UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1220, 2026

BRUKER CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware	000-30833	04-3110160
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation)	File number)	Identification No.)

40 Manning Road

Billerica, MA 01821

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(978) 663-3660

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	BRKR	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
6.375% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A, $0.01 par value per share	BRKRP	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Section 25 – ~~Financial~~Corporate ~~Information~~Governance and Management

Item 25.02. ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Certain ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnRetirement ~~February 12, 2026, Bruker Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results as~~ of ~~and for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.~~Director

~~The~~On ~~information~~February ~~furnished~~16, in2026, ~~this~~Dr. ~~Current~~Cynthia ~~Report~~M. onFriend ~~Form~~informed ~~8-K,~~the ~~including~~Board ~~Exhibit~~of ~~99.1,~~Directors ~~shall~~(“Board”) ~~not~~of beBruker ~~deemed~~Corporation (the “~~filed~~Company”) of her decision not to stand for ~~purposes~~re-election ofas ~~Section~~a 18Class ofII director when her current term expires at the ~~Securities~~Company’s ~~Exchange~~2026 ~~Act~~Annual Meeting of ~~1934,~~Stockholders as(“2026 ~~amended,~~Annual ~~and~~Meeting”). ~~shall~~Dr. ~~not~~Friend’s bedecision ~~incorporated~~is bynot ~~reference~~due ~~into~~to any ~~filing~~disagreement ofwith the ~~company~~Company ~~under~~on ~~the~~any ~~Securities~~matter ~~Act~~relating ofto ~~1933~~its operations, ~~as amended~~policies, ~~except~~or practices and she intends to continue to serve as ~~shall~~a bedirector ~~expressly~~for ~~set~~the ~~forth~~remainder byof ~~specific~~her ~~reference~~current interm. ~~such~~Dr. ~~filing~~Friend has served on the Board since May 2016 and currently serves as a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee.

~~Cautionary~~On ~~Note~~February ~~Regarding~~19, ~~Forward~~2026, Jack Phillips stepped down as a Class III member of the Board and the Board immediately thereafter re-~~Looking~~elected ~~Statements~~him as a Class II director. For all purposes, Mr. Phillips’ service on the Board is deemed to have continued, uninterrupted and unchanged (including with respect to compensation and benefits), since January 1, 2026, the date that Mr. Phillips first joined the Board. As a newly appointed Class II director, Mr. Phillips will stand for re-election at the 2026 Annual Meeting.

~~Except~~Section ~~for~~8 ~~historical information contained in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, the press release contains forward~~-~~looking~~ ~~statements~~Other that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these statements. Please refer to the cautionary note contained in the press release under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements” for additional information regarding these forward-looking statements.Events

~~Section~~Item 98.01. –Other ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits~~Events.

~~Item~~The 9Board of Directors of Bruker Corporation declared a quarterly cash dividend on the Company's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of $0.05 ~~Financial~~per ~~Statements~~share. The dividend was declared on February 19, 2026, and ~~Exhibits~~is payable April 7, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2026.

(d)	Exhibits.
	Number	Description
	99.1	Press release dated February 12, 2026.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BRUKER CORPORATION(Registrant)
Date: February 12, 2026	By:	/s/ GERALD N. HERMAN
Date: February 20, 2026	By:	/s/ THOMAS M. BURES
		Gerald N. Herman
		Thomas M. Bures
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Chief Accounting Officer

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