NASDAQ$ADEA

Adeia Inc · Q4 2025 earnings

Q4 2025 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Adeia reported record Q4 and FY2025 revenue, operating income, and adjusted EBITDA, plus a Disney license.

Adeia delivered record Q4 and full-year 2025 financial results across revenue, operating income, and adjusted EBITDA. The company signed a long-term license agreement with Disney, adding to OTT licensing wins. Adeia reduced debt by $60M and repurchased $20M of stock in 2025. Intellectual-property licensing remains the core earnings engine.

  • Record Q4 and FY revenue, operating income, and adjusted EBITDA.
  • Disney long-term license agreement signed.
  • $60M debt reduction and $20M buybacks in 2025.
  • Two largest OTT providers now under license.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$183M

No prior period
EPS (adj)

$0.86

No prior period
Adjusted EBITDA

$134M

No prior period
Cash flow from operations

$60M

No prior period
Debt paid down

$21.1M

No prior period
Net Income

$73.7M

No prior period
Operating Income

$109M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Adeia · Revenue · Quarterly

$183M

Q4 2025
Beat estimate in 2 of 3 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Licensing pipeline and renewals drive outlook; management emphasized recurring royalty growth from media partners.

Tailwinds

  • Disney deal expands premium content licensing base.
  • Capital returns via buybacks and deleveraging.
  • High-margin IP model with limited capex.

Headwinds

  • Dependence on licensee product cycles.
  • Litigation and patent renewal risks inherent to IP model.
  • Concentration among major OTT licensees.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2025

Historical avgQ4 2025

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+4.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+6.8%

Avg return

30 days after

67%

12 / 18 earnings

Positive

+7.1%

Q1 2025

Best reaction

-10.8%

Q3 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+4.8%+14.1%+4.1%
Q4 2025+6.9%+12.1%+32.0%
Q3 2025-10.8%-2.9%-13.0%
Q1 2025+7.1%+8.0%+7.7%
Q3 2024+4.9%-3.0%+19.6%
Q2 2024+6.8%+10.1%+17.4%
Q1 2024+1.5%+0.9%+5.3%
Q3 2023-1.9%+2.1%+4.3%
Q2 2023+1.2%-12.0%-16.6%
Q1 2023+0.3%+24.2%+46.3%
Q3 2022+0.4%-5.6%-8.0%
Q2 2022-1.3%-1.7%-8.3%
Q1 2022-1.8%+2.8%+3.2%
Q3 2021+0.5%+1.8%+5.4%
Q2 2021+0.9%-0.6%-0.1%
Q1 2021-0.8%+1.4%+10.1%
Q3 2020+3.5%+35.1%+44.4%
Q2 2020-1.2%-14.8%-31.9%

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