Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. As clarified by ASU 2025-01, ASU 2024-03 will be effective for us in the fourth quarter of 2028. We expect the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU will be effective for us in the fourth quarter of 2026. We expect the adoption to result in disclosure changes only.
2. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Receivables, Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
Short-term receivables |
|
$ |
804,341 |
|
|
$ |
1,001,085 |
|
Long-term receivables |
|
$ |
409,166 |
|
|
$ |
378,941 |
|
Contract asset |
|
$ |
13,792 |
|
|
$ |
11,044 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
$ |
712,378 |
|
|
$ |
827,065 |
|
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, we recognized $344.3 million of revenue that was included in Deferred revenue as of September 30, 2025. The remainder of the change in the Deferred revenue balance was driven by additional deferrals, primarily from new billings, offset by a $60.3 million decrease due to the reclassification of balances related to Kepware and ThingWorx to Liabilities held for sale and a decrease resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
Our multi-year, non-cancellable on-premises subscription contracts provide customers with an annual right to exchange software within the subscription with other software. As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, our total revenue liability was $43.2 million and $39.7 million, respectively, primarily associated with the annual right to exchange on-premises subscription software.
Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO)
Our contracts with customers include amounts allocated to performance obligations that will be satisfied and recognized as revenue at a later date. The value of RPO and timing of recognition may be impacted by several factors, including the performance obligation type, duration and timing of commencement, as well as foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. As of December 31, 2025, RPO totaled $2,936.3 million (including $195.3 million related to the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses), of which $712.4 million is recorded in Deferred revenue, $60.3 million is recorded in Liabilities held for sale, and $2,163.6 is not yet recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of the total, we expect to recognize approximately 55% over the next 12 months, 25% over the next 13 to 24 months, and the remaining amount thereafter.
4. Earnings per Share (EPS) and Common Stock
EPS
The following table presents the calculation for both basic and diluted EPS:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands, except per share data) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
166,518 |
|
|
$ |
82,232 |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Basic |
|
|
119,330 |
|
|
|
120,243 |
|
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units |
|
|
659 |
|
|
|
902 |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding—Diluted |
|
|
119,989 |
|
|
|
121,145 |
|
Earnings per share—Basic |
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
Earnings per share—Diluted |
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
Anti-dilutive shares were immaterial for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024.
Common Stock Repurchases
Our Articles of Organization authorize us to issue up to 500 million shares of our common stock. Our Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock in the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. In the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we repurchased 1.1 million shares for $200 million and 0.4 million shares for $75 million, respectively. The amount remaining under such authorization for repurchases as of December 31, 2025 is set forth in Part II, Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds of this Quarterly Report. All shares of our common stock repurchased are automatically restored to the status of authorized and unissued.
5. Acquisitions and Divestitures
Acquisition and transaction-related costs in the three months ended December 31, 2025 totaled $10.7 million, compared to $0.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2024. These costs are classified in General and administrative expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Kepware and ThingWorx Divestiture
On November 5, 2025, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Parrot US Buyer, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Purchaser”), an entity controlled by investment funds affiliated with TPG Global, LLC. Pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions therein, PTC has agreed to sell, and Purchaser has agreed to acquire, PTC’s Kepware and ThingWorx businesses (collectively, the “Business”), in exchange for total consideration consisting of $600 million in cash (the “Purchase Price”) payable at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement, subject to certain adjustments, plus the assumption by Purchaser of certain liabilities of the Business specified in the Asset Purchase Agreement, as well as the right to contingent consideration in an amount not to exceed $125 million in certain circumstances following a sale of the Business by Purchaser. The transaction is expected to close on or before April 1, 2026.
As described in greater detail in the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Purchase Price will be (i) increased or decreased to the extent the Working Capital (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Business as of the Closing is higher or lower than a specified target amount, (ii) decreased by the amount of any Indebtedness (as defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement) of the Business as of the Closing, (iii) decreased by $35 million to the extent the Business does not achieve certain financial performance metrics in the month ending prior to Closing, and (iv) decreased by a specified amount reflecting the average billed accounts receivable of the Business as of the four-quarter period ending June 30, 2025.
The assets and liabilities of the Kepware and ThingWorx business were classified as held for sale in the first quarter of 2026. We expect that the sales proceeds less costs to sell will exceed the carrying value of the net assets. This divestiture did not qualify for discontinued operations and therefore, its results will be included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations in continuing operations through the date of sale.
The following table presents the major classes of assets and liabilities classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2025. The following balances incorporate the use of management estimates and are subject to change based on developments leading up to the closing date of the transaction.
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|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
$ |
33,593 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
7,632 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
82,204 |
|
Long-term receivables |
|
|
11,104 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
10,671 |
|
Total Assets held for sale |
|
$ |
145,204 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
|
$ |
6,060 |
|
Deferred revenue, current |
|
|
58,701 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
1,968 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
4,656 |
|
Total Liabilities held for sale |
|
$ |
71,385 |
|
Other Acquisitions
In the third quarter of 2025, we acquired IncQuery Group GmbH pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement. The purchase price was $7.9 million, net of cash acquired, of which $6.5 million was paid in the period and $1.4 million is contingent consideration that may be paid in 2027 to the extent earned.
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill and acquired intangible assets consisted of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,412,586 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,493,316 |
|
Intangible assets with finite lives: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchased software |
|
$ |
547,186 |
|
|
$ |
388,320 |
|
|
$ |
158,866 |
|
|
$ |
639,104 |
|
|
$ |
472,357 |
|
|
$ |
166,747 |
|
Capitalized software |
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
22,877 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Customer lists and relationships |
|
|
1,093,024 |
|
|
|
460,800 |
|
|
|
632,224 |
|
|
|
1,149,262 |
|
|
|
505,202 |
|
|
|
644,060 |
|
Trademarks and trade names |
|
|
31,982 |
|
|
|
18,869 |
|
|
|
13,113 |
|
|
|
38,179 |
|
|
|
24,323 |
|
|
|
13,856 |
|
Other |
|
|
3,511 |
|
|
|
3,511 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4,019 |
|
|
|
4,019 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total intangible assets with finite lives |
|
$ |
1,698,580 |
|
|
$ |
894,377 |
|
|
$ |
804,203 |
|
|
$ |
1,853,441 |
|
|
$ |
1,028,778 |
|
|
$ |
824,663 |
|
Total goodwill and acquired intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,216,789 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,317,979 |
|
The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative assets as of December 31, 2025:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2025 |
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Assets |
|
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
Financial Instruments |
|
|
Cash Collateral Received |
|
|
Net Amount |
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
$ |
8,785 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
8,785 |
|
|
$ |
(1,866 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6,919 |
|
The following table sets forth the offsetting of derivative liabilities as of December 31, 2025:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2025 |
|
Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities |
|
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets |
|
|
Financial Instruments |
|
|
Cash Collateral Pledged |
|
|
Net Amount |
|
Foreign exchange contracts |
|
$ |
1,866 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,866 |
|
|
$ |
(1,866 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
9. Income Taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
$ |
202,975 |
|
|
$ |
93,154 |
|
Provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
36,457 |
|
|
$ |
10,922 |
|
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 was higher than the effective tax rate for the corresponding prior-year period primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income before taxes. The effective tax rate for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 also reflected a net income tax benefit of $7.1 million related to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) procedural guidance, as described below. The quarter ended December 31, 2024 included a benefit of $5.4 million associated with the impact of tax reserves related to prior years in a foreign jurisdiction.
In the quarter ended December 31, 2025, our rate included the effects of IRS procedural guidance requiring consent for previously automatic changes of accounting method. In 2024, we requested consent from the IRS to change our tax accounting method for the treatment of certain deductions. In the quarter ended December 31, 2025, upon receiving consent from the IRS, we released the reserve established in 2025 related to the procedural guidance, which resulted in a net income tax benefit of $7.1 million for the reversal of the associated accrued interest and indirect effects on GILTI and FDII in 2024.
In the normal course of business, PTC and its subsidiaries are examined by various taxing authorities, including the IRS in the U.S. We regularly assess the likelihood of additional assessments by tax authorities and provide for these matters as appropriate. We are currently under audit by tax authorities in several jurisdictions. Audits by tax authorities typically involve examination of the deductibility of certain permanent items, transfer pricing, limitations on net operating losses and tax credits.
As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, income taxes payable and income tax accruals recorded on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were $76.1 million ($39.4 million in Accrued income taxes and $36.7 million recorded in Other Liabilities) and $179.1 million ($28.7 million in Accrued income taxes and $150.4 million in Other liabilities), respectively.
As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, we had unrecognized tax benefits of $48.6 million and $157.7 million, respectively. This decrease predominantly relates to the release of the reserve established in 2025 related to the IRS procedural guidance, primarily resulting in corresponding decreases to Deferred tax assets and the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits within Other liabilities. Additionally, this resulted in a $7.1 million net income tax benefit as described above. If all our unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2025 were to become recognizable in the future, we would record a benefit to the income tax provision of $48.6 million, which would be partially offset by an increase in the U.S. valuation allowance of $5.8 million.
Although we believe our tax estimates are appropriate, the final determination of tax audits and any related litigation could result in favorable or unfavorable changes in our estimates. We believe it is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months the amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to the resolution of multi-jurisdictional tax positions could be reduced by up to $1 million.
On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The Act includes changes to U.S. tax law that are applicable to us beginning in 2026. These changes include provisions allowing accelerated tax deductions for qualified property and research expenditures. Our financials reflect the impact of the provisions of the Act that are applicable beginning 2026.
10. Debt
As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, we had the following debt obligations:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
4.000% Senior notes due 2028 |
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
500,000 |
|
Credit facility revolver line(1)(2) |
|
|
237,500 |
|
|
|
231,250 |
|
Credit facility term loan(1)(2) |
|
|
462,500 |
|
|
|
468,750 |
|
Total debt |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes(3) |
|
|
(2,294 |
) |
|
|
(2,566 |
) |
Total debt, net of issuance costs(4) |
|
$ |
1,197,706 |
|
|
$ |
1,197,434 |
|
(1)Unamortized debt issuance costs related to the credit facility were $2.7 million included in Other current assets and $3.6 million included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025 and $2.7 million included in Other current assets and $3.3 million included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2025.
(2)The stated maturity date under the credit facility on which both the revolver line and the term loan will mature and all amounts then outstanding will become due and payable is January 3, 2028. The term loan began amortizing in March 2024, with payments remaining of $18.8 million in 2026, $25.0 million in 2027, and $418.7 million in 2028.
(3)As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, all unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes were included in Long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(4)As of December 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025, $25.0 million of debt associated with the credit facility term loan was classified as short term.
Senior Unsecured Notes
In February 2020, we issued $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.0% senior, unsecured long-term debt at par value, due in 2028 (the 2028 notes).
As of December 31, 2025, the total estimated fair value of the 2028 notes was approximately $493.0 million based on quoted prices for the notes on that date.
We were in compliance with all the covenants for our senior notes as of December 31, 2025.
Credit Agreement
Our credit facility consists of (i) a $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, (ii) a $500 million term loan credit facility, and (iii) an incremental facility pursuant to which we may incur additional term loan tranches or increase the revolving credit facility.
As of December 31, 2025, unused commitments under our revolving credit facility were $1,012.5 million and the amount available to borrow was $995.4 million.
As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of our credit facility approximates its book value.
PTC and certain foreign subsidiaries are eligible borrowers under the credit facility. As of December 31, 2025, $46.3 million was borrowed by an eligible foreign subsidiary borrower.
Loans under the credit facility bear interest at variable rates. As of December 31, 2025, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding was 5.2%. A quarterly revolving commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility is required, ranging from 0.175% to 0.325% per annum, based upon our total leverage ratio.
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility.
Interest
In the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we incurred interest expense on our debt of $17.3 million and $22.0 million, respectively. The average interest rate on borrowings outstanding was approximately 4.8% and 4.7% during the three months ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
11. Commitments and Contingencies
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
We enter into standard indemnification agreements with our customers and business partners in the ordinary course of our business. Under such agreements, we typically indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to reimburse the indemnified party for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with patent, copyright or other intellectual property infringement claims by any third party with respect to our products. Indemnification may also cover other types of claims, including claims relating to certain data breaches. These agreements typically limit our liability with respect to indemnification claims other than intellectual property infringement claims. Historically, our costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims relating to such indemnity agreements have been minimal and, accordingly, we believe the estimated fair value of liabilities under these agreements is immaterial.
We warrant that our software products will perform in all material respects in accordance with our standard published specifications during the term of the license. Additionally, we generally warrant that our consulting services will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards and, in the case of fixed price services, the agreed-upon specifications. In most cases, liability for these warranties is capped. If necessary, we would provide for the estimated cost of product and service warranties based on specific warranty claims and claim history; however, we have not incurred significant cost under our product or services warranties. As a result, we believe the estimated fair value of these liabilities is immaterial.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Business Overview
PTC is a global software company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. We employ over 7,000 people and support more than 30,000 customers globally.
We primarily serve customers in the following industry verticals:
•Federal, Aerospace and Defense
•Electronics and High Tech
•Medical Technology and Life Sciences
Our customers are focused on improving their competitiveness in the face of global competition and increasing product complexity, and our suite of software offerings is a strategic enabler of this and their digital transformation initiatives. Given the breadth and openness of our portfolio, we enable the Intelligent Product Lifecycle: establishing a strong product data foundation in the engineering department and democratizing the access and use of that data across the enterprise to drive cross-functional collaboration, accelerate new product introduction timelines, and deliver higher product quality. By embracing the Intelligent Product Lifecycle, our customers establish the quality, consistency, and traceability of product data, ensuring the data is up-to-date, accessible, reliable, and actionable. Our customers can then go on to use this data to break down silos, streamline workflows, and achieve interoperability across departments, functions, and systems. This includes the growing emphasis on AI-driven transformation across our customers’ teams, operations, and processes. A product data foundation is the backbone of AI-driven transformation.
Our business is based on a subscription model and 95% of our 2025 revenue was recurring in nature. Compared to a perpetual license model, our subscription model naturally drives higher customer engagement and retention and provides better business predictability. This, in turn, enables us to make steady and sustained investments to support our customers and pursue mid-to-long-term growth opportunities.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this document that are not historic facts, including statements about our future operating, financial and growth expectations, potential stock repurchases, and the expected timing of closing the sale of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses (the "divestiture"), are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include: the macroeconomic and/or global manufacturing climates may not improve or may deteriorate due to, among other factors, the effects of import tariffs, threats of additional and reciprocal import tariffs, global trade and geopolitical tensions and uncertainty, volatile foreign exchange rates, high interest rates or increases in interest rates, inflation, and tightening of credit standards and availability, any of which could cause customers to delay or reduce purchases of new software, adopt competing software solutions, reduce the number of subscriptions they carry, or delay payments to us, which would adversely affect our ARR (Annual Run Rate) and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our investments in our software solutions, including the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into our software solutions, may not drive expansion of those solutions and/or generate the ARR and/or cash flow we expect if customers are slower to adopt those solutions than we expect or if they adopt competing solutions; customers may not build the product data foundations
essential for the AI-driven transformation of their business when or as we expect, which could adversely affect our ARR and/or financial results and cash flow and growth; our go-to-market realignment and related initiatives may not generate the ARR and/or financial results or cash flow when or as we expect; the divestiture may not be consummated when or as we expect if, among other factors, regulatory approvals under applicable laws and regulations are not received when or as we expect, or if other closing conditions are not satisfied when or as we expect or are waived; the future thresholds upon which the additional contingent consideration of up to $125 million related to the divestiture would become payable may not be achieved; other uses of cash or our credit facility limits could limit or preclude the return of excess cash and the net proceeds of the divestiture to shareholders by way of share repurchases, or could change the amount and timing of any share repurchases; and foreign exchange rates may differ materially from those we expect. In addition, our assumptions concerning our future GAAP and non-GAAP effective income tax rates are based on estimates and other factors that could change, including changes to tax laws in the U.S. and other countries and the geographic mix of our revenue, expenses, and profits. Other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected are described below throughout or referenced in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this report.
Our Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our discussion of results includes discussion of our ARR operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and disclosure of our results on a constant currency basis. ARR and our non-GAAP financial measures are described below in Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The methodology used to calculate constant currency disclosures is described in Results of Operations - Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations. You should read those sections to understand our operating measure, non-GAAP financial measures, and constant currency disclosures.
Executive Overview
ARR grew 13% (8% constant currency) to $2.49 billion as of the end of Q1’26 compared to Q1’25.
Cash provided by operating activities grew 13% to $270 million in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25. Free cash flow grew 13% to $267 million in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25. In Q1'26, we made $10 million of divestiture-related payments. Our cash flow growth is attributable to resilient top-line growth due to our subscription business model and operational discipline. In Q1'26, we repurchased $200 million of our outstanding shares.
Revenue grew 21% (19% constant currency) to $686 million in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, driven by growth in license revenue due to the higher total value and longer average duration of renewal contracts that commenced in the period. Operating margin grew by approximately 1180 basis points in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, reflecting higher revenue as well as continued operating discipline. Diluted earnings per share grew 104% to $1.39 in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, driven by revenue growth.
In Q1'26, we entered into an agreement to sell our Kepware and ThingWorx businesses and classified related assets and liabilities as held for sale. We may receive up to $600 million upon closing of the transaction, subject to adjustments as set forth in the purchase agreement. For further detail, refer to Note 5. Acquisitions and Divestitures to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The transaction is expected to close on or before April 1, 2026. Our expected use of the net after-tax proceeds will follow our overall capital allocation strategy of returning excess cash to shareholders via share repurchases.
Results of Operations
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(Dollar amounts in millions, except per share data) |
|
Three months ended |
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|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Actual |
|
|
Constant Currency(1) |
|
ARR |
|
$ |
2,494.2 |
|
|
$ |
2,205.3 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total recurring revenue(2) |
|
$ |
657.3 |
|
|
$ |
524.3 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
23 |
% |
Perpetual license |
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
|
|
(40 |
)% |
|
|
(41 |
)% |
Professional services |
|
|
22.9 |
|
|
|
31.4 |
|
|
|
(27 |
)% |
|
|
(27 |
)% |
Total revenue |
|
|
685.8 |
|
|
|
565.1 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
Total cost of revenue |
|
|
117.7 |
|
|
|
111.8 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
4 |
% |
Gross margin |
|
|
568.1 |
|
|
|
453.3 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
|
|
22 |
% |
Operating expenses |
|
|
346.9 |
|
|
|
337.8 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
Operating income |
|
$ |
221.1 |
|
|
$ |
115.5 |
|
|
|
91 |
% |
|
|
79 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating income(1) |
|
$ |
309.6 |
|
|
$ |
191.3 |
|
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
55 |
% |
Operating margin |
|
|
32.2 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP operating margin(1) |
|
|
45.1 |
% |
|
|
33.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share(1) |
|
$ |
1.92 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
269.7 |
|
|
$ |
238.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
267.4 |
|
|
$ |
235.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)See Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of our GAAP results to our non-GAAP financial measures and Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations below for a description of how we calculate our results on a constant currency basis.
(2)Recurring revenue is comprised of on-premises subscription, perpetual support, SaaS, and hosting services revenue.
Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange on Results of Operations
Approximately 55% of our revenue and 30% of our expenses are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. Because we report our results of operations in U.S. Dollars, currency translation, particularly changes in the Euro, Yen, Shekel, and Rupee relative to the U.S. Dollar, affects our reported results. Our constant currency disclosures are calculated by multiplying the results in local currency for the quarterly periods for FY'26 and FY'25 by the exchange rates in effect on September 30, 2025.
If Q1'26 reported results were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been higher by $6 million, revenue would have been higher by $4 million, and expenses would have been higher by $1 million. If Q1'25 reported results were converted into U.S. Dollars using the rates in effect as of September 30, 2025, ARR would have been higher by $102 million, revenue would have been higher by $16 million, and expenses would have been higher by $6 million.
Revenue
Under ASC 606, the volume, mix, and duration of contract types (support, SaaS, on-premises subscription) starting or renewing in any given period can have a material impact on revenue in the period, and as a result can impact the comparability of reported revenue period over period. We recognize revenue for the license portion of on-premises subscription contracts when we deliver the licenses to the customer, typically on the start date, and we recognize revenue on the support portion of on-premises subscription contracts and stand-alone support contracts ratably over the term. Revenue from our cloud services (primarily SaaS) contracts is recognized ratably. We expect that over time a higher portion of our revenue will be recognized ratably as we expand our SaaS offerings, release additional cloud functionality into our products, and migrate customers from on-premises subscriptions to SaaS. Given the different mix, duration and volume of new and renewing contracts in any period, year-over-year or sequential revenue can vary significantly.
Revenue by Line of Business
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Actual |
|
|
Constant Currency |
|
License |
|
$ |
269.7 |
|
|
$ |
172.8 |
|
|
|
56 |
% |
|
|
52 |
% |
Support and cloud services |
|
|
393.3 |
|
|
|
361.0 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
7 |
% |
Software revenue |
|
|
662.9 |
|
|
|
533.7 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
Professional services |
|
|
22.9 |
|
|
|
31.4 |
|
|
|
(27 |
)% |
|
|
(27 |
)% |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
685.8 |
|
|
$ |
565.1 |
|
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
19 |
% |
Software revenue growth in Q1'26 was driven by license revenue growth, which reflects the higher total value and longer average duration of contracts that renewed in the current-year period.
Support and cloud services revenue growth in Q1'26 was driven by growth in both PLM and CAD.
Professional services revenue decreased in Q1'26 as we continue to execute on our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
Software Revenue by Product Group
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Actual |
|
|
Constant Currency |
|
PLM |
|
$ |
409.9 |
|
|
$ |
323.6 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
|
|
24 |
% |
CAD |
|
|
253.0 |
|
|
|
210.1 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
17 |
% |
Software revenue |
|
$ |
662.9 |
|
|
$ |
533.7 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
|
|
21 |
% |
PLM software revenue growth in Q1'26 was primarily driven by Windchill revenue growth in Europe.
PLM ARR grew 13% (9% constant currency) from Q1'25 to Q1'26, primarily driven by Windchill and Codebeamer. PLM ARR grew 24% (12% constant currency) in Europe, 15% (13% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 6% (6% constant currency) in the Americas.
CAD software revenue growth in Q1'26 was driven by Creo revenue growth in the Americas and Europe.
CAD ARR grew 13% (8% constant currency) from Q1'25 to Q1'26, primarily driven by Creo. CAD ARR grew 20% (7% constant currency) in Europe, 12% (10% constant currency) in Asia Pacific, and 7% (7% constant currency) in the Americas.
Gross Margin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
License gross margin |
|
$ |
256.3 |
|
|
$ |
162.5 |
|
|
|
58 |
% |
License gross margin percentage |
|
|
95 |
% |
|
|
94 |
% |
|
|
|
Support and cloud services gross margin |
|
$ |
314.0 |
|
|
$ |
289.6 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
Support and cloud services gross margin percentage |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
Professional services gross margin |
|
$ |
(2.3 |
) |
|
$ |
1.2 |
|
|
|
(290 |
)% |
Professional services gross margin percentage |
|
|
(10 |
)% |
|
|
4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total gross margin |
|
$ |
568.1 |
|
|
$ |
453.3 |
|
|
|
25 |
% |
Total gross margin percentage |
|
|
83 |
% |
|
|
80 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-GAAP gross margin(1) |
|
$ |
582.0 |
|
|
$ |
467.5 |
|
|
|
24 |
% |
Non-GAAP gross margin percentage(1) |
|
|
85 |
% |
|
|
83 |
% |
|
|
|
(1)Non-GAAP financial measures are reconciled to GAAP results under Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
License gross margin growth in Q1'26 was in line with license revenue growth. Cost of license revenue grew in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, primarily due to higher royalty expenses.
Support and cloud services gross margin growth in Q1'26 was in line with support and cloud services revenue growth. Cost of support and cloud services revenue grew 11% in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, primarily due to increasing compensation-related costs and cloud and software subscription-related costs as the business grows.
Professional services gross margin decreased in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25, primarily driven by a sharper decrease in professional services revenue than in professional services expense. The decreases in professional services revenue and costs are due to our continued execution on our strategy of leveraging partners to deliver services rather than contracting to deliver services ourselves.
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
$ |
140.9 |
|
|
$ |
157.5 |
|
|
|
(11 |
)% |
% of total revenue |
|
|
21 |
% |
|
|
28 |
% |
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
$ |
120.0 |
|
|
$ |
115.5 |
|
|
|
4 |
% |
% of total revenue |
|
|
17 |
% |
|
|
20 |
% |
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
$ |
74.0 |
|
|
$ |
53.3 |
|
|
|
39 |
% |
% of total revenue |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
$ |
12.1 |
|
|
$ |
11.4 |
|
|
|
6 |
% |
% of total revenue |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
2 |
% |
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
$ |
346.9 |
|
|
$ |
337.8 |
|
|
|
3 |
% |
Total headcount increased 4% between Q1’25 and Q1’26.
Operating expenses in Q1'26 increased compared to Q1'25, primarily due to the following:
•a $10 million increase in acquisition and transaction-related costs, driven by costs associated with the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture; and
•a $6 million increase in travel-related expenses;
partially offset by:
•a $6 million decrease in compensation expense (including stock-based compensation), mainly driven by severance in Q1'25 related to the go-to-market realignment (which was primarily included in Sales and marketing).
Interest Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
Interest expense |
|
$ |
(17.3 |
) |
|
$ |
(22.0 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
)% |
Interest expense in both Q1'26 and Q1'25 includes interest on our revolving credit facility, term loan, and our senior notes due in 2028. Interest expense in Q1'25 also included interest on our senior notes due in 2025, which were redeemed in Q2'25. Interest expense decreased in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25 due to lower debt balances.
Income Taxes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Dollar amounts in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
|
Percent Change |
|
Income before income taxes |
|
$ |
203.0 |
|
|
$ |
93.2 |
|
|
|
118 |
% |
Provision for income taxes |
|
$ |
36.5 |
|
|
$ |
10.9 |
|
|
|
234 |
% |
Effective income tax rate |
|
|
18 |
% |
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
|
The effective tax rate for Q1'26 was higher than the effective tax rate for the corresponding prior-year period primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income before taxes. The effective tax rate for Q1’26 also reflected a net income tax benefit of $7 million related to IRS procedural guidance, as described below. Q1’25 included a benefit of $5 million associated with the impact of tax reserves related to prior years in a foreign jurisdiction.
In Q1’26, our rate included the effects of IRS procedural guidance requiring consent for previously automatic changes of accounting method. In 2024, we requested consent from the IRS to change our tax accounting method for the treatment of certain deductions. In Q1’26, upon receiving consent from the IRS, we released the reserve established in 2025 related to the procedural guidance, which resulted in a net income tax benefit of $7 million for the reversal of the associated accrued interest and indirect effects on GILTI and FDII in 2024.
On July 4, 2025, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “Act”) was enacted into law. The Act includes changes to U.S. tax law that are applicable to us beginning in FY'26. These changes include provisions allowing accelerated tax deductions for qualified property and research expenditures. Our financials reflect the impact of the provisions of the Act that are applicable beginning FY'26.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as set forth under the heading Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In accordance with recently issued accounting pronouncements, we will be required to comply with certain changes in accounting rules and regulations. Refer to Note 1. Basis of Presentation to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference, for all recently issued accounting pronouncements. We are evaluating the impact of ASU 2025-06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software and ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets and have not yet determined whether they will have a material impact.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
209.7 |
|
|
$ |
184.4 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
0.6 |
|
|
|
0.6 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
210.3 |
|
|
$ |
185.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
269.7 |
|
|
$ |
238.4 |
|
Net cash provided by investing activities |
|
$ |
0.9 |
|
|
$ |
25.5 |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
$ |
(244.1 |
) |
|
$ |
(324.3 |
) |
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
We invest our cash with highly rated financial institutions. Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Due to the stability of our subscription model and consistency of annual, up-front billing, we aim to maintain a low cash balance. A significant portion of our cash is generated and held outside the U.S. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $23 million in the U.S., $101 million in Europe, $69 million in Asia Pacific (including India) and $17 million in other countries. We have substantial cash requirements in the U.S. but believe that the combination of our existing U.S. cash and cash equivalents, cash available under our revolving credit facility, future U.S. operating cash inflows, and our ability to repatriate cash to the U.S. will be sufficient to meet our ongoing U.S. operating expenses and known capital requirements.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased $31 million in Q1'26 compared to Q1'25. Growth was driven by higher collections and lower vendor disbursements, partially offset by higher tax payments and higher salary and related payments. Additionally, Q1'26 included $10 million of divestiture-related payments.
Cash Provided by Investing Activities
Cash provided by investing activities in Q1'26 and Q1'25 was driven by inflows from the settlement of net investment hedges.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities in Q1'26 included $200 million of repurchases of common stock. Cash used in financing activities in Q1'25 included net payments of $205 million on our credit facility and $75 million of repurchases of common stock.
Outstanding Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
September 30, 2025 |
|
4.000% Senior notes due 2028 |
|
$ |
500.0 |
|
|
$ |
500.0 |
|
Credit facility revolver line |
|
|
237.5 |
|
|
|
231.3 |
|
Credit facility term loan |
|
|
462.5 |
|
|
|
468.8 |
|
Total debt |
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
|
$ |
1,200.0 |
|
Unamortized debt issuance costs for the senior notes |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(2.6 |
) |
Total debt, net of issuance costs |
|
$ |
1,197.7 |
|
|
$ |
1,197.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undrawn under credit facility revolver |
|
$ |
1,012.5 |
|
|
$ |
1,018.8 |
|
Undrawn under credit facility revolver available to borrow |
|
$ |
995.4 |
|
|
$ |
1,001.7 |
|
As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all financial and operating covenants of the credit facility and the note indenture. As of December 31, 2025, the annual rate for borrowings outstanding under the credit facility was 5.2%.
Our credit facility and our senior notes are described in Note 10. Debt to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of December 31, 2025, $25 million of our debt associated with the credit facility term loan was classified as current.
Future Expectations
We believe that existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash inflows from operations and amounts available under the credit facility, will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next twelve months and to meet our known long-term capital requirements.
We expect to use the net after-tax proceeds of the Kepware and ThingWorx divestiture to repurchase shares, in line with our long-term goal of returning excess cash to shareholders.
Our expected uses and sources of cash could change, our cash position could be reduced, and we could incur additional debt obligations if we retire other debt, engage in strategic transactions, or repurchase shares, any of which could be commenced, suspended, or completed at any time. Any such repurchases or retirement of debt will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved in any debt retirement or issuance, share repurchases, or strategic transactions may be material.
Operating and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Operating Measure
ARR
ARR (Annual Run Rate) represents the annualized value of our portfolio of active subscription software, SaaS, hosting, and support contracts as of the end of the reporting period. We calculate ARR as follows:
•We consider a contract to be active when the product or service contractual term commences (the “start date”) until the right to use the product or service ends (the “expiration date”). Even if the contract with the customer is executed before the start date, the contract will not count toward ARR until the customer right to receive the benefit of the products or services has commenced.
•For contracts that include annual values that change over time, we include in ARR only the annualized value of components of the contract that are considered active as of the date of the ARR calculation. We do not include any future committed increases in the contract value as of the date of the ARR calculation.
•As ARR includes only contracts that are active at the end of the reporting period, ARR does not reflect assumptions or estimates regarding future contract renewals or non-renewals.
•Active contracts are annualized by dividing the total active contract value by the contract duration in days (expiration date minus start date), then multiplying that by 365 days (or 366 days for leap years).
We believe ARR is a valuable operating measure to assess the health of a subscription business because it is aligned with the amount that we invoice the customer on an annual basis. We generally invoice customers annually for the current year of the contract. A customer with a one-year contract will typically be invoiced for the total value of the contract at the beginning of the contractual term, while a customer with a multi-year contract will be invoiced for each annual period at the beginning of each year of the contract.
ARR increases by the annualized value of active contracts that commence in a reporting period and decreases by the annualized value of contracts that expire in the reporting period.
As ARR is not annualized recurring revenue, it is not calculated based on recognized or unearned revenue and is not affected by variability in the timing of revenue under ASC 606, particularly for on-premises license subscriptions where a substantial portion of the total value of the contract is recognized as revenue at a point in time upon the later of when the software is made available, or the subscription term commences.
ARR should be viewed independently of recognized and unearned revenue and is not intended to be combined with, or to replace, either of those items. Investors should consider our ARR operating measure only in conjunction with our GAAP financial results.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Our non-GAAP financial measures and the reasons we use them and exclude the items identified below are described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2025.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in the discussion of our results of operations and the respective most directly comparable GAAP measures are:
•non-GAAP gross margin—GAAP gross margin
•non-GAAP operating income—GAAP operating income
•non-GAAP operating margin—GAAP operating margin
•non-GAAP net income—GAAP net income
•non-GAAP diluted earnings per share—GAAP diluted earnings per share
•free cash flow—cash flow from operations
The non-GAAP financial measures other than free cash flow exclude, as applicable: stock-based compensation expense; amortization of acquired intangible assets; acquisition and transaction-related charges included in General and administrative expenses; Impairment and other charges (credits), net; non-operating charges (credits), net; and income tax adjustments as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 and as reflected in the reconciliation tables.
The items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures often have a material impact on our financial results, certain of those items are recurring, and other items often recur. Accordingly, the non-GAAP financial measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following tables reconcile each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most closely comparable GAAP measure on our financial statements.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in millions, except per share amounts) |
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
GAAP gross margin |
|
$ |
568.1 |
|
|
$ |
453.3 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
6.0 |
|
|
|
5.9 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets included in cost of revenue |
|
|
7.9 |
|
|
|
8.3 |
|
Non-GAAP gross margin |
|
$ |
582.0 |
|
|
$ |
467.5 |
|
GAAP operating income |
|
$ |
221.1 |
|
|
$ |
115.5 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
57.9 |
|
|
|
55.9 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
|
19.7 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Non-GAAP operating income |
|
$ |
309.6 |
|
|
$ |
191.3 |
|
GAAP net income |
|
$ |
166.5 |
|
|
$ |
82.2 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
57.9 |
|
|
|
55.9 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
20.0 |
|
|
|
19.7 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
|
0.2 |
|
Non-operating charges, net(1) |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Income tax adjustments(2) |
|
|
(25.1 |
) |
|
|
(24.7 |
) |
Non-GAAP net income |
|
$ |
230.7 |
|
|
$ |
133.3 |
|
GAAP diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.39 |
|
|
$ |
0.68 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
0.48 |
|
|
|
0.46 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
0.17 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
|
0.00 |
|
Non-operating charges, net(1) |
|
|
0.01 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Income tax adjustments(2) |
|
|
(0.21 |
) |
|
|
(0.20 |
) |
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
1.92 |
|
|
$ |
1.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
269.7 |
|
|
$ |
238.4 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(2.3 |
) |
|
|
(2.8 |
) |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
267.4 |
|
|
$ |
235.7 |
|
(1)In Q1'26, we recognized a $0.8 million financing charge related to a debt commitment agreement associated with our anticipated divestiture of the Kepware and ThingWorx businesses.
(2)Income tax adjustments reflect the tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments which are calculated by applying the applicable tax rate by jurisdiction to the non-GAAP adjustments listed above. Additionally, in Q1'25, adjustments exclude a $5.4 million benefit related to the tax impact of tax reserves related to prior years in a foreign jurisdiction.
Operating margin impact of non-GAAP adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
GAAP operating margin |
|
|
32.2 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
8.4 |
% |
|
|
9.9 |
% |
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
2.9 |
% |
|
|
3.5 |
% |
Acquisition and transaction-related charges |
|
|
1.6 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Non-GAAP operating margin |
|
|
45.1 |
% |
|
|
33.9 |
% |
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no significant changes in our market risk exposure as described in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management maintains disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively), as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period ended December 31, 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.