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Arrow Electronics, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 10 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter sales rose 20 percent: Consolidated sales were $8.75 billion, up 20 percent from $7.28 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter EPS more than doubled: Diluted EPS was $3.75 against $1.86, up 101 percent; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $4.39 against $2.97, up 48 percent. Source
  • Global Components sales up 22 percent: Global components sales were $5.88 billion, up 22 percent, or 19 percent in constant currency; non-GAAP operating income was $219 million, up 26 percent. Source
  • Global ECS sales up 16 percent: Global ECS sales were $2.86 billion, up 16 percent, or 11 percent in constant currency; full-year ECS sales were $9.35 billion, up 18 percent. Source
  • Value-added offerings and datacenter activity: Management pointed to performance in value-added offerings and continued cloud, AI and datacenter activity as contributors to the quarter. Source
  • Components gross margin rose: Global components gross profit was 11.0 percent of sales against 10.3 percent a year earlier; the non-GAAP measure was 10.9 percent against 11.4 percent. Source
  • Fourth-quarter cash flow and buybacks: Cash flow from operations was $200 million in the fourth quarter, and the company repurchased $50 million of shares in the same period. Source

“Arrow delivered a strong fourth quarter, reflecting disciplined execution across the business and continued progress against our strategic priorities,”

Bill Austen, Arrow’s interim president and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Consolidated sales Sourcefirst quarter 2026$7.95 billion to $8.55 billionNew
Global components sales Sourcefirst quarter 2026$5.75 billion to $6.15 billionNew
Global ECS sales Sourcefirst quarter 2026$2.20 billion to $2.40 billionNew
Diluted EPS (GAAP) Sourcefirst quarter 2026$2.13 to $2.33New
Diluted EPS (non-GAAP) Sourcefirst quarter 2026$2.70 to $2.90New
Non-GAAP adjustments per diluted share Sourcefirst quarter 2026intangible amortization $0.07; restructuring and integration charges $0.50New
Average tax rate Sourcefirst quarter 202623 percent to 25 percentNew
Interest expense Sourcefirst quarter 2026approximately $60 millionNew
Currency effect on sales and EPS Sourcefirst quarter 2026 compared with first quarter 2025+$263 million on sales; +$0.10 on diluted EPSNew
Currency effect on sequential sales growth Sourcefirst quarter 2026 compared with fourth quarter 2025+$17 million on sales; no effect on diluted EPSNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter 2026 guidance is given in this release; the prior release gave guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025 only. Source
  • Ended: The fourth-quarter 2025 guidance period closed with the reported results in this release. Source
  • New: The release refers to an Operating Expense Efficiency Plan, with completion timing and expected operating expense reductions among forward-looking items. No amounts are given. Source

Fourth-quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter sales rose 20 percent: Consolidated sales were $8.75 billion, up 20 percent from $7.28 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter EPS more than doubled: Diluted EPS was $3.75 against $1.86, up 101 percent; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $4.39 against $2.97, up 48 percent. Source
  • Full-year sales reached $30.9 billion: Full-year sales were $30.9 billion, up 10 percent; full-year diluted EPS was $10.93, up 50 percent, and non-GAAP diluted EPS was $11.02, up 4 percent. Source
  • Currency added to fourth-quarter growth: Changes in currency added about $232 million to fourth-quarter sales and $0.23 to diluted EPS compared with the fourth quarter of 2024. Source

Segments and regions

  • Global Components sales up 22 percent: Global components sales were $5.88 billion, up 22 percent, or 19 percent in constant currency; non-GAAP operating income was $219 million, up 26 percent. Source
  • Asia-Pacific components led the regions: Asia-Pacific components rose 26 percent, Americas components 22 percent and EMEA components 16 percent, or 7 percent in constant currency. Source
  • Global ECS sales up 16 percent: Global ECS sales were $2.86 billion, up 16 percent, or 11 percent in constant currency; full-year ECS sales were $9.35 billion, up 18 percent. Source
  • EMEA ECS grew 24 percent: EMEA ECS sales rose 24 percent, or 13 percent in constant currency, while Americas ECS sales rose 7 percent in the fourth quarter. Source

“We enter 2026 with positive momentum and remain cautiously optimistic”

Bill Austen, Arrow’s interim president and chief executive officer

Products, customers and demand

  • Value-added offerings and datacenter activity: Management pointed to performance in value-added offerings and continued cloud, AI and datacenter activity as contributors to the quarter. Source
  • Momentum across both segments: Management said it saw meaningful momentum across Global Components and ECS, supported by improving leading indicators. Source
  • Business early in cyclical upturn: Management said the business remains in the early stages of a modest cyclical upturn. Source

Margins and pricing

  • Components gross margin rose: Global components gross profit was 11.0 percent of sales against 10.3 percent a year earlier; the non-GAAP measure was 10.9 percent against 11.4 percent. Source
  • ECS gross margin higher in quarter: Global ECS gross profit was 12.6 percent of sales against 12.4 percent in the fourth quarter; for the year it was 11.4 percent against 12.1 percent. Source
  • Components operating margin edged up: Non-GAAP components operating margin was 3.7 percent against 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter, and 3.6 percent for the year against 4.1 percent. Source
  • ECS operating margin steady in quarter: Non-GAAP ECS operating margin was 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter, against 6.5 percent, and 4.6 percent for the year against 5.2 percent. Source

“With a diversified business model, improving profitability, and a talented global team, we believe Arrow is well positioned to execute through the recovery”

Bill Austen, Arrow’s interim president and chief executive officer

Costs and restructuring

  • Restructuring charges lower for year: Restructuring, integration and other charges were $41.2 million in the fourth quarter, against $21.0 million, and $116.1 million for 2025, against $142.9 million. Source
  • Components wind-down recoveries recorded: Components operating income included recoveries of $3.6 million in the fourth quarter and $10.3 million for 2025 from inventory write-downs tied to a business wind down. Source
  • ECS losses on purchase obligations: ECS operating income for 2025 included $18.3 million of net losses on under-performing non-cancellable multi-year purchase obligations. Source

Capital, strategy and leadership

  • Fourth-quarter cash flow and buybacks: Cash flow from operations was $200 million in the fourth quarter, and the company repurchased $50 million of shares in the same period. Source
  • Focus on profitable growth and discipline: Management stated a focus on accelerating profitable growth, expanding higher-margin value-added capabilities and maintaining financial discipline. Source
  • Interim leadership in place: Bill Austen is interim president and chief executive officer and is quoted as speaking for the company in the release. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 February 2026

  • First-quarter 2026 results to follow: Management's first-quarter 2026 ranges for sales, segment sales and EPS are the next period the company expects to report against. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Global ECS gross billings, fourth quarter 2025 Source$7.08 billion, up 16 percent year over year

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management described the environment as continuing to recover gradually, with the recovery described as modest. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Fourth-quarter sales, diluted EPS and non-GAAP EPS were each reported above the high end of the guidance given in the prior release. Source

Other quarters

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.