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StandardAero, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 5 raised, 5 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 4.6% to $1.6 billion: Revenue was $1,599.7 million, up $70.8 million from $1,528.9 million, driven by commercial aerospace and business aviation, partly offset by pass-through elimination and lower CRS military sales. Source
  • Adjusted diluted EPS up 24%: Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.40, up from $0.32. The prior-year reconciliation is shown on the broadened Adjusted Diluted EPS definition. Source
  • Engine Services revenue and profit grew: Engine Services revenue was $1,405.1 million, up 4.0%. Segment Adjusted EBITDA rose 14.4% to $204.2 million on volume, productivity and mix. Source
  • Component Repair margin down on mix: CRS revenue rose 9.2% to $194.6 million on commercial aerospace and aeroderivative demand. Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $51.2 million, down 0.9%, and margin fell to 26.3% from 29.0%. Source
  • Military and Helicopter fell 2.6%: Military and Helicopter end market revenue decreased 2.6% year over year, the only end market reported as declining. Source
  • Consolidated margin rose to 14.4%: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.4%, up 100 basis points, from productivity improvements and the pass-through elimination. Management described it as a record margin. Source
  • Operations used cash; free cash flow positive: Operating cash use was $72.3 million in the quarter. Free cash flow was an inflow of $50.2 million, against an outflow of $30.7 million a year earlier. Source

“Amid the higher fuel price environment, we continue to see robust demand across the commercial aerospace platforms we serve, which translated into 12.3% Adjusted EBITDA growth year-over-year.”

Russell Ford, StandardAero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceFY2026$6,375 to $6,500 millionRaised from $6,325 to $6,450 million
Engine Services revenue SourceFY2026$5,600 to $5,700 millionRaised from $5,550 to $5,650 million
Component Repair Services revenue SourceFY2026$775 to $800 millionKept
Adjusted EBITDA SourceFY2026$885 to $910 millionRaised from $875 to $905 million
Engine Services segment Adjusted EBITDA SourceFY2026$770 to $785 millionRaised from $760 to $780 million
Component Repair Services segment Adjusted EBITDA SourceFY2026$220 to $230 millionKept
Adjusted Free Cash Flow SourceFY2026$270 to $300 millionKept
Adjusted Diluted EPS SourceFY2026$1.50 to $1.57Raised from $1.40 to $1.50
Commercial Aerospace revenue growth SourceFY2026Low-Double Digit to Mid-Teens YoY growth, excluding the $300 to $400 million pass-through eliminationKept
Pass-through revenue elimination included in guidance SourceFY2026$300 to $400 millionKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance raised, with Engine Services ranges raised as well. Source
  • New: Company will give guidance on Adjusted Free Cash Flow, which excludes purchases of intangible assets, in place of Free Cash Flow guidance. Source
  • New: Adjusted Diluted EPS definition broadened to exclude amortization of all intangible assets, including license-related intangibles, effective Q2 2026. Source
  • New: Signed an agreement with a key OEM partner that management says expands the relationship and improves economics across multiple platforms. Source
  • New: Unified Turbines acquisition, announced in the first quarter, closed during the second quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 4.6% to $1.6 billion: Revenue was $1,599.7 million, up $70.8 million from $1,528.9 million, driven by commercial aerospace and business aviation, partly offset by pass-through elimination and lower CRS military sales. Source
  • Net income up 43.7% year over year: Net income was $97.3 million against $67.7 million a year earlier. GAAP diluted EPS was $0.29, against $0.20. Net income margin was 6.1%, compared with 4.4%. Source
  • Adjusted diluted EPS up 24%: Adjusted Diluted EPS was $0.40, up from $0.32. The prior-year reconciliation is shown on the broadened Adjusted Diluted EPS definition. Source

Segment results

  • Engine Services revenue and profit grew: Engine Services revenue was $1,405.1 million, up 4.0%. Segment Adjusted EBITDA rose 14.4% to $204.2 million on volume, productivity and mix. Source
  • Engine margin up 130 basis points: Segment margin was 14.5%, up from 13.2%, on productivity, pass-through elimination and mix, partly offset by the LEAP and CFM56 DFW ramp. Source
  • Component Repair margin down on mix: CRS revenue rose 9.2% to $194.6 million on commercial aerospace and aeroderivative demand. Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $51.2 million, down 0.9%, and margin fell to 26.3% from 29.0%. Source

“the elimination of passthrough revenues from our restructured contracts allowed us to achieve record Adjusted EBITDA Margins of 14.4%”

Russell Ford, StandardAero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

End-market demand

  • Commercial Aerospace grew 5.7%: Commercial Aerospace end market revenue grew 5.7% against the prior-year period, the highest of the three end markets reported. Source
  • Business Aviation grew 5.6%: Business Aviation end market revenue grew 5.6% year over year. Source
  • Military and Helicopter fell 2.6%: Military and Helicopter end market revenue decreased 2.6% year over year, the only end market reported as declining. Source

Costs, margins and productivity

  • Consolidated margin rose to 14.4%: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.4%, up 100 basis points, from productivity improvements and the pass-through elimination. Management described it as a record margin. Source
  • Cost of revenue rose to $1.33 billion: Cost of revenue was $1,330.9 million, up from $1,292.8 million. Selling, general and administrative expense was $75.6 million, down from $76.0 million. Source
  • Transformation costs fell: Business transformation costs for the LEAP and CFM programs were $3.7 million, against $5.3 million. They cover new product industrialization in San Antonio and Dallas. Source

“Furthermore, we achieved an inflow of $50.2 million in Free Cash Flow during the quarter, as our supply chain initiatives begin to be realized.”

Russell Ford, StandardAero’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Cash flow and leverage

  • Operations used cash; free cash flow positive: Operating cash use was $72.3 million in the quarter. Free cash flow was an inflow of $50.2 million, against an outflow of $30.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Six-month operating cash use grew: Net cash used in operations for the six months was $47.2 million, against $21.1 million a year earlier. Six-month free cash flow was an outflow of $83.5 million. Source
  • Net debt to Adjusted EBITDA at 2.6x: Net debt was $2,176.0 million, or 2.6x LTM Adjusted EBITDA, against 3.0x a year earlier. Cash on hand was $179.1 million. Source

Capital and intangible assets

  • Share repurchases continued: Repurchases of common stock totaled $100.1 million for the six months, including $60.1 million in the first quarter. Treasury shares were 3,743,096 at June 30. Source
  • Interest expense declined: Interest expense was $41.3 million, down from $43.8 million. Six-month interest expense was $79.4 million, down from $87.6 million. Source
  • Debt balances by facility: Term loan facilities were $2,216.3 million. The revolving credit facility was $120.0 million, against $95.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Intangible assets rose on unpaid purchases: Other intangible assets, net reached $403.1 million from $244.9 million at December 31, 2025. $180.8 million of intangible asset purchases was recorded as unpaid liabilities. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Operational: Military platform revenue at Component Repair Services was lower because of input delays. Source
  • Operational: Ramp of the LEAP and CFM56 DFW programs offset part of the Engine Services margin gain. Source
  • Financial: Operations used $72.3 million of cash in the quarter, while free cash flow for the quarter was positive. Source
  • Demand: Military and Helicopter end market revenue declined 2.6% year over year. Source
  • External: Management describes a higher fuel price environment as the backdrop to commercial demand this quarter. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management refers to the previously announced pass-through elimination as affecting both revenue and margin this quarter. Source
  • Met: Management states the Unified Turbines acquisition closed in the second quarter. Source
  • Not stated: Management reiterated confidence in delivering another year of double-digit earnings growth, as it did in the first quarter. 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.