Adient reports solid fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial results; provides full-year FY26 outlook

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Adient (NYSE: ADNT) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2025 results on Nov. 5, 2025. Q4 GAAP net income was $18M with diluted EPS of $0.22 and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.52. Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $226M with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 6.1%. For FY25 the company generated $204M of free cash flow and repurchased $125M of shares, equal to ~7% of outstanding shares at the start of the year.

Balance sheet figures at Sept. 30, 2025 included gross debt ~$2.4B, net debt ~$1.4B, and cash $958M. For FY26 management expects improved business performance but warns that lower customer production volumes and increased growth investments will offset gains. An investor conference call occurred Nov. 5, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Positive

• Adj. EBITDA of $226M in Q4 2025
• Free cash flow of $204M for FY25
• Share repurchases of $125M (~7% of shares outstanding)

Negative

• Adjusted EBITDA margin only 6.1% in Q4 2025
• Gross debt of ~$2.4B and net debt ~$1.4B at Sept. 30, 2025
• Company expects FY26 headwinds from lower customer production volumes and higher growth investments

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Nov. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced its fourth quarter 2025 financial results.

• Q4 GAAP net income and EPS diluted of $18M and $0.22 respectively; Q4 Adj.-EPS diluted of $0.52
• Q4 Adj.-EBITDA of $226M; Adj.-EBITDA margin of 6.1%
• For the full FY25, Adient generated $204M of FCF and returned $125M to shareholders via share repurchases, representing ~7% of shares outstanding at beginning of the fiscal year
• Gross debt and net debt totaled ~$2.4B and ~$1.4B, respectively, at September 30, 2025; cash and cash equivalents of $958M at September 30, 2025
• Looking ahead to FY26, improved business performance is expected to be offset by lower customer production volumes and increased growth investments

For complete details and to see reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures, visit the events section of the Adient investor website at https://investors.adient.com/events-and-presentations/events to download the full press release and earnings presentation.

Investor analyst conference call:
Adient's president and chief executive officer, Jerome Dorlack, and executive vice president and chief financial officer, Mark Oswald, will host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern to discuss the results. To participate by telephone, please dial 888-566-1827 (U.S.) or 773-799-3976 (international) 15 minutes prior to the start time of the call and ask to be connected to the Adient conference call. The conference passcode is ADIENT.

About Adient:
Adient (NYSE: ADNT) is a global leader in automotive seating. With ~70,000 employees in 29 countries, Adient operates ~200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. We take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information, please visit www.adient.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Adient has made statements in this document that are forward-looking and, therefore, are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be, deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In this document, statements regarding Adient's expectations for its deleveraging activities, the timing, benefits and outcomes of those activities, as well as its future financial position, sales, costs, earnings, cash flows, other measures of results of operations, capital expenditures or debt levels and plans, objectives, market position, outlook, targets, guidance or goals are forward-looking statements. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "should," "forecast," "project" or "plan" or terms of similar meaning are also generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Adient cautions that these statements are subject to numerous important risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond Adient's control, that could cause Adient's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks related to the effects of local and national economic, credit and capital market conditions (including the persistence of high interest rates, vehicle affordability and volatile currency exchange rates) on the global economy, uncertainties in U.S. administrative policy regarding trade agreements, tariffs and other international trade relations, automotive vehicle production levels, mix and schedules, as well as the concentration of exposure to certain automotive manufacturers, shifts in market shares among vehicles, vehicle segments or away from vehicles on which Adient has significant content, changes in consumer demand, risks associated with Adient's joint ventures, volatile energy markets, Adient's ability and timing of customer recoveries for increased input costs, the availability of raw materials and component products (including components required by Adient's customers for the manufacture of vehicles), geopolitical uncertainties such as the Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and the impact on the regional and global economies and additional pressure on supply chain and vehicle production, the ability of Adient to effectively launch new business at forecast and profitable levels, the ability of Adient to successfully identify suitable opportunities for organic investment and/or acquisitions and to integrate such investments and/or acquisitions; work stoppages, including due to strikes, supply chain disruptions and similar events, wage inflationary pressures due to labor shortages and new labor negotiations, the ability of Adient to execute its restructuring plans and achieve the desired benefit, the ability of Adient to meet debt service requirements and, terms of future financing, the impact of global tax reform legislation, potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets, global climate change and related emphasis on sustainability matters by various stakeholders, and the ability of Adient to achieve its sustainability-related goals, cancellation of or changes to commercial arrangements, and the ability of Adient to identify, recruit and retain key leadership. A detailed discussion of risks related to Adient's business is included in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Adient's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 18, 2024, and in subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC, available at www.sec.gov. Potential investors and others should consider these factors in evaluating the forward-looking statements and should not place undue reliance on such statements. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, unless otherwise specified, and, except as required by law, Adient assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update such statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this document. In addition, this document includes certain projections provided by Adient with respect to the anticipated future performance of Adient's businesses. Such projections reflect various assumptions of Adient's management concerning the future performance of Adient's businesses, which may or may not prove to be correct. The actual results may vary from the anticipated results and such variations may be material. Adient does not undertake any obligation to update the projections to reflect events or circumstances or changes in expectations after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of subsequent events. No representations or warranties are made as to the accuracy or reasonableness of such assumptions, or the projections based thereon.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:
This document also contains non-GAAP financial information because Adient's management believes it may assist investors in evaluating Adient's on-going operations. Adient believes these non-GAAP disclosures provide important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to Adient's financial condition and results of operations. Investors should not consider these non-GAAP measures as alternatives to the related GAAP measures. Non-GAAP measures include Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income, Adjusted effective tax rate, Adjusted earnings per share, Adjusted equity income, Adjusted interest expense, Free cash flow and Net debt. For further detail and reconciliations to their closest GAAP equivalents, please see the appendix. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures related to FY 2025 guidance have not been provided due to the unreasonable efforts it would take to provide such reconciliations. This document also contains the key performance indicator of business performance, which is defined as the difference in period-over-period Adjusted EBITDA excluding production volume/mix, equity income, foreign exchange and net commodity pricing. Management believes this key performance indicator encompasses the significant drivers of the performance of the business that are within management's ability to influence and may assist investors in evaluating Adient's on-going operations and provide important supplemental information regarding financial and business trends relating to Adient's financial condition and results of operations. Investors should not consider this key performance indicator as an alternative to our GAAP financial results.

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FAQ

What were Adient's reported Q4 2025 EPS and adjusted EPS (NYSE: ADNT)?

Q4 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.22 and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.52.

How much free cash flow did Adient generate for fiscal 2025 (ADNT)?

Adient generated $204M of free cash flow in FY25.

How much debt did Adient have at Sept. 30, 2025 and what was its cash balance (ADNT)?

Adient reported gross debt of ~$2.4B, net debt of ~$1.4B, and cash of $958M.

How large were Adient's share repurchases in FY25 and what percent of shares did that represent (ADNT)?

Adient repurchased $125M of shares in FY25, representing about 7% of shares outstanding at the fiscal year start.

What does Adient say about its FY26 outlook and key risks (NYSE: ADNT)?

Management expects improved business performance but says gains will be offset by lower customer production volumes and increased growth investments in FY26.

When was Adient's FY25 earnings conference call and who led it (ADNT)?

The conference call was held on Nov. 5, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET, led by CEO Jerome Dorlack and CFO Mark Oswald.