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Outset Medical, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 11 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 2 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year revenue rose 5%: Revenue for 2025 reached $119.5 million, up 5% from $113.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue fell 2%: Fourth-quarter revenue was $28.9 million against $29.5 million a year earlier, a decrease of 2%. Source
  • Recurring revenue grew 6% for year: Recurring revenue from Tablo consumables and services grew 6% for 2025. Source
  • Quarterly gross margin up nearly 600 basis points: Fourth-quarter gross margin was 42.4% against 36.5%; on a non-GAAP basis it was 42.9% against 38.6%. Source
  • Year-end cash and investments $173 million: Year-end cash, restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $173 million; the footnote gives $172.8 million against $162.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash use fell to $46 million: Net cash used in operations was $46 million for 2025 against $116 million in 2024; the January release had said below $50 million. Source

“We enter 2026 standing on a strong foundation for growth, well capitalized, and with a highly differentiated platform to help healthcare providers transform their clinical, operational and financial outcomes by insourcing dialysis with Outset,”

Leslie Trigg, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefull year 2026$125 million to $130 millionNew
Gross margin (non-GAAP) Sourcefull year 2026low to mid-40% rangeNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Revenue guidance for 2026 was given for the first time in these documents, at $125 million to $130 million. Source
  • New guidance: Non-GAAP gross margin guidance for 2026 was given for the first time, in the low to mid-40% range. Source
  • New: FDA clearance was received for the next-generation Tablo platform, which is expected to launch in the second quarter. Source
  • New: Karen N. Prange was appointed to the board of directors and its Compensation Committee.
  • Ended: Andrea Saia's board service ended, as Karen Prange was appointed in her place; Saia had served since March 2021.

Results and growth drivers

  • Full-year revenue rose 5%: Revenue for 2025 reached $119.5 million, up 5% from $113.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Fourth-quarter revenue fell 2%: Fourth-quarter revenue was $28.9 million against $29.5 million a year earlier, a decrease of 2%. Source
  • Net loss narrowed in both periods: Net loss was $19.5 million for the quarter against $25.6 million a year earlier; full-year net loss was $81.7 million against $128.0 million. Source

Product and service revenue

  • Product revenue up 5% for year: Product revenue was $84.8 million for 2025, up 5%; fourth-quarter product revenue was $19.9 million against $21.0 million. Source
  • Service revenue rose 6%: Service and other revenue was $9.0 million in the quarter, up 6% from $8.5 million; full-year service and other revenue was $34.7 million, up 6%. Source
  • Recurring revenue grew 6% for year: Recurring revenue from Tablo consumables and services grew 6% for 2025. Source

“In 2026, we look forward to building on our innovation track record by delivering new services and technologies that continue to improve patient care outcomes with lower cost and less complexity than traditional dialysis.”

Leslie Trigg, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Gross margin expansion

  • Quarterly gross margin up nearly 600 basis points: Fourth-quarter gross margin was 42.4% against 36.5%; on a non-GAAP basis it was 42.9% against 38.6%. Source
  • Full-year gross margin up over 500 basis points: Full-year gross margin was 39.1% against 33.9%; non-GAAP gross margin was 39.6% against 35.6%. Source
  • Product and service margins both rose: Product gross margin was 50.7% in the quarter against 44.0%; service and other gross margin was 24.0% against 17.8%. Source

Operating expenses and costs

  • Quarterly non-GAAP expenses were $25.7 million: Fourth-quarter operating expenses were $29.9 million against $32.6 million; non-GAAP operating expenses excluding stock-based compensation and litigation were $25.7 million. Source
  • G&A rose while R&D and S&M fell: Quarterly G&A was $11.9 million against $9.3 million, while R&D was $5.1 million against $7.9 million and S&M was $12.9 million against $15.5 million. Source
  • Full-year operating expenses lower: Full-year operating expenses were $113.5 million, with R&D at $21.2 million, S&M at $54.4 million and G&A at $37.9 million. Source

Cash, debt and share count

  • Year-end cash and investments $173 million: Year-end cash, restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $173 million; the footnote gives $172.8 million against $162.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Operating cash use fell to $46 million: Net cash used in operations was $46 million for 2025 against $116 million in 2024; the January release had said below $50 million. Source
  • Term loans reduced; shares outstanding rose: Term loans were $96,237 thousand at year-end against $197,375 thousand a year earlier; shares outstanding rose to 18,169 thousand from 3,530 thousand. Source

Products, customers and strategy

  • Backlog and pipeline described: Management said it entered 2026 with a backlog, a pipeline of new prospects and confidence in growth; no backlog figure was given.
  • Quarterly recurring revenue dipped: Quarterly recurring revenue from Tablo consumables and services was $22.5 million, down from $23.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Tablo positioned as enterprise solution: The company describes Tablo as an enterprise solution that lets providers run an in-house dialysis program where they control operations. Source
  • Single integrated system design: Tablo combines water purification and on-demand dialysate production in one system that connects to EMR systems and a data analytics platform. Source

Board and leadership

  • Karen Prange joins board: Karen N. Prange was appointed to the board and its Compensation Committee, replacing Andrea Saia, who had served since March 2021.
  • Prange's operating background: Prange was most recently executive vice president and CEO of a $6 billion group at Henry Schein, and earlier spent 17 years at Johnson & Johnson.
  • Chair cites commercial experience: Chair and CEO Leslie Trigg said Prange brings commercial operating experience and go-to-market strategy in the acute-care setting.

Coming up, as management said on 11 February 2026

  • Next-generation Tablo launch: The next-generation Tablo platform, cleared by FDA, is expected to launch in the second quarter. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Sites of care that have insourced dialysis with Outsetmore than 1,000
Treatments performed per yearroughly 1 million
Cumulative treatments on Tablomore than 3 million

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Stockholder class action and related derivative lawsuits produced litigation charges of $284 thousand in the quarter and $626 thousand for the year, excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management linked the 8% decline in operating expenses to spending reductions intended to streamline operations and speed the path to profitability; status against that plan is not stated. 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.