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Envista Holdings Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter core sales up 10.8%: Total sales growth was 15.0%; acquisitions and currency contributed 4.2 points, leaving core sales growth of 10.8%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew faster than sales: Adjusted EBITDA rose 22% to $111 million in the quarter and 26% to $372 million for the year. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EPS up 63%: Full-year GAAP net income was $47 million and GAAP diluted EPS $0.28, against a loss of $6.50 per share in 2024; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.19. Source
  • Specialty segment sales and margin rose: Specialty Products & Technologies sales were $475.9 million, up 15.8% with core growth of 10.9%; operating margin was 12.6%, against 6.7%. Source
  • Equipment segment margin declined: Equipment & Consumables sales were $274.7 million, up 13.5% with core growth of 10.7%; adjusted operating margin was 20.1%, against 25.2%. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin rose: Adjusted operating margin was 13.4% in the quarter, against 12.5%, and 12.1% for the year, against 10.1%. Source
  • Q4 free cash flow down to $92 million: Free cash flow was $92 million in the quarter, against $124 million; conversion to adjusted net income was 145%, against 301%. Source
  • Share repurchases of $166 million: Full-year buybacks were 9.2 million shares for about $166 million; Q4 buybacks were 1.2 million shares for about $24 million. Source

“We delivered 10.8% core revenue growth and 22% adjusted EBITDA growth in Q425, and 6.5% core revenue growth and 26% EBITDA growth for the full-year 2025.”

Paul Keel, CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Core sales growth Sourcefull year 20262% to 4%New
Adjusted EBITDA growth Sourcefull year 20267% to 13%New
Adjusted diluted EPS Sourcefull year 2026$1.35 to $1.45New
Free cash conversion Sourcefull year 2026~100%New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Full-year 2026 guidance was given for core sales growth, adjusted EBITDA growth, adjusted diluted EPS and free cash conversion. The prior release gave no 2026 guidance. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Fourth-quarter core sales up 10.8%: Total sales growth was 15.0%; acquisitions and currency contributed 4.2 points, leaving core sales growth of 10.8%. Source
  • Full-year core sales up 6.5%: Full-year total sales growth was 8.3%; acquisitions and currency contributed 1.8 points, leaving core sales growth of 6.5%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA grew faster than sales: Adjusted EBITDA rose 22% to $111 million in the quarter and 26% to $372 million for the year. Source
  • Quarterly adjusted EPS up 58%: GAAP net income was $33 million for the quarter; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.38, up 58% year-on-year. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EPS up 63%: Full-year GAAP net income was $47 million and GAAP diluted EPS $0.28, against a loss of $6.50 per share in 2024; adjusted diluted EPS was $1.19. Source

Segments and regions

  • Specialty segment sales and margin rose: Specialty Products & Technologies sales were $475.9 million, up 15.8% with core growth of 10.9%; operating margin was 12.6%, against 6.7%. Source
  • Equipment segment margin declined: Equipment & Consumables sales were $274.7 million, up 13.5% with core growth of 10.7%; adjusted operating margin was 20.1%, against 25.2%. Source
  • Growth positive in every geography: Management said positive growth was posted in all major businesses and geographies; the release gives no regional sales figures. Source

“In the process, we posted positive growth in all major businesses and geographies, made broad-based improvements in employee development and engagement, and returned $166 million to shareholders through share repurchases.”

Paul Keel, CEO

Products, customers and R&D

  • Customer training up 30%: Customer training rose 30% versus 2024, which management cited alongside positive growth in all major businesses and geographies. Source
  • Spark reached positive operating margin: Management said Spark achieved a positive operating margin in the second half of 2025. Source
  • R&D spending rose double digits: Management said R&D investment increased by double digits, to support innovation-led growth going forward. Source

Costs and margins

  • Company-wide G&A cut 10%: Management said company-wide G&A expense was reduced by 10% compared with 2024. Source
  • Adjusted gross margin lower in quarter: Adjusted gross margin was 55.0% in the quarter, against 57.2%, and 55.1% for the year, against 55.4%; GAAP gross margin was 54.7%, against 57.1%. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin rose: Adjusted operating margin was 13.4% in the quarter, against 12.5%, and 12.1% for the year, against 10.1%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin higher: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.8% for the quarter, up 90 bps, and 13.7% for the year, up 190 bps. Source
  • Restructuring charges by period: Restructuring costs and asset impairments were $8.1 million in Q4, against $15.0 million, and $32.5 million for 2025, against $49.9 million. Source
  • Intangible amortization excluded from adjusted: Amortization of acquisition-related and other intangibles was $19.0 million in Q4 and $75.9 million for the year. Source

“With our disciplined focus on Growth, Operations, and People, Q4 2025 marked another quarter of continued progress for Envista,”

Paul Keel, CEO

Cash flow, capital and shareholder returns

  • Q4 free cash flow down to $92 million: Free cash flow was $92 million in the quarter, against $124 million; conversion to adjusted net income was 145%, against 301%. Source
  • Full-year free cash flow $231 million: Full-year operating cash flow was $276 million and free cash flow $231 million, against $337 million and $303 million in 2024; full-year conversion was 114%. Source
  • Share repurchases of $166 million: Full-year buybacks were 9.2 million shares for about $166 million; Q4 buybacks were 1.2 million shares for about $24 million. Source
  • $84 million repurchase capacity left: About $84 million remained under the stock repurchase program at year-end. Source
  • Capital expenditure higher than 2024: Capital expenditure was $16.3 million in Q4, against $8.6 million, and $45.3 million for 2025, against $33.8 million. Source
  • Cash up, long-term debt up: Cash and equivalents reached $1,211.7 million from $1,069.1 million; long-term debt was $1,448.3 million from $1,278.3 million, and short-term debt was nil from $116.0 million. Source

Strategy and operating system

  • Business system contributions cited: Management cited broad-based contributions from the Envista Business System across operations during 2025. Source
  • Three priorities: growth, operations, people: Management described the quarter as continued progress under its three priorities of growth, operations and people. Source
  • Core sales definition set out: Core sales excludes acquired businesses within their first anniversary, discontinued products and currency translation, per the company's definition. Source

People and community

  • Engagement scores improved: Employee engagement scores improved, and survey participation was reported at record levels. Source
  • Over $2 million donated in 2025: Envista donated more than $2 million in cash and products in 2025 through the Envista Smile Project. Source
  • Executive transition costs excluded: Adjusted results exclude impairments of certain long-lived assets, executive transition costs, and costs of discrete restructuring plans. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management described currency translation as outside its control and subject to volatility, and excludes it from core sales growth. Source
  • Financial: Discrete tax and other tax-related adjustments were $3.8 million in Q4 and $64.4 million for 2025, excluded from adjusted net income. Source

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