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Ford Motor Co.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 23 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 2 lowered, 4 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose nine percent to $50.5 billion: Third-quarter revenue was $50.5 billion, up 9% from the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Model e loss widened to $1.4 billion: Model e EBIT loss was $1.4 billion, $179 million larger than a year earlier; segment revenue was $1.8 billion, up 52%. Source
  • Ford Pro EBIT was $2.0 billion: Ford Pro EBIT was $2.0 billion, a margin of 11.4% against 11.6% a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBIT flat at $2.6 billion: Company adjusted EBIT was $2.6 billion, flat year over year, with a 5.1% margin against 5.5%. Source
  • Tariffs reduced net income and EBIT: Net tariff-related impacts reduced both net income and adjusted EBIT by $0.7 billion in the quarter. Source
  • Ford leaders working onsite at Oswego: Management said Ford's team, including the CEO, has been onsite at the Novelis plant in Oswego, New York. Source
  • Operating cash flow $7.4 billion: Quarter operating cash flow was $7.4 billion and company adjusted free cash flow was $4.3 billion, up from $3.2 billion. Source
  • Adjusted EBIT guidance lowered: Full-year adjusted EBIT guidance is lower than the July range and reflects the Novelis fire headwind. Source

“Ford posted another strong quarter, delivering more than $50 billion in revenue powered by our incredible products and services, the durability of Ford Pro and our disciplined focus on cost and quality,”

Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBIT (Company) SourceFull-year 2025$6.0 billion to $6.5 billionLowered from $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion
Adjusted free cash flow (Company) SourceFull-year 2025$2.0 billion to $3.0 billionLowered from $3.5 billion to $4.5 billion
Capital spending SourceFull-year 2025about $9 billionKept
Novelis fire headwind to adjusted EBIT Source2025$1.5 billion to $2.0 billionNew
Novelis fire headwind to adjusted free cash flow SourceFourth quarter 2025about $2 billion to $3 billionNew
Novelis fire headwind, total SourceBetween 2025 and 2026$1.0 billion or lessNew
Novelis-related adjusted EBIT mitigation Source2026at least $1.0 billionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year adjusted EBIT guidance is lower than the range given in July. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year adjusted free cash flow guidance is lower than the range given in July. Source
  • Guidance kept: Capital spending guidance remains about $9 billion. Source
  • New guidance: Guidance now includes Novelis fire headwinds to 2025 adjusted EBIT and to fourth-quarter free cash flow. Source
  • New: Ford plans to create up to 1,000 jobs to raise F-Series production volume. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose nine percent to $50.5 billion: Third-quarter revenue was $50.5 billion, up 9% from the year-earlier quarter. Source
  • Net income rose to $2.4 billion: Net income was $2.4 billion against $0.9 billion a year earlier, a net income margin of 4.8% against 1.9%. Source
  • Diluted EPS rose to $0.60: Diluted EPS was $0.60 against $0.22 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.45 against $0.49. Source

Segments and Ford Credit

  • Ford Blue EBIT was $1.5 billion: Ford Blue EBIT was $1.5 billion, a 5.5% margin against 6.2%; segment revenue was $28.0 billion, up 7%. Source
  • Model e loss widened to $1.4 billion: Model e EBIT loss was $1.4 billion, $179 million larger than a year earlier; segment revenue was $1.8 billion, up 52%. Source
  • Ford Credit pre-tax earnings rose 16%: Ford Credit earnings before taxes were $631 million, up 16% from a year earlier. Source

“Ford is determined to become higher-growth, higher-margin, more capital efficient and durable as we deliver great products, software and physical services to customers around the world.”

Sherry House, Ford CFO

Ford Pro, subscriptions and F-Series

  • Ford Pro EBIT was $2.0 billion: Ford Pro EBIT was $2.0 billion, a margin of 11.4% against 11.6% a year earlier. Source
  • Ford Pro revenue rose 11%: Ford Pro revenue was $17.4 billion, up 11% from a year earlier. Source
  • Paid software subscriptions reached 818,000: Ford Pro paid software subscriptions grew 8% sequentially to 818,000 subscribers. Source
  • Up to 1,000 jobs for F-Series output: Ford plans up to 1,000 jobs to raise F-Series production volume, recovering losses from the Novelis fire and meeting customer demand. Source

Costs, margins and tariffs

  • Adjusted EBIT flat at $2.6 billion: Company adjusted EBIT was $2.6 billion, flat year over year, with a 5.1% margin against 5.5%. Source
  • Tariffs reduced net income and EBIT: Net tariff-related impacts reduced both net income and adjusted EBIT by $0.7 billion in the quarter. Source
  • Special items cut EBIT by $0.4 billion: Special items reduced EBIT by $0.4 billion in the quarter, against $1.4 billion a year earlier; European restructuring was $0.3 billion. Source
  • Cost of sales rose to $43.4 billion: Cost of sales rose to $43.4 billion from $40.2 billion, while revenue grew 9%. Source

“We are heading into 2026 as a stronger and more agile company.”

Jim Farley, Ford president and CEO

Novelis fire and production

  • Ford leaders working onsite at Oswego: Management said Ford's team, including the CEO, has been onsite at the Novelis plant in Oswego, New York. Source
  • Aluminum sourced for cold rolling: Ford is working with Novelis and others to source aluminum for the cold rolling section that remains operational, while restoring plant production. Source
  • Production recovery targeted for 2026: Management said it has made substantial progress to limit the 2025 impact and to recover plant production in 2026. Source

Cash, liquidity and returns

  • Operating cash flow $7.4 billion: Quarter operating cash flow was $7.4 billion and company adjusted free cash flow was $4.3 billion, up from $3.2 billion. Source
  • Cash and liquidity at quarter end: Cash was nearly $33 billion and liquidity was $54 billion at quarter end. Source
  • No share repurchases in nine months: The company recorded no purchases of common stock in the first nine months of 2025, against $276 million a year earlier. Source
  • Fourth-quarter dividend of 15 cents: The company declared a fourth-quarter dividend of 15 cents per share, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record at the close of Nov. 7. Source

Full-year 2025 guidance and strategy

  • Adjusted EBIT guidance lowered: Full-year adjusted EBIT guidance is lower than the July range and reflects the Novelis fire headwind. Source
  • Underlying business at high end: Management said the underlying business is at the high end of the February guidance range, while absorbing tariffs. Source
  • Strategic calls on propulsion, partnerships: Management said it will keep focusing on execution and on quick strategic calls on propulsion, partnerships and technology. Source

Coming up, as management said on 23 October 2025

  • Working capital to reverse next year: Management said the working capital effect of the production disruption is expected to reverse next year. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Wholesale units (000) Source1,156 in Q3 2025 (1,095 a year earlier); 3,312 in first nine months (3,282)
Ford Blue wholesales (000) Source733 (721 a year earlier)
Ford Model e wholesales (000) Source50 (32 a year earlier)
Ford Pro wholesales (000) Source373 (342 a year earlier)

Risks management discussed

  • External: Tariffs are being absorbed in the underlying business, with management citing a net tariff headwind of $1.0 billion. Source
  • Operational: Management flagged the Novelis fire as a continuing headwind across 2025 and 2026. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management describes the underlying business as performing at the high end of the range given in February. Source
  • Not stated: Management says Ford has line of sight to mitigate at least $1.0 billion of the Novelis adjusted EBIT headwind in 2026. 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.