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Oscar Health, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Full-year net loss widened: Full-year 2025 net loss attributable to Oscar was $443.2 million, or $(1.69) per diluted share, against net income of $25.4 million, or $0.10, in 2024. Source
  • Operating result turned to loss: Full-year loss from operations was $396.4 million, compared with earnings from operations of $57.3 million in 2024. Total operating expenses were $12.10 billion. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA turned negative: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $279.8 million, compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $199.2 million in 2024. The release reconciles it to net loss. Source
  • Fourth-quarter MLR rose: Fourth-quarter medical loss ratio was 95.4%, up from 88.1%. The SG&A expense ratio was 18.2%, down from 19.5%. Source
  • Full-year MLR rose on morbidity: Full-year medical loss ratio was 87.4%, up from 81.7%. Management attributed the rise to higher average market morbidity and to utilization not fully offset by risk adjustment. Source
  • Risk adjustment transfers reduced premium: Risk adjustment transfers were $2.60 billion for 2025, against $1.53 billion in 2024, and $803.3 million in the fourth quarter, against $449.3 million. They are deducted in arriving at premium. Source
  • Convertible notes converted into shares: Convertible notes converted into common stock in a non-cash amount of $283.3 million. Long-term debt was $430.1 million at December 31, against $686.3 million at September 30 per the prior release. Source

“2025 was a reset year for the individual market, and we took decisive actions to return to profitability in 2026,”

Mark Bertolini, CEO of Oscar Health

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenue SourceFull year 2026$18.7 billion to $19.0 billionNew
Medical loss ratio SourceFull year 202682.4% to 83.4%New
SG&A expense ratio SourceFull year 202615.8% to 16.3%New
Earnings from operations SourceFull year 2026$250 million to $450 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: The release gives full-year 2026 ranges for total revenue, medical loss ratio, SG&A expense ratio and earnings from operations. The prior release gave 2025 ranges only. Source
  • New: The company entered a $475 million secured three-year revolving credit facility on February 6, 2026. Source
  • Ended: Cigna+Oscar membership is shown as nil at December 31, 2025, down from 5,168 at September 30, 2025, after the arrangement was not renewed. Source

Full-year 2025 results

  • Full-year net loss widened: Full-year 2025 net loss attributable to Oscar was $443.2 million, or $(1.69) per diluted share, against net income of $25.4 million, or $0.10, in 2024. Source
  • Operating result turned to loss: Full-year loss from operations was $396.4 million, compared with earnings from operations of $57.3 million in 2024. Total operating expenses were $12.10 billion. Source
  • Revenue rose on membership: Total revenue was about $11.7 billion, up from $9.2 billion. Management attributed the increase to higher membership, partly offset by a larger net risk adjustment transfer accrual. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA turned negative: Full-year Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $279.8 million, compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $199.2 million in 2024. The release reconciles it to net loss. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA definition and add-backs: Adjusted EBITDA starts from net loss and adds back interest, income tax, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation, which was $87.7 million for 2025. Source

Fourth-quarter results

  • Fourth-quarter net loss widened: Fourth-quarter net loss attributable to Oscar was $352.6 million, or $(1.24) per share, against $153.5 million, or $(0.62), in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source
  • Fourth-quarter operating loss: Fourth-quarter loss from operations was $333.7 million, against $147.7 million a year earlier. Total revenue was $2.81 billion, compared with $2.39 billion. Source
  • Fourth-quarter MLR rose: Fourth-quarter medical loss ratio was 95.4%, up from 88.1%. The SG&A expense ratio was 18.2%, down from 19.5%. Source
  • Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA loss: Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $307.8 million, against a loss of $112.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. Source

“We took opportunistic steps to strengthen our balance sheet and optimize our capital structure,”

Scott Blackley, CFO of Oscar Health

Medical loss ratio and costs

  • Full-year MLR rose on morbidity: Full-year medical loss ratio was 87.4%, up from 81.7%. Management attributed the rise to higher average market morbidity and to utilization not fully offset by risk adjustment. Source
  • SG&A ratio fell on cost leverage: Full-year SG&A expense ratio was 17.5%, down from 19.1%. Management cited fixed-cost leverage, lower exchange fee rates and cost discipline, partly offset by higher risk adjustment as a share of premium. Source
  • Direct claims incurred rose: Direct claims incurred were $10.12 billion for 2025, against $7.28 billion in 2024. Fourth-quarter direct claims were $2.66 billion, against $2.09 billion. Source

Membership and reporting basis

  • Individual and small group membership grew: Individual and small group members were 2,042,449 at December 31, 2025, up from 1,636,400 a year earlier. Total members were 2,042,449, against 1,676,970 in 2024. Source
  • Headline membership figure differs from body: The release headline cites record membership of about 3.4 million. The body reports 2,042,449 members, and the boilerplate cites approximately 2.0 million members as of December 31, 2025. Source
  • Total members count multi-plan members once: The total member count treats a member covered under more than one health plan as a single member. Source

“Oscar’s growth demonstrates consumers vote where they find value.”

Mark Bertolini, CEO of Oscar Health

Risk adjustment and revenue mix

  • Risk adjustment transfers reduced premium: Risk adjustment transfers were $2.60 billion for 2025, against $1.53 billion in 2024, and $803.3 million in the fourth quarter, against $449.3 million. They are deducted in arriving at premium. Source
  • Investment income rose year on year: Premium revenue, net of risk adjustment transfers, was $11.47 billion for 2025. Investment income was $202.9 million, up from $185.7 million in 2024. Source
  • Quota share net impact declined: The net quota share impact was a $48.1 million reduction for 2025, against $52.2 million in 2024, and includes a deposit accounting impact. Source

Cash, debt and balance sheet

  • Cash and short-term investments rose: Cash and cash equivalents were $2.77 billion at December 31, 2025, against $1.53 billion. Short-term investments were $1.22 billion and long-term investments $1.47 billion. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose to $1.09 billion: Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.09 billion for 2025, against $978.2 million in 2024. The cash flow statement shows risk adjustment transfer payable rising $1.03 billion. Source
  • Convertible notes converted into shares: Convertible notes converted into common stock in a non-cash amount of $283.3 million. Long-term debt was $430.1 million at December 31, against $686.3 million at September 30 per the prior release. Source
  • Non-cash inducement payment on conversion: The cash flow statement shows a non-cash inducement payment of $13.3 million for convertible note conversion within the operating adjustments. Source
  • Capital expenditure rose: Purchases of property, equipment and capitalized software were $36.4 million for 2025, against $27.9 million in 2024. Source
  • Class A share count rose: Class A shares outstanding were 261.9 million at December 31, 2025, up from 215.0 million. Class B shares were 35.8 million, against 35.5 million. Source

Strategy and technology

  • +Oscar described as technology platform: Oscar describes itself as a full-stack technology platform. Its +Oscar offering provides health technology solutions to the healthcare industry, alongside Individual & Family plans. Source
  • Affordable products and AI credited: Management credited a new suite of affordable products, agentic AI features and member experience for record-high membership. Source
  • Aim to serve employers and consumers: Management said the company is creating a loyal customer base and a healthcare market that serves employers and consumers at every stage of life. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 February 2026

  • 2025 Form 10-K still to be filed: The release states the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 is to be filed with the SEC. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Investment income Source$202.9 million for full year 2025; $49.6 million for the fourth quarter

Risks management discussed

  • External: Rising average market morbidity raised the net risk adjustment transfer accrual, according to management. Source
  • Operational: Utilization higher than risk adjustment offset is cited as a driver of the rise in the loss ratio. Source
  • Demand: Management described 2025 as a reset year for the individual market. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said decisive actions were taken to return to profitability in 2026. The release does not state progress against this. Source
  • Not stated: The November 2025 release reaffirmed 2025 guidance across all metrics. The February release does not state whether results met it.

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.