Every material Form 8-K Brunswick filed with the SEC in 2026, 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). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Brunswick reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1,453.9 million, up 6.9% from a year earlier, with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.01 and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.58, up 63%. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to approximately $4.65. The release also states that Aine Denari will succeed David Foulkes as CEO effective January 1, 2027.
Net sales were $1,453.9 million, up 6.9% from $1,360.2 million in the third quarter of 2025.
GAAP diluted EPS was $1.01 versus a loss of $3.57 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.58 versus $0.97.
Updated 2026 guidance: net sales $5.7 billion to $5.8 billion, adjusted diluted EPS approximately $4.65, free cash flow $400 million or more.
Aine Denari will succeed David Foulkes as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2027.
Brunswick Corporation said Chairman and CEO David Foulkes will retire at the end of 2026. Executive Aine Denari becomes CEO and David Everitt becomes Non-Executive Chairman, both effective January 1, 2027, which sets a defined leadership handover for shareholders. The filing also discloses retention equity awards to three senior executives, including the CFO.
David Foulkes notified the Board on September 17, 2026 of his retirement as Chairman and CEO, effective December 31, 2026
Aine Denari, 54, currently EVP and President of Navico Group and CTO, becomes CEO with a base salary of $1,150,000
David Everitt, current Lead Independent Director, becomes Non-Executive Chairman effective January 1, 2027
Retention RSU grants with grant-date values of $3,000,000 to CFO Ryan Gwillim and $1,700,000 each to John Buelow and Brenna Preisser
Brunswick reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $1,557.8 million, up 8 percent, with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.66 and as adjusted diluted EPS of $1.56. The company raised its full-year 2026 as adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $4.35 to $4.75, and the quarter included a benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds, which the company said it expects to total $25 to $30 million in 2026.
Q2 2026 net sales of $1,557.8 million, up 8 percent from Q2 2025; GAAP diluted EPS $1.66 versus $0.90, and as adjusted diluted EPS $1.56 versus $1.16
Full-year 2026 guidance: as adjusted diluted EPS $4.35 to $4.75, net sales $5.7 billion to $5.8 billion, free cash flow $400 million or more
Third quarter 2026 guidance: revenue of $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion and as adjusted diluted EPS of $1.20 to $1.40
Expected full-year incremental tariffs of about $40 million; Investor Day scheduled for August 11, 2026
Brunswick reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $1,378.1 million, up 12.8% from a year earlier, and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.70, up 25%. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance to $4.00 to $4.50, but GAAP operating earnings fell 10.7% to $50.3 million and free cash flow was negative $116.8 million for the quarter.
Q1 2026 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.32, up 6.7%; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.70, up 25%.
Full-year 2026 guidance: net sales $5.65 billion to $5.8 billion, adjusted diluted EPS $4.00 to $4.50, free cash flow $350 million or more.
Q1 GAAP operating earnings were $50.3 million, down 10.7%, including a $10.4 million supplier bankruptcy expense.
Q2 2026 guidance: revenue of $1.45 billion to $1.55 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.10 to $1.20.
Brunswick reported fourth-quarter 2025 net sales of $1,333.8 million, up 15.5%, with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.58 versus $0.24 a year earlier. For full-year 2025, GAAP diluted EPS was a loss of $2.06 after $353.1 million of restructuring, exit and impairment charges, while adjusted diluted EPS fell 28.4% to $3.27. The company guided 2026 net sales of $5.6 billion to $5.8 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.80 to $4.40.
Q4 2025 net sales were $1,333.8 million, up 15.5%, and GAAP diluted EPS was $0.28.
Full-year 2025 net sales were $5,362.8 million, up 2.4%, the first full-year sales growth in three years according to the company.
Full-year 2025 GAAP operating loss was $40.7 million, compared with earnings of $311.6 million in 2024.
2026 guidance: net sales of $5.6 billion to $5.8 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $3.80 to $4.40.
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