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Gentex Corporation

Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, audio products, medical devices, and consumer electronics. It operates through the Automotive Products, Audio Products, and Other segments. The company offers automotive products such as interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans, sold to original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and aftermarket and accessory customers, as well as HomeLink modules for the automotive industry. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators, and offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, visual signaling alarms, photoelectric smoke alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling appliances, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings. Its fire protection products are sold directly and through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. The company is also involved in the research and development of nanofiber chemical sensing products, and markets and sells eSight smart glasses to consumers with visual impairment or eye conditions, as well as identity authentication and access control products that use biometrics technology. It operates in the United States, China, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, and internationally. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.

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Gentex Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.12

Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, fire protection technologies, medical devices, and consumer electronics, announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share, payable on October 21, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 7, 2026. The company, founded in 1974 and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker GNTX, continues to provide regular returns to its shareholders.
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Gentex Q2 Net Income Rises 19% Despite 1% Sales Dip

Gentex reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $651.3 million, down 1% from $657.9 million a year earlier, while net income attributable to the company rose 19% to $114.7 million. Diluted earnings per share reached a record second-quarter $0.54, up from $0.43, and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.58 compared with $0.50. Gross margin expanded 280 basis points to 37%, helped by approximately $18 million in IEEPA tariff reimbursements that reduced cost of goods sold, out of $38 million in total reimbursements received during the quarter. The company maintained its full-year 2026 revenue guidance of $2.65 billion to $2.75 billion, raised its gross margin forecast to 34.5% to 35.5%, and lowered expected operating expenses and capital expenditures. Gentex also announced plans to establish a manufacturing plant in Morocco to support European customers, with a targeted start of production in 2028.
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Gentex Director Brian Walker Sells 5,939 Shares for $136,500

Gentex director Brian C. Walker sold 5,939 shares of the automotive vision and safety technology company in an open-market transaction on May 15, 2026, at $22.98 per share, for a total of $136,500. The sale reduced his direct holdings by 19.70%, leaving him with 24,205 directly held shares valued at approximately $554,000 based on the same day's closing price. No indirect or derivative securities were involved, and this is Walker's only open-market sale in the past two years. The transaction was part of a pre-planned distribution of shares received as board compensation, and Walker still retains a substantial stake. Gentex, which reported trailing twelve-month revenue of $2.63 billion and net income of $388.42 million, has seen its stock rise 0.44% on a one-year total return basis as of the transaction date.
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Gentex and Hörmann Partner to Bring Cloud-Based Garage Door Control to HomeLink in Europe

Gentex Corporation and Hörmann have announced a strategic agreement to integrate Hörmann's connected garage door opener technology into HomeLink, the automotive industry's leading car-to-home automation system. The partnership will enable Gentex customers across Europe to control compatible Hörmann garage door systems via the HomeLink app or directly from a connected vehicle through the HomeLink cloud. HomeLink is available on nearly 300 vehicle models from over 50 automaker brands, with approximately 110 million units currently in operation worldwide. Hörmann is Europe's leading provider of gates, doors, door frames, operators, access control systems, and storage solutions, and the integration will give its customers seamless in-vehicle control and expanded remote access capabilities. The collaboration supports Gentex's strategy to expand HomeLink's global ecosystem through partnerships with leading smart home and access control providers.
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