Garrett Motion Reports Strong Second Quarter 2026 Results, Increases 2026 Outlook
Second Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights
Second Quarter 2026 Business Highlights
PLYMOUTH, Mich. and ROLLE, Switzerland, July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Garrett Motion Inc. (Nasdaq: GTX) ("Garrett" or the "Company"), a leading automotive and industrial technology provider, today announced its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026. Additionally, the Company's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.08 per share of common stock, payable on September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2026.
“Garrett delivered a strong second quarter, highlighting the power of our differentiated technology portfolio and continued share-of-demand gains,” said Olivier Rabiller, President and CEO of Garrett. “Net sales were $976 million, up 5% at constant currency, and adjusted EBIT margin expanded 200 basis points to 15.6%, driven by disciplined execution across the business.
"We also secured multiple turbo wins in industrial for power generation, as well as in passenger and commercial vehicle, while advancing our e-compressor and e-powertrain offerings. Combined with strong profitability and cash generation, these results reinforce our confidence in Garrett’s long-term growth trajectory.”
* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures below.
Results of Operations
Net sales for the second quarter of 2026 were $976 million, representing an increase of 7% (including a favorable impact of $15 million or 2% due to foreign currency translation) compared with $913 million in the second quarter of 2025. This increase was driven by higher growth across all verticals. Gasoline growth was driven by new application launches and program ramp-ups in Europe, India and South America. Diesel growth was due to strong demand for light commercial vehicles and pickup trucks in Europe, Asia and South America and program ramp-ups in India. Commercial vehicle and industrial growth was driven by strong on-highway demand in China following program launches and North America Genset for data centers. Aftermarket volumes increased in Europe, China and Australia resulting in a favorable product mix.
Cost of goods sold for the second quarter of 2026 increased to $764 million from $732 million in the second quarter of 2025, primarily driven by $35 million from higher sales volumes, $18 million of unfavorable product mix, $15 million from foreign currency impacts and $8 million from commodity, transportation and energy inflation. These increases were partially offset by $24 million productivity net of labor inflation and repositioning costs, $16 million of lower import tariffs and $4 million of lower RD&E costs.
Gross profit totaled $212 million for the second quarter of 2026 as compared to $181 million in the second quarter of 2025, with a gross profit percentage for the second quarter of 2026 of 21.7% as compared to 19.8% in the second quarter of 2025. This increase in gross profit was driven by $16 million from higher sales volumes, $8 million productivity net of labor inflation and repositioning costs, $8 million of price net of inflation pass-through, $4 million of lower RD&E costs and $3 million of favorable product mix. These increases were partially offset by $8 million of commodity, transportation and energy inflation.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the second quarter of 2026 increased to $63 million from $59 million in the second quarter of 2025. This increase was driven by $3 million of higher personnel costs and $2 million of unfavorable foreign currency impact, partially offset by $1 million of lower bad debt expense.
Other expense in the second quarter of 2026 was consistent with the the second quarter of 2025.
Interest expense in the second quarter of 2026 was $24 million as compared to $25 million in the second quarter of 2025. This decrease was primarily due to $3 million in lower interest expense due to a different notional amount of debt outstanding during the period. In addition, we recorded offsetting net gains of $2 million on our interest derivatives in the current year, in comparison to net gains of $4 million in the prior year.
Non-operating income for the second quarter of 2026 was $2 million as compared to $6 million in the second quarter of 2025, with the decrease driven by a decrease in foreign exchange transactional gains.
Tax expense for the second quarter of 2026 was $25 million as compared to $15 million in the second quarter of 2025, primarily because of a decrease in U.S. taxes on international operations during 2026, the global mix of earnings from year-to-year, a one-time benefit related to the revaluation of deferred tax assets in China during 2025, and deductions related to employee share-based compensation during 2026.
Net income for the second quarter of 2026 was $101 million as compared to $87 million in the second quarter of 2025 primarily driven by $31 million of increased gross profit and $1 million of lower interest expense, partially offset by $10 million of higher tax expense, $4 million of lower non-operating income and $4 million of higher SG&A expense.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $145 million in the second quarter of 2026 as compared to $158 million in the second quarter of 2025, representing a decrease of $13 million. The decrease was primarily driven by $84 million of unfavorable impacts from working capital changes, partially offset by $60 million of favorable impacts from changes in other assets and liabilities and $11 million of higher net income net of non-cash charges.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBIT increased to $152 million in the second quarter of 2026 as compared to $124 million in the second quarter of 2025. The increase of $28 million was driven by $16 million from higher sales volumes, $10 million of higher productivity, $8 million of pricing net of inflation pass-through, $4 million of lower RD&E costs and $3 million of favorable product mix impact. This increase was partially offset by $8 million of commodity, transportation and energy inflation and $5 million unfavorable foreign currency impact.
Adjusted free cash flow was $122 million in the second quarter of 2026 as compared to $121 million in the second quarter of 2025. The increase was driven by $30 million from other assets and liabilities, $28 million from higher Adjusted EBIT, $4 million from lower cash taxes and $1 million from higher depreciation, and were partially offset by $60 million of unfavorable impact from working capital (net of factoring) and $2 million of higher capital expenditures.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2026, Garrett had $788 million in available liquidity, including $158 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $630 million of undrawn commitments under its revolving credit facility. As of December 31, 2025, Garrett had $807 million in available liquidity, including $177 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $630 million of undrawn commitments under its revolving credit facility.
As of June 30, 2026, total principal amount of debt outstanding was $1,386 million, compared to $1,439 million as of December 31, 2025.
During the second quarter of 2026, we repurchased $28 million of our common stock under our authorized share repurchase program and we had remaining repurchase capacity of $135 million as of June 30, 2026.
Full Year 2026 Outlook
Garrett is providing the following outlook for the full year 2026 for certain GAAP and Non-GAAP financial measures.
* See reconciliations to the nearest GAAP measures below.
Garrett’s full year 2026 outlook, as of July 29, 2026, includes the following expectations:
Conference Call
Garrett will hold a conference call at 8:30 am EDT / 2:30 pm CET on Thursday, July 29, 2026, to discuss its results. To participate on the conference call, please dial +1-877-883-0383 (US) or +1-412-902-6506 (international) and use the passcode 7065303.
The conference call will also be broadcast over the internet and include a slide presentation. To access the webcast and supporting material, please visit the investor relations section of the Garrett Motion website at http://investors.garrettmotion.com. A replay of the conference call will be available by dialing +1-855-669-9658 (US) or +1-412-317-0088 (international) using the access code 2467399. The webcast will also be archived on Garrett’s website.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication and related comments by management may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are any statements other than statements of historical fact and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements represent our current judgment about possible future activities, events, or developments that we intend, expect, project, believe, or anticipate will or may occur in the future. In making these statement, we rely upon assumptions and analysis based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, and expected future developments, as well as other factors we consider appropriate under the circumstances. We believe these judgments are reasonable, but these statements are not guarantees of any future performance, events, or results, and actual performance, events, or results may differ materially from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, many of which are described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including risks related to the automotive industry, the competitive landscape and our ability to compete, and macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, among others. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or other factors that affect the subject of these statement, except where we are expressly required to do so by law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This communication includes the following non-GAAP financial measures, which are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”): Constant currency sales growth, Adjusted EBIT, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBIT margin, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted free cash flow. We believe these measures are useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and analysis of ongoing operating trends and are important indicators of operating performance because they exclude the effects of certain non-operating items, therefore making them more closely reflect our operational performance. Our calculation of these non-GAAP measures, including a reconciliation of such measures to the most closely related GAAP measure, are set forth in the Appendix to this presentation. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences between companies in the method of calculation. As a result, the use of these non-GAAP measures has limitations and should not be considered superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for, related GAAP measures. For additional information regarding our non-GAAP financial measures, see our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Garrett Motion Inc.
A differentiated technology leader, Garrett Motion has a 70-year history of innovation in the automotive sector (cars, trucks) and beyond (off-highway equipment, marine, power generators). Its well-recognized expertise in turbocharging has enabled significant reductions in engine size, fuel consumption, and CO2 emissions. Garrett is committed to advancing turbo applications while leveraging its unique technology solutions, such as fuel cell compressors for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, as well as electric propulsion and thermal management systems for automotive and industrial applications. Garrett has six R&D centers, 13 manufacturing facilities and a team of more than 8,700 employees in more than 20 countries. For more information, please visit www.garrettmotion.com.
Contacts:
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CONSOLIDATED INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBIT (1) and Adjusted EBITDA (1)
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Full Year 2026 Outlook Reconciliation of Reported Net Sales to Net Sales Growth at Constant Currency
Full Year 2026 Outlook Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBITDA
* Excludes the effects of marked-to-market fluctuations from our interest rate swap contracts
Full Year 2026 Outlook Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Adjusted Free Cash Flow