619 material Form 8-K filings that 507 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 2025, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Quanex reported fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 results for the period ended October 31, 2025. Fourth-quarter net sales were $489.8 million, down 0.5% from a year earlier, while net income swung to $19.6 million from a loss of $13.9 million, but the full year showed a $250.8 million net loss driven by a $302.3 million goodwill impairment. The company declined to issue formal 2026 guidance, saying fiscal 2026 could be flat with fiscal 2025 on revenue and EBITDA and that it will revisit guidance with its first-quarter results.
Q4 net sales $489.8 million vs $492.2 million a year earlier; Q4 net income $19.6 million, or $0.43 diluted EPS, vs a $13.9 million loss
Full-year net loss of $250.8 million, including a $302.3 million goodwill impairment charge; full-year net sales rose 43.8% to $1.84 billion, mainly from the Tyman acquisition
Q4 adjusted diluted EPS $0.83 vs $0.82; full-year free cash flow $102.3 million and $75 million of bank debt repaid in 2025
No official 2026 guidance; management says fiscal 2026 could be flat with fiscal 2025 on revenue and EBITDA, with the first half likely more challenged
lululemon said CEO Calvin McDonald will step down effective January 31, 2026, with CFO Meghan Frank and André Maestrini serving as interim co-CEOs while the board searches for a permanent CEO. In the same day's filing, third-quarter net revenue rose 7% to $2.6 billion, but income from operations fell 11% and diluted EPS fell to $2.59 from $2.87. The board also approved a $1.0 billion increase to the stock repurchase program.
Calvin McDonald steps down as CEO and director effective January 31, 2026, and serves as senior advisor through March 31, 2026
Meghan Frank and André Maestrini named interim co-CEOs effective January 31, 2026; Marti Morfitt appointed executive chair effective immediately
Third-quarter net revenue rose 7% to $2.6 billion; diluted EPS was $2.59 versus $2.87 a year earlier
Board approved a $1.0 billion repurchase increase on December 3, 2025; about $1.6 billion remained authorized as of December 11, 2025
Ciena reported fiscal fourth quarter 2025 revenue of $1.35 billion, up 20% from a year earlier, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.91 versus $0.54. GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.13 from $0.25, reflecting $106.9 million in significant asset impairments and restructuring costs in the quarter. The company guided fiscal 2026 revenue to $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion, and fiscal first quarter 2026 revenue to $1.35 billion to $1.43 billion.
Q4 fiscal 2025 revenue was $1.35 billion, compared with $1.12 billion a year earlier.
GAAP diluted EPS was $0.13 versus $0.25; adjusted (non-GAAP) diluted EPS was $0.91 versus $0.54.
Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs were $106.9 million in the quarter, versus $2.6 million a year earlier.
Fiscal 2026 revenue guidance is $5.7 billion to $6.1 billion; fiscal Q1 2026 revenue guidance is $1.35 billion to $1.43 billion.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.