Full-Year Financial Performance and Adjusted EBITDA
Full-year 2025 GAAP earnings of $324 million ($0.45 per diluted share); excluding special items, earnings were $143 million ($0.20 per diluted share). Full-year adjusted EBITDA totaled $1.0 billion.
Fourth Quarter Results and Adjusted EBITDA
Q4 2025 GAAP earnings of $74 million ($0.10 per diluted share) on net sales of $1.5 billion; Q4 adjusted EBITDA was $140 million. Excluding special items, Q4 reported a loss of $67 million ($0.09 per diluted share).
Timberlands Portfolio Optimization and Proceeds
Completed two divestitures of non-core timberlands (Oregon, Georgia, Alabama) for $406 million and entered agreement to divest ~108,000 acres in Virginia for $193 million (expected close next month), demonstrating active portfolio optimization and capital recycling (total announced proceeds $599 million).
Shareholder Returns and Capital Allocation
Returned $766 million of cash to shareholders in 2025 (including $160 million of share repurchases), increased base dividend by 5%, completed prior $1 billion repurchase program and announced a new $1 billion authorization.
Real Estate & Strategic Land Solutions Outperformance
Q4 Real Estate & ENR contributed $84 million to earnings with adjusted EBITDA of $95 million (slight QoQ increase and ~$19 million above Q4 guidance). Average price per real estate sale hit a record of over $8,200 per acre; full-year adjusted EBITDA for the segment was $411 million, $61 million above initial outlook.
Climate Solutions Growth (Strong YoY Increase)
Full-year adjusted EBITDA for Climate Solutions was $119 million, a 42% increase vs. 2024; generated ~630,000 credits in 2025 and sold 120,000 credits in the voluntary market. Exceeded the $100 million annual EBITDA multiyear target and set a new $250 million EBITDA by 2030 target.
Strategic Growth Initiatives Launched
Launched an ambitious company-wide growth strategy through 2030 including a partnership with Aymium to produce up to 1.5 million tons of biocarbon annually by 2030 (first facility adjacent to McComb, MS) and a target to deliver $1.5 billion of incremental adjusted EBITDA by 2030 vs. 2024 base.
Operational Actions and Investments
Broke ground on a new TimberStrand facility in Arkansas and captured operational excellence improvements; continued disciplined OpEx and mill investments to reduce costs and improve recovery.
Timberlands Segment Contribution and Outlook
Q4 Timberlands (excluding special items) contributed $50 million to earnings with adjusted EBITDA of $114 million. Management expects Timberlands Q1 earnings and adjusted EBITDA to be comparable to Q4 and company-wide 2026 fee harvest volumes of ~35.5 million tons.
Pension Liability Management Progress
Completed purchase of a group annuity contract transferring ~$455 million of U.S. pension liabilities, funded with ~$440 million of plan assets; since 2018 gross pension obligations decreased roughly $5 billion to $1.9 billion and funded status improved by >$1 billion.