CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2026-- AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR), a global leader in drug delivery and consumer product dispensing, dosing and protection technologies, today reported the following fourth quarter results for the period ended December 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

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Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights

(Compared to the prior year quarter; see Non-GAAP section for full definitions; see reconciliation for Non-GAAP measures)

• Reported sales increased 14% and core sales increased 5%—all three segments delivered core sales growth
• Reported net income decreased 26% to $74 million and reported earnings per share decreased 24% to $1.13
• Adjusted earnings per share were $1.25
• Adjusted EBITDA margin was 19.8% compared to 23.0% in the prior year
• Returned $206 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
• Subsequent to the quarter, the Board of Directors has approved a new authorization for the repurchase of up to $600 million of the Company’s common stock

Annual 2025 Highlights

(Compared to the prior year period; see Non-GAAP section for full definitions; see reconciliation for Non-GAAP measures)

• Reported sales increased 5% and core sales increased 2%
• Reported net income increased 5% to $393 million and reported earnings per share increased 7% to $5.89
• Returned $486 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends
• Capital expenditures decreased year over year, ending the year at about 7% of sales
• 2025 was our 32^nd consecutive year of paying an annually increasing dividend

“All three segments delivered core sales growth, driving a total increase of 5% in the fourth quarter and underscoring our strong market positions and the benefits of our innovation‑led portfolio. Our Pharma segment’s growth was driven by strong demand for our elastomeric components, continued demand for our systemic nasal drug delivery technologies and the return to growth for our consumer healthcare division. Our Beauty segment delivered double-digit growth, driven by healthy demand for our dispensing technologies across all end markets, and our Closures segment had strong product volume growth. A combination of product mix and some higher than expected production costs reduced the impact of our strong top line results on our overall profitability in the quarter. We remain confident in our ability to drive performance and to continue creating value for shareholders,” said Stephan B. Tanda, Aptar President and CEO.

Fourth Quarter Results

For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, reported sales increased 14% to $963 million compared to $848 million in the prior year and core sales increased 5%.

Pharma’s reported sales increased 10% with a currency contribution of 6%, resulting in a 4% increase in core sales in the quarter when compared to the prior year period, with growth primarily driven by injectables. In the prescription division, sales for dispensing systems rose 1% primarily due to strong demand for systemic nasal drug delivery used for central nervous system therapies and pain management. This growth, along with strong demand for asthma treatments, offset lower sales in emergency medicine. Sales in the injectables division increased 24%, mainly driven by growth in GLP-1 elastomeric components and service offerings. Active material science solutions declined 10% due primarily to the challenging comparison of a large tooling sale in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Consumer healthcare sales increased 3%; the division returned to growth after a period of destocking. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 32.4%, a decrease of 330 basis points, reflecting a less favorable product mix primarily due to lower sales in emergency medicine.

Beauty’s reported sales increased 24% driven by a 7% benefit from currency changes and a 7% contribution from acquisitions, with core sales growth of 10%, from a lower prior year comparison. There was increased demand for fragrance dispensing, as well as hair, body and sun care applications. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 10.2%, a decline of 220 basis points, due to lower‑margin revenue, including tooling sales; required environmental upgrades at a metal anodization plant; and isolated operational disruptions at a supplier.

Closures’ reported sales rose 5% from the prior year quarter and core sales increased 1%, with a 4% currency benefit. While product sales volumes were up, core sales results were somewhat offset by the pass through of lower resin pricing. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 14.9%, a decline of 120 basis points, due to higher than expected production costs.

Aptar reported fourth quarter earnings per share of $1.13 compared to $1.49 reported a year ago. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.25, compared to the prior year period’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.62, including comparable exchange rates. The fourth quarter reported effective tax rate was 18.9% and the adjusted effective tax rate was 19.4%, compared to the prior year period’s reported effective tax rate of 13.1% and adjusted effective tax rate of 13.5%.

Annual Results

For the year ended December 31, 2025, reported sales increased 5% to $3.78 billion compared to $3.58 billion in the prior year. Core sales also increased 2%.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, Aptar’s reported earnings per share were $5.89, an increase of 7%, compared to $5.53 reported a year ago. For full year 2025, adjusted earnings per share were $5.74 and decreased 1% from prior year adjusted earnings per share of $5.81, including comparable exchange rates. The current year had a reported effective tax rate of 20.1% and an adjusted effective tax rate of 21.4% compared to the prior year reported and adjusted effective tax rates of 20.3% and 20.5%, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, cash flow from operations was $570 million. Free cash flow was $303 million, with the year-over-year decline primarily driven by higher working capital due to the timing of certain tax payments and pension contributions, partially offset by lower capital expenditures. The company ended December with $410 million in cash and short-term investments, $1.07 billion in net debt, and a leverage ratio of 1.38.

Outlook

Regarding Aptar’s outlook, Tanda stated, “Looking ahead to the first quarter and 2026, we expect strong growth within Pharma outside of emergency medicine, which is going through a period of destocking. Injectables, systemic nasal drug delivery and our consumer healthcare solutions are expected to deliver continued growth. In Beauty, we are seeing early signs of strengthening demand in prestige fragrance, and Closures is expected to deliver steady performance as innovation and category conversion continue to lead the way. We believe that our determination to drive further productivity gains, combined with a strong balance sheet, provides the ability to return capital to shareholders while retaining strategic flexibility and continuing to invest in the business for long‑term value creation.”

Aptar currently expects adjusted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2026 to be in the range of $1.13 to $1.21. This guidance assumes an effective tax rate range of 21.0% to 23.0%. The earnings per share guidance range is assuming a 1.18 Euro to USD exchange rate. In 2026, capital investments are expected to be in the range of $260 million to $280 million.

Cash Dividends and Share Repurchases

As previously announced, Aptar’s Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.48 per share. The payment date is February 26, 2026, to stockholders of record as of February 4, 2026. During the fourth quarter, Aptar repurchased 1.5 million shares for $175 million. Aptar may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions or other programs, subject to market conditions. The Board of Directors has approved a new authorization for the repurchase of up to $600 million of the Company’s common stock. This new authorization replaces all previous authorizations. Aptar may repurchase shares through the open market, privately negotiated transactions or other programs, subject to market conditions. The timing and amounts of any share repurchases will be based on market conditions and other factors including but not limited to share price, regulatory requirements and capital availability. Aptar is not obligated to acquire any minimum dollar amount or number of shares, and the share repurchase program may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at Aptar’s discretion.

Open Conference Call

There will be a conference call held on Friday, February 6, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and annual results for 2025. The call will last approximately one hour. Interested parties are invited to listen to a live webcast by visiting the Investor Relations website at investors.aptar.com. Replay of the conference call can also be accessed for a limited time on the Investor Relations page of the website.

About Aptar

Aptar is a global leader in drug delivery and consumer product dosing, dispensing and protection technologies. Aptar serves a number of attractive end markets including pharmaceutical, beauty, food, beverage, personal care and home care. Using market expertise, proprietary design, engineering and science to create innovative solutions for many of the world’s leading brands, Aptar in turn makes a meaningful difference in the lives, looks, health and homes of millions of patients and consumers around the world. Aptar is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has more than 14,000 dedicated employees in 20 countries. For more information, visit www.aptar.com.

Presentation of Non-GAAP Information

This press release refers to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including current year adjusted earnings per share and adjusted EBITDA, which exclude the impact of restructuring initiatives, acquisition-related costs, certain purchase accounting adjustments related to acquisitions and investments and net unrealized investment gains and losses related to observable market price changes on equity securities, and other special items. Core sales and adjusted earnings per share also neutralize the impact of foreign currency translation effects when comparing current results to the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before net interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, restructuring initiatives, acquisition-related costs, net unrealized investment gains and losses related to observable market price changes on equity securities and other special items. For the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, “Other special items” include costs incurred related to non-ordinary-course litigation, specifically: lawsuits between Aptar and ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., involving Aptar’s claims of trade-secret misappropriation and contractual breaches and ARS’s counterclaims under U.S. antitrust laws; and patent infringement actions filed by Nemera La Verpillière SAS in Germany and France relating to certain of Aptar’s ophthalmic products. These costs are excluded because they do not reflect our core operating performance. Please refer to "Legal Proceedings" within Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies within Aptar’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025 for more information. Adjusted EBITDA margin is adjusted EBITDA divided by reported net sales. Non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures provided by other companies. Aptar’s management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to our investors because they allow for a better period over period comparison of operating results by removing the impact of items that, in management’s view, do not reflect Aptar’s core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures also provide investors with certain information used by Aptar’s management when making financial and operational decisions. Free cash flow is calculated as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures plus proceeds from government grants related to capital expenditures. We believe that it is meaningful to investors in evaluating our financial performance and measuring our ability to generate cash internally to fund our initiatives. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP financial results but should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and other information presented herein. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is included in the accompanying tables. Our outlook is provided on a non-GAAP basis because certain reconciling items are dependent on future events that either cannot be controlled, such as exchange rates and changes in the fair value of equity investments, or reliably predicted because they are not part of the company's routine activities, such as restructuring, acquisition costs and other special items.

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including certain statements set forth under the “Outlook” section of this press release. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “future,” “potential,” “continues” and other similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could” are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. Accordingly, our actual results or other events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements due to known or unknown risks and uncertainties that exist in our operations and business environment including, but not limited to: geopolitical conflicts worldwide and the resulting indirect impact on demand from our customers selling their products into these countries, as well as rising input costs and certain supply chain disruptions; cybersecurity threats against our systems and/or service providers that could impact our networks and reporting systems; the availability of raw materials and components (particularly from sole sourced suppliers for some of our Pharma solutions) as well as the financial viability of these suppliers; our ability to protect and defend our intellectual property rights, as well as litigation involving intellectual property rights; the outcome of any legal proceeding that has been or may be instituted against us and others;lower demand and asset utilization due to an economic recession either globally or in key markets we operate within; economic conditions worldwide, including inflationary conditions and potential deflationary conditions in other regions we rely on for growth; competition, including technological advances; significant tariffs and other restrictions on foreign imports imposed by the U.S. and related countermeasures taken by impacted foreign countries; our ability to successfully implement facility expansions and new facility projects; fluctuations in the cost of materials, components, transportation cost as a result of supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, and other input costs; significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates or our effective tax rate; the impact of tax reform legislation, changes in tax rates and other tax-related events or transactions that could impact our effective tax rate; financial conditions of customers and suppliers; consolidations within our customer or supplier bases; changes in customer and/or consumer spending levels; loss of one or more key accounts; our ability to offset inflationary impacts with cost containment, productivity initiatives and price increases; changes in capital availability or cost, including rising interest rates; loss of royalty revenue due to contract expirations; volatility of global credit markets; our ability to identify potential new acquisitions and to successfully acquire and integrate such operations, including the successful integration of the businesses we have acquired; our ability to build out acquired businesses and integrate the product/service offerings of the acquired entities into our existing product/service portfolio; direct or indirect consequences of acts of war, terrorism or social unrest; the impact of natural disasters and other weather-related occurrences; fiscal and monetary policies and other regulations; changes, difficulties or failures in complying with government regulation, including FDA or similar foreign governmental authorities; changing regulations or market conditions regarding environmental sustainability; our ability to retain key members of management and manage labor costs; work stoppages due to labor disputes; our ability to meet future cash flow estimates to support our goodwill impairment testing; the demand for existing and new products; the success of our customers’ products, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry; our ability to manage worldwide customer launches of complex technical products, particularly in developing markets; difficulties in product development and uncertainties related to the timing or outcome of product development; significant product liability claims; and other risks associated with our operations. For additional information on these and other risks and uncertainties, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the discussion under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.