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Brinks Co.: 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: 3 new, 2 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue up 9%: Q4 revenue was $1,379 million, up 9% reported and 5% organic; currency added $43 million. GAAP operating profit was $180 million, up 72%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA $977 million, margin 18.6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $977 million, up 7% reported and 10% at constant currency. Management said margin rose 40 basis points to 18.6%. Source
  • AMS/DRS organic growth 22% in Q4: AMS and DRS organic growth was 22% in the fourth quarter, compared with 19% reported for the third quarter. Source
  • Q4 non-GAAP margin up 100bps: Q4 non-GAAP operating margin was 15.0%, up 100 basis points. GAAP operating margin was 13.1%, up 480 basis points, and 170 basis points at constant currency. Source
  • Record cash generation for 2025: Cash from operations was $639.5 million for 2025, against $426.0 million in 2024. Free cash flow before dividends was $435.5 million, against $399.9 million. Source
  • Net debt leverage reduced to 2.7x: The company reduced net debt leverage to 2.7 times Adjusted EBITDA. The prior release had said leverage would be lowered below three times. Source
  • 2026 framework drops shareholder return item: The 2026 framework keeps the organic growth, AMS/DRS growth, margin expansion and free cash flow conversion measures. The 2025 framework's shareholder-return measure of +50% is not listed. Source

“Brink's took another significant step forward in our strategic execution in 2025.”

Mark Eubanks, president and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion SourceFY202630-50bpsKept
Free cash flow conversion SourceFY202640-45%Kept
Revenue SourceQ1 2026$1,335 - $1,395 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) SourceQ1 2026$220 - $240 millionNew
EPS (non-GAAP) SourceQ1 2026$1.50 - $1.90New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Quarterly guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and EPS was added for 2026, starting with the Q1 2026 ranges. Source
  • New: Quarterly 2026 guidance is meant to clarify near-term currency impacts; management may return to annual guidance when currency volatility lessens. Source
  • New: Certain geographies moved from Rest of World to Europe effective December 31, 2025, and all prior periods were recast. Source
  • New: The non-GAAP income and adjusted EBITDA definitions now also exclude taxes on return of capital and impairment of certain debt securities; the prior release did not list these. Source
  • New: A return of capital from Argentina was made in 2025 after foreign exchange controls were lifted; a withholding tax was imposed and is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Fourth-quarter revenue up 9%: Q4 revenue was $1,379 million, up 9% reported and 5% organic; currency added $43 million. GAAP operating profit was $180 million, up 72%. Source
  • Full-year revenue up 5%: Full-year revenue was $5,261 million, up 5% reported and 6% at constant currency. Non-GAAP operating profit rose 13% to $710 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA $977 million, margin 18.6%: Adjusted EBITDA was $977 million, up 7% reported and 10% at constant currency. Management said margin rose 40 basis points to 18.6%. Source
  • GAAP net income and EPS rose: GAAP net income attributable to Brink's was $200 million, up 23%. GAAP EPS was $4.70, up 30%, and non-GAAP EPS was $8.05, up 12%. Source
  • GAAP operating margin up 210bps: GAAP operating profit was $586 million, up 29%, with operating margin of 11.1%, up 210 basis points. Non-GAAP operating margin was 13.5%, up 90 basis points. Source

Segments and regions

  • North America Q4 profit up 42%: North America Q4 revenue was $456 million, up 9% reported and organic. Operating profit was $75 million, up 42%, at a 16.3% margin. Source
  • Latin America Q4 profit down 9%: Latin America Q4 revenue was $336 million, up 4% reported and 1% organic. Operating profit was $69 million, down 9%, with organic profit down 10%. Source
  • Europe Q4 revenue up 14%: Europe Q4 revenue was $377 million, up 14% reported and 5% organic, with a $30 million currency effect. Operating profit was $57 million, up 31%. Source
  • Rest of World Q4 profit up 18%: Rest of World Q4 revenue was $210 million, up 10% reported and 8% organic. Operating profit was $49 million, up 18%, at a 23.1% margin. Source
  • Latin America full-year revenue down 2%: Full-year Latin America revenue was $1,290 million, down 2% reported and up 5% organic, with a $99 million currency effect. Operating profit fell 10% to $244 million. Source

“In the fourth quarter, AMS / DRS growth accelerated to 22% organically, driving EBITDA margin expansion and over $260 million of free cash flow generation.”

Mark Eubanks, president and CEO

Products and customers

  • AMS/DRS organic growth 22% in Q4: AMS and DRS organic growth was 22% in the fourth quarter, compared with 19% reported for the third quarter. Source
  • AMS/DRS driving mix penetration: Management said AMS and DRS growth is driving mix penetration in North America and Europe, supporting margin performance in those segments. Source
  • Transforming toward recurring customer offerings: Management said it is transforming the business into a faster growing, more profitable and higher cash flow generating business, supported by recurring AMS and DRS offerings. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Q4 non-GAAP margin up 100bps: Q4 non-GAAP operating margin was 15.0%, up 100 basis points. GAAP operating margin was 13.1%, up 480 basis points, and 170 basis points at constant currency. Source
  • Acquisition-related costs rose: Acquisition and disposition items were $78.5 million in 2025, against $62.5 million in 2024. Acquisition-related intangible amortization was $58.9 million. Source
  • Transformation costs and DOJ accruals fell: Transformation costs were $26.0 million in 2025, against $28.4 million. DOJ and FinCEN accruals were $6.5 million, against $45.7 million in 2024, after resolutions in the first quarter of 2025. Source
  • Corporate expenses fell for year: Corporate expenses were $136 million in 2025, against $143 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter corporate expenses were $42 million, against $35 million. Source

“We remain well positioned to continue our progress delivering value to our shareholders.”

Mark Eubanks, president and CEO

Demand and the order book

  • Top-line momentum in AMS and DRS: Management said it has considerable top-line momentum in AMS and DRS, supported by customer pipelines that it describes as growing. Source
  • Currency added $43 million in Q4: Currency effects added $43 million to fourth-quarter revenue of $1,379 million; the organic growth figure excludes that effect. Source
  • 2026 framework before strategic transactions: The 2026 non-GAAP framework and Q1 2026 guidance are presented before the impact of strategic transactions. Source

Capital, cash and returns to shareholders

  • Record cash generation for 2025: Cash from operations was $639.5 million for 2025, against $426.0 million in 2024. Free cash flow before dividends was $435.5 million, against $399.9 million. Source
  • Free cash flow conversion at 45%: Management said full-year free cash flow conversion was 45%, at the top end of the full-year framework. Source
  • Net debt leverage reduced to 2.7x: The company reduced net debt leverage to 2.7 times Adjusted EBITDA. The prior release had said leverage would be lowered below three times. Source
  • Over $250 million returned to shareholders: Management said the company returned over $250 million to shareholders through its dividend and share repurchase plan. Source
  • Capital expenditures fell to $203 million: Capital expenditures were $203.1 million in 2025, against $222.5 million in 2024. Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, were $6.0 million. Source
  • Shares outstanding down to 41.1 million: Shares issued and outstanding were 41.1 million at December 31, 2025, against 42.9 million a year earlier. Source

Strategy and the 2026 framework

  • Strategy and value framework unchanged: Management said the strategy and value creation framework remain consistent for 2026, with focus on growth and profitability. Source
  • 2026 framework drops shareholder return item: The 2026 framework keeps the organic growth, AMS/DRS growth, margin expansion and free cash flow conversion measures. The 2025 framework's shareholder-return measure of +50% is not listed. Source
  • Brink's Business System drives waste out: Management said its teams focus on growth and profitability initiatives, and that waste is taken out of operations through the Brink's Business System. Source

Argentina and tax items

  • Argentina inflation accounting charges $10.2M: Charges under highly inflationary accounting for Argentina were $10.2 million pretax in 2025, including $17.0 million of currency remeasurement losses, against $35.0 million in 2024. Source
  • Argentina debt securities impairment: Impairment of specific Argentina debt securities was $1.5 million pretax in 2025, and is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Non-GAAP tax rate rose to 27.5%: The full-year non-GAAP effective tax rate was 27.5% for 2025, against 23.2% for 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 February 2026

  • Q1 2026 guidance is the next period: Q1 2026 ranges for revenue, adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS are the next guided period. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Q1 2026 guidance excludes certain amounts management cannot forecast, including Argentina accounting effects and expenses from M&A transactions that may or may not occur. Source
  • External: Q1 2026 guidance assumes the continuation of current economic trends and management's assumptions on variables that are difficult to forecast. Source
  • Regulatory: Chile antitrust matter: a potential fine tied to a Chilean antitrust investigation of cash logistics competitors, with charges of $0.8 million in 2025. Source
  • Financial: A valuation allowance increase tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was recorded as income tax expense in the third quarter of 2025 and is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said full-year free cash flow conversion was 45%, at the top end of the full-year framework. Source
  • Not stated: Management refers to productivity initiatives that continue to mature alongside AMS and DRS growth. 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.