AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Mettler Toledo (MTD)

Mettler-Toledo Q4 sales rise 8%, adjusted EPS up 8%; 2026 EPS guidance raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Mettler-Toledo reported fourth-quarter 2025 reported sales of $1.130 billion, up 8%, and adjusted EPS of $13.36, up 8%. For 2026 it forecasts adjusted EPS of $46.05 to $46.70, up from its prior range of $45.35 to $46.00, while keeping local currency sales growth guidance at about 4%. The company's full-year 2025 adjusted operating profit of $1.193 billion was slightly below the prior year's $1.200 billion.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 reported sales rose 8% to $1.130 billion; local currency sales rose 5%, including a 1% benefit from acquisitions.
  • Q4 2025 diluted EPS was $13.98 versus $11.96, including a non-cash discrete tax benefit of $0.95 per share; adjusted EPS was $13.36 versus $12.41.
  • Full-year 2025 reported sales rose 4% to $4.026 billion and adjusted EPS rose 4% to $42.73, while adjusted operating profit fell 1% to $1.193 billion.
  • 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is $46.05 to $46.70 versus the prior $45.35 to $46.00; first-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS is forecast at $8.60 to $8.75.

The filing

CompanyMettler Toledo (MTD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2026, 4:39 PM ET
Accession number0001037646-26-000008

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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