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).
Ford said it will record about $19.5 billion in pre-tax special items tied to scaling back its electric vehicle plans, including an about $8.5 billion Model e asset write-down and about $3 billion related to its BlueOval SK battery joint venture. The company expects about $5.5 billion in cash effects, mostly paid in 2026, and raised its 2025 adjusted EBIT guidance to about $7 billion. The large charges weigh on shareholders even as the company lifts its profit outlook.
About $19.5 billion in pre-tax special items, mostly recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025, with about $5.5 billion in cash effects, mostly paid in 2026
About $8.5 billion Model e asset write-down, including ending production of the current F-150 Lightning EV
About $3 billion pre-tax charge tied to the BOSK joint venture disposition agreement signed December 9, 2025, with closing expected in the first half of 2026
2025 adjusted EBIT guidance raised to about $7 billion; adjusted free cash flow guidance of $2 billion to $3 billion reaffirmed, trending toward the high end
Zebra Technologies said on December 9, 2025 that it will dispose of or exit its robotics automation solutions business to realign resources toward its strategic priorities. The company expects up to $80 million of one-time pre-tax charges, including about $60 million of non-cash asset impairment charges, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. Shareholders should note that the company also expects at least $20 million of net annualized pre-tax cost savings, but actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
Decision made December 9, 2025 to dispose of or exit the robotics automation solutions business
Up to $80 million of one-time pre-tax charges expected
About $60 million of those charges are non-cash asset impairments, expected in Q4 fiscal 2025
Expected net annualized pre-tax cost savings of at least $20 million
Westlake approved plans to shut its PVC plant in Aberdeen, Mississippi, a VCM plant and one chlor-alkali unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and its styrene plant in Lake Charles, with cessations expected in December 2025 and about 295 jobs affected. The company expects total pre-tax costs of about $415 million, mostly noncash charges, with a substantial portion recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025, which will weigh on reported results even as the company projects lower annual costs and higher cash flow from 2026.
Cessation of operations expected in December 2025; workforce reduction of about 295 employees.
Total pre-tax costs of about $415 million: about $357 million noncash, about $25 million severance, and about $33 million plant shutdown costs.
Investor slides expect an annual EBITDA improvement of about $100 million and free cash flow savings of about $175 million in 2026.
Company says cash outflows will continue over several years and may disclose additional charges later.
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
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.