Record Annual Revenue and Growth
Fiscal 2025 revenue of $1.057 billion, up 12% year-over-year, marking the first time CCC crossed the $1 billion revenue threshold.
Strong Quarterly Revenue Beat
Q4 2025 revenue of $278 million, up 13% year-over-year and above the high end of guidance ($272M–$277M).
Robust Profitability and Margin Expansion
Q4 adjusted EBITDA of $119 million (43% margin) above guidance; full-year adjusted EBITDA $436 million, up 10% year-over-year with a 41% adjusted EBITDA margin.
Healthy Free Cash Flow and Cash Returns
Trailing-12-month free cash flow of $255 million (up 10% YoY) and a FCF margin of 24%. Returned over $1.1 billion to shareholders via repurchases over the last 2.5 years; completed a $300M buyback, authorized an additional $500M, and initiated a $300M ASR.
High Subscription Mix and Revenue Predictability
Subscription revenue increased to ~85% of total revenue, reducing sensitivity to claim volume fluctuations and improving recurring revenue visibility.
Strong Customer Retention and Expansion
Gross dollar retention of 99% and net dollar retention of 106% in Q4 (up from 105% in Q3); cross-sell and upsell drove ~5.5 points of the 8% organic growth in Q4.
AI Momentum and Emerging Solutions Growth
Approximately $100 million of annual revenue (~10% of total) from AI products; emerging solutions represented ~5% of Q4 revenue and grew over 70% year-over-year. AI is the fastest-growing part of the portfolio.
Strategic M&A and Market Expansion
Completed acquisition of EvolutionIQ (AI claims guidance leader), adding meaningful casualty and workers' compensation capabilities; EvolutionIQ now has wins including 9 of the top 15 disability carriers and early traction in workers' comp.
Large-Scale Network and Data Advantage
Scale and data advantage: ~900,000 registered users processing >$200 billion commerce/year; platform connects 35,000 companies including 27 of the top 30 insurers, 30,000+ repair facilities, 6,000 parts suppliers and 14 of the top 15 OEMs; proprietary dataset representing $2 trillion of real-world outcomes.
2026 Financial Guidance
FY2026 revenue guidance $1.147B–$1.157B (~9% YoY at midpoint) and adjusted EBITDA guidance $477M–$485M implying ~42% adjusted EBITDA margin at midpoint; Q1 2026 revenue guide ~8.5%–9.5% YoY growth.
Capital Structure and Leverage Discipline
Ended quarter with $111 million cash, $1.3 billion debt and net leverage of 2.7x adjusted EBITDA; management comfortable operating with leverage under 3x and prioritizing buybacks alongside selective M&A.
Operational Efficiency and Compensation Improvement
Adjusted operating expense flat year-over-year excluding EvolutionIQ; stock-based compensation decreased to 12% of revenue in Q4 and is expected to decline from 17% of revenue in 2025 to 13% in 2026 with a path to single digits in 2027.