Generac Holdings 2025 Q2 Earnings Beats Expectations as Net Income Surges 26%

Generac Holdings reported strong second-quarter 2025 results, with earnings and revenue surpassing expectations. The company raised its full-year guidance and highlighted robust performance across both residential and commercial product lines. CEO Aaron Jagdfeld emphasized the company’s growth in energy storage and data center markets.

Generac Holdings' total revenue rose 6.3% year-over to $1.06 billion in the second quarter of 2025. The increase was driven by strong demand for residential energy solutions and Commercial & Industrial (C&I) products. Specifically, the residential segment contributed $574.19 million to total sales, while the C&I segment added $362.20 million. The "Other" category, which includes additional product lines, generated $124.78 million in revenue. This growth was supported by a favorable market environment and continued expansion in key product areas.

Net income surged 26% to $74.43 million, or $1.27 per share, in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $59.05 million, or $0.99 per share, in the same period in 2024. This reflects strong operational performance and cost management. The EPS increase of 28.3% highlights the company’s ability to deliver strong returns to shareholders, with the company maintaining a 17-year streak of profitability in the corresponding fiscal quarter.

The stock price of Generac Holdings has edged up 0.45% during the latest trading day, surged 30.37% during the most recent full trading week, and surged 29.47% month-to-date. This strong price performance reflects investor confidence in the company's growth and profitability.

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CEO Aaron Jagdfeld highlighted strong second-quarter performance driven by robust sales in residential energy solutions and C&I products. He noted the company's outperformance in both segments, particularly in home standby generators and the expansion into high-output diesel generators. Jagdfeld expressed optimism about long-term growth in data centers and AI infrastructure, citing a significant global pipeline and backlog for new products. He also mentioned continued market share gains in the portable generator market and strategic investments in future growth areas.

Generac updated its full-year 2025 guidance, narrowing net sales growth to 2%–5% from 0%–7%, with adjusted EBITDA margins expected to range between 18.0%–19.0%, up from 17.0%–19.0%. Net income margin guidance was raised to 7.5%–8.5% from 6.5%–8.5%. Free cash flow conversion is now anticipated to be 90%–100%, reflecting improved tax management under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Generac reported several non-earnings related news items in the three weeks following its earnings report. The company repurchased 392,521 shares of its common stock during the second quarter for approximately $50 million, with $200 million remaining under the current repurchase program. Generac also amended and extended its term loan A and revolving credit facility, resulting in a new maturity date of July 1, 2030. This agreement updated the term loan A credit facility's outstanding principal balance to $700 million and reduced the revolving facility borrowing capacity to $1.0 billion. Additionally, the company's effective tax rate declined to 17.2% in the second quarter of 2025, from 25.0% in the prior year, primarily due to a favorable discrete tax item related to an immaterial business disposition.