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BWX Technologies, Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 3 November 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 2 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 29% to $866.3 million: Consolidated revenue was $866.3 million, up 29% from $672.0 million; both operating segments grew. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS rose to $1.00: Diluted GAAP EPS was $0.89, versus $0.76; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.00, versus $0.83. Source
  • Commercial revenue more than doubled: Commercial Operations revenue was $251.0 million, up 122% from $113.1 million. Source
  • Backlog set a record at $7.4 billion: Backlog reached $7.4 billion, a record, up 119% year over year, driven by large multi-year special materials projects. Source
  • Operating and free cash flow rose: Operating cash flow was $143.2 million, up from $32.6 million; free cash flow was $94.9 million, versus negative $7.7 million. Source

“We delivered strong financial results in the third quarter of 2025 including double-digit organic revenue growth and healthy free cash flow”

Rex D. Geveden president and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFY2025$3,100+Raised from ~$3,000
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFY2025~$570Kept
Non-GAAP EPS SourceFY2025$3.75-$3.80Raised from $3.65-$3.75
Free cash flow SourceFY2025~$285MRaised from $275 - $285
Adjusted EBITDA growth Source2026 (preliminary)low-double-digit to low-teensNew
Non-GAAP EPS growth Source2026 (preliminary)high-single-digit to low-double-digitNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: 2025 revenue, non-GAAP EPS and free cash flow guidance raised; revenue guidance now $3,100 or more. Source
  • Guidance kept: Adjusted EBITDA guidance narrowed to the midpoint of the prior range. Source
  • New guidance: Preliminary 2026 guidance introduced for adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP EPS growth. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 29% to $866.3 million: Consolidated revenue was $866.3 million, up 29% from $672.0 million; both operating segments grew. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS rose to $1.00: Diluted GAAP EPS was $0.89, versus $0.76; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.00, versus $0.83. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA up 19%: Adjusted EBITDA was $151.1 million, up from $127.0 million; GAAP operating income was $113.3 million, versus $96.6 million. Source
  • Income from investees rose: Income from investees was $21.2 million, up from $15.5 million, with higher technical services equity income cited. Source

Segment results

  • Government revenue up 10%: Government Operations revenue was $616.7 million, up from $560.1 million. Source
  • Government operating income down 4%: Government Operations operating income was $97.4 million, down 4%; its adjusted EBITDA was $118.3 million, up 1%. Source
  • Commercial revenue more than doubled: Commercial Operations revenue was $251.0 million, up 122% from $113.1 million. Source
  • Commercial operating income up sharply: Commercial Operations operating income was $24.0 million, versus $6.7 million; adjusted EBITDA was $35.5 million, up 163%. Source
  • Corporate expense lower: Unallocated corporate expense was $8.0 million, versus $11.8 million a year earlier. Source

“We are firmly on track to achieve our financial targets in 2025”

Rex D. Geveden president and chief executive officer

Products and customers

  • Naval components and special materials up: Naval nuclear component production and special materials processing rose, and A.O.T. contributed to Government revenue. Source
  • Commercial nuclear, service and medical sales rose: Commercial revenue growth came from commercial nuclear components, field services, fuel and fuel handling, and higher medical sales. Source
  • Customers include DOE and NNSA sites: The company said BWXT and its industry partners support the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration across numerous sites. Source

Costs and non-GAAP adjustments

  • Non-GAAP adjustments lifted operating income: GAAP operating income of $113.3 million rose to $125.9 million non-GAAP after adding back $5.1 million restructuring and transformation, $4.2 million acquisition costs and $3.3 million amortization. Source
  • Other income rose: Other income, net, was $7.2 million in the quarter, compared with $3.3 million a year earlier. Source
  • Per-share adjustments added $0.11: Restructuring, acquisition costs and amortization added $0.04, $0.04 and $0.03 per diluted share, taking GAAP EPS of $0.89 to $1.00. Source

“Our deep backlog and optimistic demand outlook position us well for solid growth in 2026”

Rex D. Geveden president and chief executive officer

Demand and the order book

  • Backlog set a record at $7.4 billion: Backlog reached $7.4 billion, a record, up 119% year over year, driven by large multi-year special materials projects. Source
  • Robust bookings in the quarter: Management cited another quarter of robust bookings from large, multi-year special materials contracts. Source
  • Demand described as unprecedented: Management described demand for nuclear solutions in defense, clean energy and medical markets as unprecedented. Source

Cash, capital and dividend

  • Operating and free cash flow rose: Operating cash flow was $143.2 million, up from $32.6 million; free cash flow was $94.9 million, versus negative $7.7 million. Source
  • Capital spending rose on Cambridge expansion: Capital expenditures were $48.3 million, up from $40.3 million, with timing of growth investments, including Cambridge, cited. Source
  • Dividends paid in the quarter: Dividends paid were $22.9 million, or $0.25 per common share, in the third quarter. Source
  • Long-term debt rose to $1.5 billion: Long-term debt was $1,497.1 million at September 30, 2025, compared with $1,043.0 million at December 31, 2024. Source

Strategy and investments

  • New business lines at A.O.T. and Kinectrics: Management said it sees new business across the market spectrum, including new lines at A.O.T. and Kinectrics. Source
  • Equity stakes in affiliates increased: Investments in unconsolidated affiliates were $175.7 million at September 30, 2025, versus $99.4 million at December 31, 2024. Source
  • Goodwill and intangibles increased: Goodwill was $501.6 million, up from $287.4 million at December 31, 2024; intangible assets were $330.3 million, up from $165.3 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 3 November 2025

  • Quarterly dividend declared: Board declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend on October 28, 2025, payable December 10, 2025, to holders of record November 19, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total backlog Source$7,389.1 million
Government Operations backlog Source$5,905.0 million
Commercial Operations backlog Source$1,484.1 million
Quarterly bookings Source$2,245.4 million

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Government non-GAAP income declined because contract adjustments were lower than a year earlier. Source
  • Operational: Commercial income gains were partly offset by growth investment spending. Source
  • Financial: Higher interest expense and a higher tax rate partly offset operating income gains in GAAP EPS. Source
  • Operational: Government revenue growth was partly offset by lower microreactor volumes. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • On track: Management said it is on track for its 2025 financial targets. 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.