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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 19 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 6 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue slightly lower: Net revenue was $493.8 million against $502.4 million a year earlier. Same-unit net revenue rose 4.0%, offset by non-same-unit activity, mainly practice dispositions. Source
  • Full-year profit and EBITDA rose: Full-year revenue was $1.91 billion against $2.01 billion. Net income was $165.4 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, against a net loss of $99.1 million, or $1.19 per share, in 2024. Source
  • Reimbursement factors added 6.7%: Same-unit revenue from net reimbursement-related factors rose 6.7% in the quarter, the main contributor to same-unit growth. Source
  • Patient service volumes declined: Patient service volumes reduced same-unit revenue by 2.7% in the quarter, after a 0.4% rise in the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • Hospital-based volumes fell in quarter: Hospital-based patient services fell 3.3% in the quarter and rose 0.7% for the full year, measured on net patient service revenue contribution. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA declined on incentive pay: Adjusted EBITDA was $65.8 million against $68.7 million, as higher same-unit expense from variable incentive compensation was partly offset by disposition activity. Source
  • Preliminary 2026 Adjusted EBITDA range: Preliminary 2026 Adjusted EBITDA is expected at $280 million to $300 million, with the range given on a preliminary basis. Source

“Our fourth quarter operating results were in line with our revised upward expectations and reflected solid same-unit revenue growth, partially offset by an increase in variable practice incentive compensation,”

Mark S. Ordan, Chief Executive Officer of Pediatrix Medical Group

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFull year 2026$280 million to $300 millionNew
Net income SourceFull year 2026155,100 to 169,700 (in thousands)New
Interest expense SourceFull year 202634,000 (in thousands)New
Income tax expense SourceFull year 202657,400 to 62,800 (in thousands)New
Depreciation and amortization SourceFull year 202624,300 (in thousands)New
Transformational and restructuring related expenses SourceFull year 20269,200 (in thousands)New

Quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter revenue slightly lower: Net revenue was $493.8 million against $502.4 million a year earlier. Same-unit net revenue rose 4.0%, offset by non-same-unit activity, mainly practice dispositions. Source
  • Quarterly diluted EPS rose, adjusted fell: Diluted EPS was $0.40 against $0.36 a year earlier, on 84.4 million weighted shares. Adjusted EPS was $0.50 against $0.51. Source
  • Full-year profit and EBITDA rose: Full-year revenue was $1.91 billion against $2.01 billion. Net income was $165.4 million, or $1.94 per diluted share, against a net loss of $99.1 million, or $1.19 per share, in 2024. Source

Same-unit revenue drivers

  • Reimbursement factors added 6.7%: Same-unit revenue from net reimbursement-related factors rose 6.7% in the quarter, the main contributor to same-unit growth. Source
  • Patient service volumes declined: Patient service volumes reduced same-unit revenue by 2.7% in the quarter, after a 0.4% rise in the third quarter of 2025. Source
  • Acuity, collections and admin fees cited: Management cited continued collection gains, a favorable payor mix shift, higher neonatal acuity and higher hospital partner administrative fees as the drivers. Source

“Our performance in the fourth quarter caps a terrific year, and while facing healthcare industry headwinds, we are doing all we can to have another”

Mark S. Ordan, Chief Executive Officer of Pediatrix Medical Group

Volumes by care setting

  • Hospital-based volumes fell in quarter: Hospital-based patient services fell 3.3% in the quarter and rose 0.7% for the full year, measured on net patient service revenue contribution. Source
  • Office-based patient services declined: Office-based patient services fell 2.3% in the quarter and rose 0.5% for the full year. Figures exclude contract and administrative fees. Source
  • NICU days fell in quarter: Neonatal intensive care unit days fell 2.0% in the quarter and rose 2.0% for the twelve months, within hospital-based services. Source

Operating expense lines

  • Practice salaries nearly flat: Practice salaries and benefits were $348.0 million against $349.0 million. Disposals lowered the figure, while same-unit clinical pay, including variable incentive pay, rose. Source
  • G&A rose on salaries: General and administrative expenses rose to $65.7 million from $63.6 million, mainly on higher salary expense, partly offset by lower incentive compensation. Source
  • Restructuring costs fell sharply: Transformational and restructuring expenses were $5.9 million, down from $23.6 million a year earlier. Source
  • D&A fell on lower capex: Depreciation and amortization was $5.6 million against $6.9 million, on lower capital expenditures at existing units. Source

Margins, interest and investment income

  • Adjusted EBITDA declined on incentive pay: Adjusted EBITDA was $65.8 million against $68.7 million, as higher same-unit expense from variable incentive compensation was partly offset by disposition activity. Source
  • Interest expense eased: Interest expense was $8.7 million against $9.7 million, on slightly lower rates and slightly lower average borrowings. Source
  • Investment income rose on cash: Investment and other income was $4.7 million against $2.8 million, on higher interest income from larger cash balances. Source

Cash, debt and share repurchases

  • Cash balance rose to $375 million: Cash and equivalents were $375.2 million at year-end, up from $229.9 million a year earlier. Net receivables were $229.7 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow lower in quarter: Operating cash flow from continuing operations was $114.6 million, against $134.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Buybacks dominated quarterly cash uses: Share repurchases used $64.0 million, capital expenditures $5.3 million and acquisitions $4.0 million in the quarter. Source
  • Debt $597 million, revolver undrawn: Total debt was $597 million: $400 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2030 and $197 million under the Term A Loan. The $450 million revolver was undrawn. Source
  • Weighted share count fell on buybacks: Weighted average diluted shares were 84.4 million against 85.2 million, reflecting repurchases made during 2025. Source

Preliminary 2026 guidance range

  • Preliminary 2026 Adjusted EBITDA range: Preliminary 2026 Adjusted EBITDA is expected at $280 million to $300 million, with the range given on a preliminary basis. Source
  • Bridge from 2026 net income: The release bridges projected 2026 net income of $155.1 million to $169.7 million to Adjusted EBITDA, adding back interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and restructuring costs. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA definition restated: Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest, taxes, D&A, transformational and restructuring expenses, and certain gains and impairments, as relevant. Source

Physicians, revenue cycle and dispositions

  • Affiliated clinician count fell: The company reported about 4,300 affiliated physicians and other clinicians, down from about 4,400 in the prior quarter's release. Source
  • Revenue cycle transition drove restructuring: Quarterly restructuring spend related mainly to revenue cycle management transition activity and, to a lesser extent, position eliminations. Source
  • Dispositions added to Adjusted EBITDA: Practice disposition activity had a favorable effect on Adjusted EBITDA, partly offsetting higher same-unit incentive compensation expense. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Same-unit patient service volumes Source-2.7% revenue contribution, Q4 2025
Hospital-based patient services volumes Source(3.3)% Q4 2025; 0.7% full year 2025
Office-based patient services volumes Source(2.3)% Q4 2025; 0.5% full year 2025
NICU days (utilization) Source(2.0)% Q4 2025; 2.0% full year 2025
Same-unit revenue (same-facility revenue) Source+4.0% Q4 2025

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Clinical compensation costs rose, including variable incentive pay, partly offsetting the effect of practice dispositions on expenses. Source
  • Demand: Same-unit patient service volumes declined in the quarter, reducing same-unit revenue. Source
  • External: Management cited healthcare industry headwinds as a factor it is facing. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Met: Management said fourth-quarter operating results were in line with its revised upward expectations. 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.