Allison Transmission Announces First Quarter 2025 Results

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Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results with net income of $192 million, up 14% year-over-year, representing 25.1% of net sales. The company achieved diluted EPS of $2.23 (up 17%) and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.5%. Net sales reached $766 million, with growth in North America On-Highway (+$15M) and Defense (+$5M) markets, offset by declines in Global Off-Highway (-$28M) and Service Parts (-$12M). The company demonstrated commitment to shareholder returns through a $1 billion increase in stock repurchase authorization and repurchased over $150M of common stock in Q1. Allison reaffirmed its 2025 guidance, projecting net sales of $3,200-3,300M and net income of $735-785M.

Positive

• Net income increased 14% YoY to $192 million
• Diluted EPS grew 17% YoY to $2.23
• Strong adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.5%, up 90 basis points
• $1 billion increase in stock repurchase authorization
• Repurchased $150 million in shares during Q1
• Sixth consecutive annual increase in quarterly dividend
• Gross profit increased by $12 million to $378 million

Negative

• Total net sales declined by $23 million YoY to $766 million
• Global Off-Highway sales decreased by $28 million due to lower demand
• Service Parts sales dropped by $12 million
• Outside North America On-Highway sales declined by $3 million due to lower European demand

Insights

Financial Analyst

Allison delivered impressive profitability growth despite revenue decline, demonstrating exceptional pricing power while aggressively returning capital to shareholders.

Allison Transmission's Q1 2025 results reveal a remarkable profitability story despite modest revenue challenges. Total net sales declined 2.9% year-over-year to $766 million, yet the company delivered substantial bottom-line improvements with net income increasing 14% to $192 million and diluted EPS growing an even stronger 17% to $2.23 per share.

This divergence between revenue and profitability metrics underscores exceptional operational execution. Net income margin expanded dramatically by 370 basis points to reach 25.1%, while Adjusted EBITDA margin improved by 90 basis points to 37.5%. Such margin expansion amid revenue headwinds demonstrates both pricing power and cost discipline, with the release repeatedly highlighting "price increases on certain products" across multiple segments.

Performance across end markets was mixed. North America On-Highway, comprising over half of total sales at $435 million, grew $15 million through pricing actions and strong Class 8 vocational truck demand. Defense sales increased $5 million. However, Global Off-Highway experienced a substantial 60.9% decline ($28 million), driven by weakness in energy, mining, and construction sectors outside North America.

Cash generation remains robust with $181 million in operating cash flow. The capital allocation strategy strongly favors shareholders through a sixth consecutive annual dividend increase and an expanded $1 billion stock repurchase authorization. First quarter repurchases totaled over $150 million – eliminating nearly 2% of outstanding shares in just one quarter – demonstrating management's confidence and commitment to shareholder returns.

Management's decision to maintain full-year 2025 guidance despite Q1 revenue challenges suggests confidence in stronger performance through the remainder of the year. Additionally, the CEO's comments highlight Allison's manufacturing flexibility to navigate trade uncertainties by supplying North American customers from US facilities while serving international markets from global locations.

• Net Income of $192 million, up 14% year over year, and 25.1% of Net Sales, up 370 basis points year over year
• Diluted EPS of $2.23, up 17% year over year
• Adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.5%, up 90 basis points year over year 

INDIANAPOLIS, May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), today reported first quarter net sales of $766 million, with top-line performance driven by strength in the North America On-Highway and Defense end markets.

David S. Graziosi, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Allison Transmission commented, "Allison is well-positioned to navigate current trade uncertainties, utilizing our global footprint to provide our North American customers with Made in USA products while supplying our Outside North America customers with on-highway products produced outside North America."

Graziosi continued, "Allison remains committed to prudent balance sheet management and shareholder-friendly capital allocation priorities, as demonstrated by the sixth consecutive annual increase to our quarterly dividend and a $1 billion increase in authorization under our stock repurchase program. During the first quarter, we repurchased over $150 million of our common stock representing nearly 2 percent of outstanding shares. We ended the first quarter with nearly $1.4 billion of authorization remaining."

First Quarter Financial Highlights

Net sales for the quarter were $766 million. Year over year results by end market include:

• A $15 million increase in net sales in the North America On-Highway end market principally driven by price increases on certain products and continued strength in Class 8 vocational trucks, partially offset by lower demand for medium-duty trucks
• A $5 million increase in net sales in the Defense end market principally driven by price increases on certain products
• A $3 million decrease in net sales in the Outside North America On-Highway end market principally driven by lower demand in Europe
• A $12 million decrease in net sales in the Service Parts, Support Equipment and Other end market principally driven by lower demand for service parts and support equipment, partially offset by price increases on certain products
• A $28 million decrease in net sales in the Global Off-Highway end market principally driven by lower demand from the energy, mining and construction sectors outside of North America

Net income for the quarter was $192 million. Diluted EPS for the quarter was $2.23. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the quarter was $287 million. Adjusted EBITDA margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the quarter was 37.5%. Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $181 million. Adjusted free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, for the quarter was $155 million.

First Quarter Net Sales by End Market

End Market	Q1 2025 Net Sales ($M)	Q1 2024 Net Sales ($M)	Variance ($M)
North America On-Highway	$435	$420	$15
Outside North America On-Highway	$112	$115	($3)
Global Off-Highway	$18	$46	($28)
Defense	$53	$48	$5
Service Parts, Support Equipment & Other	$148	$160	($12)
Total Net Sales	$766	$789	($23)

First Quarter Financial Results

Gross profit for the quarter was $378 million, an increase of $12 million from $366 million for the same period in 2024. The increase in gross profit was principally driven by price increases on certain products and UAW contract signing incentives recognized in the first quarter of 2024 that did not reoccur in 2025.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter were $86 million, flat from the same period in 2024.

Engineering – research and development expenses for the quarter were $43 million, a decrease of $3 million from $46 million for the same period in 2024.

Net income for the quarter was $192 million, an increase of $23 million from $169 million for the same period in 2024. The increase was principally driven by higher gross profit and unrealized mark-to-market adjustments for marketable securities.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $181 million, an increase of $8 million from $173 million for the same period in 2024. The increase was principally driven by UAW contract signing incentives recognized in the first quarter of 2024 that did not reoccur in 2025.

2025 Guidance Update

We are reaffirming our full year 2025 guidance provided to the market on February 11. Allison expects 2025 net sales in the range of $3,200 to $3,300 million, Net income in the range of $735 to $785 million, Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $1,170 to $1,230 million, Net cash provided by operating activities in the range of $800 to $860 million, capital expenditures in the range of $165 to $175 million, and Adjusted free cash flow in the range of $635 to $685 million.

Conference Call and Webcast

The Company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, May 1, 2025 to discuss its first quarter 2025 results. The dial-in phone number for the conference call is +1-877-425-9470 and the international dial-in number is +1-201-389-0878. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available online at https://ir.allisontransmission.com.

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available from 9:00 p.m. EDT on May 1 until 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 15. The replay dial-in phone number is +1-844-512-2921 and the international replay dial-in number is +1-412-317-6671. The replay passcode is 13753171.

About Allison Transmission 
Allison Transmission (NYSE: ALSN) is a leading designer and manufacturer of propulsion solutions for commercial and defense vehicles and the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions that Improve the Way the World Works. Allison products are used in a wide variety of applications, including on-highway vehicles (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (school, transit and coach), motorhomes, off-highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining, construction and agriculture) and defense vehicles (tactical wheeled and tracked). Founded in 1915, the company is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. With a presence in more than 150 countries, Allison has regional headquarters in the Netherlands, China and Brazil, manufacturing facilities in the USA, Hungary and India, as well as global engineering resources, including electrification engineering centers in Indianapolis, Indiana, Auburn Hills, Michigan and London in the United Kingdom. Allison also has more than 1,600 independent distributor and dealer locations worldwide. For more information, visit https://allisontransmission.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate" and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect management's good faith beliefs, reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: our participation in markets that are competitive; our ability to prepare for, respond to and successfully achieve our objectives relating to technological and market developments, competitive threats and changing customer needs, including with respect to electric hybrid and fully electric commercial vehicles; increases in cost, disruption of supply or shortage of labor, freight, raw materials, energy or components used to manufacture or transport our products or those of our customers or suppliers, including as a result of geopolitical risks, natural disasters, extreme weather events, wars and public health crises such as pandemics; global economic volatility; general economic and industry conditions, including the risk of prolonged inflation and recession; labor strikes, work stoppages or similar labor disputes, which could significantly disrupt our operations or those of our principal customers or suppliers; the highly cyclical industries in which certain of our end users operate; uncertainty in the global regulatory and business environments in which we operate; the concentration of our net sales in our top five customers and the loss of any one of these; cybersecurity risks to our operational systems, security systems or infrastructure owned by us or our third-party vendors and suppliers; the failure of markets outside North America to increase adoption of fully automatic transmissions; the success of our research and development efforts, the outcome of which is uncertain; U.S. and foreign defense spending; risks associated with our international operations, including acts of war and increased trade protectionism and tariffs; the discovery of defects in our products, resulting in delays in new model launches, recall campaigns and/or increased warranty costs and reduction in future sales or damage to our brand and reputation; our ability to identify, consummate and effectively integrate acquisitions and collaborations; and risks related to our indebtedness.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures 
This press release contains information about Allison's financial results and forward-looking estimates of financial results which are not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). Such non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to their closest GAAP financial measures at the end of this press release. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and, as calculated, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales to measure our operating profitability. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales provide management, investors and creditors with useful measures of the operational results of our business and increase the period-to-period comparability of our operating profitability and comparability with other companies. Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales is also used in the calculation of management's incentive compensation program. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA is Net income. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales is Net income as a percent of net sales. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as the earnings before interest expense, net, income tax expense, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of property, plant and equipment and other adjustments as defined by Allison Transmission, Inc.'s, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of net sales is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales.

We use Adjusted Free Cash Flow to evaluate the amount of cash generated by our business that, after the capital investment needed to maintain and grow our business and certain mandatory debt service requirements, can be used for repayment of debt, stockholder distributions and strategic opportunities, including investing in our business. We believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow enhances the understanding of the cash flows of our business for management, investors and creditors. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is also used in the calculation of management's incentive compensation program. The most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted Free Cash Flow is Net cash provided by operating activities. Adjusted Free Cash Flow is calculated as Net cash provided by operating activities, after additions of long-lived assets.

Attachments

• Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
• Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
• Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
• Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
• Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for Full Year Guidance

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, dollars in millions, except per share data)
		Three months ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Net sales		$                     766		$                     789
Cost of sales		388		423
Gross profit		378		366
Selling, general and administrative		86		86
Engineering - research and development		43		46
Operating income		249		234
Interest expense, net		(21)		(25)
Other income (expense), net		5		(5)
Income before income taxes		233		204
Income tax expense		(41)		(35)
Net income		$                     192		$                     169
Basic earnings per share attributable to common stockholders		$                   2.26		$                   1.92
Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders		$                   2.23		$                   1.90

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, dollars in millions)
					March 31,		December 31,
					2025		2024
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents					$                     753		$                 781
Accounts receivable, net					381		360
Inventories					349		315
Other current assets					82		82
Total Current Assets					1,565		1,538
Property, plant and equipment, net					802		803
Intangible assets, net					820		822
Goodwill					2,075		2,075
Other non-current assets					104		98
TOTAL ASSETS					$                 5,366		$             5,336
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable					$                     241		$                 212
Product warranty liability					32		31
Current portion of long-term debt					5		5
Deferred revenue					37		41
Other current liabilities					198		217
Total Current Liabilities					513		506
Product warranty liability					41		36
Deferred revenue					99		95
Long-term debt					2,395		2,395
Deferred income taxes					498		501
Other non-current liabilities					155		152
TOTAL LIABILITIES					3,701		3,685
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY					1,665		1,651
TOTAL LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY					$                 5,366		$             5,336

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows         (Unaudited, dollars in millions)
					Three months ended March 31,
					2025		2024
Net cash provided by operating activities					$                     181		$                     173
Net cash used for investing activities (a)					(26)		(12)
Net cash used for financing activities					(184)		(164)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash					1		(1)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents					(28)		(4)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period					781		555
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$                     753		$                     551
Supplemental disclosures:
Interest paid					$                     (27)		$                     (29)
Income taxes paid					$                       (2)		$                       (4)
Interest received from interest rate swaps					$                         2		$                         3
(a)  Additions of long-lived assets					$                     (26)		$                     (11)

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited, dollars in millions)
					Three months ended  March 31,
					2025		2024
Net income (GAAP)					$            192		$           169
plus:
Income tax expense					41		35
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment					28		27
Interest expense, net					21		25
Amortization of intangible assets					2		5
Stock-based compensation expense (a)					6		6
Unrealized (gain) loss on marketable securities (b)					(3)		7
UAW Local 933 contract signing incentives (c)					-		14
Other (d)					-		1
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)					$            287		$           289
Net sales (GAAP)					$            766		$           789
Net income as a percent of Net sales (GAAP)					25.1 %		21.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA as a percent of Net sales (Non-GAAP)					37.5 %		36.6 %
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)					$            181		$           173
Deductions to reconcile to Adjusted free cash flow:
Additions of long-lived assets					(26)		(11)
Adjusted free cash flow (Non-GAAP)					$            155		$           162

(a)	Represents stock-based compensation expense (recorded in Cost of sales, Selling, general and administrative, and Engineering — research and development).
(b)	Represents (gains) losses (recorded in Other income (expense), net) related to an investment in the common stock of Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co. Ltd.
(c)	Represents non-recurring incentives (recorded in Cost of sales, Selling, general and administrative, and Engineering — research and development) to eligible employees as a result of International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America ("UAW") Local 933 represented employees ratifying a four-year collective bargaining agreement effective through November 2027.
(d)	Represents other adjustments as defined by the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 29, 2019 as amended.

   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures for Full Year Guidance (Unaudited, dollars in millions)
			Guidance
			Year Ending December 31, 2025
			Low		High
Net income (GAAP)			$                  735		$                  785
plus:
Income tax expense			188		198
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment			123		123
Interest expense, net			91		91
Amortization of intangible assets			7		7
Stock-based compensation expense (a)			29		29
Unrealized gain on marketable securities (b)			(3)		(3)
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)			$              1,170		$              1,230
Net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP)			$                  800		$                  860
Deductions to reconcile to Adjusted free cash flow:
Additions of long-lived assets			$               (165)		$               (175)
Adjusted free cash flow (Non-GAAP)			$                  635		$                  685

(a)	Represents stock-based compensation expense (recorded in Cost of sales, Selling, general and administrative, and Engineering — research and development).
(b)	Represents a gain (recorded in Other income (expense), net) related to an investment in the common stock of Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co. Ltd.

 

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FAQ

What were Allison Transmission's (ALSN) key financial metrics for Q1 2025?

In Q1 2025, Allison reported net income of $192M (up 14% YoY), diluted EPS of $2.23 (up 17%), and net sales of $766M. The company achieved an adjusted EBITDA margin of 37.5%, up 90 basis points YoY.

How much stock did ALSN repurchase in Q1 2025?

Allison repurchased over $150 million of common stock in Q1 2025, representing nearly 2% of outstanding shares, with nearly $1.4 billion of authorization remaining.

What is Allison Transmission's revenue guidance for 2025?

Allison reaffirmed its 2025 guidance with expected net sales of $3,200-3,300 million and net income of $735-785 million.

Which markets showed growth for ALSN in Q1 2025?

North America On-Highway (+$15M) and Defense (+$5M) markets showed growth, driven by price increases and strong demand in Class 8 vocational trucks.

What were the main challenges in ALSN's Q1 2025 results?

The main challenges included a $28M decline in Global Off-Highway sales, $12M decrease in Service Parts sales, and $3M drop in Outside North America On-Highway sales due to lower European demand.