Timken Completes Sale of Belts Business to Gates
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Timken (TKR) completed the sale of its belts business assets to Gates Industrial (GTES), with financial terms undisclosed. The business makes belts for industrial, commercial and consumer applications.
Timken expects the divestiture to improve the adjusted EBITDA margin of its Industrial Motion segment and add to earnings per share in 2027. The company views the sale as a step toward its 2028 margin targets and says it will allow greater focus on advanced motion technology. Proceeds will help fund Timken's capital allocation priorities.
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Positive
- Moderate pointBelts business asset sale to Gates Industrial is complete.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Industrial Motion adjusted EBITDA margin is expected by Timken to improve after the divestiture.
- Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2027 earnings per share are expected by Timken to benefit from the divestiture.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.2028 margin targets are a goal Timken says the divestiture helps it pursue.
- Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Advanced motion technology will receive greater focus, Timken says.
Negative
- None.
Details
News Market Reaction – TKR
On Sep 29, the first trading day after this news, TKR closed 0.44% above the previous close.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus for the Sep 29 session.
Key Figures
- Expected EPS accretion
- 2027
- Expected following completion of the belts business divestiture
Historical Context
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Q2 results recorded impairment charges tied to the anticipated belts-business divestiture.
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Key Terms
adjusted ebitda financial
eps financial
AI-generated analysis. How Rhea-AI works. Not financial advice.
Divestiture improves profitability and increases company focus on core areas of expertise
"This divestiture is an important milestone in achieving our stated 2028 margin targets," said Lucian Boldea, president and chief executive officer. "Exiting the belts business also allows us to increase focus on our core competencies in advanced motion technology."
The divested business manufactures a comprehensive line of belts used in industrial, commercial and consumer applications.
"We believe Gates is the right owner of the business," Boldea said. "Thanks to our belts colleagues for their commitment to Timken and our customers through the years."
The completed divestiture is expected to improve the adjusted EBITDA margins of Timken's Industrial Motion segment and be accretive to EPS in 2027.
Proceeds from the divestiture will help fund Timken's capital allocation priorities.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a leader in advanced motion technology, designs and manufactures highly engineered systems and components for customers in strategic end markets, including aerospace and defense, power and electrification, and automation and industrial solutions. With more than 125 years of specialized expertise and a multinational presence, Timken is a trusted partner worldwide, innovating and powering performance across the application lifecycle. The company posted
Safe Harbor
Certain statements in this release that are not historical in nature (including the company's forecasts, beliefs, expectations, and targets) are "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements related to expectations regarding future financial performance are forward-looking.
The company cautions that actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including: fluctuations in customer demand for the company's products or services; unanticipated changes in business relationships with customers or their purchases from the company; weakness in global or regional general economic conditions and capital markets (as a result of financial stress affecting the banking system or otherwise); changes in customer demand or tariff rates and other costs associated with tariffs; the company's ability to effectively adjust prices for its products in response to changing dynamics; unplanned plant shutdowns; the rapidly evolving global regulatory landscape and the corresponding heightened operational complexity and compliance risks; the company's ability to maintain positive relations with unions and works councils; and the company's ability to complete and achieve the benefits of announced plans, programs, initiatives, divestitures, acquisitions, capital investments, and cost reduction actions. Additional factors are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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FAQ
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What does Timken expect from its belts business sale to Gates Industrial?
Timken expects the completed sale to improve its Industrial Motion segment's adjusted EBITDA margin and add to earnings per share in 2027.