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Generac Holdings

GNRC
50
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
$192.68
-5.72 (-2.88%)
Market Cap
$11.38B
Winston Score
50
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
15/30
Growth
Mixed
8/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Mixed
4/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

50 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 50.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−7.7% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 64.3M (2021) → 59.3M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Generac makes backup power generators and energy storage systems. Its products keep the lights on when the electricity grid goes down — for homeowners, businesses, and industrial facilities. Generac is the largest residential generator brand in the United States, selling through hardware stores, electrical contractors, and dealers.

The company earns most of its revenue by selling hardware — generators, batteries, and related equipment — with additional income from installation services and parts. Generac operates primarily in North America but has been expanding into Europe and other markets through acquisitions. Its main competitive advantage is brand recognition and a large dealer network built over decades. The biggest growth driver is rising demand for home energy storage and solar-plus-battery systems, but the business is also heavily tied to weather events and power outages, meaning sales can swing sharply from year to year depending on storm activity.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+10.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+92.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$243M/ year

↑ Rising (+11% vs prior year)

5.8% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

1.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$265M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Generac Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 11%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
44.5%
Healthy — 44.5% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
17.9%
Healthy — 17.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.6%
Below par — 9.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.6%
Nearly flat sales (+0.6% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-27.7%
Earnings shrinking (-27.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
212%
Turns 212% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.5%
Modest free cash flow (8.5%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.52
Conservative — low debt load (0.52)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.24x
Adequate interest coverage (6.2x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
43.7x
Pricey — P/E 43.7

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+29.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (43.7 → 13.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.31%
Moderate income — 2.31% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
Data not available

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