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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-15

Can Garrett Motion (GTX) Run Higher on Rising Earnings Estimates?

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Garrett Motion (GTX) could be a solid addition to your portfolio given a notable revision in the company's earnings estimates. While the stock has been gaining lately, the trend might continue since its earnings outlook is still improving. The rising trend in estimate revisions, which is a result of growing analyst optimism on the earnings prospects of this maker of vehicle turbocharging and electric-boosting gear, should get reflected in its stock price. After all, empirical research shows a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and near-term stock price movements. Our stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- has this insight at its core. The five-grade Zacks Rank system, which ranges from a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive externally-audited track record of outperformance, with Zacks #1 Ranked stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 2008. For Garrett Motion, there has been strong agreement among the covering analysts in raising earnings estimates, which has helped push consensus estimates considerably higher for the next quarter and full year. The chart below shows the evolution of forward 12-month Zacks Consensus EPS estimate: For the current quarter, the company is expected to earn $0.46 per share, which is a change of +9.5% from the year-ago reported number. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Garrett Motion has increased 7.17% because four estimates have moved higher compared to no negative revisions. For the full year, the earnings estimate of $1.83 per share represents a change of +20.4% from the year-ago number. There has been an encouraging trend in estimate revisions for the current year as well. Over the past month, three estimates have moved up for Garrett Motion versus no negative revisions. This has pushed the consensus estimate 5.2% higher. The promising estimate revisions have helped Garrett Motion earn a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). The Zacks Rank is a tried-and-tested rating tool that helps investors effectively harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and make the right investment decision. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Our research shows that stocks with Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and 2 (Buy) significantly outperform the S&P 500. While strong estimate revisions for Garrett Motion h...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-05

Garrett Motion (GTX) Q3 2025 Earnings Transcript

Motley Fool

Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. ET President and Chief Executive Officer — Olivier Rabiller Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer — Sean Deason Head of Investor Relations — Cyril Grandjean Cyril Grandjean: Thank you, Megan. Good day, and welcome, everyone. Thank you for attending the Garrett Motion Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results Conference Call. Before we begin, I would like to mention that today's presentation and earnings press release are available on the IR section of Garrett Motion's website at investors.garrettmotion.com. There, you will also find links to our SEC filings, along with other important information about the company. We note that this presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These statements, which can be identified by words such as anticipate, intend, plan, believe, expect, may, should or similar expressions represent management's current expectations and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from such expectations. These risks and uncertainties include the factors identified in our annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include risks related to the automotive industry, competitive landscape and macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, among others. Please review the disclaimers on Slide 2 of our presentation as the content of our call will be governed by this language. Today's presentation also includes certain non-GAAP measures which we use to help describe how we manage and operate our business. We reconcile each of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in the appendix of our presentation and related press release. Finally, in today's presentation and comments, we may refer to light vehicle diesel and light vehicle gasoline products by using the terms diesel and gasoline only. With us today are Olivier Rabiller, Garrett's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Sean Deason, Garrett's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. I will now hand the call over to Olivier. Olivier Rabiller: Thank you, Cyril. Thank you all for joining the call today. I am pleased to report that Garrett delivered another set of strong financial results in the third quarter, thanks to incre...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-03

Garrett Motion Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat

Garrett reported a strong Q1 with $985 million in net sales (up 6% at constant currency), $151 million of Adjusted EBIT (a 15.3% margin) and $49 million of adjusted free cash flow, and it raised the midpoint/high end of its 2026 outlook to about $3.75 billion in sales, $560 million Adjusted EBIT and $415 million adjusted free cash flow. Management continued shareholder returns and maintained strong liquidity, repurchasing $87 million of stock and paying $16 million in dividends in Q1, while ending the quarter with $772 million of liquidity and a net leverage ratio of 1.92x. Garrett secured multiple technology wins across turbos and zero‑emission products, including a second China e‑powertrain production award (medium‑duty trucks) and a major industrial compressor win with TONFY, with initial oil‑free compressor testing for Trane expected in the coming weeks and production planned in 2027. Interested in Garrett Motion Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Garrett Motion Inc. Skids on Results: Is it Time to Buy the Dip? Garrett Motion (NASDAQ:GTX) reported what executives described as a “very strong” start to 2026, citing growth across product verticals, improved profitability, and continued shareholder returns, even as light vehicle production declined during the quarter. President and CEO Olivier Rabiller said the company’s first-quarter performance was “driven by growth in a muted industry and disciplined operational execution.” Net sales were $985 million, up 6% at constant currency. Rabiller said growth was broad-based, including commercial vehicles and industrial, and he attributed light-vehicle outperformance to “share of demand gains in passenger vehicles.” → Roblox Stock Slides to New Low as Safety Changes Weigh on Outlook Can Garrett Motion Turbocharge A Short Squeeze? On profitability, Garrett reported Adjusted EBIT of $151 million, translating to an Adjusted EBIT margin of 15.3%. Rabiller said productivity actions and execution helped convert sales growth into operating performance. The company also posted adjusted free cash flow of $49 million in the quarter. Senior Vice President and CFO Sean Deason said the quarter reflected “sequential growth across all verticals,” driven by share gains in diesel and gasoline applications, a recovery in commercial vehicle volumes, and continued demand for industrial applications. Deason added that the 15.3...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-01

GTX Q1 Earnings Beat on Strong Sales, 2026 Outlook Lifted

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Garrett Motion Inc. GTX posted first-quarter 2026 earnings of 49 cents per share, up 63.3% from 30 cents a year ago. The bottom line beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 43 cents, delivering a 15.4% earnings surprise. Net sales came in at $985 million, up 12.2% year over year and ahead of the consensus mark of $917 million by 7.39%. Results reflected solid demand across the portfolio and disciplined execution, with adjusted EBIT margin expanding to 15.3%. GTX currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. Garrett Motion Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Garrett Motion Inc. Quote Garrett’s top-line performance was supported by higher demand across all verticals in the quarter. The company pointed to gains in passenger vehicles and strong performance in commercial vehicle, off-highway, and industrial end markets as key contributors. By category, reported sales increased 10% in gasoline and 12% in diesel, aided by new application launches and program ramp-ups. Commercial vehicle/industrial revenues rose 17% on strength across regions, while aftermarket sales advanced 16%, helped by demand and a favorable product mix. Gross profit increased to $196 million from $179 million in the year-ago quarter. However, gross margin dipped to 19.9% from 20.4%. On the cost side, the cost of goods sold rose to $789 million from $699 million, largely tied to higher volumes and unfavorable currency impacts. Headwinds from lower productivity net of labor inflation and repositioning costs, import tariffs and product mix were partly offset by lower RD&E costs and commodity, transportation and energy deflation. Selling, general and administrative expenses edged down to $58 million from $59 million in the prior-year quarter. Management attributed the modest improvement to lower professional services, bad debt recovery and lower personnel costs, partially offset by unfavorable currency impacts. Below operating lines, other expense declined sharply to $1 million from $7 million, aided by the absence of prior-year refinancing-related professional fees. Interest expense declined to $27 million from $29 million, while non-operating income rose to $8 million from $1 million, supported by the resolution of certain environmental liabilities and foreign exchange transactional gains. Net cash provided by operating...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-01

Garrett Motion (GTX) Soars to All-Time High on Earnings Blowout, Upbeat Guidance

Insider Monkey

Garrett Motion Inc. (NASDAQ:GTX) is one of the 10 Stocks Delivering Eye-Popping Gains. Garrett Motion soared to a fresh all-time high on Thursday, as investors took heart from the company’s strong earnings performance in the first quarter of the year, and a higher growth outlook for the full-year period. At intra-day trade, the stock climbed to its highest price of $25.77 before paring gains to finish the session just up by 24.99 percent at $25.61 apiece. Photo by RDNE Stock Project on Pexels In an updated report, Garrett Motion Inc. (NASDAQ:GTX) said that it grew its net income by 53 percent to $95 million from $62 million in the same period last year, primarily driven by a $17 million jump in gross profits and a $7 million higher non-operating income. Net sales grew by 12 percent to $985 million from $878 million year-on-year, driven by strong demand from commercial vehicle off-highway and industrial, supported by a higher share in passenger vehicles. Encouraged by the results, Garrett Motion Inc. (NASDAQ:GTX) raised its GAAP net income forecast to a range of $300 million to $360 million, from $295 million to $335 million previously. It also upgraded the upper end of its net sales growth guidance to $3.9 billion from $3.8 billion, while the lower end was maintained at $3.6 billion. In other news, Garrett Motion Inc. (NASDAQ:GTX) announced the distribution of $0.08 in dividends to all shareholders on record as of June 1, 2026, payable on June 15. While we acknowledge the potential of GTX as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you're looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the best short-term AI stock. READ NEXT: 33 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and Cathie Wood 2026 Portfolio: 10 Best Stocks to Buy. Disclosure: None. Follow Insider Monkey on Google News.

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-01

Garrett Motion (GTX) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript

Motley Fool

Image source: The Motley Fool. Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET President & Chief Executive Officer — Olivier Rabiller Chief Financial Officer — Sean Deason Olivier Rabiller: Thank you, Cyril, and thank you all for joining the call today. We started the year by delivering another very strong set of financial results in the first quarter, driven by growth in a muted industry and disciplined operational execution. Net sales for the first quarter were $985 million, up 6% at constant currency. We delivered growth across all verticals, including commercial vehicles and industrial. Considering that light vehicle production was down in Q1, Garrett's growth reflects share of demand gains in passenger vehicles as well as continued strong performance in commercial, off-highway and industrial. Through continued productivity actions and disciplined execution, we have been able to convert this growth into a very solid operating performance. Adjusted EBIT was $151 million, and our adjusted EBIT margin was 15.3%. In addition, we generated an adjusted free cash flow of $49 million in the quarter. Together, the strong results support our decision to increase the upper range of our 2026 full year outlook. Lastly, we continue to allocate capital in line with our stated framework and our commitment to return capital to shareholders. During the first quarter, we maintained our share repurchase activity, buying back $87 million of common stock, and we also paid $16 million in quarterly dividends. With that, let me now turn to Slide 4 to share more on Garrett's continued success across our differentiated technologies. Indeed, we continue to win across our turbo portfolio with multiple gasoline awards, including VNT turbo for hybrids and range extended electric vehicle applications. At the same time, we kept on the successful trend we have seen in industrial as we secured additional wins, including for large power generation applications. Turning now to our zero-emission technologies. We have made solid progress in Q1 2026 as we secured our second commercial vehicle E-Powertrain production award in China with start-up production planned again for 2027. We also won a major production award for our industrial cooling compressor with TONFY in China, a leading supplier for battery energy storage system cooling solutions. Overall, I'm very pleased with our progress. These wins d...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-01

Garrett Motion Inc. Q1 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Moby

Achieved 6% constant currency sales growth despite a decline in global light vehicle production, driven by significant share of demand gains in gasoline and diesel applications. Capitalized on a recovery in commercial vehicle volumes and sustained demand for industrial applications, particularly in stationary power generation. Delivered a 15.3% adjusted EBIT margin through disciplined productivity actions and favorable foreign exchange, which more than offset tariff pass-through headwinds. Successfully transitioned the portfolio from a legacy diesel-heavy mix to a balanced profile led by gasoline variable geometry turbochargers and zero-emission technologies. Secured a major production award for industrial cooling compressors in China for battery energy storage systems (BESS), validating technology applications beyond traditional automotive. Maintained a disciplined capital allocation strategy, returning over $100 million to shareholders in Q1 through $87 million in share repurchases and $16 million in dividends. Increased the midpoint and upper range of the 2026 full-year outlook across all metrics, reflecting strong Q1 execution and anticipated demand strength through the first half of the year. Maintained the low end of the guidance range as a cautionary measure against macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical volatility in the Middle East. Expects to generate positive operating performance for the remainder of the year by leveraging sustained fixed cost actions and variable cost productivity measures. Anticipates a continued recovery in the off-highway sector and on-highway growth in China, supported by the introduction of new products and share of demand gains. Targeting a long-term return of approximately 75% of adjusted free cash flow to shareholders, though the pace of share repurchases will remain sensitive to industry conditions. Announced a second commercial vehicle E-Powertrain production award in China for medium-duty applications, with production scheduled to commence in 2027. Identified the battery energy storage system (BESS) market as a high-growth vertical for cooling technology, driven by major battery manufacturers in China. Noted that while current performance is strong, the company remains mindful of potential supply chain or demand disruptions stemming from global geopolitical events. Confirmed that the upcoming Technology and Inve...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-30

Garrett Motion (GTX) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

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Garrett Motion (GTX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.3 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +15.40%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of vehicle turbocharging and electric-boosting gear would post earnings of $0.35 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.42, delivering a surprise of +20%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times. Garrett Motion, which belongs to the Zacks Automotive - Original Equipment industry, posted revenues of $985 million for the quarter ended March 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 7.39%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $878 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Garrett Motion shares have added about 17.6% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 4.2%. While Garrett Motion has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Garrett Motion was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. Y...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-30

Garrett Motion Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Raises 2026 Outlook

GlobeNewswire

First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Net sales totaled $985 million, up 12% on a reported basis and 6% on a constant currency* basis vs prior year, driven by share of demand gains in passenger vehicles and strong performance in commercial vehicle off-highway and industrial Net income totaled $95 million; Net income margin of 9.6% Adjusted EBIT* totaled $151 million; Adjusted EBIT margin* of 15.3% Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $98 million Adjusted free cash flow* totaled $49 million Raising 2026 full-year outlook First Quarter 2026 Business Highlights Secured several new light vehicle turbo programs, including an additional award for range extended electric vehicles Won a significant volume extension for light commercial vehicle diesel application with a European OEM Multiple commercial vehicle and industrial awards including power generation applications Continued to win in E-Powertrain; second commercial vehicle production award Growing industrial engagement for E-Cooling, including a production award for battery energy storage system PLYMOUTH, Mich. and ROLLE, Switzerland, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX) ("Garrett" or the "Company"), a leading automotive and industrial technology provider, today announced its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock, payable on June 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2026. “Garrett had a strong start to 2026, delivering 6% organic growth,” said Olivier Rabiller, President and CEO of Garrett. “Net sales increased to $985 million, Adjusted EBIT margin expanded to 15.3% and we generated $49 million of Adjusted Free Cash Flow, reflecting disciplined execution and strong volume conversion. During the quarter, we repurchased $87 million of common shares and returned more than $100 million to shareholders including dividends.” “We also continued to secure new business across both our turbo and zero‑emission technology portfolios,” Mr. Rabiller added. “This included an additional commercial vehicle award for our high‑speed E‑Powertrain, alongside growing industrial engagement for our oil‑free E‑Cooling compressor, supporting our strategy to scale our differentiated electrification and industrial offerings.” * See reconciliations to...

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-30

Garrett Motion's Q1 Earnings, Net Sales Rise; 2026 Outlook Raised

MT Newswires

Garrett Motion (GTX) reported Q1 earnings Thursday of $0.49 per diluted share, up from $0.30 a year

Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-30

Garrett Motion: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Associated Press

ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — ROLLE, Switzerland (AP) — Garrett Motion Inc. (GTX) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $95 million. On a per-share basis, the Rolle, Switzerland-based company said it had net income of 49 cents. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 43 cents per share. The maker of vehicle turbocharging and electric-boosting gear posted revenue of $985 million in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $917.2 million. Garrett Motion expects full-year revenue in the range of $3.6 billion to $3.9 billion. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GTX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GTX

TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-04-30

FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript

Earnings source - 58 paragraphs
Operator

Hello, my name is Cindy, and I will be your operator this morning. I would like to welcome everyone to the Garrett Motion First Quarter 2026 financial results conference call. This call is being recorded, and a replay will be available later today. After the company's presentation, there will be a Q&A session. I would now like to hand over the call to Cyril Grandjean, Garrett's Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer.

Cyril Grandjean

Thank you, Cindy, and good day, everyone. We appreciate you joining us to review Garrett Motion's first quarter 2026 financial results. Our presentation and press release are available on the investor relations section of our website. Today's discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please refer to our SEC filings, including our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, for a discussion of factors that could cause our results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Today's presentation also includes certain non-GAAP metrics, which we use to help describe how we manage and operate our business. Please review the disclaimers on Slide 2 of our presentation as the content of our call will be governed by this language. With me today are Olivier Rabiller, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Sean Deason, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Cyril Grandjean

Olivier will begin by sharing highlights from a very strong quarter, both in terms of financial performance and strategic wins. Sean will then review our first quarter financial results and updated 2026 outlook. With that, I'll turn the call over to Olivier.

Olivier Rabiller

Thank you, Cyril, and thank you all for joining the call today. We started the year by delivering another very strong set of financial results in the first quarter, driven by growth in a muted industry and disciplined operational execution. Net sales for the first quarter were $985 million, up 6% at constant currency. We delivered growth across all verticals, including commercial vehicles and industrial. Considering that light vehicle production was down in Q1, Garrett's growth reflects share of demand gains in passenger vehicles as well as continued strong performance in commercial, off-highway, and industrial. Through continued productivity actions and disciplined execution, we have been unable to convert this growth into a very solid operating performance. Adjusted EBIT was $151 million, and our Adjusted EBIT margin was 15.3%.

Olivier Rabiller

In addition, we generated an adjusted free cash flow of $49 million in the quarter. Together, these strong results support our decision to increase the upper range of our 2026 full-year outlook. Lastly, we continue to allocate capital in line with our stated framework and our commitment to return capital to shareholders. During the first quarter, we maintained our share repurchase activity, buying back $87 million of common stock, and we also paid $16 million in quarterly dividends. With that, let me now turn to Slide 4 to share more on Garrett's continued success across our differentiated technologies. Indeed, we continue to win across our turbo portfolio with multiple gasoline awards, including VNT Turbo for hybrids and range extended electric vehicle applications.

Olivier Rabiller

At the same time, we kept on the successful trend we have seen in industrial as we secured additional wins, including for large power generation applications. Turning now to our zero-emission technologies. We have made solid progress in Q1 2026 as we secured our second commercial vehicle E-Powertrain production award in China. We start our production plan again for 2027. We also won a major production award for our industrial cooling compressor with TONFY in China, a leading supplier for battery energy storage system cooling solutions. Overall, I'm very pleased with our progress. These wins demonstrate customer adoption of our differentiated technologies across a broad range of applications, supporting both off-road expansion and growth while continuing to deliver strong financial results. I will now hand it over to Sean, who will talk you through our financial results and outlook.

Sean Deason

Thanks, Olivier. Good morning, everyone. I will begin my remarks on Slide 5. As Olivier highlighted, we delivered strong financial performance in the first quarter. Our net sales were $985 million, driven by sequential growth across all verticals. This was driven by share demand gains in diesel and gasoline applications, recovery of commercial vehicle volumes, and continued demand for industrial applications. We delivered $151 million of Adjusted EBIT in the quarter, equating to a 15.3% margin. This represents both a year-over-year and a sequential improvement driven by strong volume conversion and favorable foreign exchange. Adjusted free cash flow was $49 million as the business continues to convert earnings into cash in line with expectations. Moving to Slide 6, we show our Q1 net sales bridge by product category as compared with the same period last year.

Sean Deason

In the quarter, net sales increased by $107 million versus the prior year, or 12% on a reported basis and 6% on a constant currency basis. Double-digit growth in commercial vehicle, industrial, and Aftermarket contributed significantly to the strong performance. We also benefited from continued gasoline share of demand gains and new launches in diesel. The sales growth occurred across all key regions. In North America, the key drivers of sales growth were off-highway, industrial, and Aftermarket. In Europe, we saw share of demand gains in light vehicle gasoline and diesel, as well as a recovery in off-highway applications. In China, growth was driven primarily by industrial and on-highway applications. Turning to Slide 7, during the quarter, we generated $151 million in Adjusted EBIT, representing a $20 million increase over the same period last year.

Sean Deason

Our margin rate of 15.3% reflects a 40 basis point improvement year-over-year, 20 basis points of which are due to favorable foreign exchange currency impacts, partially offset by tariff pass-throughs. The increase in Adjusted EBIT was primarily driven by volume and favorable mix from our strong growth in commercial vehicle, industrial, and Aftermarket. In the quarter, year-over-year operating performance was slightly negative, largely as a result of timing and in line with our expectations as we begin to execute on our productivity measures. We expect to generate positive operating performance through the balance of this year, continuing to benefit from sustained fixed cost actions and variable cost productivity. Turning now to Slide 8, I'll walk you through the Adjusted EBIT to Adjusted free cash flow bridge for the quarter.

Sean Deason

We delivered positive Adjusted free cash flow of $49 million, aligned with our full year expectations. The working capital used in the quarter was primarily driven by our strong sales and is expected to be recovered throughout the year. All other bridging items were also in line with expectations. Now moving to Slide 9, we ended the quarter with a liquidity position of $772 million, consisting of $630 million in undrawn capacity from our revolving credit facility and $142 million in unrestricted cash. We have ample liquidity with no near-term debt maturities, and our net leverage ratio remains unchanged versus the prior quarter at 1.92x.

Sean Deason

Moving to Slide 10, during the first quarter, we repurchased $87 million of common stock under our $250 million share repurchase program, further reducing our outstanding share count to approximately 188 million. We continue to target returning approximately 75% of our Adjusted free cash flow to shareholders over time through dividends and share repurchases, the latter of which will vary over time and depend on various factors, including macroeconomic and industry conditions. As mentioned by Olivier earlier, the board declared our quarterly dividend for the second quarter of $0.08 per share, which will be payable in June. I will now transition to Slide 11 to discuss our 2026 outlook. Following our first quarter performance, we anticipate demand across all verticals to be strong through the first half of the year.

Sean Deason

Although our industry assumptions remain unchanged versus our initial outlook, we expect to continue to benefit from share of demand gains in light vehicles, continued recovery in commercial vehicles, and growth of industrial applications, particularly for stationary power generation. As a result, we've increased our high-end and midpoint outlook across all metrics to reflect this stronger performance to date. Given macroeconomic uncertainties and geopolitical events, we are maintaining the low end of our outlook range at this time. Our updated outlook implies the following midpoints: Net sales of $3.75 billion or 2% growth at constant currency, Adjusted EBIT of $560 million, implying a 14.9% margin, and Adjusted free cash flow of $415 million. With that, I will now turn back the call to Olivier for closing remarks.

Olivier Rabiller

Thanks, Sean. Let's now turn to Slide 12. As we announced during our Q4 earnings call and in our subsequent press release, we will host our 2026 Technology and Investor Day in person in New York City on May 20th. We will outline the next phase of the company's strategic evolution, including progress across turbo, zero-emission vehicle, and industrial technologies. Beyond the presentation, it is a fantastic opportunity to interact with management, see and touch new hardware, and better understand the way Garrett is expanding its technology differentiated portfolio, both in auto, commercial vehicle, and industrial. Let me wrap this up on our final slide. We delivered a strong first quarter, driven by share of demand gains in gasoline turbo and growth in commercial vehicle, off-highway, and industrial.

Olivier Rabiller

Adjusted EBIT reached $151 million, and we generated $49 million of adjusted free cash flow. In zero emission technologies specifically, we secured our second series production award for commercial vehicle high speed E-powertrain, further validating the long-term potential of this technology. In parallel, progress continues with our new industrial compressor offering as we secure the production award in battery energy storage systems. Alongside this operational and technology execution during the quarter, we returned more than $100 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, reaffirming our commitment to disciplined capital allocation and shareholder return. Lastly, based on the strong start of the year, we also raised our full year 2026 outlook, reflecting the strength of our execution and confidence in our trajectory. Thank you for your time, and now operator, we are ready to take on questions.

Operator

Our first question comes from Nathan Jones of Stifel. Go ahead, please.

Nathan Jones

Good morning, everyone.

Olivier Rabiller

Good morning.

Nathan Jones

I'll start with some questions on the oil free compressor side. I don't know how much of that you wanna answer today and how much you wanna save for the analyst day next month. I'll ask them. Any updates that you can give us on the progress with shipping the first units to Trane? Any updates you can give us. I guess I'll just ask a broad question. The interest levels that you've seen from other potential customers and how that's progressing.

Olivier Rabiller

Indeed. I think we alluded to it to it a little bit last time because we are fresh from the big congress that's happening every year in Vegas about air conditioning systems. Since then, we've confirmed a lot of inbounds from a lot of people in the industry. To your point, about shipping units, I mean, shipping the first unit for testing and everything will happen in the coming weeks already. What we said is that we would be in production from 2027. It's on a fast pace. The win we just report, which is in different system, which is a Battery Energy Storage System. You need a lot of cooling to cool these batteries.

Olivier Rabiller

These batteries are supplied by the way, and these modules are supplied by the biggest battery makers in the world. It's a very important one as well because it validates that our technology is not only for the scope that we expressed last time, and the discussion we had about our agreement with Trane, but it's ranging beyond that into some other applications. We'll share indeed more during the Investor Day, but a lot is happening, and you may have seen a lot of points, a lot of communications already from us, whether it's on this BESS, whether it's on our exhibition that we had in China at the leading show for air conditioning. All of that validates the interest that we see from the industry, broad industry that's all involved into cooling.

Nathan Jones

Is there any update you can give us on? I know there's some exclusivity with Trane on some products in some markets for some period of time. Is there any update you can give us on what that is? It's certainly been a focus area from investors that we've spoken to.

Olivier Rabiller

I've told you that we are having discussions, and by the way, we are announcing a new project with a new customer. That shows that we are talking to a broad industry scope with a broad industry applications. More to come when we present all of that with real hardware and you can feel and touch it because it's not PowerPoint, clearly not when we are all in New York. Clearly the interest goes beyond what we've announced with Trane. Although we are working extremely well with Trane, and we are cooperating very well. It goes beyond that.

Nathan Jones

Fair enough. Good to see another E-Powertrain. Is there any details you can give us on that? You know, I'm talking about the size of it, potential revenue out of it. I think you said start of production is 2027, just any color you can give us on the scale and scope of this award. Thanks.

Olivier Rabiller

The first point I would say it's not exactly for the same application. The first application was heavy duty, so we are talking about trucks that are more on the medium duty size. We are extremely proud because it really reflects that even in the most competitive market in the world, that is China, when it comes to electric, our technology is really validated by customers as being a way to differentiate for themselves. We've announced the first partnership with HanDe. HanDe is the biggest player of the industry when it comes to transmissions in China and the axles. That gives you a little bit of a scale. We'll not share numbers today, but it's a very significant win for the company, another one.

Nathan Jones

Thanks very much for taking the questions.

Operator

Our next question comes from James Mulholland of Deutsche Bank. Go ahead, please.

James Mulholland

Hi. Thanks for taking my questions, and good morning. I just want to double-click on your industrial sales for the year. Last year, you had guided to about $100 million in sales related to power gen with double-digit growth for this year. Could you give us an update on that progress? Since double digits is a pretty wide range, would you be able to put a bit of a finer point on that?

Sean Deason

Yeah. With industrial, sequentially, we saw it flat, but we expect that it is going to grow significantly. I believe we said low double digits. That's where we would remain, in low double digits.

Olivier Rabiller

That's very significant anyway. You see that when you look at the revenue growth bridge that we have into the financials that we published today, it is clear that there is a significant growth on commercial vehicle. Not everything is with industrial indeed, but a significant portion of it. Yes, it will keep on growing.

James Mulholland

Great. Then,

Olivier Rabiller

[crosstalk]

James Mulholland

Oh, go ahead.

Olivier Rabiller

No, I'm just saying. We are very happy with it.

James Mulholland

Great. Since you brought up broader commercial vehicle, recognizing that North America is more off-highway and Europe is more indexed to Class 8. We've seen some trucking manufacturers come out with pretty good numbers on orders. Could you maybe unpack a bit of what you're seeing in both of those geographies? Is there maybe a little bit of conservatism in that 1%-2% growth for the year?

Olivier Rabiller

Today, I will not relate. Today, commercial vehicle is, as you said, a little bit of a mix bag of several things. We have off-highway, you've seen that the off-highway industry is starting to recover. There are some other people publishing results today that are our customers that can give you a hint about that recovery coming up. I would say beyond that, and we think that the recovery is probably once it starts, it will be for If there is no crisis, it will be for a longer period, because today, when you look at on-highway and off-highway, we are pretty much on the low point that we reached in 2024. The industry has not yet recovered that much from that. We are optimistic that this trend will continue.

Olivier Rabiller

I would say the growth that we are seeing is not only driven by Europe on-highway, it's also driven by a recovery that we are seeing on on-highway in China, which is probably more linked to share demand gains and a significant introduction of new products that we have on that in that region.

James Mulholland

Great. Okay. Thank you very much.

Olivier Rabiller

Your analysis is good. I'm just saying, I'm just adding China in the mix on top of the rest.

James Mulholland

Thank you.

Operator

The next question comes from Jake Scholl of BNP. Go ahead, please.

Jake Scholl

Hey, guys. First, profitability in the quarter finished towards the high end of your guidance range for the year. Could you just discuss some of the puts and takes that you see going forward?

Olivier Rabiller

The puts and takes for the full year outlook?

Jake Scholl

Yeah.

Olivier Rabiller

Quite frankly, we are very pleased with what we see in Q1. Quite frankly, at this point in time, we have not seen a material impact of the consequences of the war in the Middle East on what we see in the company. We are very mindful that on the one hand, we have a very nice trajectory with organic growth that we highlighted in Q1. On the other hand, we are having a world out there that everybody is looking at and trying to understand where it goes. One more time, we have not seen anything specific, but it would be in my view, a little bit too bullish just to give you an outlook that is disconnected from what's happening around us.

Jake Scholl

Thank you. Could you talk a little bit more about what's driving some of your success in China? You guys have obviously, you know, seen some pretty significant wins, both for your E-Powertrain and E-Compressor in the last few quarters. Specifically within the E-Compressor, can you talk about if there's any difference from your perspective for a liquid-cooled application like this battery storage system with TONFY or, you know, air cooling, you know, like a traditional HVAC? Thank you.

Olivier Rabiller

A few dynamics. The first point is to say that when it comes to specific applications that are linked to commercial vehicle electric mobility, think about E-Powertrain for trucks, and think about the announcement that we did last quarter about cooling compressor for buses. China is indeed the biggest place in the world that committed to a very high number of electric trucks, and that drives a lot of development and a lot of demand from customers. When it comes to the specific point of battery energy storage system, you know that the two biggest battery makers in the world are in China. Indeed, they are relying not only on global suppliers, but also on local fast-growing company to help them supply what they need in order to develop that battery business.

Olivier Rabiller

Battery energy system storage that we have, the battery cooling that goes on that is clearly linked to that growth. Indeed, it's happening in China, I would say, a little bit faster than anywhere else in the world, well, as a consequence of the two major players being in China. We should not think that all of that come from China. It's just that China usually works faster and is currently into a technology adoption pace that is higher than what we see in the rest of the world. Remember, the first award that we presented for cooling system was coming with Trane. Then, we are indeed working with many more customers around the world than Chinese when it comes to E-Powertrain, whether it's for passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle.

Olivier Rabiller

It's just that the speed in China is just faster.

Jake Scholl

Got it. Thank you.

Operator

Our next question comes from Hamed Khorsand of BWS Financial. Go ahead, please.

Hamed Khorsand

Hi. First off, these design wins that sparked this increase in sales, when did you win them, how are you positioned in design wins now for future quarters?

Olivier Rabiller

For the wins, we usually win businesses that are translating into volume about before we start production. I would say when you look at the trend we have, and we've been very consistent with that, where we say that on average, every year, we win about 50% of what's available. We know that the math between the business win rate to the share of demand doesn't go exactly one-to-one. We know that when we win constantly at that level, the share of demand of the company is increasing. This is exactly what's happening. It was a little bit hidden, three, four years ago because we were adding some other points that were affecting the top line at the same time when it comes to diesel going down.

Olivier Rabiller

You know that we're doing a massive rebalancing and transformation in this company, moving from revenue at the time of the spin-out that was about 42%, 43% diesel to what it is today, where it's about the same amount on the [gasoline] side and a significant portion of that into variable geometry. That rebalancing has probably dampened a little bit the top line. Now, you see that coming, and it's all driven by the success of the wins and the programs that we are on with customers. The trend continues.

Hamed Khorsand

My other question is, on zero emissions. Is it still too early to break it out as to what the composition of that is to total sales?

Olivier Rabiller

If you are a little bit patient for a few weeks, you will know much more about it.

Hamed Khorsand

All right. Very good. Thank you.

Olivier Rabiller

We will indeed disclose more information in three weeks.

Operator

The conference has now concluded. The question and answer session has concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.

As of 2026-05-30 • Updated weeklySource: Earnings sourceIngestion runbook