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GENTEX CORP
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories · MI · CIK 355811
Gentex designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital vision, connected car, and fire protection technologies
$5.51B
Market cap
$25.13
Last close
-2.0%
1D
-2.2%
5D
2.8M
Volume
Price · last 39 sessions+11.2%
May 4L $22.59 · H $26.04Jun 29
259
Total filings
May 26, 2026
Last filing
12/31
Fiscal year end
8-KShareholder VoteMay 26, 202610-Q10-QMay 6, 20268-KResults of OperationsApr 24, 2026DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 9, 2026DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 9, 202610-K10-KFeb 24, 20268-KResults of OperationsJan 30, 202610-Q10-QNov 7, 20258-KResults of OperationsOct 24, 202510-Q10-QAug 8, 20258-KResults of OperationsJul 25, 20258-KShareholder VoteMay 19, 202510-Q10-QMay 6, 20258-KResults of OperationsApr 25, 2025DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 3, 2025DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 3, 20258-KAcquisition / Disposition · Reg FD DisclosureApr 1, 202510-K10-KFeb 25, 20258-KResults of OperationsJan 31, 20258-KExecutive ChangeJan 2, 20258-KMaterial Agreement · Company UpdateDec 18, 2024SC 13GSEC SCHEDULE 13GNov 8, 202410-Q10-QNov 1, 20248-KResults of OperationsOct 25, 202410-Q10-QAug 2, 20248-KResults of OperationsJul 26, 20248-KShareholder Vote · Company UpdateMay 21, 202410-Q10-QMay 3, 20248-KResults of OperationsApr 26, 2024DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 4, 2024DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 4, 202410-K10-KFeb 22, 20248-KResults of OperationsJan 26, 202410-Q10-QNov 3, 20238-KResults of OperationsOct 27, 2023SC 13DSC 13DOct 11, 202310-Q10-QAug 3, 20238-KResults of OperationsJul 28, 20238-KShareholder VoteMay 22, 202310-Q10-QMay 4, 20238-KResults of OperationsApr 28, 2023DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 6, 2023DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 6, 202310-K10-KFeb 22, 20238-KCompany UpdateFeb 7, 20238-KResults of OperationsJan 27, 202310-Q10-QNov 4, 20228-KResults of OperationsOct 28, 202210-Q10-QAug 3, 20228-KCompany UpdateJul 22, 20228-KShareholder VoteMay 24, 202210-Q10-QMay 5, 20228-KResults of OperationsApr 22, 2022DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 8, 2022DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 8, 202210-K10-KFeb 23, 20228-KResults of OperationsJan 28, 202210-Q10-QNov 5, 20218-KResults of OperationsOct 22, 202110-Q10-QAug 5, 20218-KReg FD DisclosureAug 4, 20218-KResults of OperationsJul 23, 20218-KShareholder VoteMay 25, 2021DEFA14ADEFA14AMay 7, 202110-Q10-QMay 6, 20218-KResults of OperationsApr 23, 2021DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 9, 2021DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 9, 202110-K10-KFeb 22, 20218-KResults of OperationsJan 29, 202110-Q10-QNov 5, 20208-KResults of OperationsOct 23, 202010-Q10-QAug 7, 20208-KResults of OperationsJul 24, 20208-KShareholder Vote · Company UpdateMay 26, 202010-Q10-QMay 8, 2020DEFA14ADEFA14AMay 8, 20208-KResults of OperationsApr 24, 2020DEFA14ADEFA14AApr 6, 2020DEF 14ADEF 14AApr 6, 2020
Insider Activity
In the 90 days to Feb 17, 2026: 5 sold $2.2M.
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2026 | Downing Steven RPresident and CEO | Sell | 35,000 | $24.75 | $866K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Chiodo MatthewVice President of Sales | Sell | 15,705 | $25.03 | $393K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Boehm NeilChief Technology Officer | Sell | 8,916 | $24.82 | $221K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ryan Scott PGeneral Counsel | Sell | 7,145 | $24.73 | $177K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Nash Kevin CChief Financial Officer | Sell | 6,317 | $24.98 | $158K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Nash Kevin CChief Financial Officer | Sell | 5,568 | $24.98 | $139K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Chiodo MatthewVice President of Sales | Sell | 4,122 | $25.03 | $103K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Boehm NeilChief Technology Officer | Sell | 2,332 | $24.82 | $58K |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Ryan Scott PGeneral Counsel | Sell | 1,879 | $24.73 | $46K |
Open-market buys & sells (Form 4, transaction codes P/S). Source: SEC structured insider data.
What Changed
Risk factors · Feb 25, 2025 → Feb 24, 202633 added · 8 removed between the two most recent 10-Ks. The risks a company starts — or stops — disclosing are often the story.
Newly disclosed
- Additional future impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of our business or product 12 lines, adverse market conditions and changes in the competitive landscape, and a variety of other circumstances.
- Non-compliance with emerging rules or standards or a failure to address regulator, stakeholder and societal expectations may result in potential cost increases, litigation, fines, penalties, production and sales restrictions, brand or reputational damage, loss of customers, suppliers and commercial partners, failure to retain and attract talent, lower valuation and higher investor activism activities.
- For example, the United States has imposed, proposed, and/or threatened tariffs on a broad range of foreign-sourced products and materials including tariffs on products imported from China, Mexico, and Canada.
- We may never realize the full value of our goodwill and intangible assets, and determinations requiring impairment charges have had and will continue to have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
- We have experienced impairment charges in the past (refer to Note 1 , Summary of Significant A ccounting and Reporting Policies ) of the Consolidated Financial Statements ).
- We evaluate the recoverability of recorded goodwill and other intangible asset amounts annually, or when evidence of potential impairment exists.
- The amount of any impairment is recorded as a charge to our Consolidated Statement of Income.
- Although the use of biometric readers on popular consumer products, such as smartphones, has increased interest in biometrics as a means of authenticating and/or identifying individuals, commercial markets for biometrics technology are still developing and evolving.
- Acceptance of biometrics as an alternative to such traditional methods depends upon a number of factors, including: the cost, performance and reliability of our products and services and the products and services offered by our competitors; customers’ perceptions regarding the benefits of biometrics solutions; public perceptions regarding the intrusiveness of these solutions and the manner in which organizations use the biometric information collected; public perceptions regarding the confidentiality of private information; proposed or enacted 13 legislation related to privacy of information; customers’ satisfaction with biometrics solutions; and marketing efforts and publicity regarding biometrics solutions.
- A considerable number of established companies have developed or are developing and marketing software and hardware for biometrics products and applications, including facial recognition, fingerprint biometrics, and other iris authentication competitors that currently compete with, or will compete directly with, our biometric authentication solutions.
- Although we and our suppliers attempt to avoid infringing known proprietary rights of third parties in our products, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims for alleged infringement of a third party’s patents, trade secrets, trademarks, or copyrights.
- Our allowance for credit losses applicable to loans receivable reflect the Company's estimate of expected credit losses over the contractual life of the loans, considering historical loss experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts.
No longer disclosed
- The Company has been in production with the Company's FDM ® since 2015 and has, in the ordinary course of business, been awarded programs with sixteen (16) OEM customers.
- Any such system failure, accident or security breach results in disruptions to our operations.
- The Company's CMS solution uses three cameras to provide a comprehensive view of the sides and rear of the vehicle while still providing the traditional safety of interior and exterior mirrors, that still function when cameras are obstructed, or not functioning.
- The Company has previously announced that the Company continues to develop in the areas of imager performance, camera dynamic range, lens design, image processing from the camera to the display, and camera lens cleaning.
- Our allowance for doubtful accounts primarily relates to financially distressed automotive mirror and electronics customers.
- Acquisitions of businesses, technologies, and assets are playing a role in our future growth.
- The Company is currently shipping production FDM ® to all sixteen of these customers.
- Refer to Note 1 of the Consolidated Financial Statements .
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