Oshkosh Corporation Reports 2025 Third Quarter Results

Reports Third Quarter Sales of $2.69 billion

Reports Earnings per Share of $3.04 and Adjusted¹ Earnings per Share of $3.20

Updates Outlook for 2025 Earnings per Share to a Range of $9.75 to $10.25 and Adjusted¹ Earnings per Share to a Range of $10.50 to $11.00

Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.51 Per Share

Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading innovator of purpose-built vehicles and equipment, today reported 2025 third quarter net income of $196.2 million, or $3.04 per diluted share, compared to net income of $180.3 million, or $2.75 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted¹ net income was $206.6 million, or $3.20 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2025 compared to $192.5 million, or $2.93 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2024. Earnings per share in the third quarter of 2025 included a $0.30 benefit from the resolution of a multi-year U.S. federal income tax audit. Comparisons in this news release are to the third quarter of 2024, unless otherwise noted.

Consolidated sales in the third quarter of 2025 decreased $52.8 million, or 1.9 percent, to $2.69 billion primarily due to lower sales volume in the Access segment, partially offset by higher sales volume in the Vocational and Transport segments. Improved pricing also benefited sales in the third quarter of 2025.

Consolidated operating income in the third quarter of 2025 decreased 2.2 percent to $260.4 million, or 9.7 percent of sales, compared to $266.2 million, or 9.7 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to lower sales volume and increased warranty costs, offset in part by lower selling, general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted¹ operating income in the third quarter of 2025 decreased 2.9 percent to $274.3 million, or 10.2 percent of sales, compared to $282.5 million, or 10.3 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024.

“Oshkosh delivered solid third quarter results in a difficult environment, with adjusted earnings per share of $3.20 and an adjusted operating margin of 10.2 percent,” said John Pfeifer, president and chief executive officer of Oshkosh Corporation. “Our performance reflects our commitment to cost discipline and our focus on improved cash flow across the company as we advance our key strategic initiatives and strong end-market demand for our products despite the near-term macroeconomic environment. In particular, strong execution in our Vocational segment resulted in improved throughput for municipal fire apparatus and growth in airport products, contributing to a nearly 19 percent increase in Vocational revenue.

“In Access, we delivered double-digit operating margin while continuing to navigate near-term challenging market conditions. In Transport, we are ramping production of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle and continuing to support our customers with critical technologies on our tactical wheeled vehicles. Our consolidated backlog remains solid and provides a strong foundation as we look forward.

“Based on the current demand and production environment, we are revising our 2025 adjusted earnings per share outlook to a range of $10.50 to $11.00.

“Our strong foundation and purpose-driven culture give us confidence in the path ahead. We're building momentum toward our goals for 2028, creating long-term value for our customers, team members and shareholders alike,” added Pfeifer.

Factors affecting third quarter results for the Company’s business segments included:

Access - Access segment sales for the third quarter of 2025 decreased $253.6 million, or 18.6 percent, to $1.11 billion primarily due to reduced sales volume in North America and higher sales discounts.

Access segment operating income in the third quarter of 2025 decreased 43.2 percent to $118.0 million, or 10.6 percent of sales, compared to $207.9 million, or 15.2 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume and higher sales discounts, offset in part by lower selling, general and administrative expense.

Adjusted¹ operating income in the third quarter of 2025 was $121.8 million, or 11.0 percent of sales, compared to $211.4 million, or 15.5 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024.

Vocational - Vocational segment sales for the third quarter of 2025 increased $153.8 million, or 18.9 percent, to $968.0 million due to higher sales volume, largely as a result of increased production rates, and improved pricing.

Vocational segment operating income in the third quarter of 2025 increased 42.3 percent to $141.7 million, or 14.6 percent of sales, compared to $99.6 million, or 12.2 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and improved price/cost dynamics, partially offset by higher warranty expense and unfavorable sales mix.

Adjusted¹ operating income in the third quarter of 2025 was $151.1 million, or 15.6 percent of sales, compared to $111.6 million, or 13.7 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024.

Transport - Transport segment sales for the third quarter of 2025 increased $47.5 million, or 8.8 percent, to $587.9 million as the ramp-up of Next Generation Delivery Vehicle production for the United States Postal Service, higher international tactical wheeled vehicle sales volume and a one-time license of JLTV-related intellectual property to the U.S. government were offset in part by the wind-down of the domestic Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program.

Transport segment operating income in the third quarter of 2025 increased 226.8 percent to $36.6 million, or 6.2 percent of sales, compared to $11.2 million, or 2.1 percent of sales, in the third quarter of 2024. The increase was primarily due to income on the license of intellectual property of $25.0 million and improved pricing, offset in part by higher warranty expense.

Corporate and other - Net operating costs for corporate and other in the third quarter of 2025 decreased $16.6 million to $35.9 million primarily due to the timing of healthcare charges between Corporate and the segments and lower incentive compensation accruals.

Interest Expense Net of Interest Income - Interest expense net of interest income in the third quarter of 2025 decreased $3.6 million to $28.1 million.

Miscellaneous, net - Miscellaneous income, net in the third quarter of 2025 was $6.1 million compared to $3.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, primarily due to gains on investments.

Provision for Income Taxes - The Company recorded income tax expense in the third quarter of 2025 of $41.7 million, or 17.5 percent of pre-tax income, compared to $56.6 million, or 23.8 percent of pre-tax income, in the third quarter of 2024. Income taxes in the third quarter of 2025 included a benefit of $19.1 million from the resolution of a multi-year U.S. federal income tax audit.

Repurchases of common stock - The Company repurchased 666,359 shares of common stock in the third quarter of 2025 for $90.6 million. Share repurchases completed during the previous twelve months benefited earnings per share in the third quarter of 2025 by $0.05 compared to the third quarter of 2024.

Dividend Announcement

The Company’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51 per share of Common Stock. The dividend will be payable on December 1, 2025 to shareholders of record as of November 17, 2025.

Nine-month Results

The Company reported net sales for the first nine months of 2025 of $7.73 billion and net income of $513.2 million, or $7.92 per diluted share. This compares with net sales of $8.13 billion and net income of $528.3 million, or $8.02 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in net income for the first nine months of 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to lower sales volume and higher warranty expense, offset in part by lower intangible asset impairments, the resolution of a federal income tax audit, favorable sales mix, improved performance of the Company's investments and lower selling, general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted¹ net income for the first nine months of 2025 was $552.0 million, or $8.52 per diluted share, compared to $603.4 million, or $9.16 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

2025 Expectations

The Company expects its 2025 diluted earnings per share to be between $9.75 and $10.25 and its adjusted¹ earnings per share to be between $10.50 and $11.00, down $0.50 from its previous guidance on the low end. The Company expects net sales to be between $10.3 billion and $10.4 billion in 2025, compared to its most recent estimate of $10.6 billion due to lower anticipated sales volume in the Transport and Access segments.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. EDT this morning to discuss its third quarter results and 2025 expectations. Slides for the call will be available on the Company’s website beginning at 7:00 a.m. EDT this morning. The call will be simultaneously webcast. To access the webcast, go to oshkoshcorp.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event and follow instructions for listening to the webcast. An audio replay of the call and related question and answer session will be available for 12 months at this website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, growth and drivers, capital allocation, resiliency, targets, projected sales, costs, margins, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “should,” “project,” “confident” or “plan” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the cyclical nature of the Company’s access equipment, fire apparatus, refuse and recycling collection and air transportation equipment markets, which are particularly impacted by the strength of U.S. and European economies and construction seasons; the Company’s estimates of access equipment demand which, among other factors, is influenced by historical customer buying patterns and rental company fleet replacement strategies; the impact of orders and costs on the U.S. Postal Service contract; risks that the trade war and related tariffs could reduce the demand for or competitiveness of the Company’s products or cause inefficiencies in the Company's supply chain; the Company’s ability to increase prices to raise margins or to offset higher input costs; the Company's ability to accurately predict future input costs associated with U.S. Department of Defense contracts; the Company’s ability to attract and retain production labor in a timely manner; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the AeroTech acquisition; the strength of the U.S. dollar and its impact on Company exports, translation of foreign sales and the cost of purchased materials; the impact of severe weather, war, natural disasters or pandemics that may affect the Company, its suppliers or its customers; the Company’s ability to predict the level and timing of orders for indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with the U.S. federal government; budget uncertainty for the U.S. federal government, including risks of future budget cuts, the impact of continuing resolution funding mechanisms or a prolonged federal government shutdown; the impact of any U.S. Department of Defense solicitation for competition for future contracts to produce military vehicles; risks related to the collectability of receivables, particularly for those businesses with exposure to construction markets; the cost of any warranty campaigns related to the Company’s products; risks associated with international operations and sales, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the Company’s ability to comply with complex laws and regulations applicable to U.S. government contractors; cybersecurity risks and costs of defending against, mitigating and responding to data security threats and breaches impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate other acquisitions and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; and risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully execute on its strategic road map and meet its long-term financial goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 8-K filed today. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this news release. Investors should be aware that the Company may not update such information until the Company’s next quarterly earnings conference call, if at all.

About Oshkosh Corporation

At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, purpose-built equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs over 18,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG®, Pierce®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh® S-Series™, McNeilus®, IMT®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh® Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech™, Oshkosh® Defense and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). The Company is presenting various operating results both on a GAAP basis and on a basis excluding items that affect comparability of results. When the Company excludes certain items as described below, they are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes excluding the impact of these items is useful to investors in comparing the Company’s performance to prior period results. However, while adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share exclude amortization of purchased intangibles and intangible asset impairments, revenue and earnings of acquired companies are reflected in adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share and intangible assets contribute to the generation of revenue and earnings. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below presents a reconciliation of the Company’s presented non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures (in millions, except per share amounts):

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