Record Profitability and Margins
Delivered record adjusted earnings from operations of $504 million (6.1% margin) and record total gross margin (full year) of 21.4%; Q4 gross margin expanded to 23.4% (+220 bps).
Adjusted EPS and EBITDA Growth
Adjusted diluted EPS of $2.96 in Q4, up 11%; full year adjusted diluted EPS $9.87 (up 2% year-over-year). Q4 adjusted EBITDA $156 million, up 11% with margin expansion of 80 bps to 7.6%; full year adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 40 bps to 6.6%.
Strong Gross Profit and Segment Performance
Total gross profit grew 9% in Q4. Cloud gross profit up 11% in Q4 ($138 million) and cloud full-year gross profit $495 million. Insight Core Services gross profit grew 16% in Q4 ($90 million) and full-year core services gross profit was $320 million with margin over 32%.
Revenue Mix Shift to Services and Cloud
Core services revenue up 7% in Q4 (acquisition-driven plus organic), hardware revenue increased 2% in Q4; mix shift drove margin expansion and improved operating leverage via disciplined expense management (adjusted SG&A managed to support margin gains).
Strategic Acquisitions and Talent
Completed acquisitions (Inspire11, Sekuro) to strengthen capabilities in data, AI and cybersecurity; second consecutive quarter of organic bookings growth in Core Services; over 6,600 technical professionals and >70 issued patents (200+ applications filed) to support IP and services.
Product and Platform Innovation
Launched Prism, an AI platform to help clients prioritize and operationalize AI use cases; first partner to launch Cisco Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA; multiple partner awards from Google, Cisco, HP, HPE, Intel, Databricks and analyst recognitions from Gartner, IDC and Forrester.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity Actions
Generated ~ $300 million cash flow from operations in 2025; increased share repurchase authorization to $299 million and authorized an additional $75 million repurchase beginning Q1; ABL facility limit raised to $2 billion with ~$1.1 billion available.
Guidance Reflects Continued Profitability
2026 guidance expects low single-digit gross profit growth with gross margin ~21%; adjusted diluted EPS excluding stock-based comp $11.00–$11.50 (≈5% growth at midpoint vs. 2025 excl. SBC); cloud gross profit expected to grow in low double digits and core services in high single digits.