Top-line Growth
Fourth-quarter net sales increased 9% year-over-year to $924 million; full-year net sales increased 6% to approximately $4.0 billion.
Earnings and Margin Expansion (Quarter)
Q4 adjusted diluted EPS was $0.84 (adjusted EPS increased 62% YoY); GAAP Q4 EPS was $0.83 (up 98% YoY). Q4 gross margin improved to 23.0% from 22.1% a year ago. Q4 adjusted operating margin expanded 110 basis points to 6.3% and adjusted EBITDA increased 17% to $105 million with adjusted EBITDA margin up 80 bps to 11.4%.
Full-year Profitability and Earnings
Full-year adjusted net income rose 5% to $154 million and adjusted diluted EPS increased 2% to $4.44. Full-year adjusted EBITDA was $468 million.
Strong Cash Generation and Liquidity
Full-year free cash flow was $246 million; cash provided by operations was $329 million. Q4 operating cash flow was $131 million (Q4 free cash flow ~$113 million). Available liquidity at year-end was approximately $818 million and net leverage improved to 2.6x from 2.8x.
Disciplined Capital Allocation
Returned $87 million to shareholders in 2025 (including $32 million repurchases and $55 million dividends); increased regular quarterly dividend by 17.5%. Invested $122 million in acquisitions during the year.
End-Market Content Gains and Revenue Outperformance
RV Q4 revenue +10% to $392M; RV content per wholesale unit for the full year $5,190 (+7% YoY) and Q4 CPU +13% YoY. Marine Q4 revenue +24% to $150M; marine estimated CPU for the year $4,327 (+11% YoY) and Q4 CPU +25% YoY. Powersports Q4 revenue +39% to $109M.
Aftermarket and Platform Expansion
Aftermarket sales increased ~30% YoY and now represent 10% of total revenue (up from 8%). Over 500 Patrick SKUs are listed on RecPro. Acquisitions (Medallion, QES, Aegis, Lilypad, Elkhart Composites) expanded marine electrical, instrumentation, composites and aftermarket capabilities.
Innovation — 'The Experience' Virtual Design Platform
Launched a full-scale virtual design and reality solution (50'x14' LED Experience); hosted 30+ comprehensive demos since late November, intended to reduce prototyping and deepen customer collaboration.
2026 Financial Outlook
Management expects 2026 adjusted operating margin to improve by 70–90 basis points vs. 2025. Guidance: operating cash flow $380–400M, CapEx $70–80M, implying free cash flow of approximately $300M or more. End-market shipment outlooks generally call for low-single-digit increases or flat retail across key segments.