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Arlo Technologies, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 26 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Subscriptions revenue reached $89.4M: Subscriptions and services revenue was $89.4 million, up 39.4% year over year and 63.3% of total revenue. The third-quarter figure was $79.9 million. Source
  • Paid accounts reached 5.7 million: Cumulative paid accounts were 5.7 million, up from 5.4 million in the third quarter. Paid accounts are any accounts where a subscription or recurring fee was collected by Arlo, directly or through a partner. Source
  • Comcast partnership for Xfinity households: Management announced a partnership with Comcast to provide connected home security solutions to Xfinity Internet households in the United States. The release gives no financial terms. Source
  • Total gross margin reached 46.4%: Total GAAP gross margin was 46.4% and non-GAAP 47.8%, against 40.5% and 41.4% in the third quarter. Full-year GAAP gross margin was 44.0%, non-GAAP 45.1%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $23.3 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $23.3 million, a 16.5% margin, against $17.1 million and 12.2% in the third quarter. Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $74.7 million, a 14.1% margin. Source
  • ARR reached $330.5 million: Annual recurring revenue was $330.5 million, up from $323.2 million in the third quarter. The release defines ARR as annualized subscriptions and services revenue expected from subscription contracts. Source
  • Free cash flow reached $66.9 million: Full-year free cash flow was $66.9 million, a 12.6% margin, against $48.6 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter free cash flow was $17.9 million. Source

“Arlo’s subscription services strategy delivered blockbuster results in 2025 generating record levels of subscription revenue and profitability with nearly 30% growth in ARR and subscriptions and services revenue”

Matthew McRae, Chief Executive Officer of Arlo Technologies

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceQ1 2026 (three months ended March 29, 2026)$135 - $145New
EPS, diluted, GAAP SourceQ1 2026 (three months ended March 29, 2026)$0.01 - $0.07New
EPS, diluted, non-GAAP SourceQ1 2026 (three months ended March 29, 2026)$0.17 - $0.23New
EPS adjustment for stock-based compensation and others SourceQ1 2026 (three months ended March 29, 2026)$0.16New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter 2026 revenue and EPS ranges were given; the prior release gave fourth-quarter 2025 ranges instead. Source
  • New: A partnership with Comcast for connected home security was announced; the prior release did not name it. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Subscriptions revenue reached $89.4M: Subscriptions and services revenue was $89.4 million, up 39.4% year over year and 63.3% of total revenue. The third-quarter figure was $79.9 million. Source
  • Products revenue below prior year: Products revenue was $51.9 million, against $57.4 million a year earlier and $59.6 million in the third quarter. Full-year products revenue was $212.9 million, against $267.9 million in 2024. Source
  • Full-year subscriptions revenue up 30.2%: Full-year subscriptions and services revenue was $316.4 million, 59.8% of total revenue. Full-year total revenue was $529.3 million, against $510.9 million in 2024. Source
  • Net income and non-GAAP EPS: GAAP net income was $5.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, against $6.9 million in the third quarter. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.22, against $0.16 in the third quarter. Source

Segments and regions

  • Americas rose to 73.5% of revenue: Americas revenue was $103.9 million, up from $83.8 million in the third quarter, and 73.5% of the quarter total. Full-year Americas revenue was $339.7 million. Source
  • EMEA revenue fell from third quarter: EMEA revenue was $31.6 million, 22.4% of the total, against $49.6 million in the third quarter and $44.8 million a year earlier. Full-year EMEA revenue was $167.4 million. Source
  • APAC revenue smallest share: APAC revenue was $5.8 million, 4.1% of the quarter, against $6.1 million in the third quarter and $6.4 million a year earlier. Full-year APAC revenue was $22.2 million. Source

“That success translated into tremendous Adjusted EBITDA growth of over 85% and an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 14% for the full year”

Matthew McRae, Chief Executive Officer of Arlo Technologies

Customers, partners and headcount

  • Paid accounts reached 5.7 million: Cumulative paid accounts were 5.7 million, up from 5.4 million in the third quarter. Paid accounts are any accounts where a subscription or recurring fee was collected by Arlo, directly or through a partner. Source
  • Registered accounts reached 12.1 million: Cumulative registered accounts were 12.1 million, against 11.8 million in the third quarter. The release notes a registered account does not directly correspond to a number of users. Source
  • Comcast partnership for Xfinity households: Management announced a partnership with Comcast to provide connected home security solutions to Xfinity Internet households in the United States. The release gives no financial terms. Source
  • Partnerships expected to accelerate targets: Management said the deals will accelerate momentum toward long-range targets. The release does not quantify those targets. Source
  • Headcount rose to 376: Headcount was 376 at quarter end, against 374 in the third quarter and 360 a year earlier. Non-GAAP diluted shares were 110.4 million. Source

Gross margin and product economics

  • Subscriptions gross margin rose year over year: GAAP subscriptions margin was 82.8%, against 84.5% in the third quarter. Non-GAAP subscriptions margin was 84.0%, against 85.1%. Both rose year over year. Source
  • Total gross margin reached 46.4%: Total GAAP gross margin was 46.4% and non-GAAP 47.8%, against 40.5% and 41.4% in the third quarter. Full-year GAAP gross margin was 44.0%, non-GAAP 45.1%. Source
  • Products gross margin below zero: Products GAAP gross margin was negative 16.3%, against negative 18.5% in the third quarter. Full-year products GAAP margin was negative 14.6%, against negative 0.3% in 2024. Source

“As you can see from the caliber of our strategic relationships, Arlo is the preferred partner in the smart security space”

Matthew McRae, Chief Executive Officer of Arlo Technologies

Operating costs and EBITDA

  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $23.3 million: Adjusted EBITDA was $23.3 million, a 16.5% margin, against $17.1 million and 12.2% in the third quarter. Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $74.7 million, a 14.1% margin. Source
  • Operating expenses rose from third quarter: Total operating expenses were $60.8 million, against $55.6 million in the third quarter. Income from operations was $4.7 million, against $0.9 million in the third quarter. Source
  • Stock-based compensation rose in quarter: Stock-based compensation expense was $17.2 million, against $13.1 million in the third quarter. Full-year stock-based compensation was $62.3 million, against $68.7 million in 2024. Source

Demand, ARR and channel

  • ARR reached $330.5 million: Annual recurring revenue was $330.5 million, up from $323.2 million in the third quarter. The release defines ARR as annualized subscriptions and services revenue expected from subscription contracts. Source
  • U.S. channel inventory weeks declined: U.S. retail channel inventory was 10.1 weeks, against 12.5 in the third quarter. U.S. distribution was 3.0 weeks, against 5.5. APAC distribution was 5.2 weeks, against 3.7. Source
  • Receivables fell to $39.7 million: Accounts receivable, net, were $39.7 million, against $76.7 million in the third quarter. Days sales outstanding were 26, against 50. Source
  • Inventories fell from third quarter: Inventories were $41.2 million, against $44.4 million in the third quarter. Inventory turns were 5.9, against 6.4. Source

Cash, capital and returns

  • Free cash flow reached $66.9 million: Full-year free cash flow was $66.9 million, a 12.6% margin, against $48.6 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter free cash flow was $17.9 million. Source
  • Cash balance rose $15 million year over year: Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $166.4 million at year end. Cash and cash equivalents alone were $146.4 million. Source
  • Buybacks rose to $45.6 million: Full-year repurchases of common stock were $45.6 million, against $4.4 million in 2024. Shares outstanding were 105,030,947 at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Capital spending rose to $11.8 million: Purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized software, were $11.8 million for the year, against $2.7 million in 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 February 2026

  • Full-year 2026 expectations on the call: Management said it would discuss expectations for the first quarter and full-year 2026 on the February 26, 2026 call; the release gives no full-year 2026 figures. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Annual recurring revenue (ARR) Source$330.5 million
Cumulative paid accounts Source5.7 million
Cumulative registered accounts Source12.1 million
Weeks of channel inventory, U.S. retail Source10.1 weeks

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said tariffs raise product costs because products are made outside the U.S., which could affect sales and product margin, and that the tariff environment is uncertain. Source
  • Financial: Management noted that items such as litigation reserves, impairment charges and discrete tax items are excluded from the ranges and could affect guidance and future results. Source

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Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.