Full-Year Sales Growth
Sales increased 9% in FY2025 to $1,140,000,000, driven by aerospace, food & biopharma, domestic general industrial strength and improving semiconductor markets; organic sales growth was 7.6% for the year.
Fourth Quarter Momentum
Q4 2025 sales rose 14.3% to $295,400,000 with organic sales up ~10%; strong contributions from Sealing Technologies and improved AST order flow; partial-quarter contributions from Alpha and Overlook acquisitions.
Profitability and EBITDA Expansion
Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $69,400,000, up 19.2% year-over-year, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 23.5% (up 100 bps). Full-year adjusted metrics show maintenance of premium profitability.
Sealing Technologies Outperformance
Sealing Technologies delivered Q4 sales of $187,100,000 (almost +15% YoY) with organic sales up nearly 8% and adjusted segment EBITDA margin expanding 180 bps to 32.8%; segment margin exceeded 32% for the second consecutive year and management expects ~mid single-digit organic growth and margin >30% in 2026.
Advanced Surface Technologies (AST) Recovery Signs
AST Q4 sales increased 13.4% to $108,400,000; adjusted segment EBITDA rose ~3% with margins above 20%. Management reports accelerating order patterns and expects high-single-digit sales growth for 2026, stronger second-half performance, and margin expansion through the year.
Strong Free Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Generated >$150,000,000 of free cash flow in 2025 (net of $48,000,000 capex), an 18% increase from $130,000,000 in 2024; exited 2025 with net leverage ratio of 2.0x and >$580,000,000 available on an expanded $800,000,000 revolver.
Strategic M&A and Capital Allocation
Deployed $280,000,000 to acquire Alpha Measurement Solutions and Overlook Industries (2025) and completed AMI acquisition in late 2024; management targets $250,000,000–$300,000,000 (or more) for strategic M&A and reports a robust pipeline of targets.
Guidance and Forward Outlook
2026 guidance: total sales growth expected 8%–12% (including ~$60,000,000 from Alpha/Overlook), adjusted diluted EPS $8.50–$9.20, adjusted EBITDA indicated in the range disclosed, and capex expected around $50,000,000 (~4% of sales) focused on growth.
Operational & Safety Achievements
World-class safety results in 2025 with total recordable incident rate of 0.64 and lost time case rate of 0.09; enterprise-wide training commitment (minimum 16 hours per colleague) and two-thirds of capex targeted to growth/efficiency projects.