Adient announces strong third quarter financial results

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Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global automotive seating leader, reported strong Q3 2025 financial results with significant improvements across key metrics. The company achieved GAAP net income of $36M and diluted EPS of $0.43, while adjusted EPS reached $0.45.

Notable highlights include Adjusted EBITDA of $226M, representing a $24M year-over-year increase, with margins improving from 5.4% to 6.0%. The company's financial position shows cash and cash equivalents of $860M with gross debt of $2.4B and net debt of $1.5B as of June 30, 2025.

Following strong performance, Adient has raised its FY25 guidance, projecting revenue of ~$14.4B and Adjusted EBITDA of ~$875M. The company also continued its share repurchase program, buying back $50M worth of shares in Q3, reducing outstanding shares by ~2.8M.

Positive

• Adjusted EBITDA increased by $24M year-over-year to $226M
• EBITDA margins improved from 5.4% to 6.0% year-over-year
• Strong cash position with $860M in cash and cash equivalents
• FY25 guidance raised for both revenue (~$14.4B) and Adj-EBITDA (~$875M)
• $50M in share repurchases completed in Q3, reducing shares outstanding by 2.8M

Negative

• Substantial debt load with gross debt of $2.4B and net debt of $1.5B

PLYMOUTH, Mich., Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Adient (NYSE: ADNT), a global leader in automotive seating, today announced its third quarter 2025 financial results.

• Q3 GAAP net income and EPS diluted of $36M and $0.43 respectively; Q3 Adj.-EPS diluted of $0.45
  
  
• Q3 Adj.-EBITDA of $226M, a $24M y-o-y improvement; Adj.-EBITDA margins improved from 5.4% to 6.0% y-o-y
  
  
• Gross debt and net debt totaled ~$2.4B and ~$1.5B, respectively, at June 30, 2025; cash and cash equivalents of $860M at June 30, 2025
  
  
• The company repurchased $50M of its shares in the quarter, retiring shares outstanding by ~2.8M; year-to-date share repurchases total $75M and represent ~4% of shares outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year
  
  
• Based on strong year-to-date financial performance and expected solid Q4 results, Adient is raising its FY25 guidance for revenue and Adj.-EBITDA to ~$14.4B and ~$875M, respectively

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 more than 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. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year. For more information on Adient, 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 (ADNT) Q3 2025 earnings results?

Adient reported GAAP net income of $36M, diluted EPS of $0.43, and adjusted EPS of $0.45. The company achieved Adjusted EBITDA of $226M, up $24M year-over-year.

How much debt does Adient (ADNT) have in 2025?

As of June 30, 2025, Adient had gross debt of $2.4B and net debt of $1.5B, with cash and cash equivalents of $860M.

What is Adient's (ADNT) revenue guidance for FY 2025?

Adient raised its FY25 guidance, projecting revenue of approximately $14.4B and Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $875M.

How many shares did Adient (ADNT) repurchase in Q3 2025?

Adient repurchased $50M worth of shares in Q3 2025, reducing shares outstanding by approximately 2.8M. Year-to-date repurchases total $75M, representing about 4% of outstanding shares.

What was Adient's (ADNT) EBITDA margin in Q3 2025?

Adient's Adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 6.0% in Q3 2025, up from 5.4% in the same period last year.