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Solaredge Technologies, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 18 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue slightly lower: Revenue was $335.4 million in the quarter, against $340.2 million in the third quarter. Source
  • Full-year revenue up 31%: Full-year 2025 revenue was $1.18 billion, up from $901.5 million in 2024, with non-GAAP revenue of $1.17 billion, up 30%. Source
  • Full-year gross margin turned positive: GAAP gross margin for 2025 was 16.6%, against negative 97.3% in 2024; non-GAAP gross margin was 16.7%, against negative 89.7%. Source
  • One-time currency charge in net loss: The quarter's GAAP net loss included a one-time, non-cash finance expense of $70.5 million, tied to the liquidation of a Korean subsidiary. Source
  • Quarter free cash flow positive: Free cash flow was $43.3 million in the quarter, against $22.8 million in the third quarter, after capital spending of $9.3 million. Source
  • Cash and investments net of debt up: Cash and investments, net of debt, rose to $244.2 million at year-end; full-year free cash flow was $76.9 million, against a deficit of $421.5 million in 2024. Source
  • 2026 shift to offense: Management said 2026 is a shift to offense aimed at profitable growth and global market share, led by the Nexis platform rollout. Source

“Our fourth quarter results delivered 70% year-over-year revenue growth, marking our fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth and fifth consecutive quarter of margin expansion,”

Shuki Nir, CEO of SolarEdge

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue Sourcefirst quarter 2026 (ending March 31, 2026)$290 million to $320 millionNew
Non-GAAP gross margin Sourcefirst quarter 2026 (ending March 31, 2026)20% to 24%New
Non-GAAP operating expenses Sourcefirst quarter 2026 (ending March 31, 2026)$88 million to $93 millionNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First-quarter 2026 guidance was given for revenue, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating expenses. Source
  • New: Management describes a 2026 shift to offense, focused on profitable growth and global market share. Source
  • New: AI data center power is named as a high-growth adjacency for investment. Source
  • Ended: Shipped-unit metrics are no longer reported; the release reports units recognized as revenue instead.

Results and growth drivers

  • Fourth-quarter revenue slightly lower: Revenue was $335.4 million in the quarter, against $340.2 million in the third quarter. Source
  • Full-year revenue up 31%: Full-year 2025 revenue was $1.18 billion, up from $901.5 million in 2024, with non-GAAP revenue of $1.17 billion, up 30%. Source
  • Quarter non-GAAP revenue lower: Non-GAAP revenue was $333.8 million, down 1.8% from the third quarter, on the company's adjusted basis. Source
  • Quarter units recognized as revenue: Quarter volumes for inverters, optimizers and PV-application batteries, counted as revenue rather than shipments. Source
  • Full-year units recognized as revenue: Full-year volumes for the same three product categories, also counted as revenue recognized. Source

Costs and operating loss

  • GAAP operating loss widened: GAAP operating loss was larger than in the third quarter, including items the company excludes from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating loss lower: Non-GAAP operating loss narrowed from the third quarter after adjusting for stock-based compensation, restructuring and other items. Source
  • GAAP operating expenses rose: Quarter operating expenses on a GAAP basis were higher than the third quarter's level. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating expenses edged up: Non-GAAP operating expenses rose modestly from the third quarter, excluding stock-based compensation and other reconciling items. Source
  • Full-year operating loss narrowed: The 2024 comparison included $251.8 million of asset impairment and disposal charges; full-year GAAP operating expenses were $498.0 million. Source

“In 2025 we restored discipline, generated strong free cash flow, and rebuilt margins.”

Shuki Nir, CEO of SolarEdge

Margins, net loss and per-share results

  • Full-year gross margin turned positive: GAAP gross margin for 2025 was 16.6%, against negative 97.3% in 2024; non-GAAP gross margin was 16.7%, against negative 89.7%. Source
  • One-time currency charge in net loss: The quarter's GAAP net loss included a one-time, non-cash finance expense of $70.5 million, tied to the liquidation of a Korean subsidiary. Source
  • Quarter GAAP net loss larger: GAAP net loss rose from the third quarter; the release's reconciliation shows non-GAAP net loss separately. Source
  • Non-GAAP loss per share lower: Non-GAAP net loss was $8.2 million, against $18.3 million in the third quarter, on the adjusted basis the company uses. Source
  • Full-year GAAP loss per share: GAAP loss per share for 2025 was $6.88; the 2024 figure included $738.8 million of inventory write-down provisions and asset impairment charges. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Quarter free cash flow positive: Free cash flow was $43.3 million in the quarter, against $22.8 million in the third quarter, after capital spending of $9.3 million. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose: Operating cash flow for 2025 was $104.3 million, against negative $313.3 million in 2024. Source
  • Cash and investments net of debt up: Cash and investments, net of debt, rose to $244.2 million at year-end; full-year free cash flow was $76.9 million, against a deficit of $421.5 million in 2024. Source
  • Convertible notes repaid in 2025: The cash flow statement shows $342.3 million paid to repay convertible notes at maturity during 2025. Source

“By leveraging our DC expertise, investing in high-growth adjacencies like AI data center power, and maintaining our rigorous cost discipline, we believe we are positioning 2026 to be a transformational year for SolarEdge.”

Shuki Nir, CEO of SolarEdge

Strategy and investment

  • 2026 shift to offense: Management said 2026 is a shift to offense aimed at profitable growth and global market share, led by the Nexis platform rollout. Source
  • AI data center power named adjacency: Management named AI data center power as a high-growth adjacency for investment, alongside its DC expertise. Source
  • Capital spending lower in 2025: Purchases of property, plant and equipment were $23.5 million in 2025, against $108.2 million in 2024. Source

Demand timing and first-quarter setting

  • Fourth quarter excludes pull-forwards: Management said fourth-quarter revenue does not include significant one-time revenue or pull-forward from safe harbor or the 25D rush. Source
  • First-quarter range excludes one-time items: The first-quarter revenue range is stated on the same basis, excluding significant one-time or pull-forward revenue. Source
  • No GAAP figures for margin and opex: Management did not give GAAP figures for the gross margin and operating expense ranges, citing reconciling items it cannot predict. Source

Coming up, as management said on 18 February 2026

  • Nexis platform rollout in 2026: Management said the 2026 shift to offense is built around rolling out the SolarEdge Nexis platform. Source
  • First-quarter results period: The next reported period is the quarter ending March 31, 2026, for which the company gave guidance. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Gross margin (GAAP), fourth quarter Source22.2%
Gross margin (non-GAAP), fourth quarter Source23.3%

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.