Record Q4 Operating Performance
Q4 revenue of $4.9 billion with segment operating income (SOI) of $416 million — the highest SOI and SOI margin in over 7 years. SOI was up ~9% year-over-year (and +18% when adjusted for divestitures). Reported SOI margin was 8.5% (up ~1 point excluding asset sales).
Strong Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Improvement
Generated over $1.3 billion of free cash flow in Q4; net debt declined by $1.6 billion year-over-year, helped by proceeds from three major asset sales and an insurance recovery.
Goodyear Forward Delivery
Goodyear Forward delivered $192 million of benefits in Q4 and $772 million for the full year; company exceeded initial P&L targets for 2024 and 2025 by over $150 million and reports $1.5 billion of run-rate benefits to date.
Price/Mix and Revenue per Tire Gains
Revenue per tire increased ~4% in Q4 (consumer replacement revenue per tire up ~8%). Price/mix contributed ~$206 million to Q4 performance; company is prioritizing higher-margin, >18-inch products.
Product and Commercial Execution
Launched a large new-product program (30% more new products than most of company history) and plans ~1,700 new products in 2026. U.S. consumer >18-inch share rose to ~50% in Q4 (vs ~42% in Q4 2024), supporting premium mix.
Regional Operational Progress — EMEA & Asia Pacific
EMEA: eighth consecutive quarter of consumer OE market share gains (~+3 percentage points) and highest SOI margin in over 3 years; Asia Pacific: consumer replacement returned to growth after SKU rationalizations, with APAC SOI of $69 million (13.1% of sales) and margin expansion excluding divestitures.
Cost and Capital Discipline
Company reduced base CapEx and interest expense assumptions for modeling, driving improved cash generation outlook; emphasized manufacturing efficiency programs and procurement/engineering changes that improved CapEx leverage.