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Rogers Corp.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 17 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 8 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter sales rose 4.8%: Net sales were $201.5 million, up 4.8% from $192.2 million. Management attributed the rise mainly to higher industrial, ADAS and renewable energy sales; currency added $3.7 million. Source
  • Net loss for the full year: The 2025 net loss was $(61.8) million, or $(3.40) per diluted share, against net income of $26.1 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter net income was $4.6 million. Source
  • Adjusted EPS of $2.39 for 2025: Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $2.39 for 2025, against $2.72 in 2024, and $0.89 for the fourth quarter, against $0.46 a year earlier. Source
  • Gross margin of 31.5% in Q4: Fourth-quarter gross margin was 31.5%, against 33.5% in the third quarter and 32.1% a year earlier. Full-year gross margin was 31.7%, against 33.4%. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose $18.0 million: Fourth-quarter operating cash flow was $46.9 million, up $18.0 million, due to lower inventories and other working capital improvements. Source
  • Q1 net sales guided to $193-208M: First-quarter 2026 net sales are guided to $193 million to $208 million, with gross margin of 30.5% to 32.5%. Source
  • Adjusted EPS guided to $0.45-0.85: Adjusted earnings per diluted share are guided to $0.45 to $0.85, and adjusted EBITDA to $27 million to $35 million, for the first quarter of 2026. Source

“Solid execution led to sales, gross margin and adjusted earnings per share that approached or exceeded the high-end of guidance for the fourth quarter”

Ali El-Haj, Rogers' Interim President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Net sales SourceFirst quarter 2026$193 to $208New
Gross margin SourceFirst quarter 202630.5% to 32.5%New
Adjusted earnings per diluted share SourceFirst quarter 2026$0.45 to $0.85New
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFirst quarter 2026$27 to $35New
Net sales growth at guidance midpoint SourceFirst quarter 2026 versus first quarter 20255%New
Gross margin change at guidance midpoint SourceFirst quarter 2026 versus first quarter 2025160 basis pointsNew
Adjusted EBITDA margin change at guidance midpoint SourceFirst quarter 2026 versus first quarter 2025530 basis pointsNew
Capital expenditures Source2026$30 to $40New

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter 2026 guidance was given for net sales, gross margin, adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA; the prior release gave fourth-quarter 2025 guidance. Source
  • New guidance: Capital expenditures guidance was given for 2026 at $30 to $40 million; the prior release gave the same range for 2025. Source
  • New: The release describes an enhanced innovation strategy and a streamlined operating structure entering 2026; the prior release did not describe these. Source

Fourth-quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter sales rose 4.8%: Net sales were $201.5 million, up 4.8% from $192.2 million. Management attributed the rise mainly to higher industrial, ADAS and renewable energy sales; currency added $3.7 million. Source
  • Full-year sales declined year over year: Full-year 2025 net sales were $810.8 million, against $830.1 million in 2024. Source
  • Net loss for the full year: The 2025 net loss was $(61.8) million, or $(3.40) per diluted share, against net income of $26.1 million in 2024. Fourth-quarter net income was $4.6 million. Source
  • Adjusted EPS of $2.39 for 2025: Adjusted earnings per diluted share were $2.39 for 2025, against $2.72 in 2024, and $0.89 for the fourth quarter, against $0.46 a year earlier. Source

Margins, operating costs and restructuring

  • Gross margin of 31.5% in Q4: Fourth-quarter gross margin was 31.5%, against 33.5% in the third quarter and 32.1% a year earlier. Full-year gross margin was 31.7%, against 33.4%. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 17.1%: Fourth-quarter adjusted EBITDA was $34.4 million, a 17.1% margin, against $23.3 million (12.1%) a year earlier. Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $115.0 million. Source
  • Lower operating expenses lifted earnings: Management attributed the improvement in adjusted earnings to higher sales and lower operating expenses. Fourth-quarter SG&A was $42.0 million, against $49.9 million. Source
  • Restructuring charges of $97.1 million: Restructuring and impairment charges were $8.0 million in the fourth quarter and $97.1 million for 2025, against $24.1 million in 2024. Source
  • Cost initiatives lifted adjusted earnings: Management said cost improvement initiatives from recent quarters are contributing to significantly higher adjusted earnings per share than a year earlier. Source

“We are encouraged that the benefits of cost improvement initiatives implemented in recent quarters are contributing to significantly higher adjusted earnings per share compared with the same period last year.”

Ali El-Haj, Rogers' Interim President and CEO

Cash flow and working capital

  • Operating cash flow rose $18.0 million: Fourth-quarter operating cash flow was $46.9 million, up $18.0 million, due to lower inventories and other working capital improvements. Source
  • Free cash flow of $42.2 million: Free cash flow was $42.2 million for the fourth quarter and $71.1 million for 2025, against $71.0 million in 2024. Source
  • Year-end cash rose to $197.0 million: Ending cash and cash equivalents were $197.0 million, up $29.2 million from the prior quarter and against $159.8 million a year earlier. Source

Share repurchases and capital spending

  • Repurchases of $14.3 million in Q4: Share repurchases totaled $14.3 million in the fourth quarter, against $10.0 million in the third quarter. Capital expenditures were $4.7 million. Source
  • Shares outstanding down to 17.8 million: Shares issued and outstanding were 17.8 million at December 31, 2025, against 18.5 million a year earlier. Source

“Rogers enters 2026 in a strong position with a streamlined operating structure, an enhanced innovation strategy, and a healthy balance sheet which we expect will enable a return to growth and meaningfully improved results for shareholders.”

Ali El-Haj, Rogers' Interim President and CEO

First-quarter 2026 guidance

  • Q1 net sales guided to $193-208M: First-quarter 2026 net sales are guided to $193 million to $208 million, with gross margin of 30.5% to 32.5%. Source
  • Adjusted EPS guided to $0.45-0.85: Adjusted earnings per diluted share are guided to $0.45 to $0.85, and adjusted EBITDA to $27 million to $35 million, for the first quarter of 2026. Source
  • Midpoint implies 5% sales growth: At the midpoint of first-quarter 2026 guidance, management expects 5% sales growth, a 160 basis point gross margin improvement and a 530 basis point adjusted EBITDA margin increase versus Q1 2025. Source
  • 2026 capex guided to $30-40M: Capital expenditures for 2026 are guided to $30 million to $40 million, the same range the prior release gave for 2025. Source

Strategy and 2026 positioning

  • Streamlined structure and innovation strategy: Management described entering 2026 with a streamlined operating structure, an enhanced innovation strategy and a healthy balance sheet. Source
  • Return to growth expected in 2026: Management expects this position to enable a return to growth and meaningfully improved results for shareholders. No date is given. Source

Balance sheet at year-end

  • Goodwill down to $303.4 million: Goodwill was $303.4 million at December 31, 2025, against $357.6 million a year earlier; intangible assets, net, were $99.3 million. Source
  • Shareholders' equity of $1,195.7 million: Total shareholders' equity was $1,195.7 million at year-end, against $1,251.6 million a year earlier. Total assets were $1,429.9 million, against $1,481.1 million. Source
  • Inventories fell to $125.0 million: Inventories, net, were $125.0 million at year-end, against $142.3 million a year earlier; accounts receivable, net, were $130.6 million. Source

Coming up, as management said on 17 February 2026

  • Return to growth expected in 2026: Management expects the position entering 2026 to enable a return to growth and meaningfully improved results for shareholders; no date is given. Source
  • 2026 capital expenditure plan: Capital expenditures for 2026 are guided to $30 million to $40 million. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said fourth-quarter sales, gross margin and adjusted EPS approached or exceeded the high end of guidance. Source
  • Not stated: The prior release expected fourth-quarter sales and earnings to improve year over year; this release reports sales up 4.8%.

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.