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Envista Holdings Corp.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 5 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Core sales grew 5.0% in quarter: Sales were $731 million. Total sales growth was 7.1%; acquisitions and currency translation account for the gap between total and core growth. Source
  • Adjusted diluted EPS rose 58%: Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.41 against $0.26, up 58%. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.33 against $0.16 a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 28%: Adjusted EBITDA was $108 million, up 28% from a year earlier, with a margin of 14.7%. GAAP net income was $54 million for the quarter. Source
  • Both segments grew core sales: Core growth was 8.5% in Equipment and Consumables and 3.1% in Specialty Products and Technologies, with both segments positive in the quarter. Source
  • Tariff refund added $12.6 million: A $12.6 million tariff refund, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, is included in GAAP results and removed from the adjusted measures. Source
  • Free cash flow of $105 million: Operating cash flow was $119 million and free cash flow $105 million, against $89 million and $76 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Core sales and EBITDA guidance raised: Full-year guidance for core sales growth and adjusted EBITDA growth was raised, with management citing first-half performance and continued momentum. Source
  • Adjusted EPS guidance raised, cash conversion kept: Adjusted diluted EPS guidance was raised. Free cash flow conversion guidance was kept at about 100%. Source

“We built on our fast start in Q1 with continued good performance in Q2,”

Paul Keel, CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Core sales growth SourceFull year 20263.5% to 4.5%Raised from 2% to 4%
Adjusted EBITDA growth SourceFull year 202611% to 14%Raised from 7% to 13%
Adjusted diluted earnings per share SourceFull year 2026$1.50 to $1.55Raised from $1.35 to $1.45
Free cash flow conversion SourceFull year 2026~100%Kept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Core sales growth guidance for 2026 was raised to 3.5% to 4.5% from 2% to 4%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Adjusted EBITDA growth guidance for 2026 was raised to 11% to 14% from 7% to 13%. Source
  • Guidance raised: Adjusted diluted EPS guidance for 2026 was raised to $1.50 to $1.55 from $1.35 to $1.45. Source
  • Guidance kept: Free cash flow conversion guidance of about 100% was kept, as in the prior guidance. Source
  • New: A tariff refund of $12.6 million, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, appears in the second quarter results and is removed from adjusted measures. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Core sales grew 5.0% in quarter: Sales were $731 million. Total sales growth was 7.1%; acquisitions and currency translation account for the gap between total and core growth. Source
  • Adjusted diluted EPS rose 58%: Adjusted diluted EPS was $0.41 against $0.26, up 58%. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.33 against $0.16 a year earlier. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 28%: Adjusted EBITDA was $108 million, up 28% from a year earlier, with a margin of 14.7%. GAAP net income was $54 million for the quarter. Source
  • Six-month sales higher year-on-year: Six-month sales were $1,436.0 million against $1,299.0 million a year earlier. Six-month GAAP net income was $92.4 million. Source

Segments and regions

  • Both segments grew core sales: Core growth was 8.5% in Equipment and Consumables and 3.1% in Specialty Products and Technologies, with both segments positive in the quarter. Source
  • Segment sales rose in both: Specialty Products & Technologies sales were $471.0 million against $445.1 million. Equipment & Consumables sales were $259.5 million against $237.0 million. Source
  • Segment operating margins higher: Specialty Products & Technologies operating margin was 12.8%, against 10.2%. Equipment & Consumables operating margin was 17.7%, against 15.2%. Source
  • Growth across all major geographies: Management said both segments and all major geographies grew. The documents give no regional sales figures. Source

“We delivered growth across both our reporting segments and all major geographies.”

Paul Keel, CEO

Margins, costs and tariff refund

  • Adjusted gross margin was 55.1%: Adjusted gross margin was 55.1% against 54.4% a year earlier. Source
  • Tariff refund added $12.6 million: A $12.6 million tariff refund, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, is included in GAAP results and removed from the adjusted measures. Source
  • Adjusted operating margin reached 12.9%: Adjusted operating profit was $94.5 million, 12.9% of sales, against 10.4%. Excluded items included $17.4 million of intangible amortization and $8.9 million of restructuring and impairments. Source
  • Operating expense lines rose year-on-year: SG&A was $296.3 million against $295.3 million, and R&D was $30.4 million against $28.3 million. Source

Cash flow and share repurchases

  • Free cash flow of $105 million: Operating cash flow was $119 million and free cash flow $105 million, against $89 million and $76 million in the second quarter of 2025. Source
  • Shares repurchased for $59 million: The company repurchased 2.4 million shares for about $59 million in the quarter. About $283 million of capacity remained under the repurchase program at quarter end. Source
  • Cash balance below year-end level: Cash and cash equivalents were $1,125.6 million at July 3, 2026, against $1,211.7 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Six-month free cash flow higher: Six-month free cash flow was $89.4 million against $71.3 million. The six-month FCF to adjusted net income conversion ratio was 70.7%, against 83.7%. Source

“We are well-positioned to deliver another year of progress and performance.”

Paul Keel, CEO

Full-year 2026 guidance

  • Core sales and EBITDA guidance raised: Full-year guidance for core sales growth and adjusted EBITDA growth was raised, with management citing first-half performance and continued momentum. Source
  • Adjusted EPS guidance raised, cash conversion kept: Adjusted diluted EPS guidance was raised. Free cash flow conversion guidance was kept at about 100%. Source
  • No GAAP forecasts provided: Management said it does not provide forward-looking estimates on a GAAP basis because certain information is not available and cannot be reasonably estimated. Source

Operations and people

  • Envista Business System lifted margins: Management credited the Envista Business System with 70 bps of adjusted gross margin expansion and 230 bps of adjusted EBITDA margin expansion. Source
  • Continuous improvement culture advanced: Management said it continued to advance a continuous improvement culture through customer, employee and charitable events around the world. Source
  • Operational excellence cited as focus: Management said operational excellence is a focus, with the Envista Business System as its base. Source

Demand and macro conditions

  • Macro uncertainty noted in quarter: Management said segment growth was delivered in the context of macro uncertainty. The documents do not detail the specific macro factors. Source
  • Currency and acquisitions added to total: Currency translation added 1.6% and acquisitions 0.5% to total sales growth; core sales growth excludes both effects. Source
  • Core sales definition used: Core sales excludes sales from acquisitions in their first year, sales from discontinued products, and currency translation effects. Source

Coming up, as management said on 5 August 2026

  • Investor call with 2026 details: Management said it would discuss quarterly results and give 2026 details on an investor call on August 5, 2026, starting at 2:00 P.M. PT. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management referred to macro uncertainty as the context in which segment growth was delivered. 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.