GENTEX CORP
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.35B
- P/E (TTM)
- 11.0
- Dividend yield
- 2.30%
About Gentex
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories, SIC 3714
Gentex Corporation designs, manufactures, and supplies digital vision, connected vehicle systems, premium audio equipment, dimmable glass, biometrics, fire protection technologies, and consumer electronics. The company's core business segment focuses on interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and automotive electronic accessories. In addition, it offers dimmable aircraft passenger windows, fire detection devices, smart-home safety systems, assistive visual devices, and physical and digital identity verification products. Gentex distributes these products to automotive original equipment manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, commercial facilities, distributors, and retail consumers.
The company is headquartered in Michigan and maintains international sales and engineering facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and China. Gentex serves major automotive producing regions worldwide, operating across North America, Europe, and Asia. As of December 31, 2025, the company employed 6,398 full-time personnel globally, consisting of 5,708 workers located in the United States and 690 workers based internationally.
Summary of the business section of Gentex's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- GENTEX CORP
- Founded
- 1974
- Headquarters
- Zeeland, MI
- Address
- 600 N Centennial St 49464
- Phone
- (616) 772-1800
- Employees
- 6,398, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
- Incorporated in
- Michigan
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- GNTX
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 211M, Jul 24, 2026
- Public float
- $4.81B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Feb 23, 2015; 2-for-1, Jan 2, 2015; 2-for-1, May 9, 2005; 2-for-1, Jun 22, 1998; 2-for-1, Jun 24, 1996; 2-for-1, Jun 21, 1993
- SEC CIK
- 355811
- CUSIP
- 371901109
- ISIN
- US3719011096
- LEI
- 549300S3UD8XV1MN0287
- EIN
- 38-2030505
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin C. Nash | Chief Financial Officer | 73,310 |
| Matthew Chiodo | Vice President of Sales | 47,148 |
| Scott P. Ryan | General Counsel | 55,279 |
| Steven R. Downing | President and CEO | 255,162 |
| Neil Boehm | Chief Technology Officer | 73,904 |
| Billy Pink | Director | 15,329 |
| Garth Deur | Director | 20,045 |
| Richard O. Schaum | Director | 87,069 |
| John C. Kennedy | Director | 0 |
| Leslie L. Brown | Director | 41,988 |
| Brian C. Walker | Director | 29,831 |
| Kathleen Starkoff | Director | 36,770 |
| Ling Zang | Director | 35,599 |
| Joseph B. Anderson Jr | Director | 0 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Steve Downing | $5.95M | $3.21M | $2.15M | $74 | $170 |
| FY2024 Steve Downing | $4.78M | $2.34M | $1.76M | $90 | $149 |
| FY2023 Steve Downing | $7.11M | $12.94M | $2.81M | $101 | $102 |
| FY2022 Steve Downing | $4.51M | $571.29K | $1.51M | $83 | $63 |
| FY2021 Steve Downing | $3.66M | $3.98M | $1.42M | $104 | $149 |
| FY2020 Steve Downing | $3.54M | $5.16M | $1.31M | $119 | $291 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, the Company had 6,398 full-time employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jan 29, 2014 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |