Carrier Q1 2025 Earnings
Carrier Global Corporation reported a strong first quarter of 2025, marked by increased profitability, robust free cash flow, and raised full-year guidance, despite a decline in reported sales due to divestitures.
Headline results:
- Net sales: $5.22 billion, down 4% year-over-year due to divestitures, but organic sales increased 2%
- GAAP EPS: $0.47 (up 147% from $0.19)
- Adjusted EPS: $0.65 (up 27% from $0.51)
- GAAP operating margin: 12.1% (up 500 basis points)
- Adjusted operating margin: 16.2% (up 210 basis points)
- Operating profit: $629 million (up 63%); Adjusted operating profit: $843 million (up 10%)
- Net income from continuing operations: $412 million
Cash and capital:
- Free cash flow: $420 million, up from negative $64 million a year ago
- Operating cash flow: $483 million
- Carrier returned $1.5 billion to shareholders via $1.3 billion in share repurchases and $200 million in dividends
- Paid down $1.2 billion in debt
- Ended Q1 with $1.7 billion in cash and $9.5 billion in net debt
Segment performance:
- Climate Solutions Americas: Sales up 9%, segment margin up 420 bps to 22.2%
- Climate Solutions Europe: Sales down 10%, segment margin down 390 bps to 9.0%
- Climate Solutions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa: Sales down 7%, segment margin up 240 bps to 14.6%
- Climate Solutions Transportation: Sales down 26% due to divestiture, but margin rose to 14.9%
Full-year 2025 guidance (updated):
- Revenue: ~$23 billion (unchanged), organic growth mid-single digits, divestiture headwind of ~$750 million
- Adjusted EPS: Raised to $3.00–$3.10 (from $2.95–$3.05)
- Adjusted operating margin: 16.5%–17.0%
- Free cash flow: $2.4–$2.6 billion
Carrier emphasized strong order trends, backlog growth, and success in mitigating current tariffs. Management cited strength in commercial and residential climate solutions in the Americas and solid margin expansion across most regions.