NASDAQ$MLKN

Millerknoll Inc · Q2 2025 earnings

Q2 2025 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported a 2.2% increase in net sales, driven by International Contract & Specialty and Americas Contract, with a gross margin of 38.8%.

MillerKnoll reported a 2.2% increase in net sales to $970.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. The company maintained a strong gross margin of 38.8% and returned approximately $93.1 million to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the first half of the fiscal year. Adjusted earnings per share were $0.55, compared to $0.59 in the same period last year.

  • Consolidated net sales increased by 2.2% year-over-year, driven by International Contract & Specialty and Americas Contract segments.
  • Gross margin remained strong at 38.8%.
  • Approximately $93.1 million was returned to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the first half of fiscal 2025.
  • Americas Contract sales and orders were up mid-single-digits year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$970M

Previous: $950M+2.2%
EPS

$0.49

Previous: $0.59-16.9%
Gross Margin

38.8%

Previous: 39.2%-1.0%
Adjusted Operating Margin

7.1%

No prior period
Operating Margin

6.4%

No prior period
Adjusted Operating Expenses

$308M

No prior period
Backlog

$709M

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$44.9M

Previous: -$39.9M-12.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$10.8M

Previous: -$6.4M-68.8%
Net Income

$34.1M

Previous: $33.5M+1.8%
Operating Income

$62.5M

Previous: $60.4M+3.5%
Gross Profit

$377M

Previous: $372M+1.3%
Total Assets

$4.04B

Previous: $4.16B-2.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$8.8M

Previous: $5.3M+66.0%

Revenue & EPS history

MillerKnoll · Revenue · Quarterly

$970M

Q2 2025+2.2%vs Q2 2024
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

MillerKnoll · $357M total across 2 segments · Q4 2022

  • Global Retail
    $222M
  • International Contract
    $136M-25.2%

Forward guidance

The company provided its outlook for the third quarter and full year fiscal 2025, anticipating improving demand trends and reflecting the shift of approximately $12 million in Global Retail net sales from the second to the third quarter due to the timing of the holiday/cyber promotional period.

Tailwinds

  • Improving demand trends in most markets are expected.
  • Full year guidance reflects sales and EPS growth over fiscal 2024.
  • New product launches in Spring 2025 are expected to be up over 100% compared to Spring 2024.
  • Expect to open two new retail locations in the third quarter.
  • Strength in the complementary concierge design services.

Headwinds

  • Fiscal third quarter is expected to be impacted by typical seasonal softness in Americas and International Contracts businesses.
  • Third quarter is expected to be impacted by the timing of the Chinese New Year holiday.
  • Macroeconomic improvements are slower than expected.
  • Orders were lower than expected in the first half of the year.
  • New and existing home sales continue to be soft.

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 Q2 2025

Historical avgQ2 2025

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.4%

Avg return

30 days after

45%

26 / 58 earnings

Positive

+38.9%

Q1 2021

Best reaction

-23.0%

Q3 2026

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026-23.0%-8.8%
Q2 2026+7.7%+3.0%+10.1%
Q1 2026-11.0%-6.3%-8.3%
Q4 2025-0.3%-2.1%+7.7%
Q3 2025+10.7%+4.7%-10.4%
Q2 2025-9.1%-12.7%-13.6%
Q1 2025-15.1%-10.9%-8.8%
Q4 2024+3.0%+3.2%+16.4%
Q3 2024-17.4%-12.8%-14.2%
Q2 2024-2.9%-3.3%-12.1%
Q1 2024+24.1%+23.8%+16.4%
Q4 2023+9.8%+6.1%+26.2%
Q3 2023-5.2%-2.0%-16.7%
Q2 2023+14.8%+16.4%+24.1%
Q1 2023-11.3%-11.2%+8.9%
Q4 2022-7.5%-7.0%+6.0%
Q3 2022+10.7%+9.8%+5.2%
Q2 2022-5.3%-10.3%-6.2%
Q1 2022-4.4%-1.1%-1.2%
Q4 2021-7.6%-3.5%-11.3%
Q3 2021-0.2%-0.6%+6.5%
Q2 2021-12.7%-16.1%-11.6%
Q1 2021+38.9%+27.7%+33.8%
Q4 2020-4.8%-10.0%-4.3%
Q3 2020+5.2%+16.6%+21.7%
Q2 2020-9.5%-10.1%-13.3%
Q1 2020+1.3%+3.2%+2.7%
Q4 2019+18.8%+18.5%+23.1%
Q3 2019-0.4%-3.5%+5.3%
Q2 2019-0.9%-5.1%+12.1%
Q1 2019+7.4%+3.9%-9.7%
Q4 2018+12.4%+13.0%+11.9%
Q3 2018-14.1%-17.5%-14.9%
Q2 2018+7.2%+5.7%+13.0%
Q1 2018-3.3%-2.1%+2.3%
Q4 2017+9.3%+10.0%+10.6%
Q3 2017+8.0%+6.3%+9.4%
Q2 2017-4.2%-5.4%-13.5%
Q1 2017-4.8%-9.2%-12.5%
Q4 2016+3.2%-10.7%+3.3%
Q3 2016+8.3%
Q2 2016+1.9%
Q1 2016+3.6%
Q4 2015+1.8%
Q3 2015+0.7%
Q2 2015-0.5%
Q1 2015+2.5%
Q4 2014-5.0%
Q3 2014+9.4%
Q2 2014-1.4%
Q1 2014+3.8%
Q4 2013-2.0%
Q4 2012+9.1%
Q4 2009-6.1%
Q3 2011-1.4%
Q2 2011-3.4%
Q4 2010-0.7%
Q1 2011-0.7%

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