Trimble Q4 profit, revenue beat expectations

Reuters02-10 20:02
Trimble Q4 profit, revenue beat expectations 

Overview

  • Technology company's Q4 revenue fell 1% yr/yr but beat analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q4 beat analyst expectations

  • Company repurchased 1.9 mln shares for $148.1 mln in Q4

Outlook

  • Trimble expects full-year 2026 revenue between $3.81 bln and $3.91 bln

  • Company forecasts Q1 2026 revenue between $893 mln and $918 mln

  • Trimble projects 2026 GAAP EPS of $2.04 to $2.23

Result Drivers

  • CONNECT & SCALE STRATEGY - Trimble's execution of its Connect & Scale strategy drove record annualized recurring revenue and strong gross margins

  • ORGANIC GROWTH - Despite a 1% decline in overall revenue, organic revenue grew by 4%, indicating underlying business strength

  • OPERATING MARGINS - Record operating income margins achieved, suggesting effective cost management and operational efficiency

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

Beat

$969.80 mln

$950.81 mln (12 Analysts)

Q4 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$1

$0.96 (12 Analysts)

Q4 EPS

$0.65

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$240.80 mln

$230.82 mln (10 Analysts)

Q4 Net Income

$156.60 mln

Q4 Adjusted EBITDA

Beat

$324.80 mln

$310.48 mln (9 Analysts)

Q4 operating income

$216.20 mln

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 15 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the software peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Trimble Inc is $99.00, about 47.9% above its February 9 closing price of $66.93

  • The stock recently traded at 19 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 24 three months ago

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