Brunswick Corporation filings document the public-company reporting of a marine recreation manufacturer with common stock and listed senior notes. Form 8-K reports include quarterly and annual earnings releases, non-GAAP financial measures used in management reporting, dividend-related and other material events, and debt-capital actions involving senior notes.
Proxy materials cover governance, shareholder voting matters, capital-structure disclosure, and operating and financial results. Other filings in the record document note tender offers, redemptions, and exchange notifications, including the removal from listing and registration of a senior note class.
Brunswick Corp director Nancy E. Cooper reported an intended sale of 216 common shares, with an aggregate market value of $16,273.44 and an approximate sale date of November 2, 2026. The shares were acquired from the issuer as restricted stock units on October 30, 2026. Cooper also reported a sale of 206 shares for $16,160.70 on August 3, 2026, identified as a 10b5-1 sale.
Brunswick Corporation (BC) reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $1,453.9 million, up 6.9% year over year. GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.01, versus a loss of $3.57 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.58, up 62.9% from $0.97. Adjusted operating earnings were $146.7 million, up 37.9%, and adjusted operating margin was 10.1%, 230 basis points above the prior-year quarter.
For full-year 2026, updated guidance is net sales of $5.7 billion to $5.8 billion, adjusted operating margin of approximately 8.0%, adjusted diluted EPS of approximately $4.65, free cash flow of $400 million or more, debt retirement of $160 million or more, and share repurchases of $80 million or more. Brunswick identified adjusted diluted EPS guidance as increased.
For the first nine months of 2026, cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations was $438.8 million and free cash flow was $301.1 million. Cash and short-term investments in marketable securities totaled $279.4 million as of October 3, 2026. Aine Denari will succeed David Foulkes as CEO effective January 1, 2027; Brunswick said its strategy, capital allocation priorities, and long-term strategic targets remain unchanged.
Brunswick Corp (BC) reported that Brenna Preisser, E.V.P. & President Boat Group, received a grant of 25,760 shares of Common Stock on September 21, 2026, as a compensation-related award. The shares were valued at $66.00 per share for reporting purposes, bringing her direct beneficial holdings to 94,727 shares, including 109 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment through September 2026. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.
BRUNSWICK CORP (BC) reported that executive officer John G. Buelow, EVP & President Mercury Marine, received a grant of 25,760 shares of common stock on September 21, 2026 at a reported value of $66.00 per share. This grant is recorded as a compensation-related award rather than a market purchase, and no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported. Following this award, Buelow beneficially owns 52,839 shares of Brunswick common stock, including 300 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment through September 2026.
BRUNSWICK CORP (BC) reported that executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief strategy officer Ryan M. Gwillim received a grant of 45,450 shares of Common Stock on September 21, 2026 at $66.00 per share. Following this grant, he holds 78,282 shares directly and 9,108 shares indirectly through a savings plan trustee. Beneficial holdings also include 577 shares acquired via dividend reinvestment in September 2026.
Brunswick Corporation (BC) announced a planned leadership transition. David M. Foulkes will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective December 31, 2026. Effective January 1, 2027, Áine L. Denari, currently Executive Vice President, President – Navico Group and Chief Technology Officer, will become Chief Executive Officer and join the Board, while David Everitt will become Non-Executive Chairman. The company entered into a new employment agreement with Ms. Denari effective January 1, 2027, providing a $1,150,000 annual base salary, annual bonus opportunity under the Brunswick Performance Plan, equity awards under the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, and participation in standard senior executive benefit plans. To support leadership continuity, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee approved special time-vested restricted stock unit retention awards for three senior executives with grant-date values of $3.0 million and $1.7 million each, vesting after two years with limited early vesting only if terminated without Cause.
BRUNSWICK CORP (BC) reported that officer Aine Denari, EVP, President Navico Group and CTO, had 301 shares of common stock disposed of on 2026-08-19 in a transaction classified as payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering or withholding securities at $81.61 per share. Following this transaction, Denari beneficially holds 37,393 shares of Brunswick common stock, which include 214 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment through June 2026.
BRUNSWICK CORP (BC) reported an insider transaction by Brenna Preisser, E.V.P. & President Boat Group. On 2026-08-19, 301 shares of common stock were delivered or withheld at $81.61 per share for payment of exercise price or tax liability, leaving 68,858 shares beneficially owned, including 207 acquired via dividend reinvestment through June 2026.
Massachusetts Financial Services Company filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting its beneficial ownership in Brunswick Corporation common stock. The firm reported beneficial ownership of 4,136,460 shares of common stock, representing 6.4% of the outstanding class. It reported sole power to vote 4,053,350 shares and sole power to dispose of 4,136,460 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The reporting person is organized in Delaware and this amendment reflects its current passive ownership position.
Brunswick Corporation delivered significantly stronger Q2 2026 results, with net sales of $1,557.8 million, up 7.7% year over year, and net earnings of $109.8 million versus $59.3 million. Diluted EPS from continuing operations rose to $1.66 from $0.90 as gross margin expanded to 28.1% and operating margin to 8.3%.
Growth reflected healthy OEM demand, strong aftermarket and P&A activity, favorable pricing and mix across Propulsion, Engine P&A, Navico Group and Boat, plus a $30.4 million reduction in cost of sales from IEEPA tariff refunds and a $24.6 million state tax benefit. First-half free cash flow declined to $160.7 million from $243.5 million due to working-capital uses and higher capital spending, while cash, equivalents and marketable securities totaled $288.9 million and total liquidity $1,272.8 million against total debt of $2,100.9 million. Brunswick also acquired a Freedom Boat Club franchise for $28.2 million in cash and targets at least $160 million of debt reduction, $200 million of capital expenditures and $50 million or more of share repurchases in 2026.