PHINIA (NYSE:PHIN) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.17 EPS

PHINIA (NYSE:PHIN) announced its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.17), FiscalAI reports. PHINIA had a return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 2.63%.The company had revenue of $889.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $843.59 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Here are the key takeaways from PHINIA’s conference call:

• PHINIA finished FY2025 with a solid quarter — Q4 net sales $889M (+6.7% YoY), Adjusted EBITDA $116M (13% margin), Q4 adjusted EPS $1.18, cash $359M and total liquidity $859M, while reducing debt and returning >$500M to shareholders since the spin.
• Both segments grew — fuel systems sales of $560M (+7.9%) with a 10.7% adjusted operating margin and aftermarket sales of $329M (+4.8%) with a 15.8% margin; the company also recast OE service reporting and updated its FCF conversion metric.
• Management highlighted diversified new business wins across light and commercial vehicles, off-highway/industrial, and aerospace & defense (including a third A&D fuel valve contract) plus an India CNG injector win and ~5,800 new aftermarket SKUs, supporting multiple growth avenues.
• Margins were pressured by unfavorable product mix, tariff pass-throughs and FX headwinds — FY adjusted EBITDA was flat at $478M with a ~40 bps margin decline, and management expects tariffs/FX to continue diluting conversion.
• 2026 guidance: net sales $3.5B–$3.7B (midpoint mid-single-digit growth incl. FX), Adjusted EBITDA $485M–$525M (13.7%–14.3% margin), adjusted FCF $200M–$240M and adjusted ETR 30%–34%, with assumptions that industry volumes are flat/slightly down and tariffs remain breakeven.

PHINIA Trading Down 5.0%

Shares of NYSE:PHIN traded down $3.90 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $73.86. The company had a trading volume of 407,053 shares, compared to its average volume of 390,638. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $65.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.64. The company has a market capitalization of $2.84 billion, a PE ratio of 33.33 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 1.72 and a quick ratio of 1.25. PHINIA has a one year low of $36.25 and a one year high of $78.90.

PHINIA Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This is a positive change from PHINIA’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.27. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. PHINIA’s payout ratio is 48.65%.

Insider Buying and Selling at PHINIA

In other PHINIA news, VP Samantha Pombier sold 1,940 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.14, for a total value of $105,031.60. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 8,869 shares in the company, valued at approximately $480,167.66. This trade represents a 17.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Hongyong Yang sold 893 shares of PHINIA stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.43, for a total transaction of $46,819.99. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 2.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in PHINIA in the second quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of PHINIA in the 2nd quarter worth $109,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd grew its position in PHINIA by 1,787.8% in the 3rd quarter. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd now owns 2,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,000 after purchasing an additional 2,485 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in PHINIA by 57.3% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 4,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in PHINIA by 559.2% during the 3rd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 3,266 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on PHIN shares. Northland Securities raised their price objective on PHINIA from $65.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 30th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of PHINIA from $59.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of PHINIA in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of PHINIA from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 10th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of PHINIA from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $63.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $63.17.

About PHINIA

PHINIA Inc engages in the development, design, and manufacture of integrated components and systems that optimize performance, increase efficiency, and reduce emissions in combustion and hybrid propulsion for commercial and light vehicles, and industrial applications. The company operates through Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments. The Fuel Systems segment provides advanced fuel injection systems, including pumps, injectors, fuel rail assemblies, and engine control modules; fuel delivery modules; canisters; sensors; and electronic control modules.