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Earnings call · FY2025 Q4

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call

Concluded Feb 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026 51 turns
Period
FY2025 Q4
Runtime
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Sterling Infrastructure delivered strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results with revenue up 69% (ex-RHB) and adjusted EPS up 78% in Q4, and is initiating 2026 guidance reflecting 25%+ growth at the midpoints.

E-Infrastructure / data center growth 32 Backlog and visibility 28 CEC acquisition integration 13 Building Solutions / residential headwinds 10 Margins and profitability 10 Transportation Solutions growth 8

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +82 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We achieved strong revenue growth of over 32% and adjusted diluted EPS growth of over 53%. This is the fifth consecutive year we have achieved adjusted EPS growth of over 35%.”
  • “Our multiyear visibility in the E-Infrastructure business remains excellent.”
  • “We ended the quarter with $391 million of cash and debt of $291 million for a cash net of debt balance of $100 million. Additionally, our $150 million revolving credit facility remained undrawn during the period. Given our strong liquidity, we are in an excellent position to continue to take advantage of both organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the years ahead.”
  • “Even with the headwinds in Building Solutions, the strength of Sterling's diversified portfolio and strategy to focus on growth in high-margin end markets enabled us to deliver another fantastic year.”

Forward guidance

14 guided metrics

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Revenue · derived Q4 $755.61M +51.5% YoY
Gross margin · derived Q4 21.7% +0.3 pp YoY
Net income · derived Q4 $87.60M -22.6% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Q4 revenue grew 69% (ex-RHB) with organic growth of 36%, driven by 123% growth in E-Infrastructure Solutions
  • Q4 adjusted EPS of $3.08, up 78%, and adjusted EBITDA of $142.1 million, up 70%
  • Full-year 2025 revenue grew over 32% and adjusted diluted EPS grew over 53%, the fifth consecutive year of 35%+ adjusted EPS growth
  • Full-year adjusted EBITDA margins exceeded 20% for the first time, and gross margins reached 23%
  • Signed backlog of $3 billion, up 78% year-over-year, with combined backlog of $3.31 billion and pipeline approaching $4.5 billion
  • Strong liquidity with $391 million of cash, $291 million of debt, and $374 million remaining under share repurchase authorization

Risks & pressure points

  • Building Solutions full-year revenue declined 6% and adjusted operating profit declined 23%, with Q4 revenue down 9%, citing affordability challenges for buyers
  • Management noted challenges ahead for the residential business in the first half of 2026, with no near-term positive catalysts identified
  • A 3–4 month sell-through of existing homebuilder inventory is expected to delay new construction even after the market turns
  • 2026 CapEx guided to $100–$110 million, an increase from $77 million in 2025, driven by growth and productivity investments

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“Given our strong liquidity, we are in an excellent position to continue to take advantage of both organic and inorganic growth opportunities in the years ahead.” Speaker 3, CFO
“In E-Infrastructure site development, we anticipate that the current strength in data center demand will continue for the foreseeable future. We have discussed for some time that we're in conversations with our customers regarding how we can best support their strong multiyear capital deployment programs.” Joseph Cutillo, CEO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Feb 25, 2026.

Metric Guided
Revenue
Full Year 2026
$3.05B – $3.2B
Net Income
Full Year 2026
$365M – $384M
Adjusted Net Income
Full Year 2026
$422M – $441M
Diluted EPS
Full Year 2026
$11.65 – $12.25
Adjusted Diluted EPS
Full Year 2026
$13.45 – $14.05
Adjusted EBITDA
Full Year 2026
$626M – $659M
Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders table
Full Year
$365M – $384M
Adjusted net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders table
Full Year
$422M – $441M
Gross Margin
FY 2026
23.5%
G&A Expense as % of Revenue (Excluding Intangible Amortization)
FY 2026
6% – 6.5%
Effective Income Tax Rate
FY 2026
24.5%

Guidance from the call

Stated verbally and extracted from the transcript.

Metric Guided
Revenue
2026
$3.05B – $3.2B
EBITDA
2026
$587M – $620M
CapEx
2026
$100M – $110M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks · derived
$25.65M
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