Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Brunswick Corporation
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: January 29, 2026
Reporting Period: Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025
This filing announces the financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2025. The detailed earnings news release is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1.
Key Financial Metrics
The provided text serves as a cover document and does not contain specific numerical values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. These figures are located in the referenced news release (Exhibit 99.1).
Non-GAAP Measures Defined:
- Adjusted Diluted EPS: Excludes restructuring, exit, impairment charges, purchase accounting amortization, acquisition/integration/IT costs, debt extinguishment gains/losses, and special tax items.
- Adjusted Operating Earnings: Operating earnings excluding restructuring, exit, impairment charges, purchase accounting amortization, and acquisition/integration/IT costs.
- Free Cash Flow: Cash flow from operating and investing activities of continuing operations, excluding acquisitions, investments, and marketable securities transactions.
Material Changes
The filing text does not provide specific data on material changes versus prior periods. It notes that the company may use constant currency reporting to reflect underlying business trends by excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on net sales.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Guidance: Brunswick does not provide forward-looking guidance for certain financial measures on a GAAP basis due to the inability to predict items such as restructuring charges, special tax items, and acquisition-related costs without unreasonable effort.
Management Commentary: Management asserts that the defined non-GAAP measures are useful for investors to evaluate ongoing business performance using the same tools as internal management.
Risks and Contingencies: The text does not list specific risks or contingencies beyond the standard disclaimer that the report is not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Review Exhibit 99.1 (News Release) for specific Q4 and Full-Year 2025 revenue, earnings, and cash flow figures.
- Verify the reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP measures (Adjusted EPS, Adjusted Operating Earnings, Free Cash Flow) in the news release.
- Check for specific details on restructuring, exit, and impairment charges excluded from non-GAAP metrics.
- Confirm the impact of currency exchange rates on net sales using the constant currency data provided in the full release.