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Timken Co.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 29 October 2025: press release. Guidance figures: 2 raised, 2 lowered, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Sales rose 2.7 percent: Net sales were $1,157.1 million, up 2.7 percent. Higher pricing, favorable currency and CGI revenue drove the increase, partly offset by lower Industrial Motion end-market demand. Source
  • Adjusted EPS rose 11.4 percent: Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.37 against $1.23 a year earlier, excluding special items. Diluted EPS was $0.99 against $1.16, as the year-ago period included a real estate gain. Source
  • Engineered Bearings sales rose 3.4 percent: Sales were $765.8 million, driven by renewable energy demand, higher pricing and favorable currency translation. Source
  • Operating cash flow up 63 percent: Operating cash flow was $201.1 million against $123.2 million. Capital expenditures were $37.3 million, against $35.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • GAAP EPS forecast range narrowed: Full-year diluted EPS is now forecast at $3.90 to $4.00, down from $3.90 to $4.20. The low end is unchanged. Source
  • 80/20 approach to the portfolio: Management plans to run the portfolio on an 80/20 approach, aiming to improve margins structurally and grow faster in the most profitable verticals. Source
  • Lucian Boldea named CEO: Lucian Boldea became president and chief executive officer on September 1, 2025, succeeding Richard G. Kyle, who had served as interim president and CEO. Source

“We achieved higher sales, operating earnings and cash flow in the quarter compared to last year,”

Lucian Boldea, president and chief executive officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Diluted EPS (GAAP) Sourcefull year 2025$3.90-$4.00Lowered from $3.90-$4.20
Adjusted diluted EPS Sourcefull year 2025$5.20-$5.30Lowered from $5.10-$5.40
Net sales change Sourcefull year 2025down approximately 0.75 percent at the midpointRaised from -2.0% to -0.5%
Impairment, restructuring and other special items (EPS adjustment) Sourcefull year 2025$0.50 per shareRaised from 0.40
Acquisition-related intangible amortization (EPS adjustment) Sourcefull year 2025$0.80 per shareKept

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance lowered: Full-year GAAP diluted EPS range is now $3.90 to $4.00, down from $3.90 to $4.20. Source
  • Guidance lowered: Full-year adjusted diluted EPS range is narrowed to $5.20 to $5.30, from $5.10 to $5.40. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2025 revenue forecast midpoint improved slightly against the earlier forecast. Source
  • New: Lucian Boldea was appointed president and chief executive officer, effective September 1, 2025. Source
  • Ended: Richard G. Kyle's interim president and CEO role ended with the new appointment. Source
  • New: Management set an 80/20 approach to the portfolio, aimed at higher margins and faster growth in the most profitable verticals. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Sales rose 2.7 percent: Net sales were $1,157.1 million, up 2.7 percent. Higher pricing, favorable currency and CGI revenue drove the increase, partly offset by lower Industrial Motion end-market demand. Source
  • Adjusted EPS rose 11.4 percent: Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.37 against $1.23 a year earlier, excluding special items. Diluted EPS was $0.99 against $1.16, as the year-ago period included a real estate gain. Source
  • Net income margin fell to 6.0 percent: Net income margin was 6.0 percent against 7.3 percent a year earlier. Net income attributable to the company was $69.3 million, against $81.8 million. Source

Segments and end markets

  • Engineered Bearings sales rose 3.4 percent: Sales were $765.8 million, driven by renewable energy demand, higher pricing and favorable currency translation. Source
  • Industrial Motion sales rose 1.3 percent: Sales were $391.3 million. CGI revenue, higher pricing and currency more than offset lower services revenue and renewable energy demand. Source
  • Engineered Bearings margin at 18.8 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $144.2 million, 18.8 percent of sales, against $138.4 million and 18.7 percent a year earlier. Source

“We intend to approach our portfolio with an 80/20 mindset to structurally improve margins, grow faster in the most profitable verticals, and create significant value for shareholders.”

Lucian Boldea, president and chief executive officer

Costs, margins and pricing

  • Tariff costs offset Engineered Bearings gains: Price/mix, lower material and logistics costs and higher volume lifted Engineered Bearings EBITDA. Incremental tariff costs and an unfavorable currency effect partly offset these gains. Source
  • Industrial Motion margin eased to 19.0 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $74.5 million, 19.0 percent of sales against 19.2 percent. Lower volume, tariffs and higher material and logistics costs offset price/mix, lower SG&A and CGI. Source
  • Consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin rose: Consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $201.7 million, 17.4 percent of sales, up from 16.9 percent. The nine-month adjusted margin was 17.8 percent, against 19.0 percent last year. Source

Cash, capital and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow up 63 percent: Operating cash flow was $201.1 million against $123.2 million. Capital expenditures were $37.3 million, against $35.0 million a year earlier. Source
  • Free cash flow up 85.7 percent: Free cash flow was $163.8 million against $88.2 million. Nine-month free cash flow was $265.4 million, against $180.7 million a year earlier. Source
  • Net debt ratio rose to 2.1 times: Net debt was $1,663.7 million. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA was 2.1 times, up from 2.0 at year-end, while net debt to capital fell to 33.5 percent from 36.1 percent. Source
  • No share repurchases in the quarter: No treasury shares were bought in the quarter, against $1.7 million a year earlier. Dividends paid to shareholders were $24.4 million. Source

Full-year 2025 forecast update

  • GAAP EPS forecast range narrowed: Full-year diluted EPS is now forecast at $3.90 to $4.00, down from $3.90 to $4.20. The low end is unchanged. Source
  • Adjusted EPS forecast now $5.20-$5.30: Adjusted diluted EPS forecast is $5.20 to $5.30, against $5.10 to $5.40 before. The midpoint stays at $5.25. Source
  • Revenue forecast midpoint improved slightly: Full-year 2025 revenue is planned to decline about 0.75 percent at the midpoint, against a prior midpoint of about negative 1.25 percent. Source
  • Special items forecast rose to $0.50: Forecast adjustment for impairment, restructuring and other special items is $0.50 per share, up from $0.40. Acquisition intangible amortization is $0.80 per share, unchanged. Source

Strategy and portfolio

  • 80/20 approach to the portfolio: Management plans to run the portfolio on an 80/20 approach, aiming to improve margins structurally and grow faster in the most profitable verticals. Source
  • CGI and currency lifted third-quarter sales: The CGI acquisition added $11.3 million of sales and currency added $12.2 million. Excluding both, sales rose 0.6 percent. Source
  • Company profile and scale: Timken posted $4.6 billion of sales in 2024, employs about 19,000 people and operates from 45 countries. Source

Leadership transition

  • Lucian Boldea named CEO: Lucian Boldea became president and chief executive officer on September 1, 2025, succeeding Richard G. Kyle, who had served as interim president and CEO. Source
  • Interim CEO role ended: Richard G. Kyle retired from the interim role. Tarak B. Mehta's departure was announced March 31, 2025, with Kyle serving as interim. Source
  • CEO transition costs excluded from adjusted results: CEO transition expenses were $6.7 million in the quarter and $18.5 million for nine months, mainly the Mehta settlement net of forfeited awards. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Regulatory: Industrial Motion adjusted EBITDA absorbed lower volume, incremental tariff costs and higher material and logistics costs. Source
  • Demand: Lower services revenue and renewable energy demand in Industrial Motion offset CGI, pricing and currency gains. Source
  • External: Engineered Bearings adjusted EBITDA was partly offset by incremental tariff costs and an unfavorable currency effect. 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.