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N-able, 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: 5 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Q4 revenue and subscription grew: Total revenue was $130.3 million, up 11.8% reported and 9.0% constant currency. Subscription revenue was $129.0 million, up 12.1%. Third-quarter revenue was $131.7 million. Source
  • Q4 GAAP net loss against prior profit: GAAP net loss was $7.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.3 million a year earlier. Net interest expense rose to $12.2 million from $7.3 million. Source
  • Full-year revenue grew 9.7%: Revenue for 2025 was $511.4 million, up 9.7% (8.5% constant currency). Subscription revenue was $506.2 million, up 10.3%, while other revenue fell 27.9% to $5.2 million. Source
  • Agentic AI added across platform: Enhanced agentic AI was introduced across endpoint management, security operations and data protection, to help organizations anticipate risk, automate response and recover faster. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin declined: Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $38.6 million, a 29.6% margin, against 32.7% a year earlier and 31.4% in the third quarter. The 2025 margin was 30.0%, against 36.3% in 2024. Source
  • Operating and free cash flow reported: Operating cash flow was $25.3 million in Q4 and $93.2 million for 2025. Free cash flow was $18.4 million in Q4 and $63.9 million for the year. Source
  • 2026 ARR range against Q4 growth: The full-year 2026 ARR range compares with Q4 2025 reported ARR growth of 11.9% and constant currency ARR growth of 7.7%. Source

“We enter 2026 with momentum following another year of profitable growth and with confidence that we can drive continued strong performance,”

N-able president and CEO John Pagliuca

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total ARR SourceFull-year 2026$581 to $586 millionNew
Total revenue SourceFull-year 2026$554 to $559 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA and margin SourceFull-year 2026$167 to $171 million; 30% to 31% of total revenueNew
Total revenue SourceFirst quarter of 2026$131 to $132 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA and margin SourceFirst quarter of 2026$35.5 to $36.5 million; 27% to 28% of total revenueNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter and full-year 2026 guidance for ARR, revenue and adjusted EBITDA was issued in this release. Source
  • New: Patrick Pulvermueller, a former Acronis CEO, was appointed to the Board of Directors. Source
  • New: A $100,000 cyber warranty for Adlumin MDR was introduced, covering eligible breach costs. Source
  • New: Enhanced agentic AI capabilities were introduced across endpoint management, security operations and data protection. Source

Fourth quarter results and growth

  • Q4 revenue and subscription grew: Total revenue was $130.3 million, up 11.8% reported and 9.0% constant currency. Subscription revenue was $129.0 million, up 12.1%. Third-quarter revenue was $131.7 million. Source
  • ARR rose over the quarter: ARR rose from $528.1 million at September 30, 2025 to $539.7 million at December 31, 2025, an increase of $11.6 million across the quarter. Source
  • Q4 GAAP net loss against prior profit: GAAP net loss was $7.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.3 million a year earlier. Net interest expense rose to $12.2 million from $7.3 million. Source

Full-year 2025 and currency effects

  • Full-year revenue grew 9.7%: Revenue for 2025 was $511.4 million, up 9.7% (8.5% constant currency). Subscription revenue was $506.2 million, up 10.3%, while other revenue fell 27.9% to $5.2 million. Source
  • Year-end ARR against November range: The $539.7 million ARR at year-end compares with the full-year 2025 range of $530 to $531 million given on November 6, 2025.
  • Full-year GAAP loss, non-GAAP profit: GAAP net loss for 2025 was $17.0 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, against net income of $31.0 million in 2024. Non-GAAP net income was $73.6 million, or $0.39 per diluted share. Source
  • Currency added to subscription growth: Estimated currency effect added $3.3 million to Q4 subscription revenue, 2.9 points of growth, and $5.5 million to 2025 subscription revenue, 1.2 points. Source

“In 2026, we intend to make further investments in AI innovation and go-to-market expansion while driving over 30% adjusted EBITDA margins and meaningfully improving our unlevered free cash flow year-over-year.”

N-able CFO Tim O’Brien

Products, AI and recognition

  • Agentic AI added across platform: Enhanced agentic AI was introduced across endpoint management, security operations and data protection, to help organizations anticipate risk, automate response and recover faster. Source
  • Cyber warranty launched for Adlumin MDR: A $100,000 cyber warranty for Adlumin MDR reimburses eligible breach costs. Management said it helps close gaps left by cyber insurance and supports faster recovery. Source
  • Gartner endpoint management recognition: The company cited its place in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools, published January 5, 2026, and said the recognition reflects secure, autonomous endpoint management. Source

Margins and cost lines

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin declined: Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $38.6 million, a 29.6% margin, against 32.7% a year earlier and 31.4% in the third quarter. The 2025 margin was 30.0%, against 36.3% in 2024. Source
  • Gross margin on cost of revenue: Non-GAAP gross margin was 79.8% in Q4, against 81.1% in the third quarter. GAAP gross margin was 76.2%, after amortization of acquired technologies of $4.2 million. Source
  • Sales and marketing spend increased: Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense was $36.1 million in Q4, up from $30.6 million. Non-GAAP R&D was $22.3 million and non-GAAP G&A was $14.5 million, against $20.0 million and $12.9 million. Source
  • Transaction costs rose in 2025: Transaction related costs were $18.2 million for 2025, against $4.1 million in 2024, and are excluded from non-GAAP results. Q4 transaction related costs were $0.9 million. Source

Cash flow, debt and buybacks

  • Operating and free cash flow reported: Operating cash flow was $25.3 million in Q4 and $93.2 million for 2025. Free cash flow was $18.4 million in Q4 and $63.9 million for the year. Source
  • Unlevered free cash flow reported: Unlevered free cash flow was $27.7 million in Q4, against $29.7 million a year earlier, and $100.5 million for 2025, against $98.3 million. The calculation was revised effective July 1, 2025. Source
  • Credit agreement drawn in Q4: The company drew $400.0 million under its credit agreement in Q4 and repaid $336.0 million. Total debt, net of issuance costs, was $393.9 million at year-end. Source
  • Buybacks and deferred payments: The company repurchased $10.0 million of common stock in Q4 and $30.0 million in 2025. It also paid $51.7 million of deferred acquisition payments in Q4. Source
  • Cash rose during the quarter: Cash and cash equivalents were $111.8 million at December 31, 2025, up from $101.4 million at September 30, 2025. Source

2026 and first-quarter guidance

  • 2026 ARR range against Q4 growth: The full-year 2026 ARR range compares with Q4 2025 reported ARR growth of 11.9% and constant currency ARR growth of 7.7%. Source
  • First-quarter reported and constant currency gap: First-quarter revenue is guided at 11% to 12% reported growth and 6% to 7% constant currency, the widest gap between the two among the ranges given. Source
  • Guidance reflects currency and macro assumptions: The company said its guidance reflects expectations for foreign exchange rates and current macroeconomic dynamics as of the release date. Source

Board and leadership

  • Former Acronis CEO joins board: Patrick Pulvermueller, former Acronis CEO and longtime cybersecurity leader, was appointed to the Board of Directors to support the company’s mission. Source
  • 2026 framed as execution year: The CEO said 2026 is a year of execution for the company, and that the company is excited to deliver. Source
  • Balanced approach to growth and profit: The CFO said the financial profile reflects consistent execution and a balanced approach to driving both growth and profit. Source

Coming up, as management said on 19 February 2026

  • Final results after Form 10-K: Results are preliminary until the company files its annual report on Form 10-K, following review by the company and its external auditors. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Annual recurring revenue (ARR) Source$539.7 million; up 11.9% (7.7% constant currency)
Subscription revenue Source$129.0 million in Q4, up 12.1%
Organizations served Sourcemore than 500,000
Endpoints in telemetry Sourcemore than 11 million

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management stated that full-year 2025 results were above the guidance given in November 2025 for ARR, revenue and adjusted EBITDA. 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.