Brunswick Corporation Releases 2026 First Quarter Earnings
Rhea-AI Summary
Brunswick (NYSE: BC) released first quarter 2026 results and will host a conference call today, April 30, 2026. Results are posted on the company website and will appear in an 8-K on the SEC website.
The call begins at 10:00 a.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. ET, hosted by CEO David M. Foulkes and senior finance officers. Webcast and dial-in details are available on Brunswick.com. A replay is available through 1:00 p.m. CT on May 7, 2026 (Access ID: 13759795).
Positive
- None.
Negative
- None.
News Market Reaction – BC
In the Apr 30 session, BC gained 0.13%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 6 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | Boat club acquisition | Positive | +5.0% | Acquisition of Greater Boston & Cape Cod franchise adding 21 Freedom Boat Club sites. |
| Apr 15 | Tariff impact update | Positive | -2.0% | Company indicated amended Section 232 tariffs have de‑minimis impact on results. |
| Apr 09 | Earnings call scheduling | Neutral | +1.3% | Announcement of timing and access details for Q1 2026 earnings call and webcast. |
| Mar 31 | Boat show performance | Positive | +4.6% | Reported 70% Mercury outboard share and 40% premium brand revenue growth at show. |
| Mar 24 | Innovation recognition | Positive | -0.3% | Named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list for product and ACES strategy. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Recent news has produced mixed reactions: growth and acquisition headlines saw gains, while tariff and recognition updates saw modest declines, suggesting investor focus on operational and strategic impact.
Over the last six weeks, Brunswick reported several notable developments. An April 17 acquisition expanded Freedom Boat Club with 21 locations, and a March 31 update highlighted strong show performance, including a 70% Mercury outboard share and 40% revenue growth for premium brands. Tariff changes were described as having a de‑minimis impact, and the company received innovation recognition from Fast Company. Today’s Q1 2026 earnings release follows this string of operational and strategic milestones.
Key Terms
form 8-k regulatory
schedule 13g regulatory
schedule 13g/a regulatory
def 14a regulatory
form 4 regulatory
form 144 regulatory
beneficial ownership financial
tax-withholding transactions financial
AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
METTAWA, Ill., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today, released its first quarter 2026 financial results. A complete and full-text financial results press release is available on the Company’s website at https://www.brunswick.com/. The results will also be available on the SEC’s website with the Form 8-K filing of the release.
The Company will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. CT / 11 a.m. ET, today, Thursday, April 30, 2026, hosted by David M. Foulkes, chief executive officer, Ryan M. Gwillim, executive vice president, chief financial officer, and chief strategy officer, and Stephen Weiland, senior vice president, finance and deputy CFO. A copy of the presentation to be used on this call will be available when the results are released as noted above.
The webcast can be accessed at Brunswick.com and here: https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=XoSenHxr
Security analysts and investors wishing to participate via telephone should call 877-900-9524 (no password needed). Callers outside of North America should call 412-902-0029 (no password needed) to be connected. These numbers can be accessed 15 minutes before the call begins, as well as during the call.
To listen via the Internet, go to www.brunswick.com/investors. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes before the call to register, download, and install any audio software needed.
A replay of the conference call will be available through 1 p.m. CT Thursday May 7, 2026, by calling 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 (Access ID: 13759795). The replay also will be available at www.brunswick.com/investors.
About Brunswick Corporation:
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) is the global leader in marine recreation, delivering innovation that transforms experiences on the water and beyond. Our unique, technology-driven solutions are informed and inspired by deep consumer insights and powered by our belief that “Next Never Rests™”. Brunswick is dedicated to industry leadership, to being the best and most trusted partner to our many customers, and to building synergies and ecosystems that enable us to challenge convention and define the future. Brunswick is home to more than 60 industry-leading brands. In the category of Marine Propulsion, these brands include, Mercury Marine, Mercury Racing, MerCruiser, and Flite. Brunswick’s comprehensive collection of parts, accessories, distribution, and technology brands includes Mercury Parts & Accessories, Land ‘N’ Sea, Lowrance, Simrad, B&G, Mastervolt, RELiON, Attwood, and Whale. Our boat brands are some of the best known in the world, including Boston Whaler, Lund, Sea Ray, Bayliner, Harris Pontoons, Princecraft, and Quicksilver. Our service, digital, and shared-access businesses include Freedom Boat Club, Boateka, and a range of financing, insurance, and extended warranty businesses. While focused primarily on the marine industry, Brunswick also successfully leverages its portfolio of advanced technologies to deliver an exceptional suite of solutions in mobile and industrial applications. Headquartered in Mettawa, IL, Brunswick has approximately 14,500 employees operating in 26 countries. In 2025, Brunswick won more than 100 awards across the enterprise for the fourth straight year. For more information, visit www.Brunswick.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections about Brunswick’s business and by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. Words such as “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” "anticipate," "project," "position," “intend,” “target,” “plan,” “seek,” “estimate,” “believe,” “predict,” “outlook,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations as of the date of this news release. These risks include, but are not limited to: the effect of adverse general economic conditions, including rising interest rates, and the amount of disposable income consumers have available for discretionary spending; changes to trade policy and tariffs, including retaliatory tariffs; fiscal and monetary policy changes; adverse capital market conditions; changes in currency exchange rates; competitive pricing pressures; higher energy and fuel costs; managing our manufacturing footprint and operations; loss of key customers; international business risks, geopolitical tensions or conflicts, sanctions, embargoes, or other regulations; actual or anticipated increases in costs, disruptions of supply, or defects in raw materials, parts, or components we purchase from third parties; supplier manufacturing constraints, increased demand for shipping carriers, and transportation disruptions; adverse weather conditions, climate change events and other catastrophic event risks; our ability to develop new and innovative products and services at a competitive price; absorbing fixed costs in production; our ability to meet demand in a rapidly changing environment; public health emergencies or pandemics; our ability to successfully implement our strategic plan and growth initiatives; attracting and retaining skilled labor, implementing succession plans for key leadership and executing organizational and leadership changes; our ability to integrate acquisitions and the risk for associated disruption to our business; the risk that restructuring or strategic divestitures will not provide business benefits; our ability to identify and complete targeted acquisitions; maintaining effective distribution; dealer and customer ability to access adequate financing; inventory reductions by dealers, retailers, or independent boat builders; requirements for us to repurchase inventory; risks related to the Freedom Boat Club franchise business model; outages, breaches, or other cybersecurity events regarding our technology systems, which have affected and could further affect manufacturing and business operations and could result in lost or stolen information and associated remediation costs; our ability to protect our brands and intellectual property; an impairment to the value of goodwill and other assets; product liability, warranty, and other claims risks; legal, environmental, and other regulatory compliance, including increased costs, fines, and reputational risks; risks associated with joint ventures that do not operate solely for our benefit; changes in income tax legislation or enforcement; managing our share repurchases; and risks associated with certain divisive shareholder activist actions.
Additional risk factors are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2025 and in subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and Brunswick does not undertake any obligation to update them to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release.
Lee Gordon — Chief Communications Officer M: (904) 860-8848 | O: (847) 735-4003