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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

AdaptHealth Corp. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

AdaptHealth Corp. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 24, 2026
Feb 24, 2026 35 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

AdaptHealth reported Q4 2025 revenue of $846.3 million and full-year revenue of $3.245 billion, both exceeding the midpoint of guidance, while generating $219.4 million of free cash flow and paying down $250 million of debt. The company went live ahead of schedule on the largest capitated contract in HME industry history and is maintaining its 2026 guidance previewed on the Q3 call.

Capitated contract execution 37 Patient census and new starts 34 Diabetes health 29 Sleep business 22 Balance sheet and free cash flow 19 Operational transformation and standard operating model 7

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +62 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “The fourth quarter of 2025 capped a tremendous year of transition for us.”
  • “we set patient census records in sleep health, respiratory health, and wellness at home, and a retention record in diabetes health.”
  • “The underlying earnings power of our business remains intact, and we are maintaining the 2026 guidance previewed on our Q3 earnings call.”
  • “we're not celebrating yet. I mean, there's still a lot of work ahead. But overall, we're very pleased with getting the December and February start dates secured, and we feel good about the rest of the year.”

Forward guidance

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Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $989.56M +15.5% YoY
Net income · derived Q4 -$102.77M -304.5% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Full-year revenue of $3.245 billion and Q4 revenue of $846.3 million both exceeded the midpoint of guidance range
  • Organic revenue growth of 1.7% for both full year and Q4
  • Set patient census records in Sleep Health, Respiratory Health, and Wellness at Home, and a patient retention record in Diabetes Health; sleep new starts up ~6% YoY
  • S&P and Moody's upgraded credit ratings; debt reduced by $250 million in 2025 including $25 million in Q4
  • Went live ahead of schedule in December with the Mid-Atlantic cohort (~50,000 members) of the largest capitated contract in HME history; raised 2026 attributed growth contribution from 3-5% to 5-6%
  • Received favorable CMS outcome excluding core sleep and respiratory products from the next competitive bidding round

Risks & pressure points

  • Full-year 2025 net revenue declined 0.5% YoY to $3,244.9 million; Q4 revenue declined 1.2% YoY to $846.3 million
  • Full-year 2025 net loss attributable to AdaptHealth of $70.8 million vs. net income of $90.4 million prior year; Q4 net loss of $102.8 million vs. net income of $50.3 million, including a $128.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA fell 10.5% to $616.7 million; Q4 Adjusted EBITDA fell 18.7% to $163.1 million, including a $14.5 million legal settlement and ~$10 million of accelerated capitated contract onboarding costs
  • Full-year free cash flow declined to $219.4 million from $235.8 million
  • Diabetes patient census was flat YoY as improved retention was offset by slower new starts
  • CapEx run rate stepped up to support the capitated contract, with a $100 million revolver draw referenced for a closed acquisition supporting the February West Coast start date

Key moments

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“The fourth quarter of 2025 capped a tremendous year of transition for us. Over the course of 2025, we implemented a new operating model that drove standardization and process maturity across our enterprise. We closed the largest capitated contract in the history of the industry and we honed our portfolio by disposing of non-core assets, using those proceeds and our strong free cash flow to pay down debt and strengthen our balance sheet.” Suzanne Foster, CEO
“The underlying earnings power of our business remains intact, and we are maintaining the 2026 guidance previewed on our Q3 earnings call. We continue to make progress on our balance sheet. During the quarter, we reduced our debt balance by another $25 million, bringing the year-to-date total to $250 million. And S&P and Moody's both upgraded our credit ratings, reflecting our focus on debt reduction and our strong free cash flow, which was $219.4 million for the full year.” Suzanne Foster, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 24, 2026.

Metric Guided
Net revenue
fiscal year 2026
$3.44B – $3.51B
Adjusted EBITDA
fiscal year 2026
$680M – $730M
Free cash flow
fiscal year 2026
$175M – $225M
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