Adient (ADNT) Reports 4% Net Sales Increase

By Chris Stiles • Wednesday, February 04 11:59 • Permanent Link

Adient plc, a leading automotive seating supplier, recently released its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025, providing insight into the company's performance compared to the same period in 2024.

The company reported a 4% increase in net sales, reaching $3,644 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $3,495 million in the same period in 2024. The gross profit remained relatively stable at $217 million in 2025, compared to $216 million in 2024.

However, Adient experienced a net loss of $22 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, in contrast to a net income of $25 million in the same period in 2024. This resulted in a diluted loss per share of $0.28 in 2025, compared to no reported diluted earnings per share in 2024.

The company's total assets decreased to $8,774 million in December 2025, from $8,954 million in September 2025. Likewise, the total liabilities and shareholders' equity also decreased to $8,774 million in December 2025, from $8,954 million in September 2025.

Adient manages its business in three reportable segments: Americas, EMEA, and Asia. In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Americas segment reported net sales of $1,642 million, the EMEA segment reported $1,205 million, and the Asia segment reported $819 million. This represents an increase from the same period in 2024, where the Americas segment reported net sales of $1,611 million, the EMEA segment reported $1,129 million, and the Asia segment reported $772 million.

The company's adjusted EBITDA margin improved in all segments, with the Americas segment at 4.9% in 2025, compared to 5.3% in 2024; the EMEA segment at 2.8% in 2025, compared to 1.9% in 2024; and the Asia segment at 14.0% in 2025, compared to 14.4% in 2024.

Adient also provided reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their closest US GAAP equivalent, including adjusted EBIT, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income attributable to Adient, adjusted effective tax rate, adjusted earnings per share, adjusted equity income, adjusted interest expense, free cash flow, net debt, and net leverage ratio.

The company's press release offered a comprehensive overview of its financial performance, highlighting the changes in various metrics compared to the same period in the previous year. Today the company's shares have moved -5.89% to a price of $22.03. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.

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