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Surgery Partners, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Sets 2026 Guidance; Announces Share Repurchase Program

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Surgery Partners (NASDAQ:SGRY) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results and set 2026 guidance, while announcing a new share repurchase program. Full-year revenue rose to $3.3 billion (+6.2%) and Adjusted EBITDA reached $526.2 million (+3.5%).

The company posted a full-year net loss attributable to Surgery Partners of $77.9 million, finished the year with $239.9 million in cash and $692.8 million of revolver capacity, and authorized up to $200 million in share repurchases. 2026 guidance targets Adjusted EBITDA of at least $530 million and revenue of $3.35–3.45 billion (ex-M&A).

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Positive

  • Full-year revenue increased to $3.3 billion (+6.2%)
  • Adjusted EBITDA rose to $526.2 million (+3.5%) for 2025
  • Liquidity of $239.9 million cash and $692.8 million revolver capacity
  • $200 million share repurchase authorization announced
  • 2026 guidance set for Adjusted EBITDA of at least $530 million

Negative

  • Net loss attributable to Surgery Partners of $77.9 million for 2025
  • Fourth-quarter Adjusted EBITDA declined to $156.9 million (down 4.2% YoY)
  • Leverage remains elevated at ~4.9x consolidated debt to Adjusted EBITDA

Market Reaction – SGRY

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$2.05B Market Cap
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Following this news, SGRY has declined 22.29%, reflecting a significant negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner has triggered 9 alerts so far, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. The stock is currently trading at $12.34. This price movement has removed approximately $589M from the company's valuation.

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Key Figures

Q4 2025 revenue: $885.0 million Full-year 2025 revenue: $3.3 billion Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: $156.9 million +5 more
8 metrics
Q4 2025 revenue $885.0 million Q4 2025 vs $864.4 million in Q4 2024, up 2.4% YoY
Full-year 2025 revenue $3.3 billion 2025 vs $3.1 billion in 2024, up 6.2% YoY
Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA $156.9 million Q4 2025 vs $163.8 million in Q4 2024, down 4.2%
Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA $526.2 million 2025 vs $508.2 million in 2024, up 3.5%
2025 net loss $77.9 million Net loss attributable to Surgery Partners, Inc. for full year 2025
2026 EBITDA guidance $530 million+ Initial 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance, excluding M&A
2026 revenue guidance $3.35–3.45 billion Initial 2026 revenue guidance range
Share repurchase authorization $200 million Board-approved common stock repurchase capacity on Feb 26, 2026

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Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Feb 24 (Neutral)
Pattern 5 events
Date Event Sentiment Move Catalyst
Feb 24 Earnings call notice Neutral -0.7% Announced Q4 2025 earnings release date and conference call logistics.
Dec 11 Debt offering pricing Negative -2.8% Priced $425.0M add-on 7.250% senior notes due 2032 under Rule 144A/Reg S.
Dec 11 Debt offering launch Negative -2.7% Announced intent to offer $425.0M additional 7.250% senior unsecured notes.
Dec 08 Strategic partnership Positive -2.7% Formed joint venture with Baylor Scott & White for Physicians Centre Hospital.
Nov 10 Q3 2025 earnings Negative -25.4% Reported Q3 revenue and EBITDA growth but highlighted softer volume and outlook.
Pattern Detected

Recent news skewed toward financings and strategic moves, with several negative or cautious items met by share price declines, especially around Q3 2025 earnings.

Recent Company History

Over the past several months, Surgery Partners has combined operating updates with balance sheet activity. Q3 2025 results on Nov 10 showed revenue of $821.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $136.4 million, but the stock fell 25.42%, reflecting sensitivity to softer volume and outlook. December brought an add-on $425.0 million notes offering and a Baylor Scott & White joint venture, both followed by modest declines. The latest release of Q4 and full-year 2025 results plus 2026 guidance and a repurchase program builds directly on this backdrop of cautious growth and leverage management.

Market Pulse Summary

The stock is dropping -22.3% following this news. A negative reaction despite revenue growth and a f...
Analysis

The stock is dropping -22.3% following this news. A negative reaction despite revenue growth and a full-year Adjusted EBITDA increase to $526.2 million would fit a pattern seen after Q3 2025, when shares fell 25.42% on softer volume and outlook commentary. The market may focus on Q4 margin compression, the $77.9 million 2025 net loss, and leverage of roughly 4.3x net debt/EBITDA. Even with a $200 million repurchase plan, investors could reassess risk around execution and debt load.

Key Terms

adjusted ebitda, revolving credit facility, share repurchase program, cash flows from operating activities, +1 more
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adjusted ebitda financial
"Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4.2% to $156.9 million for the fourth quarter"
Adjusted EBITDA is a way companies measure how much money they make from their core operations, like running a business, by removing certain costs or income that aren’t part of regular business activities. It helps investors see how well a company is doing without distractions from unusual expenses or gains, making it easier to compare companies or track performance over time.
revolving credit facility financial
"and $692.8 million of borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2025"
A revolving credit facility is a type of loan that a business can borrow from whenever it needs money, up to a set limit. It’s like having a credit card for companies—allowing them to borrow, pay back, and borrow again as needed, providing flexibility for managing cash flow or funding short-term expenses.
share repurchase program financial
"authorized a new share repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $200 million"
A share repurchase program is when a company buys back its own shares from the marketplace. This reduces the total number of shares available, which can increase the value of each remaining share and signal confidence in the company's prospects. For investors, it often suggests that the company believes its stock is undervalued or that it has extra cash to return to shareholders.
cash flows from operating activities financial
"Cash flows from operating activities were $103.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025"
Cash flows from operating activities are the actual cash a company receives and pays as a result of its core business — sales to customers, payments to suppliers and employees, and other day‑to‑day transactions. Investors care because this is the clearest measure of whether the business’s normal operations generate enough real cash to fund growth, service debt, and pay dividends; think of it like a household’s paycheck and bills, not one‑time sales or loans.
net debt to ebitda financial
"The Company’s ratio of total net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the Company’s credit agreement, was approximately 4.3x"
Net debt to EBITDA is a financial ratio that compares a company's total debt, minus any cash it has on hand, to its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA). It indicates how many years it would take for a company to pay off its debt if all its earnings were used for that purpose. Investors use this ratio to assess the company's financial health and its ability to manage and repay its debts over time.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn., March 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ:SGRY) (“Surgery Partners” or the “Company”), a leading short-stay surgical facility owner and operator, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Highlights

(All comparisons are year-over-year unless otherwise noted)

  • Revenue increased 2.4% for the fourth quarter and 6.2% for the full year
    • Same-facility revenues increased 3.5% for the fourth quarter and 4.9% for the full year
  • Surgical cases decreased 2.1% for the fourth quarter and increased 2.0% for the full year
    • Same-facility cases increased 1.3% for the fourth quarter and 3.4% for the full year
  • Net loss attributable to Surgery Partners, Inc. was $15.0 million for the fourth quarter and $77.9 million for the full year
    • Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4.2% to $156.9 million for the fourth quarter
    • Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.5% to $526.2 million for the full year

2026 Guidance

  • Initial 2026 guidance (excluding M&A) for Adjusted EBITDA of at least $530 million with revenue in the range of $3.35 billion to $3.45 billion

Eric Evans, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “In 2025, Surgery Partners continued to be guided by an unwavering commitment to high-value and high-quality patient care, with strong performance to start the year giving way to significant and unanticipated headwinds that culminated in fourth quarter results that did not meet our expectations. Despite these challenging headwinds, demand for our services remains strong, and we remain optimistic on the structural tailwinds underpinning long-term ASC market growth. As we progress through 2026, we are proactively strengthening our performance by tightening execution and doubling down on our shift into higher-acuity procedures. We believe the company is well-positioned to capture momentum in the market through multiple initiatives including continued organic growth, strategic M&A and effective portfolio optimization.”

Dave Doherty, Chief Financial Officer, commented, “Our fourth quarter results reflect a degree of margin pressure, which impacted our full-year performance. Looking at 2026, we have taken a measured approach to our guidance as we navigate the near-term operating environment, drive operational improvements across the business, and execute on our core growth pillars to deliver long-term shareholder value. We are confident in our path towards returning to the consistent growth that we know our platform is capable of, supported by strong fundamentals, improving free cash flow, reducing leverage, and executing on our portfolio optimization strategy.”

Fourth Quarter 2025 Results

Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased 2.4% to $885.0 million compared to $864.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024. Same-facility revenues for the fourth quarter of 2025 increased 3.5% as compared to the same period in prior year, with a 2.1% increase in revenue per case and a 1.3% increase in same-facility cases. For the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA was $156.9 million, compared to $163.8 million for the same period in 2024.

Full Year 2025 Results

Full year revenues for 2025 increased 6.2% to $3.3 billion compared to $3.1 billion for the 2024 period. Same-facility revenues for the full year 2025 increased 4.9% as compared to the prior year, with a 1.4% increase in revenue per case and a 3.4% increase in same-facility cases. For the full year 2025, the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA was $526.2 million, compared to $508.2 million for the same period last year.

Liquidity

Surgery Partners had cash and cash equivalents of $239.9 million and $692.8 million of borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2025. Cash flows from operating activities were $103.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $111.4 million for the same period in 2024.

Full year 2025 operating cash flows were $274.3 million compared to $300.1 million in the prior year period.

The Company’s ratio of total net debt to EBITDA, as calculated under the Company’s credit agreement, was approximately 4.3x at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025. Leverage calculated using consolidated debt from our balance sheet divided by Adjusted EBITDA, before reducing it for NCI, was 4.9x times.

Share Repurchase Program

On February 26, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a new share repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s common stock.

Conference Call Information

Surgery Partners will hold a conference call on March 3, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-877-451-6152, or for international callers, 1-201-389-0879. A replay will be available three hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 13758530. The replay will be available until March 16, 2026.

Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.surgerypartners.com. The replay will also be available on this same website for a limited time following the call.

To learn more about Surgery Partners, please visit the Company's website at www.surgerypartners.com. Surgery Partners uses its website as a channel of distribution for material Company information. Financial and other material information regarding Surgery Partners is routinely posted on the Company's website and is readily accessible.

About Surgery Partners

Headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, Surgery Partners is a leading healthcare services company with a differentiated outpatient delivery model focused on providing high quality, cost effective solutions for surgical and related ancillary care in support of both patients and physicians. Founded in 2004, Surgery Partners is one of the largest and fastest growing surgical services businesses in the country, with more than 200 locations in 30 states, including ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals, multi-specialty physician practices and urgent care facilities. For additional information, visit www.surgerypartners.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding growth, our anticipated operating results for future periods and other similar statements. These statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "continues," "estimates," "predicts," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "could," and similar expressions. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs as of the date of this release and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations discussed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict including, without limitation, reductions in payments from government health care programs and private insurance payors, such as health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, and other managed care organizations and employers; our ability to contract with private insurance payors; changes in our payor mix or surgical case mix; failure to maintain or develop relationships with physicians on beneficial or favorable terms, or at all; the impact of payor controls designed to reduce the number of surgical procedures; our efforts to integrate operations of acquired or developed businesses and surgical facilities, attract new physician partners, or acquire additional surgical facilities; supply chain issues, including shortages or quality control issues with surgery-related products, equipment and medical supplies; competition for physicians, nurses, strategic relationships, acquisitions and managed care contracts; our ability to attract and retain qualified health care professionals; our ability to enforce non-compete restrictions against our physicians; our ability to manage material liabilities whether known or unknown incurred as a result of acquiring or operating surgical facilities; the impact of future legislation and other health care regulatory reform actions, and the effect of that legislation and other regulatory actions on our business; our ability to comply with current health care laws and regulations; the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings that have been or may be brought against us; the impact of cybersecurity attacks or intrusions, changes in the regulatory, economic and other conditions of the states where our surgical facilities are located; our indebtedness; the social and economic impact of a pandemic, epidemic or outbreak of a contagious disease on our business; and the risks and uncertainties identified and discussed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including in Item 1A under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and other reports filed with the SEC. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the results prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP") provided throughout this press release, Surgery Partners has presented the following non-GAAP financial measures: Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, Adjusted net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates, which exclude various items detailed in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below.

These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to replace financial performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP. Rather, they are presented as supplemental measures of the Company's performance that management believes may enhance the evaluation of the Company's ongoing operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are not presented in accordance with GAAP, and the Company’s computation of these non-GAAP financial measures may vary from similar measures used by other companies. These measures have limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute or alternative to revenue, net income or loss, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities, total indebtedness or any other measures of operating performance, liquidity or indebtedness derived in accordance with GAAP.


 
SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Selected Consolidated Financial Data
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts, shares in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
         
Revenues $885.0  $864.4  $3,308.7  $3,114.3 
Operating expenses:        
Salaries and benefits  254.4   240.7   971.0   907.5 
Supplies  239.2   223.0   878.9   812.9 
Professional and medical fees  103.1   91.1   404.5   357.1 
Lease expense  22.7   22.0   87.9   89.5 
Other operating expenses  53.4   54.0   201.4   201.7 
Cost of revenues  672.8   630.8   2,543.7   2,368.7 
General and administrative expenses  23.7   36.0   118.2   138.7 
Depreciation and amortization  59.9   33.9   176.0   152.6 
Transaction and integration costs  18.5   34.0   73.9   100.1 
Net loss on disposals, consolidations and deconsolidations  11.4   19.1   30.4   40.6 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates  (6.6)  (7.2)  (22.9)  (19.5)
Litigation settlements        7.3   (0.8)
Loss on debt extinguishment        1.3   5.1 
Other income, net  (4.9)  (9.3)  (8.7)  (20.0)
   774.8   737.3   2,919.2   2,765.5 
Operating income  110.2   127.1   389.5   348.8 
Interest expense, net  (67.6)  (52.9)  (272.6)  (201.7)
Income before income taxes  42.6   74.2   116.9   147.1 
Income tax expense  (13.6)  (120.8)  (18.0)  (134.6)
Net income (loss)  29.0   (46.6)  98.9   12.5 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests  (44.0)  (61.9)  (176.8)  (180.6)
Net loss attributable to Surgery Partners, Inc. $(15.0) $(108.5) $(77.9) $(168.1)
         
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders        
Basic $(0.12) $(0.86) $(0.61) $(1.33)
Diluted(1) $(0.12) $(0.86) $(0.61) $(1.33)
Weighted average common shares outstanding        
Basic  128,031   126,209   127,209   126,122 
Diluted(1)  128,031   126,209   127,209   126,122 

(1)  The impact of potentially dilutive securities for all periods was not considered because the effect would be anti-dilutive.


SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Selected Financial and Operating Data
(Dollars in millions, except per case and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
  December 31,
2025
 December 31,
2024
     
Balance Sheet Data (at period end):    
Cash and cash equivalents $239.9 $269.5
Total current assets  1,150.7  1,119.4
Total assets  8,119.7  7,890.0
     
Current maturities of long-term debt  99.3  101.4
Total current liabilities  615.5  624.4
Long-term debt, less current maturities  3,602.9  3,268.9
Total liabilities  4,592.9  4,254.8
     
Non-controlling interests—redeemable  395.5  438.8
     
Total Surgery Partners, Inc. stockholders' equity  1,712.9  1,789.7
Non-controlling interests—non-redeemable  1,418.4  1,406.7
Total stockholders' equity  3,131.3  3,196.4


  Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
         
Cash Flow Data:        
Net cash provided by (used in):        
Operating activities $103.4  $111.4  $274.3  $300.1 
Investing activities  (126.1)  (111.7)  (246.6)  (488.5)
Purchases of property and equipment  (12.8)  (22.3)  (78.7)  (90.4)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired  (109.5)  (87.6)  (162.1)  (378.8)
Purchases of equity investments  0.1      (13.3)  (1.7)
Financing activities  59.2   48.0   (57.3)  262.0 
Distributions to non-controlling interest holders  (57.2)  (48.1)  (226.0)  (170.5)


  Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
         
Other Data:        
Number of surgical facilities as of the end of period  176   161   176   161 
Number of consolidated surgical facilities as of the end of period  121   118   121   118 
         
Cases  170,468   174,185   669,732   656,732 
Revenue per case $5,192  $4,963  $4,940  $4,742 
Adjusted EBITDA(1) $156.9  $163.8  $526.2  $508.2 
Adjusted EBITDA margin(2)  17.7%  18.9%  15.9%  16.3%
Adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders - Basic(1) $0.12  $0.44  $0.47  $0.94 
Adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders - Diluted(1) $0.12  $0.44  $0.47  $0.93 

(1)  A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures appears below.
(2)  Defined as Adjusted EBITDA as a % of Revenues.


SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Supplemental Information
(Dollars in millions, except per case amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
  Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
   2025   2024  2025   2024
         
Same-facility Information(1):        
Cases  190,856   188,422  705,944   685,473
Case growth  1.3% N/A  3.0% N/A
Revenue per case $5,215  $5,107 $4,972  $4,901
Revenue per case growth  2.1% N/A  1.4% N/A
Number of work days in the period  62   62  253   254
Case growth (days adjusted)  1.3% N/A  3.4% N/A
Revenue growth (days adjusted)  3.5% N/A  4.9% N/A

(1)  Same-facility information includes cases and revenues from our consolidated and non-consolidated surgical facilities (excluding facilities acquired in new markets or divested during the current and prior periods).


SURGERY PARTNERS, INC.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts, shares in thousands)
(Unaudited)

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to income before income taxes in the reported consolidated financial information, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

  Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
         
Income before income taxes $42.6  $74.2  $116.9  $147.1 
         
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests  (44.0)  (61.9)  (176.8)  (180.6)
Interest expense, net  67.6   52.9   272.6   201.7 
Depreciation and amortization  59.9   33.9   176.0   152.6 
Equity-based compensation expense  (2.2)  6.2   14.8   33.3 
Transaction and integration costs(1)  18.5   34.0   73.9   100.1 
De novo start-up costs  1.3   2.8   6.7   7.9 
Net loss on disposals, consolidations and deconsolidations  11.4   19.1   30.4   40.6 
Litigation settlements and other litigation costs(2)  1.8   1.6   10.4   3.1 
Loss on debt extinguishment        1.3   5.1 
Other     1.0      (2.7)
Adjusted EBITDA(3) $156.9  $163.8  $526.2  $508.2 

(1)  For the three months ended December 31, 2025, this amount includes due diligence, transaction and integration costs related to acquisitions (both completed and in the pipeline) and divested facilities (collectively “M&A costs”) of $15.7 million and other costs, including severance, IT implementation, and revenue cycle standardization of $2.8 million. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, this amount includes M&A costs of $22.6 million and other costs, including severance, IT implementation, and revenue cycle standardization of $11.4 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, this amount includes M&A costs of $55.2 million and other costs, including severance, IT implementation, and revenue cycle standardization of $18.7 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, this amount includes M&A costs of $76.4 million and other costs, including severance, IT implementation, and revenue cycle standardization of $23.7 million.
(2)  This amount includes other litigation costs of $1.8 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
This amount includes a litigation settlement loss of $7.3 million and a gain of $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This amount also includes other litigation costs of $3.1 million and $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
(3)  We use Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by management to assess operating performance, make business decisions and allocate resources. Non-controlling interests represent the interests of third parties, such as physicians, and in some cases, healthcare systems that own an interest in surgical facilities that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes. We believe that it is helpful to investors to present Adjusted EBITDA as defined above because it excludes the portion of net income attributable to these third-party interests and clarifies for investors our portion of Adjusted EBITDA generated by our surgical facilities and other operations. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, operating income or any other measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. The items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and evaluating our financial performance. We believe such adjustments are appropriate, as the magnitude and frequency of such items can vary significantly and are not related to the assessment of normal operating performance. Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The following table provides supplemental information for Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates:

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
  2025  2024  2025  2024
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates:       
Management fee revenues(1)(2)$9.0 $7.0 $33.6 $27.0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates(2) 6.6  7.2  22.9  19.5
Plus:       
Start-up costs related to unconsolidated de novo surgical facilities(3) 0.5  2.2  2.5  5.1
Adjusted EBITDA related to unconsolidated affiliates$16.1 $16.4 $59.0 $51.6

(1)  Includes management and administrative service fees derived from the non-consolidated facilities that the Company accounts for under the equity method and management of surgical facilities in which it does not own an interest. Management fee revenues are included in Revenues on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2)  Included as a component of income before income taxes in the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation table above.
(3)  Included as a component of de novo start-up costs in the Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation table above.

From time to time, the Company incurs certain non-recurring gains or losses that are normally non-operational in nature and management does not consider relevant in assessing its ongoing operating performance. When significant, Surgery Partners’ management and the Company's Board of Directors typically exclude these gains or losses when evaluating the Company’s operating performance and in certain instances when evaluating performance for incentive compensation purposes. Additionally, management believes that certain investors and equity analysts exclude these or similar items when evaluating the Company’s current or future operating performance and in making informed investment decisions regarding the Company. Accordingly, the Company provides adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders and adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders as supplements to the comparable GAAP financial measures. Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders and adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders should not be considered measures of financial performance under GAAP, and the items excluded from such measures are significant components in understanding and assessing financial performance. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to the comparable GAAP measures as presented in the consolidated financial statements.

The following table reconciles net income (loss) as reflected in the consolidated statements of operations to adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders used to calculate adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
  2025   2024   2025   2024 
Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:       
Net income (loss)$29.0  $(46.6) $98.9  $12.5 
Plus (minus):       
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (44.0)  (61.9)  (176.8)  (180.6)
Equity-based compensation expense (2.2)  6.2   14.8   33.3 
Transaction and integration costs 18.5   34.0   73.9   100.1 
De novo start-up costs 1.3   2.8   6.7   7.9 
Net loss on disposals, consolidations and deconsolidations 11.4   19.1   30.4   40.6 
Litigation settlements and other litigation costs 1.8   1.6   10.4   3.1 
Loss on debt extinguishment       1.3   5.1 
Change in valuation allowance on deferred tax assets(1)    99.5      99.5 
Other    1.0      (2.7)
Adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders$15.8  $55.7  $59.6  $118.8 
        
Adjusted net income per share attributable to common stockholders       
Basic$0.12  $0.44  $0.47  $0.94 
Diluted$0.12  $0.44  $0.47  $0.93 
Weighted average common shares outstanding       
Basic 128,031   126,209   127,209   126,122 
Diluted 128,738   127,609   128,128   127,627 

(1)  This amount includes the impact of changes in the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2024, related to technical accounting requirements. The Company made income tax payments of $1.2 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The tax payments related to states in which the Company does not have a NOL to offset taxable income. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company made no federal income tax payments due to the utilization of its NOL carryforwards.


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FAQ

What were Surgery Partners (SGRY) full-year 2025 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA?

Surgery Partners reported full-year 2025 revenue of $3.3 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $526.2 million. According to the company, revenue rose 6.2% year-over-year and Adjusted EBITDA increased 3.5% compared to 2024.

How much cash and borrowing capacity did Surgery Partners (SGRY) report at December 31, 2025?

The company reported $239.9 million in cash and $692.8 million revolver capacity at year-end 2025. According to the company, these liquidity measures support operations and potential M&A or share repurchase activity in 2026.

What guidance did Surgery Partners (SGRY) provide for 2026 regarding revenue and Adjusted EBITDA?

Surgery Partners guided 2026 revenue of $3.35–3.45 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of at least $530 million. According to the company, this initial guidance excludes M&A and reflects a measured view of the near-term operating environment.

How large is the new share repurchase program announced by Surgery Partners (SGRY)?

The board authorized repurchases of up to $200 million of common stock on February 26, 2026. According to the company, the repurchase program permits opportunistic buybacks to return capital and support shareholder value.

What caused Surgery Partners (SGRY) to report a full-year net loss in 2025?

Surgery Partners reported a full-year net loss attributable to the company of $77.9 million for 2025. According to the company, margin pressure and unanticipated fourth-quarter headwinds contributed to the 2025 net loss.

What were Surgery Partners (SGRY) fourth-quarter 2025 operating and margin trends investors should note?

Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $885.0 million with Adjusted EBITDA of $156.9 million, a 4.2% decline year-over-year. According to the company, same-facility revenue grew 3.5% but margin pressure reduced fourth-quarter profitability versus prior year.
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