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TransUnion: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 12 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 14 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fourth-quarter revenue rose 13 percent: Revenue was $1,171 million, up 13 percent from the fourth quarter of 2024, or 12 percent on an organic constant currency basis. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 10 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $417 million, up 10 percent. Adjusted Diluted EPS was $1.07, against $0.97, and Adjusted Net Income was $208 million, against $192 million. Source
  • Financial Services and Emerging Verticals grew: Financial Services revenue was $423.1 million, up 19 percent. Emerging Verticals revenue was $350.3 million, up 16 percent. Source
  • Credit, marketing and fraud grew: Management said credit, marketing and fraud solutions each grew at double-digit rates in the quarter. Source
  • Technology program costs ended in 2025: Accelerated technology investment adjustments were $19.1 million in the quarter, against $25.6 million, and $84.5 million for 2025, against $84.2 million. These costs are excluded from non-GAAP measures. Source
  • Operating cash flow rose to $988 million: Cash from operations was $988 million, against $832 million. Management cited better operating performance, lower interest expense and a 2024 lease penalty not repeated, partly offset by higher tax and bonus payments. Source
  • Share repurchases reached $300 million: The company repurchased about $150 million of shares in the fourth quarter and $302.0 million across 2025 in the cash flow statement. Source

“Our results and guidance reflect the ongoing benefits of our multi-year strategic transformation.”

Chris Cartwright, President and CEO

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue, as reported SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 $1,195 to $1,205 million; FY $4,946 to $4,981 millionNew
Revenue growth, as reported SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 9% to 10%; FY 8% to 9%New
Organic constant currency revenue growth SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 8% to 9%; FY 8% to 9%New
Net income attributable to TransUnion SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 $118 to $123 million; FY $538 to $553 millionNew
Net income attributable to TransUnion margin SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 9.9% to 10.2%; FY 10.9% to 11.1%New
Diluted EPS SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 $0.60 to $0.63; FY $2.75 to $2.83New
Adjusted EBITDA, as reported SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 $414 to $420 million; FY $1,756 to $1,777 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA growth, as reported SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 4% to 6%; FY 7% to 8%New
Adjusted EBITDA margin SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 34.6% to 34.9%; FY 35.5% to 35.7%New
Adjusted Diluted EPS SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 $1.08 to $1.10; FY $4.63 to $4.71New
Adjusted Diluted EPS growth SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 2% to 5%; FY 8% to 10%New
Mortgage contribution to revenue growth SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 about 4 points; FY about 3 pointsNew
Foreign currency effect on revenue growth SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Q1 about 1 point benefit; FY immaterialNew
Monevo acquisition effect on revenue growth SourceQ1 2026; FY 2026Immaterial for Q1 and FYNew

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: First guidance for 2026 introduced, covering revenue growth of 8 to 9 percent and Adjusted Diluted EPS growth of 8 to 10 percent. Source
  • New: Quarterly dividend raised from $0.115 to $0.125 per share, effective in the fourth quarter of 2025. Source
  • New: Borrowing capacity under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility increased to $1.0 billion; other key terms unchanged. Source

Fourth-quarter and full-year results

  • Fourth-quarter revenue rose 13 percent: Revenue was $1,171 million, up 13 percent from the fourth quarter of 2024, or 12 percent on an organic constant currency basis. Source
  • Quarterly profit and EPS both rose: Net income attributable to TransUnion was $101 million, against $66 million a year earlier. Diluted EPS was $0.52, against $0.34. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose 10 percent: Adjusted EBITDA was $417 million, up 10 percent. Adjusted Diluted EPS was $1.07, against $0.97, and Adjusted Net Income was $208 million, against $192 million. Source
  • Full-year revenue rose 9 percent: Revenue for 2025 was $4,576 million, up 9 percent or 10 percent on a constant currency basis. Net income attributable to TransUnion was $455 million, against $284 million. Source
  • Full-year adjusted EPS rose: Adjusted Diluted EPS was $4.30, against $3.91 in 2024. Full-year Adjusted EBITDA was $1,646 million, with a 36.0 percent margin, the same as in 2024. Source

Segments and regions

  • Financial Services and Emerging Verticals grew: Financial Services revenue was $423.1 million, up 19 percent. Emerging Verticals revenue was $350.3 million, up 16 percent. Source
  • U.S. Markets margin declined: U.S. Markets revenue was $918.9 million, up 16 percent, and segment Adjusted EBITDA was $348.5 million, up 12 percent. Segment margin was 37.9 percent, against 39.4 percent. Source
  • International revenue rose 4 percent: International revenue was $255.9 million, up 4 percent or 2 percent organic constant currency. Segment Adjusted EBITDA was $110.3 million, up 3 percent, with margin of 43.1 percent against 43.8 percent. Source
  • UK up, India and Asia Pacific down: United Kingdom revenue was $72.2 million, up 22 percent, or 10 percent organic constant currency. India fell 9 percent to $60.4 million, and Asia Pacific fell 11 percent to $25.4 million. Source

“supported by stable trends and innovation-led commercial momentum”

Chris Cartwright, President and CEO

Products and customers

  • Credit, marketing and fraud grew: Management said credit, marketing and fraud solutions each grew at double-digit rates in the quarter. Source
  • Consumer Interactive grew 9 percent: Consumer Interactive revenue was $145.5 million, up 9 percent reported and 8 percent organic constant currency. Source
  • Monevo revenue sits in two segments: Fourth-quarter Monevo revenue is included in Consumer Interactive and United Kingdom, with the corresponding Adjusted EBITDA in U.S. Markets and International. Source

Costs, margins and adjustments

  • Cost of services rose to $476.2 million: Cost of services was $476.2 million, against $411.6 million a year earlier. Selling, general and administrative expense was $342.3 million, against $317.2 million. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin declined: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 35.6 percent, against 36.5 percent a year earlier. The full-year margin was 36.0 percent in both years. Source
  • Technology program costs ended in 2025: Accelerated technology investment adjustments were $19.1 million in the quarter, against $25.6 million, and $84.5 million for 2025, against $84.2 million. These costs are excluded from non-GAAP measures. Source
  • Legal item reduced net other adjustments: Full-year net other adjustments were a negative $52.3 million, including a $56.0 million legal and regulatory item shown as a negative adjustment. Source
  • Optimization program costs fell: Operating model optimization costs were $5.5 million in the quarter, against $8.4 million, and $32.3 million for 2025, against $94.8 million. These costs are excluded through the program's end. Source

Cash flow and investment

  • Operating cash flow rose to $988 million: Cash from operations was $988 million, against $832 million. Management cited better operating performance, lower interest expense and a 2024 lease penalty not repeated, partly offset by higher tax and bonus payments. Source
  • Capital expenditures rose in dollars: Capital expenditures were $326.0 million, against $315.8 million in 2024. As a percent of revenue they were 7 percent, against 8 percent. Source
  • Investing outflow reflected Monevo: Investing cash use was $332 million, driven by the Monevo acquisition, higher capital spending and a convertible note investment. A $72.0 million note receivable repayment from a prior divestiture partly offset it. Source
  • Leverage ratio fell to 2.6: Cash was $853.6 million, against $679.5 million. Net debt was $4,250.2 million, against $4,467.8 million, and the Leverage Ratio was 2.6, against 3.0. Source

Shareholder returns

  • Share repurchases reached $300 million: The company repurchased about $150 million of shares in the fourth quarter and $302.0 million across 2025 in the cash flow statement. Source
  • Dividends and employee taxes rose: Dividends to shareholders were $90.5 million, against $82.7 million. Employee taxes on restricted stock units were $35.7 million, against $31.7 million. Source
  • Shares outstanding declined: Shares outstanding were 192.4 million at December 31, 2025, against 194.9 million a year earlier. Source

Coming up, as management said on 12 February 2026

  • Investor Day on March 10: Management plans to share more on technology modernization, product innovation, commercial outcomes and an updated medium-term financial framework at its Investor Day. Source
  • Dividend payable March 13: The quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share is payable March 13, 2026, to holders of record on February 26, 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

  • External: Management said guidance depends on macroeconomic conditions, interest rates and inflation, many outside the company's control, and that these assumptions may change. Source
  • Financial: Management said it cannot assure that the results expressed by its guidance will be achieved. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Ahead: Management said 2025 results exceeded the revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS guidance it had given. Source
  • Met: Management said the accelerated technology program has been completed, so its costs will not recur. 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.