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Gentex Corporation

GNTX

Consumer Cyclical · 22.80 +0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Gentex Corporation's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 41 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 41 activeHomebuilding & Building Products · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 6 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Gentex said approximately $18 million of IEEPA tariff reimbursements reduced cost of goods sold in the three months ended June 30, supporting the gross-margin increase.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if GNTX's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Consumer Cyclical · Auto Parts

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 41 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • Gentex said approximately $18 million of IEEPA tariff reimbursements reduced cost of goods sold in the three months ended June 30, supporting the gross-margin increase.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements126
Verified relationships9
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +9.6% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.53x in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -1.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -2.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Capital investment and capacity has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 50% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 120% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

22.80
6m+7.0%12m-18.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.7B+2.5%$1.50-2.9%
2022-12-31$1.9B+10.8%$1.36-2.3%
2023-12-31$2.3B+19.8%$1.84-0.6%
2024-12-31$2.3B+0.6%$1.76-1.6%
2025-12-31$2.5B+9.6%$1.74-3.6%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitynegative · 4 filings
The increase was primarily due to cash flows from operations, including increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by cash outflows related to share repurchases, dividend payments, capital expenditures, and investment purchases during the t…
10-Q · May 6, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 4 filings
On a non-GAAP basis, consolidated adjusted earnings per diluted share attributable to Gentex were $0.48 for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $0.43 for the first quarter of 2025 (which did not include VOXX), excluding the impact of impairment charges, ac…
10-Q · May 6, 2026
Tariffs and trade policymixed · 4 filings
These improvements were partially offset by incremental tariff‑related costs, which reduced gross margin in 2025 by approximately 110 basis points, net of recoveries, compared to calendar year 2024.
10-K · Feb 24, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dpositive · 3 filings
30 Engineering, research and development expenses for the first quarter of 2026 increased by $5.7 million, when compared with the first quarter of 2025, primarily due to the VOXX acquisition, as well as staffing and engineering related professional fees.
10-Q · May 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 2.0× · EV/sales 1.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

22.80+0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for GNTX. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for GNTX. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind GNTX

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

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Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

GNTX is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Homebuilding & Building Products. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.