Badger Meter SEC filings document the company's operating results, governance framework, executive compensation, and material corporate events as a public water technology company. Recent 8-K filings include furnished quarterly financial results, officer appointments and related compensatory arrangements, and amendments to the company's bylaws.
The company's proxy materials cover shareholder voting matters, director-election procedures, executive pay disclosures, equity award information, and annual-meeting governance. Bylaw disclosures address remote shareholder meetings, advance-notice requirements for shareholder proposals and director nominations, universal proxy compliance, nominee information, and proxy-solicitation procedures.
ADAMS TODD A. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Badger Meter Inc. director Todd A. Adams received an equity-based compensation grant of 952 Phantom Stock Units. Each unit is economically equivalent to one share of BMI common stock and was granted under the 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
The award represents an annual grant for non-employee directors valued at $125,000, sized using a 10-day average closing price of $122.96 per share. Following this grant, Adams holds 17,072.483 phantom stock units, which will be settled in cash when his board service ends.
Badger Meter, Inc. reported governance updates and voting results from its 2026 annual shareholder meeting. On April 24, 2026, the board approved amended and restated by-laws that clarify rules for remote shareholder meetings, require online shareholder list access during virtual-only meetings, and expand disclosure requirements for shareholder proposals and director nominations.
The changes also revise advance notice deadlines, require shareholders soliciting proxies for their own nominees to comply with Rule 14a-19, demand more information from director nominees, and mandate non-white proxy cards for non-board solicitations. All board-nominated directors were elected. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, executive compensation and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor.
Vanguard Portfolio Management filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 2,477,453 shares of Badger Meter Inc common stock, representing 8.48% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows sole voting power for 25,802 shares and sole dispositive power for 2,477,453 shares and states the position includes securities held for Vanguard funds and client accounts.
Badger Meter Inc. executive William R. A. Bergum, VP–General Counsel and Secretary, reported a discretionary transaction involving company stock within the issuer’s 401(k) plan. He made an intra-fund transfer into the Badger Meter Stock Fund, resulting in 1,413.7600 share equivalents at $123.7834 per share equivalent on April 21, 2026. Following this transaction, his indirect holdings through the plan totaled 13,365.2400 share equivalents of the fund’s common stock.
Badger Meter Inc. executive vice president Robert Wrocklage reported an open-market purchase of 1,000 shares of the company’s Common Stock. He bought the shares at a price of $122.35 each and now directly holds a total of 23,321 Badger Meter shares following this transaction.
Badger Meter Inc VP-Global Operations Richard Htwe bought shares in the company. On this Form 4, he reported an open-market purchase of 1,700 shares of Common Stock at a price of $116.13 per share. After this transaction, he directly owns 7,603 shares of Badger Meter Inc Common Stock.
Badger Meter Inc. vice president of engineering Edward F. Callahan reported an open-market purchase of 858 shares of the company’s Common Stock at $116.30 per share. Following this transaction, he directly owns 1,186 shares of Badger Meter common stock.
Badger Meter Inc. VP-Controller Christina M. Tarantino bought company stock in the open market. On this Form 4, she reported purchasing 870 shares of Badger Meter common stock at a price of $113.80 per share. After this open-market purchase, she directly owns 1,801 shares of Badger Meter common stock.
Badger Meter Chairman, President & CEO Kenneth Bockhorst bought 2,200 shares of the company’s Common Stock in an open-market purchase on April 21, 2026 at an average price of $117.5333 per share.
Following this transaction, he directly holds 51,676 Badger Meter shares, modestly increasing his personal stake in the company.
Badger Meter, Inc. reported lower results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, with net sales of $202.3 million compared to $222.2 million a year earlier, mainly from softer utility water project timing and slower short-cycle orders.
Net earnings declined to $27.3 million from $38.4 million, and diluted EPS fell to $0.93 from $1.30, as gross margin slipped to 41.7% of sales and operating margin to 17.4%. Operating cash flow remained solid at $33.9 million, supporting a period-end cash balance of $205.5 million. The company continued strategic expansion, following its 2025 SmartCover acquisition and signing a purchase agreement to acquire sewer-line monitoring firm UDlive Ltd for $100 million plus an EBITDA-based earn-out. Badger Meter also repurchased 239,026 shares for $38.2 million, leaving $114.7 million available under its buyback authorization, while maintaining a strong balance sheet and unused credit capacity.