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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.: Q3 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 4 November 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Organic sales rose on price and mix: Net sales were $4.5 billion. Adjusting for $177 million of impact from the Chemical and Dunlop sales, organic net sales rose 1.6% on price/mix, partly offset by lower volume. Source
  • Reported net loss of $238 million: Net loss was $238 million, or $0.82 per share, versus a $2.2 billion loss, or $7.62 per share, a year earlier. The prior-year quarter included a $674 million goodwill impairment and a $1,450 million indirect tax and discrete tax item. Source
  • Adjusted loss against prior-year profit: Adjusted net loss was $31 million, or $0.11 per share, against adjusted net income of $82 million, or $0.28 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Segment operating income fell to $174 million: Total segment operating income was $174 million against $287 million a year earlier. Total segment operating margin was 3.8%, against 6.2%. Source
  • Americas sales and profit declined: Americas net sales were $2.7 billion, down 2.3% on the Chemical sale. Segment operating income was $96 million against $206 million, a 3.6% margin against 7.5%. Source
  • Asia Pacific profit up $15 million: Segment operating income was $66 million, against $51 million, and margin was 12.9% against 10.2%. Price/mix and Goodyear Forward benefits were partly offset by lower volume. Source
  • Volume, inflation and tariffs cut profit: Management's bridge attributes the segment profit decline to lower volume of $77 million, inflation of $69 million, and higher tariffs and other costs of $48 million. Source
  • Higher-value consumer tires reached 44%: Products of 18 inches and above made up 44% of sales volumes, up from 39% a year earlier, according to the release's description of the mix shift. Source

“While our third quarter results reflected meaningful sequential earnings improvement, our financial performance remains below our expectations.”

Mark Stewart, Goodyear’s chief executive officer and president

What changed from last quarter

  • New: A dedicated transformation office was established to accelerate evaluation and execution of initiatives to improve structural returns and cash generation. Source

Results and earnings

  • Organic sales rose on price and mix: Net sales were $4.5 billion. Adjusting for $177 million of impact from the Chemical and Dunlop sales, organic net sales rose 1.6% on price/mix, partly offset by lower volume. Source
  • Reported net loss of $238 million: Net loss was $238 million, or $0.82 per share, versus a $2.2 billion loss, or $7.62 per share, a year earlier. The prior-year quarter included a $674 million goodwill impairment and a $1,450 million indirect tax and discrete tax item. Source
  • Adjusted loss against prior-year profit: Adjusted net loss was $31 million, or $0.11 per share, against adjusted net income of $82 million, or $0.28 per share, a year earlier. Source
  • Rationalization charges excluded from adjusted: Pre-tax rationalization charges of $148 million were among the significant items excluded from adjusted earnings. Source
  • Segment operating income fell to $174 million: Total segment operating income was $174 million against $287 million a year earlier. Total segment operating margin was 3.8%, against 6.2%. Source

Americas segment

  • Americas sales and profit declined: Americas net sales were $2.7 billion, down 2.3% on the Chemical sale. Segment operating income was $96 million against $206 million, a 3.6% margin against 7.5%. Source
  • Chemical-adjusted Americas profit down $76M: Excluding the Chemical sale, Americas segment operating income fell $76 million. Goodyear Forward benefits partly offset the other drivers the release names. Source
  • Americas OE up, replacement down: Americas tire units were flat at 19.6 million. Replacement units fell 2.2%, while OE units rose 8.7% on market share gains. Source

“But as challenging industry conditions persist, incremental improvements alone won't get us to where we need to be,”

Mark Stewart, Goodyear’s chief executive officer and president

EMEA segment

  • EMEA sales fell on Dunlop sale: EMEA net sales were $1.4 billion, down 3.7%, on the Dunlop sale and lower tire volume. Tire units fell 6.7% to 11.1 million; segment operating income was $12 million against $30 million. Source
  • EMEA OE gains against lower replacement: Replacement units fell 11.3% on consumer softness and planned SKU rationalization. OE units rose 5.5%, the 11th consecutive quarter of consumer share gains. Source
  • EMEA profit up before Dunlop sale: Excluding the Dunlop sale, EMEA segment operating income rose $5 million on price/mix against raw materials and Goodyear Forward; inflation and lower volume partly offset. Source

Asia Pacific segment

  • Asia Pacific profit up $15 million: Segment operating income was $66 million, against $51 million, and margin was 12.9% against 10.2%. Price/mix and Goodyear Forward benefits were partly offset by lower volume. Source
  • Asia Pacific net sales rose 1.8%: Net sales were $510 million, up 1.8%, as price/mix benefits were partly offset by lower tire volume, which fell 6.0%. Source
  • Replacement and OE volumes declined: Replacement volume fell 8.2% on planned SKU rationalization. OE volume fell 3.9%, driven mainly by China. Source

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Volume, inflation and tariffs cut profit: Management's bridge attributes the segment profit decline to lower volume of $77 million, inflation of $69 million, and higher tariffs and other costs of $48 million. Source
  • Goodyear Forward and price/mix offset: Goodyear Forward delivered $90 million, and favorable price/mix against raw material costs added $76 million, partly offsetting the decline. Source
  • Quarterly cost of goods sold edged up: Cost of goods sold was $3,817 million against $3,801 million in the year-earlier quarter. Selling, administrative and general expense was $665 million against $676 million. Source

Demand, volumes and mix

  • Higher-value consumer tires reached 44%: Products of 18 inches and above made up 44% of sales volumes, up from 39% a year earlier, according to the release's description of the mix shift. Source
  • Total tire units down 3.3%: Tire units totaled 38.6 million, down 3.3%, with lower replacement volume partly offset by higher OE volumes from market share gains. Source
  • Americas nine-month units lower: Americas tire units for the nine months were 52.3 million against 57.1 million a year earlier. Source

Capital, cash and balance sheet

  • Nine-month cash used in operations: Operating cash flow used $764 million over nine months against $716 million a year earlier. Capital expenditures were $481 million against $649 million. Source
  • Current debt rose to $990 million: Long-term debt and finance leases due within one year were $990 million against $364 million. The long-term portion was $6,030 million against $5,328 million. Source
  • Asset sale proceeds lower year on year: Nine-month asset dispositions totaled $38 million against $1,332 million a year earlier, when the Dunlop brand sale closed in May 2025. Source

Strategy, transformation and leadership

  • Portfolio and footprint progress cited: Management said the company has made progress strengthening its product portfolio and optimizing its manufacturing footprint. Source
  • Transformation office aims at cash: Management said the transformation office is meant to drive structural changes that give the business more consistent free cash flow. Source
  • Stewart and interim CFO named for call: The release names Mark Stewart, CEO and president, and Scott Deakin, interim executive vice president and chief financial officer, as leads of the investor call. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Tire unit volume Source38.6 million units, down 3.3% YoY
18-inch and above share of sales volumes Source44%, up from 39% a year ago

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: Management cited continued market challenges in the quarter, and the release gives no date for when they end. Source
  • Operational: Management named factory utilization and cost absorption pressures in the Americas as offsetting gains in Asia Pacific and EMEA. 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.