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Icahn Enterprises L.P.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 25 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA rose sharply: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to IEP was $281 million, against $16 million a year earlier and $383 million in the third quarter. Revenues were $2.7 billion, against $2.6 billion. Source
  • Quarterly net income near breakeven: Net income attributable to IEP was $1 million, about $0 per unit, against a net loss of $98 million, or $0.19 per unit, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Net sales declined year on year: Net sales were $2,170 million, against $2,366 million a year earlier. Full-year net sales were $8,631 million, against $9,193 million. Source
  • Investment activities gain in quarter: Net gain from investment activities was $333 million in the quarter, against a $103 million loss. The full year was a $183 million net loss. Source
  • Indicative NAV fell to about $3.2 billion: Indicative net asset value was about $3.2 billion at December 31, 2025, down $654 million from September 30, 2025, when it was about $3.8 billion. Source
  • CVI position and interest expense drove decline: The company attributed the decrease mainly to a $778 million fall in the long position in CVI and $75 million of Holding Company net interest expense, partly offset by $261 million from the Funds. Source

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Distribution per depositary unit SourceQuarterly distribution declared February 23, 2026$0.50Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Most Automotive Owned Real Estate moved into the Real Estate Segment in Q4 2025 and is now shown there rather than in Icahn Automotive Group. Source

Attributable results for the quarter

  • Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA rose sharply: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to IEP was $281 million, against $16 million a year earlier and $383 million in the third quarter. Revenues were $2.7 billion, against $2.6 billion. Source
  • Quarterly net income near breakeven: Net income attributable to IEP was $1 million, about $0 per unit, against a net loss of $98 million, or $0.19 per unit, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Full-year net loss narrowed: For 2025, revenues were $9.7 billion against $10.0 billion, and net loss attributable to IEP was $299 million, or $0.52 per unit, against $445 million, or $0.94 per unit, in 2024. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA rose: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA attributable to IEP was $338 million, against $184 million for 2024. Source

Consolidated results and noncontrolling interests

  • Consolidated net income turned positive: Consolidated net income was $44 million for the quarter, against a loss of $110 million a year earlier. Full-year consolidated net loss was $326 million. Source
  • Noncontrolling interests took most income: Noncontrolling interests received $43 million of fourth-quarter net income, against a $12 million loss in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA higher: Adjusted EBITDA before noncontrolling interests was $394 million for the quarter, against $46 million, and $542 million for 2025, against $277 million. Source

Income statement lines

  • Net sales declined year on year: Net sales were $2,170 million, against $2,366 million a year earlier. Full-year net sales were $8,631 million, against $9,193 million. Source
  • Impairment charges recorded in 2025: Impairment charges were $28 million in the quarter and $40 million for 2025. The comparable 2024 periods show no impairment charge. Source
  • Depreciation and amortization climbed: Depreciation and amortization was $195 million in the quarter, against $129 million, and $603 million for 2025, against $511 million. Source

Gains and investment income

  • Investment activities gain in quarter: Net gain from investment activities was $333 million in the quarter, against a $103 million loss. The full year was a $183 million net loss. Source
  • Asset disposals mixed across periods: Disposition of assets was a $15 million loss in the quarter and a $247 million gain for 2025. Source
  • Interest and dividend income fell: Interest and dividend income was $66 million, against $97 million, and $288 million for 2025, against $477 million for 2024. Source

Indicative net asset value

  • Indicative NAV fell to about $3.2 billion: Indicative net asset value was about $3.2 billion at December 31, 2025, down $654 million from September 30, 2025, when it was about $3.8 billion. Source
  • CVI position and interest expense drove decline: The company attributed the decrease mainly to a $778 million fall in the long position in CVI and $75 million of Holding Company net interest expense, partly offset by $261 million from the Funds. Source
  • CVR Energy and Funds stake values moved: CVR Energy was valued at $1,791 million, against $2,569 million at September 30, 2025. The Holding Company interest in Investment Funds was $2,711 million, against $2,449 million. Source

Holdings and valuation methods

  • Real Estate Segment value rose: Real Estate Segment value was $1,367 million at December 31, 2025, against $692 million at September 30, 2025 and $743 million a year earlier. Source
  • Icahn Automotive Group value fell: Icahn Automotive Group was valued at $619 million, against $1,279 million at September 30, 2025 and $1,259 million a year earlier. Source
  • Viskase valued on cash flow and comparables: Viskase was valued at $53 million, against $62 million at September 30, 2025. The company used the average of a discounted cash flow method and a guideline public company method. Source
  • Vivus and WestPoint Home values slipped: Vivus was valued at $169 million, against $183 million at September 30, 2025. WestPoint Home was valued at $155 million, against $159 million. Source

Cash, debt, units and distributions

  • Consolidated cash and debt lower: Cash and cash equivalents were $1,450 million, against $1,787 million at September 30, 2025 and $2,603 million at December 31, 2024. Debt was $6,616 million, against $6,688 million at September 30. Source
  • Holding Company cash and debt levels: Holding Company cash was $839 million and Holding Company debt was $4,664 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Depositary units outstanding increased: Depositary units outstanding were 637,209,452 at December 31, 2025, against 600,208,517 at September 30, 2025. Weighted average LP units for the quarter were 605 million. Source
  • Full-year distributions declared lower: Distributions declared for 2025 were $2.00 per LP unit, against $3.50 for 2024. Source

Coming up, as management said on 25 February 2026

  • Distribution payment date: The $0.50 distribution is payable on or about April 15, 2026, to unitholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2026. Source
  • Cash or unit election deadline: Unitholders must make a timely election to receive cash or additional units by April 3, 2026, or receive units by default. Source
  • Unit pricing period for distribution: Units taken in lieu of cash will be valued at the volume weighted average trading price over the five trading days ending April 10, 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Indicative values for Viskase and other holdings rely on valuation judgments, which the company said could produce different estimates of value. Source
  • Financial: Distributions from subsidiaries to IEP depend on their operating results and may be restricted by law or by debt agreements. Source

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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.