Elbit Systems Ltd ( ESLT ). (NASDAQ:ESLT) shares are trading higher on Tuesday after the Haifa, Israel-based company reported fourth-quarter (Q4) 2025 results.
Revenue for the quarter rose 11.3% year over year (Y/Y) to $2.148 billion, missing the consensus of $2.151 billion.
Adjusted EPS of $3.56, beating the consensus of $3.09.
Adjusted gross margin expanded to 25% from 24.5% a year ago, and adjusted operating margin expanded to 9.8% from 8.2% in the same quarter last year.
As of December 31, 2025, the order backlog stood at $28.1 billion, with 72% from outside Israel and 54% scheduled for 2026 and 2027.
Operating cash flow for the year totaled $778.4 million, versus $534.6 million in the same quarter a year ago.
C4I and Cyber revenues rose 19% Y/Y, led by higher sales of radio and command-and-control systems in Europe and Israel.
Also, ISTAR and EW revenues grew 39% Y/Y, driven by higher demand for Maritime systems, Electro-Optic solutions, and C-UAS Electronic Warfare.
Moreover, Land revenues upped 22% Y/Y, mainly from ammunition and munitions sales in Israel and Europe.
Elbit Systems ( ESLT ) of America saw a 9% Y/Y revenue increase, aided by Night-Vision and Maritime system sales.
However, Aerospace revenues fell 14% Y/Y, driven by lower training and simulation sales in Europe and strong PGM sales in the prior year.
Elbit CEO Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis highlighted 2025 milestones, including the securing of a contract from the IMOD for an Airborne High–Power Laser (HPL) combat jet fighter Pod and for a High–Power Laser (HPL) system for helicopters.”
”We continued to invest heavily in disruptive R&D programs, including AI enhancements across multiple platforms for a total sum of over $500 million,” he added.
The board declared a dividend of $1.00 per share, payable on April 27 to the shareholders of record on April 13, 2026.
Price Action: ESLT shares were trading 12.06% higher at $977.56 at the last check on Tuesday.
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