Ardagh Group (ARD) Q4 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• 2025 featured a comprehensive recapitalization, reducing debt by $4.3 billion, raising $1.5 billion in new liquidity, and extending maturities to December 2030.

• New governance and executive leadership were established under new ownership, including a new Executive Chairman, Interim CFO, and Chief Transformation Officer, with a focus on maximizing shareholder value.

• Both glass and metal businesses delivered adjusted EBITDA ahead of expectations in Q4 and for the full year.

Financial highlights

• Full-year 2025 revenue reached $9.6 billion, up 5% year-over-year; Q4 revenue was $2.4 billion, up 7%.

• Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 rose 11% to $1.414 billion; Q4 adjusted EBITDA increased 24% to $342 million.

• Net leverage (excluding metal business) was 5.2x adjusted EBITDA at year-end; overall net debt to adjusted EBITDA improved to 6.0x from 7.4x.

• Total cash and available liquidity at year-end was $1.88 billion.

• Loss for the year widened to $952 million, but pre-exceptional loss improved to $235 million.

Outlook and guidance

• 2026 guidance: AMP adjusted EBITDA expected at $750–$775 million; glass packaging performance trending in line with prior projections.

• Glass packaging shipment volumes expected to be broadly flat globally in 2026, with slight growth in Europe/Africa and slight decline in North America.

• CapEx projected under $400 million; cash interest payments about $380 million; lease and other cash requirements remain stable.

• Improved outlook for Africa and further margin gains expected in North America from a smaller, better-utilized footprint.