Marvin, a large window-and-door manufacturer, continued its 68-year profit sharing tradition in 2025, but making a substantial profit was challenging.

Marvin, based for more than a century in Warroad, announced at its December annual meeting that it distributed more than $13.7 million in profits among 8,131 eligible employees. That figure was down from more than $17 million in profit sharing in 2024 and about $20 million in shared profits in 2023.

“After a year marked by momentum and growth, Marvin remains a strong and healthy company and we are focused on an even stronger 2026,” Paul Marvin, CEO and chair of the family-owned business, said in a written statement.

“We’re well-positioned thanks to our efforts to build advocates who trust and recommend our products every day,” Marvin said. “While we faced external headwinds this past year, we moved forward and we took share while enhancing our customers’ experience with Marvin in impactful ways.”

Key headwinds that Paul Marvin identified were tariffs, inflation, and surging health care costs for employees.

“In the face of these, we will hit our profit plan for 2025, and importantly, we will do it while honoring our commitments to our people,” Paul Marvin said during the Dec. 18 annual meeting. Despite the financial challenges, Marvin exceeded its sales targets for 2025 and ended the year on budget.

One-fourth of Marvin’s profit-sharing pool was allocated based on an employee’s length of service with the company. Almost 15% of employees have worked at Marvin for 20 or more years. Full-time employees, who worked more than 1,500 hours, received payments that ranged from $1,354 to $4,231.

In reflecting on 2025, Marvin leaders noted the introduction of a new line of premium windows and doors called the Marvin Vivid Collection. In a company news release, the collection was described as “a boldly innovative line engineered in collaboration with trade professionals to offer unmatched design flexibility with expansive sizes and exceptional performance.”

During the annual meeting, Marvin leaders also talked about the importance of opening Marvin’s 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Kansas City, Kansas, and a new distribution center in Windsor, Connecticut.

Paul Marvin expressed optimism about the company’s prospects for 2026. “I’m confident that as a result of this year’s focus Marvin is poised to continue to grow our value and customer centricity while maintaining the purpose-driven, values-based culture that has always driven us,” he said.