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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 9 February 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Q4 sales flat; organic sales up 4%: Net sales were $4.9 billion, flat from 2024 and up 4% organically. The organic measure excludes $227 million of sales from the sold OTR and Chemical businesses. Source
  • Segment operating income rose 9%: Total segment operating income was $416 million, compared with $382 million a year earlier, and up 18% organically. Segment operating margin was 8.5%, up 80 basis points. Source
  • Full-year swung to a net loss: Full-year net loss was $1.7 billion, or ($5.99) per share, against net income of $46 million a year earlier. Full-year adjusted EPS was $0.47, against $0.97. Source
  • Americas profit fell after 2024 recoveries: Americas fourth-quarter net sales were $2.9 billion, down 0.8%, and tire volume fell 3.9%. The decline in segment operating income reflected the non-recurrence of 2024 net insurance recoveries of $52 million. Source
  • Commercial industry demand contracted sharply: Management said the Commercial business again saw a sharp drop in industry demand, similar to prior quarters. Source
  • Fourth-quarter margin highest in seven years: Management characterized the quarter as the highest segment operating income and margin the company has achieved in more than seven years. Source
  • Goodyear Forward added $192 million in Q4: The program delivered $192 million of benefits in the fourth quarter. Cumulative benefits since inception reached $1.25 billion, above the original commitment by about $150 million. Source
  • 2025 divestiture proceeds reached $2.3 billion: Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales in 2025 were $2.3 billion, including the Chemical and OTR businesses and the Dunlop brand. They were primarily used to reduce debt. Source

“Our fourth quarter results mark the highest segment operating income and margin the company has achieved in more than seven years.”

Mark Stewart, chief executive officer and president

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Goodyear Forward reached a $1.5 billion run-rate at the end of 2025. The Q3 release had said the company expected to achieve about that run-rate by year-end 2025. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Q4 sales flat; organic sales up 4%: Net sales were $4.9 billion, flat from 2024 and up 4% organically. The organic measure excludes $227 million of sales from the sold OTR and Chemical businesses. Source
  • Segment operating income rose 9%: Total segment operating income was $416 million, compared with $382 million a year earlier, and up 18% organically. Segment operating margin was 8.5%, up 80 basis points. Source
  • Q4 net income and adjusted EPS: Goodyear net income was $105 million, or $0.36 per share, against $73 million, or $0.25, a year earlier. Adjusted EPS was $0.39, against $0.38 in the prior-year quarter. Source
  • Full-year swung to a net loss: Full-year net loss was $1.7 billion, or ($5.99) per share, against net income of $46 million a year earlier. Full-year adjusted EPS was $0.47, against $0.97. Source
  • Full-year sales $18.3 billion: Full-year net sales were $18.3 billion, against $18.9 billion in 2024. Full-year adjusted net income was $136 million, against $278 million a year earlier. Source

Segments and regions

  • Americas profit fell after 2024 recoveries: Americas fourth-quarter net sales were $2.9 billion, down 0.8%, and tire volume fell 3.9%. The decline in segment operating income reflected the non-recurrence of 2024 net insurance recoveries of $52 million. Source
  • Americas replacement volume fell on imports: Replacement volume fell 3.7% in Americas, mainly from high channel inventories of imported products in the U.S. Consumer original equipment volume fell 2.6% on lower OEM production. Source
  • EMEA sales rose on price and currency: EMEA fourth-quarter net sales rose 4.9% to $1.5 billion on price/mix and currency, partly offset by lower tire volume. Segment operating income rose $76 million to $114 million. Source
  • EMEA original equipment volume gained share: EMEA original equipment tire volume rose 14.3%, which the company linked to consumer market share gains. Total EMEA tire volume fell 2.3% in the quarter. Source
  • Asia Pacific sales fell after OTR sale: Asia Pacific net sales fell 12.9% to $528 million, driven by the sale of the OTR tire business. Excluding the sold business, segment operating margin grew 330 basis points. Source

“While we continue to face challenging industry conditions in the first quarter, we are operating with greater focus and discipline on the elements within our control - much as we did throughout 2025 - to navigate the current environment.”

Mark Stewart, chief executive officer and president

Demand and industry conditions

  • Commercial industry demand contracted sharply: Management said the Commercial business again saw a sharp drop in industry demand, similar to prior quarters. Source
  • Full-year volume and tariff headwinds: After adjusting for the OTR and Chemical sales, full-year segment operating income fell $170 million. The company tied the decline to lower volumes and tariff-related market dynamics. Source
  • First quarter conditions described as challenging: Management said it continues to face challenging industry conditions in the first quarter and is focusing on the elements within its control. Source

Costs, pricing and margins

  • Price/mix offset some cost inflation: Fourth-quarter segment operating income included $197 million from favorable price/mix against raw material costs. Inflation, tariffs and other costs reduced it by $227 million, and lower volume by $92 million. Source
  • Fourth-quarter margin highest in seven years: Management characterized the quarter as the highest segment operating income and margin the company has achieved in more than seven years. Source
  • Full-year costs and volume reduced profit: For 2025, inflation, tariffs and other costs reduced segment operating income by $543 million and lower volume by $285 million. Goodyear Forward added $772 million, and net price/mix versus raw materials added $22 million. Source

Goodyear Forward program

  • Goodyear Forward added $192 million in Q4: The program delivered $192 million of benefits in the fourth quarter. Cumulative benefits since inception reached $1.25 billion, above the original commitment by about $150 million. Source
  • Two-year run-rate of $1.5 billion reached: Management said the company reached a $1.5 billion run-rate over the two-year program by the end of 2025. The Q3 release had said that run-rate was expected by year-end 2025. Source
  • Full-year Goodyear Forward costs $15 million: Full-year Goodyear Forward costs were $15 million, listed among the 2025 significant items alongside $201 million of pension settlement charges. Source

Capital, asset sales and cash

  • 2025 divestiture proceeds reached $2.3 billion: Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales in 2025 were $2.3 billion, including the Chemical and OTR businesses and the Dunlop brand. They were primarily used to reduce debt. Source
  • Asset sale proceeds ran above target: Management said 2025 proceeds exceeded the asset sale proceeds target by about $300 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow cited for the quarter: The highlights cite $1.5 billion of cash flows from operating activities in the fourth quarter. The full-year cash flow statement shows $796 million, against $698 million in 2024. Source
  • Full-year capital spending fell to $826 million: Capital expenditures for the full year were $826 million, against $1,188 million in 2024. Source

Reporting, adjustments and footprint

  • Prior periods revised for Turkey currency: The release revises prior-period figures to correct an error in the historic computation of currency remeasurement for Turkish operations. The company said the impacts were not material. Source
  • Pension and rationalization charges in Q4: Fourth-quarter pre-tax items included $129 million of pension settlement charges and $50 million of rationalization, write-off and accelerated depreciation charges, offset by gains and recoveries. Source
  • Adjusted EPS excludes $56 million insurance recovery: The EMEA insurance recovery of $56 million, or $0.19 per share, is excluded from adjusted net income and adjusted EPS. Source
  • Headcount and facilities lower than Q3: The company description cites about 63,000 employees and 49 facilities in 19 countries, against about 68,000 employees and 51 facilities in the Q3 release. Source

Coming up, as management said on 9 February 2026

  • Investor call on February 10: The company will host an investor call on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, led by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Tire unit volume, fourth quarter 2025 Source42.3 million
Tire unit volume, full year 2025 Source158.7 million
Americas tire units, fourth quarter 2025 Source21.1 million
EMEA tire units, fourth quarter 2025 Source12.3 million
Asia Pacific tire units, fourth quarter 2025 Source8.9 million

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: EMEA replacement tire volume fell 8.2%, which management attributed to industry conditions. Source
  • Demand: The Commercial business saw a sharp contraction in industry demand, similar to prior quarters. Source
  • External: Management cited tariff-related market dynamics as a factor in lower full-year segment operating income. Source
  • Operational: Inflation, tariffs and other costs offset part of the full-year benefit from Goodyear Forward and price/mix. Source
  • Financial: Full-year 2025 results included a non-cash deferred tax asset valuation allowance and a non-cash goodwill impairment charge. Source
  • Demand: Management said the company continues to face challenging industry conditions in the first quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: The Q3 release expected this run-rate by year-end 2025. The Q4 release says the company had reached it at the end of 2025. Source
  • Ahead: Management said 2025 asset sale proceeds exceeded the target by about $300 million. Source
  • Not stated: The Q3 release expected further earnings acceleration in Q4. The Q4 release describes segment operating income as well ahead of expectations, without restating the Q3 wording.

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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.