greeksoup/ stock research

ITT Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 2 March 2026: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Total consideration of $4.775 billion: Total consideration was $4.775 billion, funded through cash and equity, under a definitive agreement announced in December 2025. Source
  • SPX FLOW 2025 revenue and orders: SPX FLOW reported 2025 revenue above $1.3 billion and organic orders growth of 14%, which the release describes as in line with ITT expectations. Source
  • Portfolio tilted to higher growth: Management said ITT's portfolio is more resilient and increasingly weighted toward higher-growth, higher-margin businesses. Source
  • Combined flow technologies platform: Management said combining SPX FLOW with the Industrial Process business creates a global flow technologies platform for sustained, long-term profitable growth. Source
  • Q4 2025 revenue up 13.5%: Q4 2025 revenue was $1,054.0 million, up 13.5% reported and 8.6% organic, according to the February 5, 2026 release.
  • Free cash flow $555 million in 2025: Full-year 2025 free cash flow was $555.4 million, up 26.6%, with a 14.1% margin, on operating cash flow of $668.8 million.

“Today marks an exciting milestone as we welcome 3,900 new ITTers to our company.”

Luca Savi, Chief Executive Officer and President

What changed from last quarter

  • New: Industrial Process segment renamed Flow Technologies, effective on the closing date. Source
  • New: Adjusted operating income and adjusted EPS will exclude acquisition-related intangible amortization from fiscal 2026. Fiscal 2025 adjusted operating income would rise $47.3 million and adjusted EPS $0.46.
  • New: The SPX FLOW acquisition moved from pending to closed, as stated in the release dated March 2, 2026. Source
  • New: Bartek Makowiecki leads the Flow Technologies segment, with the title Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and President, Flow Technologies. Source

Acquisition closing and consideration

  • Total consideration of $4.775 billion: Total consideration was $4.775 billion, funded through cash and equity, under a definitive agreement announced in December 2025. Source
  • SPX FLOW deal completed: ITT announced completion of the SPX FLOW acquisition in a release dated March 2, 2026. Source
  • Guidance excluded the pending deal: The prior guidance, given February 5, 2026, did not reflect the pending acquisition, which was then expected to close in the first quarter.

SPX FLOW business profile

  • SPX FLOW 2025 revenue and orders: SPX FLOW reported 2025 revenue above $1.3 billion and organic orders growth of 14%, which the release describes as in line with ITT expectations. Source
  • Engineered process equipment focus: SPX FLOW is described as a provider of highly engineered equipment and process technologies for industrial, chemical, energy, nutrition, and health and personal care markets. Source
  • Aftermarket and installed base: The release says SPX FLOW supports long-standing relationships with blue-chip customers and drives recurring aftermarket value across a large installed base. Source

“This is a defining moment for ITT and for our new Flow Technologies platform, and it will create significant value for our customers, our employees and our shareholders”

Luca Savi, Chief Executive Officer and President

Segment rename and placement

  • Industrial Process products described: Industrial Process, which becomes Flow Technologies, is described as a global leader in centrifugal and twin-screw pumps, engineered valves and aftermarket services. Source
  • SPX FLOW sits in Flow Technologies: SPX FLOW now forms part of the renamed Flow Technologies segment. Source
  • Connect & Control grew 13% in Q4: Before the rename, Connect & Control Technologies was reported as a segment; its Q4 2025 revenue rose 13%, mainly from aerospace and defense and pricing.

Portfolio strategy and platform

  • Portfolio tilted to higher growth: Management said ITT's portfolio is more resilient and increasingly weighted toward higher-growth, higher-margin businesses. Source
  • Combined flow technologies platform: Management said combining SPX FLOW with the Industrial Process business creates a global flow technologies platform for sustained, long-term profitable growth. Source
  • Shared strengths and execution focus: Management said the two businesses will combine complementary strengths with ITT's focus on customers, continuous improvement, and differentiated execution and innovation. Source

“2025 was a milestone. We delivered exceptional cash flow and outstanding profitable growth”

Luca Savi, Chief Executive Officer and President

Prior-quarter results baseline

  • Q4 2025 revenue up 13.5%: Q4 2025 revenue was $1,054.0 million, up 13.5% reported and 8.6% organic, according to the February 5, 2026 release.
  • Full-year 2025 orders up 10%: Full-year 2025 orders were $4,159.8 million, up 9.9% reported and 5.0% organic, driven by pump projects, CCT defense connectors and kSARIA.
  • Q4 diluted EPS $1.64 up 6%: Q4 2025 diluted EPS was $1.64, up 5.8%; adjusted EPS was $1.85, up 23.3%.

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Free cash flow $555 million in 2025: Full-year 2025 free cash flow was $555.4 million, up 26.6%, with a 14.1% margin, on operating cash flow of $668.8 million.
  • Quarterly dividend up 10%: The quarterly dividend rises 10% to $0.386 per share, following 10% increases in 2024 and 2025.
  • December equity offering dilution: Q4 EPS was partly offset by dilution from the December 2025 equity offering, which brought $1,314.1 million of share issuance proceeds in 2025.

Coming up, as management said on 2 March 2026

  • Dividend payable April 6, 2026: The quarterly dividend approved for the first quarter of 2026 is payable April 6, 2026, to holders of record on March 6, 2026.

Figures management reported

FigureReported
SPX FLOW revenue, 2025 Sourcemore than $1.3 billion
SPX FLOW organic orders growth, 2025 Source14%
Backlog, end of 2025$1.9 billion

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said the acquisition accelerates the 2030 long-term goal, four years ahead of plan. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release expected the SPX FLOW closing in the first quarter of 2026; the March 2, 2026 release announces the closing.
  • On track: Management said ITT was well on its way to deliver its 2030 targets, citing its backlog and share gains.
  • Met: Management said the 14% free cash flow margin for 2025 was already at the level targeted for 2030 at the Capital Markets Day.

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.