NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
Highlights
- Third quarter revenues were a record $3.2 billion
- Third quarter net earnings were $145 million or $3.68 diluted earnings per share
- Completed builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
- Completed initial sea trials of Virginia-Class Submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) in early October
Third Quarter Results
Third quarter 2025 revenues of $3.2 billion were up 16.1% from the third quarter of 2024, driven by growth at Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding and Mission Technologies.
Operating income in the third quarter of 2025 was $161 million and operating margin was 5.0%, compared to $82 million and 3.0%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024.
Segment operating income1 in the third quarter of 2025 was $179 million and segment operating margin1 was 5.6%, compared to $97 million and 3.5%, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024. The increases were driven primarily by more favorable segment results at Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding compared to the prior year period.
Net earnings in the quarter were $145 million, compared to $101 million in the third quarter of 2024. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter was $3.68, compared to $2.56 in the third quarter of 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities in the quarter was $118 million and free cash flow1 was $16 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $213 million and free cash flow1 of $136 million in the third quarter of 2024.
New contract awards in the third quarter of 2025 were $2.0 billion, bringing total backlog to $55.7 billion as of September 30, 2025.
“We made steady progress on our 2025 operational initiatives in the third quarter," said Chris Kastner, HII’s president and CEO. "We have continued to see early signs that targeted investments are helping to strengthen our workforce and build a more robust maritime supply chain in support of higher shipbuilding throughput."
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations.
Results of Operations
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and service revenues | $ | 3,192 | $ | 2,749 | $ | 443 | 16.1 | % | $ | 9,008 | $ | 8,531 | $ | 477 | 5.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 161 | 82 | 79 | 96.3 | % | 485 | 425 | 60 | 14.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating margin % | 5.0 | % | 3.0 | % | 206 bps | 5.4 | % | 5.0 | % | 40 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating income1 | 179 | 97 | 82 | 84.5 | % | 522 | 470 | 52 | 11.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating margin %1 | 5.6 | % | 3.5 | % | 208 bps | 5.8 | % | 5.5 | % | 29 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 145 | 101 | 44 | 43.6 | % | 446 | 427 | 19 | 4.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.68 | $ | 2.56 | $ | 1.12 | 43.8 | % | $ | 11.35 | $ | 10.81 | $ | 0.54 | 5.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Non-GAAP measures that exclude non-segment factors affecting operating income. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment Operating Results
Ingalls Shipbuilding
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 828 | $ | 664 | $ | 164 | 24.7 | % | $ | 2,189 | $ | 2,031 | $ | 158 | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating income | 65 | 49 | 16 | 32.7 | % | 165 | 165 | — | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating margin % | 7.9 | % | 7.4 | % | 47 bps | 7.5 | % | 8.1 | % | (59) bps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ingalls Shipbuilding revenues for the third quarter of 2025 were $828 million, an increase of $164 million, or 24.7%, from the same period in 2024, primarily driven by higher volumes in surface combatants.
Ingalls Shipbuilding segment operating income for the third quarter of 2025 was $65 million, an increase of $16 million from the same period in 2024. Segment operating margin in the third quarter of 2025 was 7.9%, compared to 7.4% in the same period last year. The increases were primarily driven by higher volumes in surface combatants.
Key Ingalls Shipbuilding milestone for the quarter:
- Completed builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128)
Newport News Shipbuilding
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 1,617 | $ | 1,412 | $ | 205 | 14.5 | % | $ | 4,616 | $ | 4,381 | $ | 235 | 5.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating income | 80 | 15 | 65 | 433.3 | % | 247 | 208 | 39 | 18.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating margin % | 4.9 | % | 1.1 | % | 389 bps | 5.4 | % | 4.7 | % | 60 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Newport News Shipbuilding revenues for the third quarter of 2025 were $1.6 billion, an increase of $205 million, or 14.5%, from the same period in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by higher volumes in submarines and aircraft carriers.
Newport News Shipbuilding segment operating income for the third quarter of 2025 was $80 million, an increase of $65 million from the same period in 2024. Segment operating margin in the third quarter of 2025 was 4.9% compared to 1.1% in the same period last year. The increases were primarily driven by unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments in the Virginia-class submarine program and aircraft carriers in 2024.
Key Newport News Shipbuilding milestones for the quarter:
- Completed initial sea trials of Virginia-Class Submarine Massachusetts (SSN 798) in early October
Mission Technologies
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | 2025 | 2024 | $ Change | % Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 787 | $ | 709 | $ | 78 | 11.0 | % | $ | 2,313 | $ | 2,224 | $ | 89 | 4.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating income | 34 | 33 | 1 | 3.0 | % | 110 | 97 | 13 | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating margin % | 4.3 | % | 4.7 | % | (33) bps | 4.8 | % | 4.4 | % | 39 bps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mission Technologies revenues for the third quarter of 2025 were $787 million, an increase of $78 million, or 11.0%, from the same period in 2024. The increases were primarily due to higher volumes in C5ISR; cyber, electronic warfare & space; and live, virtual, and constructive training solutions.
Mission Technologies segment operating income for the third quarter of 2025 was $34 million, an increase of $1 million from the same period in 2024. Segment operating margin in the third quarter of 2025 was 4.3%, compared to 4.7% in the same period last year. Segment operating income was relatively unchanged as changes in contract mix offset the higher volumes described above.
Mission Technologies results included approximately $22 million of amortization of purchased intangible assets in the third quarter of 2025, compared to approximately $25 million in the same period last year.
Mission Technologies EBITDA margin1 in the third quarter of 2025 was 7.8%, compared to 8.9% in the third quarter of 2024.
Key Mission Technologies milestones for the quarter:
- Achieved third quarter 2025 book-to-bill of 1.25x
- Unveiled AI-enabled ROMULUS family of unmanned surface vessels powered by HII’s Odyssey Autonomous Control System (ACS) software suite
- Announced the completion of production of the 750th REMUS unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV),
the REMUS 300, produced at the HII unmanned facility in Pocasset, Massachusetts, which will be delivered to the German navy - Announced partnership with Shield AI to advance modular, cross-domain mission autonomy
- Announced investment in new integration and test facility to support the U.S. Army’s Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) weapon system program
- Selected for U.S. Navy training contract to provide products and services that will enhance fleet readiness
1Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions and reconciliations.
HII Financial Outlook1
- FY25 shipbuilding revenue between $9.0 and $9.1 billion; expect shipbuilding operating margin2 between 5.5% and 6.5%
- FY25 Mission Technologies revenue between $3.0 to $3.1 billion, Mission Technologies segment operating margin of approximately 4.5%; and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin2 between 8.0% and 8.5%
- Increasing FY25 free cash flow2 guidance to between $550 and $650 million
- Cumulative FY25 & FY26 free cash flow2 target of $1.2B
| Prior FY25 Outlook1 | Current FY25 Outlook1 | ||
| Shipbuilding Revenue | $8.9B - $9.1B | $9.0B - $9.1B | |
| Shipbuilding Operating Margin2 | 5.5% - 6.5% | 5.5% - 6.5% | |
| Mission Technologies Revenue | $2.9B - $3.1B | $3.0B - $3.1B | |
| Mission Technologies Segment Operating Margin | 4.0% - 4.5% | ~4.5% | |
| Mission Technologies EBITDA Margin2 | 8.0% - 8.5% | 8.0% - 8.5% | |
| Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment | ($40M) | ($35M) | |
| Non-current State Income Tax Expense3 | ($15M) | ($15M) | |
| Interest Expense | ($110M) | ($110M) | |
| Non-operating Retirement Benefit | $191M | $191M | |
| Effective Tax Rate | ~21% | ~22% | |
| Depreciation & Amortization | ~$340M | ~$340M | |
| Capital Expenditures | ~4% of Sales | ~4% of Sales | |
| Free Cash Flow2 | $500M - $600M | $550M - $650M |
1 The financial outlook, expectations and other forward-looking statements provided by the company for 2025 and beyond reflect the company's judgment based on the information available at the time of this release. Please see the "Forward-looking Statements" section in this release and our Form 10-Q for factors that may impact the company's ability to meet expectations.
2 Non-GAAP measures. See Exhibit B for definitions. In reliance upon Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, reconciliations of forward–looking GAAP and non–GAAP measures are not provided because of the unreasonable effort associated with providing such reconciliations due to the variability in the occurrence and the amounts of certain components of GAAP and non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
3 Outlook is based on current tax law. Variability exists based on how and when individual states conform to recent federal tax law changes.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit www.HII.com.
Conference Call Information
HII will webcast its earnings conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern time today. A live audio broadcast of the conference call and supplemental presentation will be available on the investor relations page of the company’s website: www.HII.com. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from noon today through Thursday, November 6th by calling (866) 813-9403 or (929) 458-6194 and using access code 981754.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Projections
Statements in this earnings release and in our other filings with the SEC, as well as other statements we may make from time to time, other than statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "guidance," "outlook," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar words or phrases or the negative of these words or phrases. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable when made, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. There are a number of important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements, which include, but are not limited to: our dependence on the U.S. Government for substantially all of our business; significant delays or reductions in appropriations for our programs and/or changes in customer priorities and requirements (including government budgetary constraints, government shutdowns, shifts in defense spending, and changes in customer short-range and long-range plans);our ability to estimate our future contract costs, including cost increases due to inflation, labor challenges, changes in trade policy, or other factors and our efforts to recover or offset such costs and/or changes in estimated contract costs, and perform our contracts effectively; changes in business practices, procurement processes and government regulations and our ability to comply with such requirements; adverse economic conditions in the United States and globally; our level of indebtedness and ability to service our indebtedness; our ability to deliver our products and services at an affordable life cycle cost and compete within our markets; our ability to attract, retain, and train a qualified workforce; subcontractor and supplier performance and the availability and pricing of raw materials and components; our ability to execute our strategic plan, including with respect to share repurchases, dividends, capital expenditures, and strategic acquisitions; investigations, claims, disputes, enforcement actions, litigation (including criminal, civil, and administrative), and/or other legal proceedings, and improper conduct of employees, agents, subcontractors, suppliers, business partners, or joint ventures in which we participate, including the impact on our reputation or ability to do business; changes in key estimates and assumptions regarding our pension and retiree health care costs; security threats, including cyber security threats, and related disruptions; natural and environmental disasters and political instability; health epidemics, pandemics and similar outbreaks; and other risk factors discussed herein and in our other filings with the SEC. There may be other risks and uncertainties that we are unable to predict at this time or that we currently do not expect to have a material adverse effect on our business, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements that we may make.
This release also contains non-GAAP financial measures and includes a GAAP reconciliation of these financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as being more important than comparable GAAP measures.
Exhibit A: Financial Statements
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended September 30 | Nine Months Ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| (in millions, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and service revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Product sales | $ | 2,072 | $ | 1,761 | $ | 5,742 | $ | 5,474 | ||||||||
| Service revenues | 1,120 | 988 | 3,266 | 3,057 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and service revenues | 3,192 | 2,749 | 9,008 | 8,531 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of sales and service revenues | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of product sales | 1,815 | 1,556 | 4,962 | 4,720 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of service revenues | 983 | 871 | 2,863 | 2,682 | ||||||||||||
| Income from operating investments, net | 12 | 12 | 33 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| Other income and gains, net | — | — | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 245 | 252 | 732 | 739 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 161 | 82 | 485 | 425 | ||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (23 | ) | (23 | ) | (79 | ) | (68 | ) | ||||||||
| Non-operating retirement benefit | 48 | 44 | 143 | 134 | ||||||||||||
| Other, net | 18 | 9 | 30 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 204 | 112 | 579 | 512 | ||||||||||||
| Federal and foreign income tax expense | 59 | 11 | 133 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 145 | $ | 101 | $ | 446 | $ | 427 | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per share | $ | 3.69 | $ | 2.56 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 10.81 | ||||||||
| Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 39.3 | 39.5 | 39.3 | 39.5 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share | $ | 3.68 | $ | 2.56 | $ | 11.35 | $ | 10.81 | ||||||||
| Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.3 | 39.5 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends declared per share | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.30 | $ | 4.05 | $ | 3.90 | ||||||||
| Net earnings from above | $ | 145 | $ | 101 | $ | 446 | $ | 427 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||
| Change in unamortized benefit plan costs | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Tax expense for items of other comprehensive income | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income, net of tax | — | 3 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 145 | $ | 104 | $ | 448 | $ | 437 | ||||||||
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)
| ($ in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 312 | $ | 831 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for expected credit losses of $2 million as of 2025 and 2024 | 374 | 212 | ||||||
| Contract assets | 1,869 | 1,683 | ||||||
| Inventoried costs | 221 | 208 | ||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 227 | 204 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 75 | 90 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 3,078 | 3,228 | ||||||
| Property, Plant, and Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,713 million as of 2025 and $2,583 million as of 2024 | 3,635 | 3,450 | ||||||
| Operating lease assets | 269 | 239 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 2,650 | 2,618 | ||||||
| Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,196 million as of 2025 and $1,118 million as of 2024 | 720 | 782 | ||||||
| Pension plan assets | 1,526 | 1,422 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous other assets | 431 | 402 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 12,309 | $ | 12,141 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities | ||||||||
| Trade accounts payable | 680 | 598 | ||||||
| Accrued employees’ compensation | 371 | 392 | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | — | 503 | ||||||
| Current portion of postretirement plan liabilities | 124 | 124 | ||||||
| Current portion of workers’ compensation liabilities | 202 | 201 | ||||||
| Contract liabilities | 893 | 774 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 432 | 399 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 2,702 | 2,991 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 2,698 | 2,700 | ||||||
| Pension plan liabilities | 142 | 142 | ||||||
| Other postretirement plan liabilities | 195 | 209 | ||||||
| Workers’ compensation liabilities | 451 | 443 | ||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | 228 | 205 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 501 | 378 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 408 | 407 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 7,325 | 7,475 | ||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 53,825,817 shares issued and 39,241,108 shares outstanding as of 2025, and 53,714,128 shares issued and 39,129,419 shares outstanding as of 2024 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 2,076 | 2,045 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 5,382 | 5,097 | ||||||
| Treasury stock | (2,449 | ) | (2,449 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (26 | ) | (28 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 4,984 | 4,666 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 12,309 | $ | 12,141 | ||||
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| Nine Months Ended September 30 | |||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | |||||
| Operating Activities | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ | 446 | $ | 427 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation | 164 | 160 | |||||
| Amortization of purchased intangibles | 78 | 82 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | 43 | 15 | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | 121 | (55 | ) | ||||
| Gain on investments in marketable securities | (28 | ) | (22 | ) | |||
| Other non-cash transactions, net | 15 | 7 | |||||
| Change in | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | (162 | ) | 31 | ||||
| Contract assets | (186 | ) | (177 | ) | |||
| Inventoried costs | (13 | ) | (19 | ) | |||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (23 | ) | (9 | ) | |||
| Accounts payable and accruals | 207 | (354 | ) | ||||
| Retiree benefits | (116 | ) | (84 | ) | |||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 546 | 2 | |||||
| Investing Activities: | |||||||
| Capital expenditures | |||||||
| Capital expenditure additions | (268 | ) | (253 | ) | |||
| Grant proceeds for capital expenditures | 6 | 14 | |||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | 5 | — | |||||
| Acquisitions of businesses | (132 | ) | — | ||||
| Other investing activities, net | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (387 | ) | (238 | ) | |||
| Financing Activities: | |||||||
| Repayment of long-term debt | (500 | ) | (229 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings | — | 42 | |||||
| Repayment of revolving credit facility borrowings | — | (42 | ) | ||||
| Net borrowings on commercial paper | — | 396 | |||||
| Debt issuance costs | — | (7 | ) | ||||
| Dividends paid | (159 | ) | (154 | ) | |||
| Repurchases of common stock | — | (162 | ) | ||||
| Employee taxes on certain share-based payment arrangements | (14 | ) | (25 | ) | |||
| Other financing activities, net | (5 | ) | (3 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (678 | ) | (184 | ) | |||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | (519 | ) | (420 | ) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 831 | 430 | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 312 | $ | 10 | |||
| Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosure | |||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds) | $ | 71 | $ | 170 | |||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | 86 | $ | 66 | |||
| Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities | |||||||
| Capital expenditures accrued in accounts payable | $ | 7 | $ | 12 | |||
Exhibit B: Non-GAAP Measures Definitions & Reconciliations
This earnings release contains non-GAAP (accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America) financial measures as defined by SEC Regulation G and indicated by a footnote in the text of this release. Definitions for the non-GAAP measures, and related reconciliations, are provided below. Because not all companies use identical definitions or calculations, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Segment Operating Income and Segment Operating Margin. We internally manage our operations by reference to segment operating income and segment operating margin and use these measures to evaluate our core operating performance. We believe that segment operating income and segment operating margin reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as alternatives for, operating income and operating margin or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP.
Segment operating income is defined as operating income for the relevant segment(s) before the Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment and non-current state income taxes.
Segment operating margin is defined as segment operating income as a percentage of sales and service revenues.
Shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin. We use shipbuilding operating margin, Mission Technologies EBITDA and Mission Technologies EBITDA margin to evaluate our core operating performance. We believe these measures reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. These measures should be considered in addition to, and not as alternatives for, operating income and operating margin or any other performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP.
Shipbuilding operating margin is defined as the combined segment operating income of our Newport News Shipbuilding segment and Ingalls Shipbuilding segment as a percentage of shipbuilding revenue. Shipbuilding revenue is the sum of revenues of our Newport News Shipbuilding segment and Ingalls Shipbuilding segment.
Mission Technologies EBITDA is defined as Mission Technologies segment operating income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Mission Technologies EBITDA margin is defined as Mission Technologies EBITDA as a percentage of Mission Technologies revenues.
Free cash flow. We use free cash flow as a key operating metric in assessing the performance of our business and as a key performance measure in evaluating management performance and determining incentive compensation. We believe free cash flow is an important measure that may be useful to investors and other users of our financial statements because it provides insight into our current and period-to-period performance and our ability to generate cash from continuing operations. Free cash flow has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income as a measure of our performance or net cash provided by operating activities as a measure of our liquidity.
Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures net of related grant proceeds.
In reliance upon Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K, reconciliations of forward-looking GAAP and non-GAAP measures are not provided because of the unreasonable effort associated with providing such reconciliations due to the variability in the occurrence and the amounts of certain components of GAAP and non-GAAP measures. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.
Reconciliations of Segment Operating Income and Segment Operating Margin
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Ingalls revenues | $ | 828 | $ | 664 | $ | 2,189 | $ | 2,031 | ||||||||
| Newport News revenues | 1,617 | 1,412 | 4,616 | 4,381 | ||||||||||||
| Mission Technologies revenues | 787 | 709 | 2,313 | 2,224 | ||||||||||||
| Intersegment eliminations | (40 | ) | (36 | ) | (110 | ) | (105 | ) | ||||||||
| Sales and Service Revenues | 3,192 | 2,749 | 9,008 | 8,531 | ||||||||||||
| Operating Income | 161 | 82 | 485 | 425 | ||||||||||||
| Operating FAS/CAS Adjustment | 9 | 16 | 25 | 48 | ||||||||||||
| Non-current state income taxes | 9 | (1 | ) | 12 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||
| Segment Operating Income | 179 | 97 | 522 | 470 | ||||||||||||
| As a percentage of sales and service revenues | 5.6 | % | 3.5 | % | 5.8 | % | 5.5 | % | ||||||||
| Ingalls segment operating income | 65 | 49 | 165 | 165 | ||||||||||||
| As a percentage of Ingalls revenues | 7.9 | % | 7.4 | % | 7.5 | % | 8.1 | % | ||||||||
| Newport News segment operating income | 80 | 15 | 247 | 208 | ||||||||||||
| As a percentage of Newport News revenues | 4.9 | % | 1.1 | % | 5.4 | % | 4.7 | % | ||||||||
| Mission Technologies segment operating income | 34 | 33 | 110 | 97 | ||||||||||||
| As a percentage of Mission Technologies revenues | 4.3 | % | 4.7 | % | 4.8 | % | 4.4 | % | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 118 | $ | 213 | $ | 546 | $ | 2 | ||||||||
| Less capital expenditures: | ||||||||||||||||
| Capital expenditure additions | (105 | ) | (88 | ) | (268 | ) | (253 | ) | ||||||||
| Grant proceeds for capital expenditures | 3 | 11 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 16 | $ | 136 | $ | 284 | $ | (237 | ) | |||||||
Reconciliation of Mission Technologies EBITDA and EBITDA Margin
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
| ($ in millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Mission Technologies sales and service revenues | $ | 787 | $ | 709 | $ | 2,313 | $ | 2,224 | ||||||||
| Mission Technologies segment operating income | $ | 34 | $ | 33 | $ | 110 | $ | 97 | ||||||||
| Mission Technologies depreciation expense | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Mission Technologies amortization expense | 22 | 25 | 67 | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Mission Technologies state tax expense | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Mission Technologies EBITDA | $ | 61 | $ | 63 | $ | 192 | $ | 186 | ||||||||
| Mission Technologies EBITDA margin | 7.8 | % | 8.9 | % | 8.3 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||||
Contacts:
Brooke Hart (Media)
brooke.hart@hii-co.com
202-264-7108
Christie Thomas (Investors)
christie.thomas@hii-co.com
757-380-2104
