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Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. filings document formal disclosures for a NYSE-listed firearms manufacturer with common stock and common stock purchase rights registered under the Exchange Act. Recent reports cover operating results furnished on Form 8-K, Regulation FD materials such as earnings-call transcripts, dividend declarations, and material-event disclosures.
The filing record also addresses governance and capital-structure subjects, including a cooperation agreement concerning a major shareholder’s ownership and board-related matters, annual-meeting and proxy-solicitation communications, director committee assignments and a chief financial officer transition. These disclosures sit alongside the company’s business profile as a maker of Ruger, Marlin and Glenfield firearms and operator of a castings segment.
Beretta Holding S.A. intends to file a preliminary proxy statement and a WHITE universal proxy card to solicit votes to elect four director nominees to the board of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. at the 2026 annual meeting. Beretta Holding states it directly beneficially owns 1,587,000 shares (approximately 9.95%) of the Company.
In a March 5, 2026 statement, Beretta Holding criticized recent results—citing average selling price decline to $364 from $377, gross profit declines of 18.7% (Q4) and 29% (full year), an operating income swing from $52 million in 2023 to an operating loss of $12 million in 2025, and rising G&A to $54.2 million. The filing urges board change and greater accountability.
STURM RUGER & CO INC executive Michael W. Wilson, VP of New Product Development, reported vesting of 3,962 cash-settled restricted stock units on March 1, 2026. Each unit represents the fair market value of one share of common stock on the vesting date.
The Form 4 records this vesting as an exercise or conversion of derivative securities and a deemed acquisition and disposition of the same number of common shares at $37.44 per share. After these entries, Wilson directly holds 11,314 restricted stock units and 1,629 shares of common stock.
STURM RUGER & CO INC executive Robert J. Werkmeister Jr., VP of Marketing, reported equity award activity tied to cash-settled restricted stock units. On March 1, 2026, 3,962 restricted stock units vested, which is reported as a deemed acquisition and matching disposition of the same number of common shares at $37.44 per share. After these entries, he directly owns 9,089 shares of common stock and holds 11,314 restricted stock units, reflecting a routine compensation-related transaction rather than an open-market trade.
STURM RUGER & CO INC executive Sarah F. Colbert, Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, reported the vesting of 3,962 cash-settled restricted stock units on March 1, 2026. The Form 4 shows this vesting as both a deemed acquisition and a deemed disposition of 3,962 shares of common stock at $37.44 per share, consistent with the footnote explanation for cash-settled units. After these entries, she directly holds 564 shares of common stock and 11,314 restricted stock units.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. vice president of sales Shawn Christopher Leska reported the vesting of 4,087 cash-settled restricted stock units on March 1, 2026. The units were granted on June 8, 2023, and each represents the right to receive the fair market value of one share of common stock on the vesting date.
The vesting is reported as a deemed acquisition and disposition of the 4,087 underlying common shares, including a derivative exercise/conversion and a disposition to the issuer at $37.44 per share. Following these transactions, Leska directly held 6,518 shares of common stock.
STURM RUGER & CO INC Treasurer and CFO Thomas Anthony Dineen reported the vesting of 8,485 cash-settled restricted stock units (RSUs). These RSUs were granted on June 8, 2023 and vested on March 1, 2026, with each unit tied to the fair market value of one common share at vesting.
The vesting is recorded as both a deemed acquisition and disposition of 8,485 common shares, including an issuer disposition and a corresponding acquisition in indirect holdings reported as held with his spouse.
Sturm, Ruger & Company discussed fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on its earnings call. Q4 net sales rose to $151 million, up 3.6% from $146 million, but diluted EPS fell to $0.21 from $0.62. For 2025, net sales increased 1.9% to $546 million, while results swung to a net loss of $0.27 per share versus diluted EPS of $1.77 a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, diluted EPS was $0.26 for Q4 and $0.84 for the year. Management cited a difficult firearms market, product rationalization, and leadership transition costs as key headwinds, while emphasizing new product launches and capacity expansion in Hebron, Kentucky. The company ended 2025 with $93 million in cash and short-term investments, no debt, generated $54 million in operating cash flow, spent $31 million on capital expenditures including the Anderson acquisition, and returned $36 million through dividends and share repurchases. The Board declared a $0.08 per-share dividend and highlighted ongoing board refresh efforts amid a proxy proposal from Beretta Holding.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. reported 2025 net sales of $546.1 million and generated $54.308 million of cash from operations, but posted a net loss of $4.391 million, or $(0.27) per diluted share, compared with net income of $30.563 million in 2024.
EBITDA was $29.547 million, with an EBITDA margin of 5.4% versus 10.3% a year earlier, reflecting higher costs and rationalization charges. The company returned $36.2 million to shareholders in 2025 through dividends and buybacks and declared a quarterly dividend of $0.08 per share for stockholders of record on March 16, 2026.
Sturm, Ruger & Company reported 2025 net sales of $546.1 million, up slightly from 2024, but swung to a $4.4 million net loss as gross margin fell to 14.9% from 21.4%.
Higher costs, inventory write-offs on discontinued models, startup expenses at the new Hebron, Kentucky facility, and leadership-transition and professional fees weighed on profitability. Firearms unit shipments rose 7%, helped by new products that made up 33% of firearms sales, while inventories at the company and distributors declined.
The company generated $54.3 million of operating cash flow, spent $30.9 million on capital expenditures including the Anderson Manufacturing asset purchase, and ended 2025 with $18.5 million in cash plus $74.1 million in short-term investments and an undrawn $40 million credit line. It repurchased 732,765 shares for $26.1 million, paid $10.1 million in dividends, and adopted a limited-duration stockholder rights plan in response to Beretta Holding’s accumulation of a significant economic interest.
Beretta Holding S.A. announced it is nominating four independent director candidates for election to the Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. board at the 2026 annual meeting and has launched www.ReloadRuger.com to communicate with stockholders.
Beretta Holding states it is the largest Ruger shareholder with 9.95% ownership and directly beneficially owns 1,587,000 shares. The nominating statement criticizes recent board refreshment, leadership alignment and capital allocation, and presents four nominees with capital‑allocation, operating and governance experience.