Textron Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

• EPS of $1.31; adjusted EPS of $1.55, up from $1.40 in the prior year
• Revenues of $3.6 billion, up 5%, or $175 million, compared to the prior year
• Backlog increased $2.2 billion driven by Bell and Textron Systems

PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) today reported third quarter 2025 income from continuing operations of $1.31 per share, compared to $1.18 in the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted income from continuing operations, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, was $1.55 per share for the third quarter of 2025, compared to $1.40 per share in the third quarter of 2024.

“Overall, third quarter revenue was up 5% for Textron with higher revenues at Aviation, Bell, and Textron Systems,” said Textron Chairman and CEO Scott C. Donnelly. “Higher Aviation deliveries, acceleration of MV-75 at Bell, and solid performance at Systems all contributed to a strong quarter.”

Cash Flow

Net cash provided by operating activities of the manufacturing group for the third quarter was $348 million, compared to $208 million last year. Manufacturing cash flow before pension contributions, a non-GAAP measure that is defined and reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release, totaled $281 million for the third quarter, compared to $147 million last year.

In the quarter, Textron returned $206 million to shareholders through share repurchases. Year to date, Textron has returned $635 million to shareholders through share repurchases.

Outlook

Textron reiterated its expectation for full-year 2025 GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations to be in the range of $5.19 to $5.39, or $6.00 to $6.20 on an adjusted basis, which is reconciled to GAAP in an attachment to this release. Manufacturing cash flow before pension contributions, a non-GAAP measure, is reiterated to be in the range of $900 million to $1.0 billion.

Third Quarter Segment Results

Textron Aviation

Textron Aviation’s revenues were $1.5 billion, up 10%, or $138 million from last year’s third quarter, reflecting higher aircraft revenues of $116 million and higher aftermarket parts and services revenues of $22 million. The increase in aircraft revenues was largely due to higher volume and mix, which included higher Citation jet and commercial turboprop volume, partially offset by lower defense volume.

Textron Aviation delivered 42 jets in the quarter, up from 41 in the third quarter of 2024, and 39 commercial turboprops, up from 25 in last year’s third quarter.

Segment profit was $179 million in the third quarter, up $51 million from a year ago, largely due to higher volume and mix.

Textron Aviation backlog at the end of the third quarter was $7.7 billion.

Bell

Bell revenues were $1.0 billion, up 10%, or $97 million from the third quarter of 2024. The revenue increase in the quarter was driven by higher military revenues of $128 million, primarily due to higher volume from the U.S. Army’s MV-75 program, partially offset by lower commercial revenues of $31 million, primarily due to volume.

Bell delivered 30 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 44 in last year’s third quarter.

Segment profit of $92 million was down $6 million from last year’s third quarter.

Bell backlog ended the third quarter at $8.2 billion, an increase of $1.3 billion from the prior quarter primarily reflecting the award for the prototype testing and evaluation phase of the MV-75 program.

Textron Systems

Textron Systems revenues were $307 million, up $6 million from last year’s third quarter, which included higher volume on the Ship-to-Shore Connector program.

Segment profit of $52 million was up $13 million, compared with the third quarter of 2024, largely due to a gain resulting from the early termination of a vendor contract.

Textron Systems backlog ended the third quarter at $3.2 billion, an increase of $980 million reflecting new contract awards for several programs.

Industrial

Industrial revenues were $761 million, down $79 million from last year’s third quarter, reflecting $88 million in lower revenues related to the divestiture of the Powersports business.

Segment profit of $31 million was down $1 million from the third quarter of 2024.

Textron eAviation

Textron eAviation segment revenues were $5 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to $6 million in last year’s third quarter, and segment loss was $15 million, as compared with a segment loss of $18 million in the third quarter of 2024.

Finance

Finance segment revenues were $26 million, and profit was $18 million in the third quarter of 2025, as compared to segment revenues of $12 million and profit of $5 million in the third quarter of 2024. The increase in revenues and segment profit was largely due to gains on the disposition of non-captive assets.

Conference Call Information

Textron will host its conference call today, October 23, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern) to discuss its results and outlook. The call will be available via webcast at www.textron.com or by direct dial at (888) 596-4144 in the U.S. or (646) 968-2525 outside of the U.S.; Access Code: 6969175.

In addition, the call will be recorded and available for playback beginning at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) on Thursday, October 23, 2025 by dialing (800) 770-2030; Access Code: 6969175.

A package containing key data that will be covered on today’s call can be found in the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at www.textron.com.

About Textron Inc.

Textron Inc. is a multi-industry company that leverages its global network of aircraft, defense, industrial and finance businesses to provide customers with innovative solutions and services. Textron is known around the world for its powerful brands such as Bell, Cessna, Beechcraft, Hawker, Pipistrel, Jacobsen, Kautex, Lycoming, E-Z-GO, and Textron Systems. For more information visit: www.textron.com.

Forward-looking Information

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Outlook

(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain significant items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, results from our ongoing business operations. We believe that these non-GAAP measures may be useful for period-over-period comparisons of underlying business trends and our ongoing business performance, however, they should be used in conjunction with GAAP measures. Our non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures, and other companies may define similarly named measures differently. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. We utilize the following definitions for the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release and have provided a reconciliation of the GAAP to non-GAAP amounts for each measure:

Segment Profit

Segment profit is an important measure used by our chief operating decision maker for evaluating performance and for decision-making purposes. Segment profit for the manufacturing segments excludes the non-service components of pension and postretirement income, net; LIFO inventory provision; intangible asset amortization; interest expense, net for Manufacturing group; certain corporate expenses; gains/losses on major business dispositions; and special charges.

Contacts

Investor Contacts:
Scott Hegstrom – 401-457-2288

Kyle Williams – 401-457-2288

Media Contact:
Mike Maynard – 401-457-2362

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