Generac Q1 sales up 6% to $942 million; 2025 sales and margin guidance lowered
Generac reported first-quarter 2025 net sales up 6% to $942 million, with net income attributable to the company of $44 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, versus $0.39 a year earlier. It also narrowed its full-year 2025 outlook, lowering the net sales growth range to 0 to 7% from 3 to 7% and the adjusted EBITDA margin range to 17.0 to 19.0% from 18.0 to 19.0%, citing tariffs and macroeconomic uncertainty.
Key points
- Q1 2025 net sales rose 6% to $942 million; residential product sales rose about 15% to $494 million, while C&I product sales fell about 5% to $337 million.
- Q1 adjusted EBITDA was $150 million, or 15.9% of net sales, versus $127 million, or 14.3%, a year earlier; free cash flow was $27 million versus $85 million.
- Full-year 2025 net sales growth guidance is 0 to 7%, down from 3 to 7%; adjusted EBITDA margin guidance is 17.0 to 19.0%, down from 18.0 to 19.0%.
- The company repurchased 716,685 shares for about $97 million in Q1 and had about $250 million remaining under its repurchase program as of March 31, 2025.
The filing
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