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CONTACT:
CONMED Corporation
Pat Beyer
Chief Executive Officer
PatBeyer@conmed.com


CONMED Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Financial Results

Largo, Florida, January 28, 2026 – CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2025.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Highlights

Sales of $373.2 million increased 7.9% year-over-year as reported and 7.1% in constant currency.
Domestic revenue increased 1.4% year-over-year.
International revenue increased 17.0% year-over-year as reported and 15.4% in constant currency.
Diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) were $0.54, compared to diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) of $1.08 in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share(1) were $1.43, compared to adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $1.34 in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Full-Year 2025 Highlights

Sales of $1,374.7 million increased 5.2% year-over-year as reported and 5.1% in constant currency.
Domestic revenue increased 3.5% year-over-year.
International revenue increased 7.4% year-over-year as reported and 7.1% in constant currency.
Diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) were $1.51, compared to diluted net earnings per share (GAAP) of $4.25 in 2024.
Adjusted diluted net earnings per share(1) were $4.59, compared to adjusted diluted net earnings per share of $4.17 in 2024.

“Our fourth quarter results reflect steady execution across the business as well as progress on our operational initiatives,” said Patrick J. Beyer, CONMED’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “As we begin 2026 with a sharpened strategic focus, we remain disciplined in our operating approach and confident in the long‑term potential of our key growth drivers in minimally invasive surgery, smoke evacuation, and orthopedic soft tissue repair.”

2026 Outlook

The Company expects full-year 2026 reported revenue between $1.345 billion and $1.375 billion. This represents year over year organic constant currency growth of approximately 4.5% to 6% over 2025 revenue when excluding sales of gastroenterology products from both years, and approximately 0 to 50 basis points of currency tailwind.

The Company expects full-year 2026 adjusted diluted net earnings per share(2) in the range of $4.30 to $4.45. This includes a currency tailwind of approximately $0.10.






Supplemental Financial Disclosures

(1) A reconciliation of reported diluted net earnings per share to adjusted diluted net earnings per share, a non-GAAP financial measure, appears below.

(2) Information reconciling forward-looking adjusted diluted net earnings per share to the comparable GAAP financial measures is unavailable to the company without unreasonable effort, as discussed below.

Conference Call

The Company’s management will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results.

To participate in the conference call via telephone, please click here to pre-register and obtain the dial-in number and passcode.

This conference call will also be webcast and can be accessed from the “Investors” section of CONMED's website at www.conmed.com. The webcast replay of the call will be available at the same site approximately one hour after the end of the call.





Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income
(in thousands except per share amounts, unaudited)
      
  Three Months EndedYear Ended
  December 31,December 31,
  2025 2024 20252024
      
Net sales $373,198  $345,944 $1,374,724 $1,307,015 
Cost of sales 154,912  147,600 624,249 573,983 
Gross profit 218,286  198,344  750,475 733,032 
% of sales 58.5 % 57.3 % 54.6 %56.1 %
Selling & administrative expense 166,764  132,669 591,969 478,280 
Research & development expense 14,899  13,176 55,884 54,426 
Income from operations 36,623  52,499  102,622 200,326 
% of sales 9.8 % 15.2 % 7.5 %15.3 %
Interest expense 7,370  8,857 31,087 37,297 
Other expense418 
Income before income taxes 29,253  43,642  71,117 163,029 
Provision for income taxes 12,514  9,888 24,062 30,606 
Net income $16,739  $33,754  $47,055 $132,423 
      
Basic EPS $0.54 $1.09 $1.52 $4.29 
Diluted EPS 0.54 1.08 1.51 4.25 
  
Basic shares 30,968 30,923 31,036 30,846 
Diluted shares 31,030 31,146 31,149 31,150 


















Sales Summary
(in millions, unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended December 31,
% Change
DomesticInternational
20252024As ReportedImpact of Foreign CurrencyConstant Currency As ReportedAs ReportedImpact of Foreign CurrencyConstant Currency
Orthopedic Surgery$157.4 $139.0 13.2 %-1.1 %12.1 %6.6 %17.5 %-1.8 %15.7 %
General Surgery215.8 206.9 4.3 %-0.5 %3.8 %-0.4 %16.3 %-1.5 %14.8 %
$373.2 $345.9 7.9 %-0.8 %7.1 %1.4 %17.0 %-1.6 %15.4 %
Single-use Products$320.6 $297.3 7.8 %-0.7 %7.1 %1.5 %17.6 %-1.7 %15.9 %
Capital Products52.6 48.6 8.2 %-0.9 %7.3 %1.4 %14.4 %-1.6 %12.8 %
$373.2 $345.9 7.9 %-0.8 %7.1 %1.4 %17.0 %-1.6 %15.4 %
Domestic$206.2 $203.3 1.4 %0.0 %1.4 %
International167.0 142.6 17.0 %-1.6 %15.4 %
$373.2 $345.9 7.9 %-0.8 %7.1 %
Year Ended December 31,
% Change
DomesticInternational
20252024As ReportedImpact of Foreign CurrencyConstant Currency As ReportedAs ReportedImpact of Foreign CurrencyConstant Currency
Orthopedic Surgery$574.6 $544.0 5.6 %-0.1 %5.5 %2.3 %7.8 %-0.2 %7.6 %
General Surgery800.1 763.0 4.9 %-0.2 %4.7 %4.0 %6.9 %-0.5 %6.4 %
$1,374.7 $1,307.0 5.2 %-0.1 %5.1 %3.5 %7.4 %-0.3 %7.1 %
Single-use Products$1,183.8 $1,112.1 6.4 %-0.1 %6.3 %4.0 %9.9 %-0.3 %9.6 %
Capital Products190.9 194.9 -2.1 %0.0 %-2.1 %-0.3 %-3.6 %-0.2 %-3.8 %
$1,374.7 $1,307.0 5.2 %-0.1 %5.1 %3.5 %7.4 %-0.3 %7.1 %
Domestic$774.6 $748.2 3.5 %0.0 %3.5 %
International600.1 558.8 7.4 %-0.3 %7.1 %
$1,374.7 $1,307.0 5.2 %-0.1 %5.1 %



Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
Three Months Ended December 31, 2025
Gross ProfitSelling & Administrative ExpenseResearch & Development ExpenseOperating IncomeInterest ExpenseOther ExpenseTax ExpenseEffective Tax RateNet IncomeDiluted EPS
As reported$218,286 $166,764 $14,899 $36,623 $7,370 $$12,514 42.8 %$16,739 $0.54 
% of sales58.5 %44.7 %4.0 %9.8 %
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(1)
(19,446)19,446 278 19,168 
Product rationalization costs(2)
2,596 (2,234)4,830 69 4,761 
Operational optimization consulting fees(3)
188 (4,469)4,657 67 4,590 
EU medical device regulations(4)
(785)785 11 774 
Legal matters(5)
(60)60 59 
Termination of distribution agreement(6)
(9,866)(9,866)(141)(9,725)
$211,204 $140,555 $14,114 $56,535 $7,370 $$12,799 $36,366 
Adjusted gross profit % 56.6 %
Amortization(7)
$1,500 (7,591)9,091 (1,539)2,563 8,067 
As adjusted$132,964 $14,114 $65,626 $5,831 $$15,362 25.7 %$44,433 $1.43 
% of sales   35.6 %3.8 %17.6 %
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Gross ProfitSelling & Administrative ExpenseResearch & Development ExpenseOperating Income Interest ExpenseOther ExpenseTax ExpenseEffective Tax RateNet IncomeDiluted EPS
As reported$198,344 $132,669 $13,176 $52,499 $8,857 $$9,888 22.7 %$33,754 $1.08 
% of sales57.3 %38.3 %3.8 %15.2 %
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(1)
(1,219)1,219 1,058 161 
Hurricane impact(8)
955 955 829 126 
Lease impairment(9)
(606)606 526 80 
Legal matters(5)
(531)531 461 70 
$199,299 $130,313 $13,176 $55,810 $8,857 $$12,762 $34,191 
Adjusted gross profit % 57.6 %
Amortization(7)
$1,500 (7,162)8,662 (1,443)2,456 7,649 
As adjusted$123,151 $13,176 $64,472 $7,414 $$15,218 26.7 %$41,840 $1.34 
% of sales    35.6 %3.8 %18.6 %



(1) In 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded expense related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration.
(2) In 2025, the Company wrote off inventory, equipment, tooling and patents to cost of goods sold related to the cancellation of planned new product lines and discontinuation of certain catalog numbers as a result of our operational optimization consultation and internal review. In addition, we wrote off the developed technology intangible asset to selling and administrative expense.
(3) In 2025, the Company incurred costs related to the engagement of a consulting firm to evaluate and propose improvements to our manufacturing operations which are included in cost of sales. In addition, we incurred consulting fees and other charges related to operational optimization which are included in selling & administrative expense.
(4) In 2025, the Company incurred costs to comply with the European Union's Medical Device Regulations (MDR).
(5) In 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred costs for third party services pertaining to potential issues with certain royalty payments to design surgeons.
(6) In 2025, the Company incurred income related to the early termination of an agreement granting the Company exclusive distribution rights.
(7) Includes amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing fees.
(8) In 2024, the Company incurred costs due to the impact of Hurricane Milton on our Largo, FL facility. These costs were mainly comprised of emergency pay to employees and plant underutilization due to abnormally low production.
(9) In 2024, the Company recorded lease impairment expense related to a storage facility no longer utilized.



Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Gross ProfitSelling & Administrative ExpenseResearch & Development ExpenseOperating IncomeInterest ExpenseOther ExpenseTax ExpenseEffective Tax RateNet IncomeDiluted EPS
As reported$750,475 $591,969 $55,884 $102,622 $31,087 $418 $24,062 33.8 %$47,055 $1.51 
% of sales54.6 %43.1 %4.1 %7.5 %
Operational optimization costs(1)
12,450 (12,926)25,376 4,112 21,264 
Product rationalization costs(2)
22,249 (2,234)24,483 4,940 19,543 
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(3)
(22,951)22,951 1,324 21,627 
Executive transition costs(4)
(12,165)12,165 2,812 9,353 
EU medical device regulations(5)
(785)785 11 774 
Debt refinancing costs(6)
(418)47 371 
Legal matters(7)
(2,609)2,609 454 2,155 
Gain on sale of product line(8)
354 (354)(82)(272)
Termination of distribution agreement(9)
(9,866)(9,866)(141)(9,725)
$775,308 $539,438 $55,099 $180,771 $31,087 $$37,539 $112,145 
Adjusted gross profit % 56.4 %
Amortization(10)
$6,000 (29,188)35,188 (5,646)9,898 30,936 
As adjusted$510,250 $55,099 $215,959 $25,441 $$47,437 24.9 %$143,081 $4.59 
% of sales   37.1 %4.0 %15.7 %
Year Ended December 31, 2024
Gross ProfitSelling & Administrative ExpenseResearch & Development ExpenseOperating Income Interest ExpenseOther ExpenseTax ExpenseEffective Tax RateNet IncomeDiluted EPS
As reported$733,032 $478,280 $54,426 $200,326 $37,297 $$30,606 18.8 %$132,423 $4.25 
% of sales56.1 %36.6 %4.2 %15.3 %
Legal matters(7)
(5,097)5,097 806 4,291 
Restructuring and related costs(11)
235 (1,539)1,774 255 1,519 
Product rationalization costs(2)
1,414 1,414 203 1,211 
Hurricane impact(12)
955 955 829 126 
Lease impairment(13)
(606)606 526 80 
Termination of distributor agreement(14)
970 (970)(139)(831)
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments(3)
41,048 (41,048)(1,591)(39,457)
$735,636 $513,056 $54,426 $168,154 $37,297 $$31,495 $99,362 
Adjusted gross profit % 56.3 %
Amortization(10)
$6,000 (28,629)34,629 (5,700)9,775 30,554 
As adjusted$484,427 $54,426 $202,783 $31,597 $$41,270 24.1 %$129,916 $4.17 
% of sales    37.1 %4.2 %15.5 %



(1) In 2025, the Company incurred costs related to the engagement of a consulting firm to evaluate and propose improvements to our manufacturing operations which are included in cost of sales. In addition, we incurred consulting fees and other charges related to operational optimization which are included in selling & administrative expense.
(2) In 2025, the Company wrote off inventory, equipment, tooling and patents to cost of goods sold related to the cancellation of planned new product lines and discontinuation of certain catalog numbers as a result of our operational optimization consultation and internal review. In addition, we wrote off the developed technology intangible asset to selling and administrative expense. In 2024, the Company wrote off inventory, tooling and equipment related to the cancellation of a planned new product line.
(3) In 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded income/(expense) related to the fair value adjustments of contingent consideration.
(4) In 2025, the Company incurred cash and stock-based compensation costs related to advisory services provided by our former Chief Executive Officer.
(5) In 2025, the Company incurred costs to comply with the European Union's Medical Device Regulations (MDR).
(6) In 2025, the Company incurred costs related to a loss on early extinguishment and third-party fees associated with the eighth amended and restated senior credit agreement.
(7) In 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred costs for third party services pertaining to potential issues with certain royalty payments to design surgeons.
(8) In 2025, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of a product line.
(9) In 2025, the Company incurred income related to the early termination of an agreement granting the Company exclusive distribution rights.
(10) Includes amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing fees.
(11) In 2024, the Company incurred severance costs related to the elimination of certain positions.
(12) In 2024, the Company incurred costs due to the impact of Hurricane Milton on our Largo, FL facility. These costs were mainly comprised of emergency pay to employees and plant underutilization due to abnormally low production.
(13) In 2024, the Company recorded lease impairment expense related to a storage facility no longer utilized.
(14) In 2024, the Company recorded an accrual adjustment related to the previous termination of a distributor agreement.



Reconciliation of Reported Net Income to EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
 Three Months EndedYear Ended
 December 31,December 31,
 2025 202420252024
    
Net income$16,739 $33,754 $47,055 $132,423 
Provision for income taxes12,514 9,888 24,062 30,606 
Interest expense7,370 8,857 31,087 37,297 
Depreciation4,066 4,199 17,143 16,605 
Amortization14,784 13,807 57,138 55,252 
EBITDA$55,473  $70,505 $176,485 $272,183 
    
Stock-based compensation4,972 6,222 20,841 25,558 
Contingent consideration fair value adjustments19,446 1,219 22,951 (41,048)
Product rationalization costs4,830 24,483 1,414 
Operational optimization costs4,657 25,376 
EU medical device regulations785 785 
Legal matters60 531 2,609 5,097 
Restructuring and related costs1,774 
Executive transition costs12,165 
Debt refinancing costs418 
Gain on sale of product line(354)
Hurricane impact955 955 
Lease impairment606 606 
Termination of distribution agreement(9,866)(9,866)
Termination of distributor agreement(970)
Adjusted EBITDA$80,357  $80,038 $275,893 $265,569 
    
    
EBITDA Margin   
  EBITDA14.9 %20.4 %12.8 %20.8 %
  Adjusted EBITDA21.5 %23.1 %20.1 %20.3 %





About CONMED Corporation

CONMED is a medical technology company that provides devices and equipment for surgical procedures. The Company’s products are used by surgeons and other healthcare professionals in a variety of specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, thoracic surgery, and gastroenterology. For more information, visit www.conmed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and associated conference call may contain forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and contingencies that involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance, or trends to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements herein or in previous disclosures. For example, in addition to general industry and economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to the risk factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the full year ended December 31, 2024, listed under the heading Forward-Looking Statements in the Company’s most recently filed Form 10-Q and other risks and uncertainties, which may be detailed from time to time in reports filed by CONMED with the SEC. Any and all forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company’s performance on a going-forward basis. The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s expectations, beliefs or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. 

Supplemental Information - Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company supplements the reporting of its financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP) with certain non-GAAP financial measures, including percentage sales growth in constant currency; adjusted gross profit; cost of sales excluding specified items; adjusted selling and administrative expenses; adjusted research and development expense; adjusted operating income; adjusted interest expense; adjusted other expense; adjusted income tax expense; adjusted effective income tax rate; adjusted net income and adjusted diluted net earnings per share (EPS). The Company believes that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors and shareholders in understanding its financial results and assessing its prospects for future performance. Management believes percentage sales growth in constant currency and the other adjusted measures described above are important indicators of its operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to, its core operating results and provide a baseline for analyzing trends in the Company’s underlying business. Further, the presentation of EBITDA is a non-GAAP measurement that management considers useful for measuring aspects of the Company’s cash flow. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for reviewing the operating results and analyzing potential future business trends in connection with its budget process and bases certain management incentive compensation on these non-GAAP financial measures.

Net sales on a constant currency basis is a non-GAAP measure. The Company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. To measure percentage sales growth in constant currency, the Company removes the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates that affect the comparability and trend of net sales. To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, the Company excludes certain items that affect the comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends.




Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies' non-GAAP financial measures having the same or similar names. These adjusted financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported sales growth, gross profit, cost of sales, selling and administrative expenses, research and development expense, operating income, interest expense, other expense, income tax expense, effective income tax rate, net income and diluted net earnings per share, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are an additional way of viewing aspects of the Company’s operations that, when viewed with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures above, provide a more complete understanding of the business. The Company strongly encourages investors and shareholders to review its financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

We are unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of our expected diluted net earnings per share to expected adjusted diluted net earnings per share as we are unable to predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort the impact and timing of acquisition, integration and other charges. The financial impact of these items is uncertain and is dependent on various factors, including timing, and could be material to our consolidated condensed statements of income.