% YoY); net income $143M ($2.40 EPS) vs $74M ($1.25 EPS) in Q2 2025.
- Adjusted net income $174M ($2.91 EPS) vs $97M ($1.65 EPS); Adjusted EBITDA $291M (24.8% margin) vs $188M (17.7%).
- C&I segment sales +29% to $556M driven by data center; Residential -2% to $617M.
- Signed global supply agreement with second hyperscale data center operator; data center backlog ~$1.6B.
- Raises FY2026 adjusted EBITDA margin guidance to 20.0-21.0% (from 18.5-19.5%); net sales growth mid-to-high teens.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-024731
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNRC
- cik: 0001474735
- company_name: GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T10:03:42+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1474735/000143774926024731/0001437749-26-024731-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1474735/000143774926024731/gnrc20260728_8k.htm

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