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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Definitive Healthcare Corp. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Definitive Healthcare Corp. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 26, 2026 Audio replay
Feb 26, 2026 49:56 39 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
49:56
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Definitive Healthcare's Q4 2025 revenue of $61.5 million declined 1% year-over-year but came in at or above the high end of guidance, with adjusted EBITDA of $18.1 million (29% margin) exceeding guidance by $1.1 million; full-year net loss of $199.3 million included $196.1 million of goodwill impairment charges.

Revenue performance and guidance 50 Customer retention and NDR 32 Profitability and free cash flow 32 Life sciences end market 30 Claims data remediation 25 AI and product innovation 14

Management tone

Positive

Net tone +15 · moderate hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we have made strong meaningful progress in each area and can confidently report that as we enter 2026 with a much stronger foundation for the future”
  • “the expected benefits from these improvements will take time to fully be realized and that improvement trajectory is reflected in the 2026 guidance that Casey will review later”
  • “we are being cautious with our assumptions in the Life Sciences sector until we see more positive indicators”
  • “we'll monitor as we go through the year to be able to show if we're on track for that or if we've got the opportunity to do better”

Forward guidance

12 guided metrics

Management's latest ranges and targets are included below.

Research coverage

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Revenue · derived Q4 $61.53M -1.2% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 76.2% -0.2 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 -$9.31M

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 revenue and adjusted EBITDA at or above the high end of guidance, with EBITDA $1.1 million above the high end at $18.1 million / 29% margin
  • Full-year unlevered free cash flow of approximately $55 million demonstrated strong cash generation
  • Claims data volumes restored to above historical levels with the fall expansion pack, enabling resumed claims upsell/cross-sell efforts in 2026
  • Gross dollar retention improved approximately 200 basis points year-over-year at the company level in Q4
  • Retention rates improved year-over-year for each of the past three quarters, including the larger Q4 renewal cohort
  • Integration time shortened by approximately 25% in 2025 and deepened partnerships with Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce and a new HubSpot integration in Q4

Risks & pressure points

  • Q4 revenue declined 1% year-over-year to $61.5 million and full-year revenue fell to $241.5 million from $252.2 million in 2024
  • Q4 net loss of $17.1 million included $19.5 million of goodwill impairment charges; full-year net loss of $199.3 million included $196.1 million of goodwill impairment
  • Q4 adjusted net income declined to $8.6 million from $12.6 million in Q4 2024, and full-year adjusted net income fell to $34.9 million from $55.1 million
  • Life sciences end market continued to experience upsell pressure and downsells tied to claims data disruption, with cautious guidance assumptions until further positive indicators
  • 2026 NDR guidance reflects only a modest improvement of a couple of points, signaling retention headwinds may persist
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin of 29% in Q4 and full year was below the prior year's 31% full-year margin, reflecting profitability pressure

Key moments

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“Total revenue was $61.5 million, down 1% year-over-year. We outperformed our revenue expectations on both subscription and professional services revenues. Adjusted EBITDA was $18.1 million, representing a margin of 29%, which was $1.1 million above the high end of our guidance.” Speaker 1, CEO
“Our primary strategic objective remains that of returning the business to consistent revenue growth. Fundamental to that objective is improving retention, and we remain confident that the steps we are taking can and will deliver that outcome over time.” Speaker 1, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 26, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue
First Quarter 2026
$54M – $56M
Adjusted Operating Income
First Quarter 2026
$9.5M – $10.5M
Adjusted EBITDA
First Quarter 2026
$12M – $13M
Adjusted EBITDA margin
First Quarter 2026
22% – 23%
Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share
First Quarter 2026
$0.03
Revenue
Full Year 2026
$220M – $226M
Adjusted Net Income
First Quarter 2026
$4M – $5M
Adjusted Operating Income
Full Year 2026
$41.5M – $46.5M
Adjusted EBITDA
Full Year 2026
$53M – $58M
Adjusted Net Income
Full Year 2026
$21M – $26M
Adjusted EBITDA margin
Full Year 2026
24% – 26%
Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share
Full Year 2026
$0.14 – $0.17

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Result vs. guidance

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