--- title: "Franklin Electric | 8-K: FY2025 Q4 Revenue Misses Estimate at USD 506.86 M" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276126804.md" datetime: "2026-02-17T13:02:58.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276126804.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276126804.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276126804.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276126804.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276126804.md) # Franklin Electric | 8-K: FY2025 Q4 Revenue Misses Estimate at USD 506.86 M Revenue: As of FY2025 Q4, the actual value is USD 506.86 M, missing the estimate of USD 516.25 M. EPS: As of FY2025 Q4, the actual value is USD 0.87, beating the estimate of USD 0.8675. EBIT: As of FY2025 Q4, the actual value is USD 54.16 M. #### Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights - **Consolidated Net Sales**: Consolidated net sales reached $506.9 million, an increase of 4% compared to the prior year’s fourth quarter. - **Segment Revenue**: - Water Systems net sales were $291.6 million, up $12.0 million from Q4 2024, an increase of 4%. - Energy Systems net sales were $74.7 million, up $5.9 million, an increase of 9%. - Distribution net sales were $161.6 million, up $4.4 million, an increase of 3%. - **Operating Income**: Operating income was $51.6 million, marking a 20% increase from the prior year, with an operating margin of 10.2%. - Water Systems operating income was $41.8 million in Q4 2025, compared to $35.6 million in Q4 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 14.3%. - Energy Systems operating income was $22.6 million in Q4 2025, compared to $24.7 million in Q4 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 30.3%. - Distribution operating income was $5.3 million in Q4 2025, compared to $0.5 million in Q4 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 3.3%. - **Gross Profit**: Gross profit for Q4 2025 was $171.492 million, up from $164.240 million in Q4 2024. - **Cost of Sales**: Cost of sales was $335.363 million in Q4 2025, compared to $321.505 million in Q4 2024. - **Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses**: These expenses amounted to $119.593 million in Q4 2025, compared to $117.846 million in Q4 2024. - **Restructuring Expense**: Restructuring expense was $280 thousand in Q4 2025, significantly lower than $3.360 million in Q4 2024. - **Interest Expense**: Interest expense was - $2.541 million in Q4 2025, compared to - $1.339 million in Q4 2024. - **Other Income, Net**: Other income, net was $71 thousand in Q4 2025, compared to $630 thousand in Q4 2024. - **Foreign Exchange Expense, Net**: Foreign exchange expense, net was - $827 thousand in Q4 2025, compared to - $1.590 million in Q4 2024. - **Pension Settlement Income (Loss)**: Pension settlement income was $319 thousand in Q4 2025. - **Income Before Income Taxes**: Income before income taxes was $48.641 million in Q4 2025, up from $40.735 million in Q4 2024. - **Income Tax Expense**: Income tax expense was $9.088 million in Q4 2025, compared to $6.443 million in Q4 2024. - **Net Income**: Net income was $39.553 million in Q4 2025, compared to $34.292 million in Q4 2024. - **Net Income Attributable to Franklin Electric Co., Inc.**: This was $39.250 million in Q4 2025, compared to $33.655 million in Q4 2024. #### Full Year 2025 Financial Highlights - **Consolidated Net Sales**: Consolidated net sales for the full year reached $2.1 billion, an increase of 5% compared to the prior year. - **Segment Revenue**: - Water Systems net sales were $1,256.4 million, up $72.4 million from FY 2024, an increase of 6%. - Energy Systems net sales were $299.0 million, up $25.3 million, an increase of 9%. - Distribution net sales were $700.7 million, up $15.2 million, an increase of 2%. - **Operating Income**: Operating income was $269.0 million, representing a 10% increase from the prior year, with an operating margin of 12.6%. - Water Systems operating income was $207.2 million in FY 2025, compared to $197.9 million in FY 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 16.5%. - Energy Systems operating income was $99.1 million in FY 2025, compared to $93.6 million in FY 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 33.1%. - Distribution operating income was $39.8 million in FY 2025, compared to $24.3 million in FY 2024. Its operating income to net sales percentage was 5.7%. - **Gross Profit**: Gross profit for FY 2025 was $755.925 million, up from $717.280 million in FY 2024. - **Cost of Sales**: Cost of sales was $1,375.325 million in FY 2025, compared to $1,304.061 million in FY 2024. - **Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses**: These expenses amounted to $486.231 million in FY 2025, compared to $470.136 million in FY 2024. - **Restructuring Expense**: Restructuring expense was $716 thousand in FY 2025, compared to $3.499 million in FY 2024. - **Interest Expense**: Interest expense was - $10.641 million in FY 2025, compared to - $6.319 million in FY 2024. - **Other Income, Net**: Other income, net was $585 thousand in FY 2025, compared to $1.339 million in FY 2024. - **Foreign Exchange Expense, Net**: Foreign exchange expense, net was - $9.340 million in FY 2025, compared to - $6.818 million in FY 2024. - **Pension Settlement Income (Loss)**: The company incurred a pension settlement loss of - $54.932 million in FY 2025, which includes a pre-tax settlement charge of $54.9 million for terminating its US Pension Plan, or $41.5 million net of tax. - **Income Before Income Taxes**: Income before income taxes was $194.650 million in FY 2025, down from $231.847 million in FY 2024. - **Income Tax Expense**: Income tax expense was $45.956 million in FY 2025, compared to $50.238 million in FY 2024. - **Net Income**: Net income was $148.694 million in FY 2025, compared to $181.609 million in FY 2024. - **Net Income Attributable to Franklin Electric Co., Inc.**: This was $147.090 million in FY 2025, compared to $180.309 million in FY 2024. #### Cash Flow - **Cash Balance**: 富兰克林电子 ended 2025 with a cash balance of $99.7 million, a decrease of $120.9 million compared to $220.5 million at the end of 2024. - **Net Cash Flows from Operating Activities**: Net cash flows from operating activities for 2025 were $238.9 million, compared to $261.4 million in 2024. - **Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities**: Net cash flows from investing activities were - $157.125 million in 2025, compared to - $45.628 million in 2024. - This included additions to property, plant, and equipment of - $45.337 million and acquisitions and investments of - $114.664 million in 2025. - **Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities**: Net cash flows from financing activities were - $197.306 million in 2025, compared to - $74.069 million in 2024. - This included purchases of common stock amounting to - $165.623 million and dividends paid of - $49.999 million in 2025. #### Outlook / Guidance Franklin Electric Co., Inc. expects its full-year 2026 sales to be in the range of $2.17 billion to $2.24 billion. 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