NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTAI Aviation Ltd. (NASDAQ: FTAI) (the “Company” or “FTAI”) today reported financial results for the third quarter 2025. The Company’s consolidated comparative financial statements and key performance measures are attached as an exhibit to this press release.
Financial Overview
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||
| Selected Financial Results | Q3’25 | |
| Net Income Attributable to Shareholders | $ | 114,009 |
| Basic Earnings per Ordinary Share | $ | 1.11 |
| Diluted Earnings per Ordinary Share | $ | 1.10 |
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | $ | 297,381 |
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(1) For definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, please refer to the exhibit to this press release.
Third Quarter 2025 Dividends
On October 27, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend on our ordinary shares of $0.35 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, payable on November 19, 2025 to the holders of record on November 10, 2025, an increase from $0.30 per share in the previous quarter.
Additionally, on October 27, 2025, the Board declared cash dividends on its Fixed-Rate Reset Series C Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares (“Series C Preferred Shares”) and Fixed-Rate Reset Series D Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares (“Series D Preferred Shares”) of $0.52 and $0.59 per share, respectively, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, payable on December 15, 2025 to the holders of record on December 1, 2025.
Business Highlights
- Completed fundraising for inaugural Strategic Capital Initiative partnership with $2 billion of equity commitments, targeting to deploy over $6 billion of capital including current and future debt financing.
- Generated Net Income Attributable to Shareholders of $114.0 million, $1.11 EPS, an increase of 46% versus Q3 2024.
- Continued growth in Aerospace Products segment with Adjusted EBITDA of $180.4 million, an increase of 77% versus Q3 2024.(1)
- Raised guidance for 2026 Adjusted EBITDA from $1.4 billion to $1.525 billion from its reportable segments, comprised of approximately $1.0 billion from Aerospace Products and $525 million from Aviation Leasing.(1)
- Increased its quarterly dividend to $0.35 per share from $0.30 per share as a result of strong free cash flow generation.
- Announced a definitive agreement to acquire ATOPS MRE to expand MRE Operations in Miami and the launch of a joint venture with Bauer focused on developing in-house CFM56 accessory maintenance repairs.
“Our business had a strong quarter underpinned by continued growth in Aerospace Products allowing us to increase guidance for 2026 and raise our ordinary dividend,” said Joe Adams, Chairman and CEO. “We also held the final closing for the Strategic Capital Initiative’s inaugural vehicle exceeding our fundraising target and hitting the upsized hard cap of $2.0 billion of equity commitments. This, along with debt financing, will allow us to purchase over $6 billion of aircraft up from our earlier target of $4 billion.”
(1) For definitions and reconciliations of non-GAAP measures, please refer to the exhibit to this press release.
Additional Information
For additional information that management believes to be useful for investors, please refer to the presentation posted on the Investor Center section of the Company’s website, https://www.ftaiaviation.com/, and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, when available on the Company’s website. Nothing on the Company’s website is included or incorporated by reference herein.
Conference Call
In addition, management will host a conference call on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by registering via the following link https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BId6f0e16d5c034abd993d6939251624f5. Once registered, participants will receive a dial-in and unique pin to access the call.
A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at https://www.ftaiaviation.com/. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast.
A replay of the conference call will be available after 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 through 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, November 4, 2025 on https://ir.ftaiaviation.com/news-events/presentations/.
The information contained on, or accessible through, any websites included in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and should not be considered a part of, this press release.
About FTAI Aviation Ltd.
FTAI is a leading provider of aftermarket power for the CFM56 and V2500 engines which fly on the world’s most widely used commercial aircraft. FTAI’s differentiated Maintenance, Repair and Exchange (“MRE”) product offers cost savings and flexibility to airlines and asset owners through the lease, sale and exchange of refurbished serviceable engines and modules. In addition, FTAI manages and co-invests in on-lease narrowbody aircraft in partnership with institutional investors through its Strategic Capital Initiative.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, the ability to meet guidance for 2026 Adjusted EBITDA, whether the Company will be able to close the ATOPS acquisition, subject to customary closing conditions, SCI’s expected closing on equity commitments and debt financing and deploying over $6 billion of capital, and whether the SCI Partnership will be able to close on aircraft under letters of intent (LOI). These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained and such differences may be material. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained in this press release. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect such forward-looking statements, see the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on the Company’s website (www.ftaiaviation.com). In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based. This release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
| For further information, please contact: Alan Andreini Investor Relations FTAI Aviation Ltd. (646) 734-9414 aandreini@ftaiaviation.com | Media: Tim Lynch / Aaron Palash / Kelly Sullivan Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher (212) 355-4449 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| (Dollar amounts in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | |||||||||||||||
| Aerospace products revenue | $ | 459,206 | $ | 303,469 | $ | 1,144,317 | $ | 737,726 | |||||||
| MRE Contract revenue | 58,663 | — | 228,886 | — | |||||||||||
| Lease income | 55,072 | 65,450 | 185,951 | 189,365 | |||||||||||
| Maintenance revenue | 52,370 | 59,917 | 175,081 | 156,894 | |||||||||||
| Asset sales revenue | 38,461 | 34,953 | 105,315 | 145,993 | |||||||||||
| Other revenue (1) | 3,292 | 2,005 | 5,831 | 6,104 | |||||||||||
| Total revenues | 667,064 | 465,794 | 1,845,381 | 1,236,082 | |||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 362,922 | 219,496 | 980,894 | 568,157 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 39,092 | 26,858 | 105,858 | 81,274 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,829 | 4,045 | 7,387 | 10,697 | |||||||||||
| Acquisition and transaction expenses | 7,066 | 9,341 | 18,847 | 23,539 | |||||||||||
| Management fees and incentive allocation to affiliate | — | — | — | 8,449 | |||||||||||
| Internalization fee to affiliate | — | — | — | 300,000 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 55,278 | 56,775 | 170,076 | 163,386 | |||||||||||
| Asset impairment | — | — | — | 962 | |||||||||||
| Total expenses | 466,187 | 316,515 | 1,283,062 | 1,156,464 | |||||||||||
| Other (expense) income | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (60,784 | ) | (57,937 | ) | (186,789 | ) | (160,840 | ) | |||||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | — | — | — | (13,920 | ) | ||||||||||
| Equity in losses of unconsolidated entities (2) | (4,224 | ) | (438 | ) | (16,841 | ) | (1,799 | ) | |||||||
| Gain on sale to the 2025 Partnership | 4,609 | — | 50,083 | — | |||||||||||
| Other income | 3,570 | 2,909 | 63,797 | 3,045 | |||||||||||
| Total other expense | (56,829 | ) | (55,466 | ) | (89,750 | ) | (173,514 | ) | |||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | 144,048 | 93,813 | 472,569 | (93,896 | ) | ||||||||||
| Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 26,330 | 7,331 | 87,067 | (130 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 117,718 | 86,482 | 385,502 | (93,766 | ) | ||||||||||
| Less: Dividends on preferred shares | 3,709 | 8,335 | 13,533 | 25,005 | |||||||||||
| Less: Loss on redemption of preferred shares | — | — | 6,327 | — | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders | $ | 114,009 | $ | 78,147 | $ | 365,642 | $ | (118,771 | ) | ||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.11 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 3.57 | $ | (1.17 | ) | ||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.10 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 3.52 | $ | (1.17 | ) | ||||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 102,569,415 | 102,380,659 | 102,560,285 | 101,199,356 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 103,966,650 | 103,395,348 | 103,951,713 | 101,199,356 | |||||||||||
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(1) Includes servicing fees of $3,035 and $5,635 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, from the 2025 Partnership.
(2) Includes the profit elimination of $(3,908) and $(15,793) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||
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| (Unaudited) | |||||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 509,945 | $ | 115,116 | |||
| Accounts receivable, net (1) | 214,889 | 150,823 | |||||
| Inventory, net | 897,216 | 551,156 | |||||
| Other current assets (2) | 412,779 | 408,923 | |||||
| Total current assets | 2,034,829 | 1,226,018 | |||||
| Leasing equipment, net | 1,669,634 | 2,373,730 | |||||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 113,951 | 107,451 | |||||
| Investments | 164,346 | 19,048 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 18,682 | 42,205 | |||||
| Goodwill | 83,012 | 61,070 | |||||
| Other non-current assets | 155,746 | 208,430 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 4,240,200 | $ | 4,037,952 | |||
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 147,350 | $ | 69,119 | |||
| Accrued liabilities | 128,936 | 96,910 | |||||
| Current maintenance deposits | 14,650 | 62,552 | |||||
| Current security deposits | 16,012 | 18,100 | |||||
| Other current liabilities | 41,285 | 100,565 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 348,233 | 347,246 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net | 3,446,733 | 3,440,478 | |||||
| Non-current maintenance deposits | 49,982 | 44,179 | |||||
| Non-current security deposits | 15,991 | 26,830 | |||||
| Other non-current liabilities | 126,797 | 97,851 | |||||
| Total liabilities | $ | 3,987,736 | $ | 3,956,584 | |||
| Commitments and contingencies | |||||||
| Equity | |||||||
| Ordinary shares ($0.01 par value per share; 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 102,572,000 and 102,550,975 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | $ | 1,026 | $ | 1,026 | |||
| Preferred shares ($0.01 par value per share; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 6,800,000 and 11,740,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | 68 | 117 | |||||
| Additional paid in capital | (26,549 | ) | 153,328 | ||||
| Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | 277,919 | (73,103 | ) | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | 252,464 | 81,368 | |||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 4,240,200 | $ | 4,037,952 | |||
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(1) Includes accounts receivable from the 2025 Partnership of $41,556 and $0 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
(2) Includes receivables from the 2025 Partnership of $17,585 and $0 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
Key Performance Measures
In addition to net income (loss), the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) utilizes Adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). This performance measure provides the CODM with the information necessary to assess operational performance and make resource and allocation decisions. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is a useful metric for investors and analysts for similar purposes of assessing our operational performance.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to shareholders, adjusted (a) to exclude the impact of provision for (benefit from) income taxes, equity-based compensation expense, acquisition and transaction expenses, losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations, changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments, asset impairment charges, incentive allocations, depreciation and amortization expense, dividends on preferred shares and interest expense, internalization fee to affiliate, (b) to include the impact of our pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities and (c) to exclude the impact of equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated entities and the non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA, if any.
Reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are not included in this press release because the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are not available on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders | $ | 114,009 | $ | 78,147 | $ | 35,862 | $ | 365,642 | $ | (118,771 | ) | $ | 484,413 | ||||||||
| Add: Provision for (benefit from) income taxes | 26,330 | 7,331 | 18,999 | 87,067 | (130 | ) | 87,197 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Equity-based compensation expense | 5,655 | 1,430 | 4,225 | 16,059 | 2,578 | 13,481 | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Acquisition and transaction expenses | 7,066 | 9,341 | (2,275 | ) | 18,847 | 23,539 | (4,692 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Add: Losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations | — | — | — | 6,327 | 13,920 | (7,593 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Add: Asset impairment charges | — | — | — | — | 962 | (962 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Incentive allocations | — | — | — | — | 7,456 | (7,456 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Depreciation and amortization expense (1) | 67,855 | 69,453 | (1,598 | ) | 201,919 | 194,384 | 7,535 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Interest expense and dividends on preferred shares | 64,493 | 66,272 | (1,779 | ) | 200,322 | 185,845 | 14,477 | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Internalization fee to affiliate | — | — | — | — | 300,000 | (300,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Add: Pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities (2) | 11,657 | (382 | ) | 12,039 | 16,513 | (1,547 | ) | 18,060 | |||||||||||||
| Less: Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated entities (3) | 316 | 438 | (122 | ) | 1,048 | 1,799 | (751 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Less: Non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $ | 297,381 | $ | 232,030 | $ | 65,351 | $ | 913,744 | $ | 610,035 | $ | 303,709 | |||||||||
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(1) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $55,278 and $56,775, (ii) lease intangible amortization of $534 and $3,720 and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $12,043 and $8,958, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) depreciation and amortization expense of $170,076 and $163,386, (ii) lease intangible amortization of $5,893 and $11,482 and (iii) amortization for lease incentives of $25,950 and $19,516, respectively.
(2) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) net loss of $316 and $438, (ii) interest expense of $2,629 and $0, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $9,449 and $56, and (iv) tax expense of $105 and $0, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) net loss of $1,048 and $1,799, (ii) interest expense of $4,119 and $0, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense of $13,077 and $252, (iv) acquisition and transaction expenses of $470 and $0, and (v) tax expense of $105 and $0 respectively.
(3) Excludes the profit elimination of $3,908 and $15,793 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, for sales to the 2025 Partnership.
In addition, the following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income attributable to shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA for Aerospace Products for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | Nine Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to shareholders | $ | 148,594 | $ | 93,788 | $ | 54,806 | $ | 388,819 | $ | 245,096 | $ | 143,723 | |||||||||||
| Add: Provision for income taxes | 26,815 | 4,408 | 22,407 | 72,017 | 11,865 | 60,152 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Equity-based compensation expense | 168 | 156 | 12 | 491 | 154 | 337 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Acquisition and transaction expenses | 599 | 2,100 | (1,501 | ) | 3,145 | 2,871 | 274 | ||||||||||||||||
| Add: Losses on the modification or extinguishment of debt and preferred shares and capital lease obligations | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Changes in fair value of non-hedge derivative instruments | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Asset impairment charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Incentive allocations | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Depreciation and amortization expense | 3,930 | 1,306 | 2,624 | 11,218 | 3,177 | 8,041 | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Interest expense and dividends on preferred shares | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Internalization fee to affiliate | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Add: Pro-rata share of Adjusted EBITDA from unconsolidated entities (1) | 1,082 | (382 | ) | 1,464 | 2,134 | (1,424 | ) | 3,558 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated entities | (767 | ) | 438 | (1,205 | ) | (1,594 | ) | 1,592 | (3,186 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Less: Non-controlling share of Adjusted EBITDA | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) | $ | 180,421 | $ | 101,814 | $ | 78,607 | $ | 476,230 | $ | 263,331 | $ | 212,899 | |||||||||||
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(1) Includes the following items for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) net income of $767 and net loss of $438, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $420 and $56, and (iii) tax expense of $105 and $0, respectively. Includes the following items for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024: (i) net income of $1,594 and net loss of $1,592, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense of $645 and $168, and (iii) tax expense of $105 and $0, respectively.
