Aaon, Inc.NASDAQ: AAON

Financial Documents Q4 (AAON 2025 Full Year and Q4 Results)

· Issued by Aaon, Inc.
Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call

March 2, 2026



2025 Highlights

BASX-branded sales up y/y 138.8% in Q4 and 143.5% in 2025

Liquid cooling equipment sales approximately 37.8% of total BASX-branded sales in 2025

BASX-branded backlog totaled $1.3 billion in 2025, up y/y 141.3%, book-to-bill ratio of 2.4x for the year

AAON-branded national accounts strategy gaining traction, orders up 76.6% in Q4, up 86.1% in 2025

In 2025, AAON-branded Alpha Class heat pump sales up 16.4%, bookings up 41.9%

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Recent Investments Set to Create Value In 2026

  • People and leadership

    • Added/improved key leadership positions

  • Manufacturing capacity

    • Increased manufacturing square footage by 25% and focus on efficiency gains

  • Supply chain management

    • Improved reliability and meaningful opportunity to leverage buying power

  • Product development

    • Advancements in data center liquid cooling and commercial heat pumps

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  • Upgrading IT systems and infrastructure

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Disciplined ERP rollout supports execution and customer delivery



Background

Legacy ERP system was not built for scale. To support our growth, upgrade was required

Rationale

Improves visibility in operations, data quality and margin trajectory

Go-live Sequence

Principles

Strategically rolling-out in stages to minimize impact across sites



Longview Memphis Redmond

2025

Tulsa

2027

Key Takeaways

- Longview implementation largely

stabilized with production approaching full recovery

- Memphis went live November 1st and

is progressing well

- Moderating future ERP roll-outs to

focus on operational execution, customer deliveries and margin enhancement

- Redmond implementation now

scheduled for 2H 2026 and Tulsa 2027 with proven implementation framework

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Q4 2025 Highlights



Record Sales

Y/Y growth of 42.5% BASX-branded sales up 138.8%



BASX-branded book-to-bill ratio

Record Backlog

Y/Y growth of 110.9% BASX-branded backlog up 141.3%



3.2x driven by second straight quarter of record bookings



New Products

BASX-branded liquid cooling sales up 256.4%

Alpha Class heat pump sales up 41.9%%



AAON-branded sales grew 9.5% versus a 15.6% decline in industry shipments



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Plants Q4 Productivity Q4 Profitability Current Status

Operational Status Across Footprint

AAON Oklahoma

  • BASX*

Tulsa

Temporarily constrained by seasonal factors and supply chain

Combined gross margin 27.3%, Incremental gross margin 25%

[AAON OK GM% = 27.5%] [BASX GM% = 27.1%]

Ramping to record levels

Redmond

Stable

Stable

Memphis

Below target but improving while aggressively ramping production

Aggressively ramping

AAON

Coil Products

Longview

Significant improvement, both y/y and q/q

Gross margin 21.3%, up 1030 bps q/q

Improving productivity, ramping production



Supply chain investments will de-risk supply issues and lead to cost savings throughout the organization in 2026

Ramping throughput across Tulsa, Memphis and Longview will result in strong operating leverage





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*Given that Memphis financials span both the AAON Oklahoma and BASX segments, analyzing the segments together provides the clearest picture of performance.

Q4 2025 Summary

Net Sales

26.1%

Gross Margin

27.8%

25.9%

$384.2

$424.2

$297.7

Q4 2024

Q3 2025

Q4 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2025

Q4 2025

Non-GAAP Adj. EBITDA*

Non-GAAP Adj. EPS*

$64.4

$47.0

$63.6

$0.37

$0.39

$0.30

Margin

15.8%

16.5%

15.2%

Q4 2024

Q3 2025

Q4 2025

Q4 2024

Q3 2025

Q4 2025

*See appendix for additional information regarding Non-GAAP measures

Q4 2025 Highlights

  • Net sales increase of 42.5% driven

    by 138.8% growth in BASX-branded sales and a 9.5% increase in AAON-branded sales

  • BASX-branded sales growth was driven by robust demand from the data center market, including $75.3 million of liquid cooling equipment

  • Y/Y margin contraction primarily reflects unabsorbed costs at Memphis

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AAON Oklahoma

Net Sales

Gross Margin

Reported Memphis Impact

$215.5

$194.0

$238.7

27.5%

30.7%

33.0%

1.9%

2.9%

Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025

*See appendix for recasted segment information.

Q4 2025 Highlights

  • Net sales increased y/y 11.1%

  • Delivered meaningful share gains with rooftop volumes up modestly against a 16.0% industry decline

  • Margin impacted by $6.4M of unabsorbed costs at Memphis plant

  • Q/Q margin contraction reflected seasonal factors and temporary supply chain constraints that led to moderating volume production

  • Investments made in supply chain management in 2025 will derisk supply chain constraints while creating meaningful cost savings opportunities in 2026

  • Backlog at year-end up y/y ~45.0%

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AAON Coil Products

Net Sales Gross Margin

$70.2

$53.0

$102.6

Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025

21.3%

16.1%

11.0%

Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025

*See appendix for recasted segment information.

Q4 2025 Highlights

  • Net sales increased 93.6%, driven by

    increased demand of BASX-branded liquid cooling sales

  • AAON-branded sales were flattish y/y, up 15.3% q/q

  • Gross margin expansion reflected improved operating leverage on higher throughput at the Longview facility, along with a favorable mix of higher-margin BASX sales

  • Margin expansion was tempered by a 5-day plant shutdown at year-end

  • BASX will continue to be a positive tailwind, but do not expect such a favorable product mix in the near-term as in Q4

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BASX

Net Sales

$106.1

Gross Margin

18.8%

27.0% 27.1%

$75.2

$50.7

Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q4 2024 Q3 2025 Q4 2025

*See appendix for additional information regarding Non-GAAP measures

Q4 2025 Highlights

  • Net sales growth of 109.1% driven by

    strong demand from data center market

  • Continued progress with Memphis plant ramp-up was a key contributor to growth

  • Stable margins sequentially reflect the balance between productivity gains in Redmond and targeted investments to support BASX production in Longview and Memphis

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$1.2

$-

$-

Q4 2025 Summary: Balance Sheet

2025

2024

Cash and cash equivalents

$6.5

Restricted cash

Debt

$398.3

$138.9

2024

2025

Net Working Capital

Annual Capex

$538.4

$213.2

$204.9

$313.3

$109.5

2024

2025

2023

2024

2025

*All metrics are in millions

Q4 2025 Highlights

  • Leverage ratio at the end of the

    fourth quarter was 1.77

  • Debt increase driven by working capital and capex investments to support strong BASX-branded backlog and future growth

  • BASX-branded backlog up 141.3% y/y and 45.2% q/q

  • Anticipate meaningful improvement in cash flow from operations in 2026 driven by earnings growth and improved working capital efficiency

  • Expect capex of approximately $190 million in 2026

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Backlog by Brands

Backlog



$1.30B

+141.3%

Y/Y

+45.2%

Q/Q

  • Demand of air-side and liquid cooling solutions for data centers is robust

  • Strong demand of customized free cooling chiller systems



$526.4M

+60.8%

Y/Y

+24.3%

Q/Q

  • Focus targeted on rightsizing backlog with higher production throughput

  • Strong bookings continued in Q4, up ~20% y/y and ~50% q/q

Total Backlog

$1.83B

+110.9%

Y/Y

+38.5%

Q/Q

  • Strong backlog allows us to plan production more efficiently

  • Anticipate strong growth and improved margins in 2026

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2026 Outlook

2026

YoY Sales Growth

18%-20%

Gross Margin

29%-31%

SG&A % of Sales

~16%

D&A Expenses

$95M-$100M

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Appendix

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income

Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31,

2025

2024

2025

2024

(in thousands)

Net income, a GAAP measure

$ 32,032

$ 24,690

$ 107,593

$ 168,559

Add: Memphis incentive fee1

-

-

6,105

-

Profit sharing effect2

-

-

(519)

-

Tax effect

-

-

(1,369)

-

Non-GAAP adjusted net income

$ 32,032

$ 24,690

$ 111,810

$ 168,559

Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share $ 0.39 $ 0.30 $ 1.35 $ 2.02

1The incentive fee relates to fees payable to our real estate broker associated with the acquisition of our Memphis, Tenn. plant for a percentage of the incentives awarded to us by various entities.

2Profit sharing effect of the Memphis incentive fee in the respective period.



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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP Combined Segment Gross Profit

Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

AAON Oklahoma BASX

Non-GAAP

Combined

(in thousands)

AAON Coil

Products Consolidated

Segment Net Sales

$ 215,503

$ 106,095

$ 321,598

$ 102,619

$ 424,217

Segment Gross Profit

$ 59,168

$ 28,775

$ 87,943

$ 21,827

$ 109,770

Segment Gross Profit Margin

27.5 %

27.1 %

27.3 %

21.3 %

25.9 %

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

AAON Oklahoma BASX

Non-GAAP

Combined

AAON Coil

Products Consolidated

(in thousands)

Segment Net Sales

$ 193,957

$ 50,742

$ 244,699

$ 53,019

$ 297,718

Segment Gross Profit

$ 59,516

$ 9,564

$ 69,080

$ 8,535

$ 77,615

Segment Gross Profit Margin

30.7 %

18.8 %

28.2 %

16.1 %

26.1 %

YoY Change in Net Sales

$ 21,546

$ 55,353

$ 76,899

$ 49,600

$ 126,499

YoY Change in Gross Profit

$ (348)

$ 19,211

$ 18,863

$ 13,292

$ 32,155

Incremental Margin

(1.6)%

34.7 %

24.5 %

26.8 %

25.4 %



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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

Three Months Ended December 31, Years Ended December 31, 2025 2024 2025 2024

(in thousands)

Net income, a GAAP measure

$ 32,032

$ 24,690

$ 107,593

$ 168,559

Depreciation and amortization

20,353

17,550

79,191

62,735

Interest expense, net

5,762

1,208

17,726

2,905

Income tax expense

6,290

3,576

21,159

38,032

EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure

$ 64,437

$ 47,024

$ 225,669

$ 272,231

Add: Memphis incentive fee1

-

-

6,105

-

Profit sharing effect2

-

-

(519)

-

Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure $ 64,437 $ 47,024 $ 231,255 $ 272,231

Adjusted EBITDA margin 15.2 % 15.8 % 16.0 % 22.7 %

1The incentive fee relates to fees payable to our real estate broker associated with the acquisition of our Memphis, Tenn. plant for a percentage of the incentives awarded to us by various entities.

2Profit sharing effect of the Memphis incentive fee in the respective period.



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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP Adjusted SG&A

Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 2024

Non-GAAP Adjusted Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

(in thousands)

Less: Memphis Incentive Fee1 - - - - -

SG&A, a GAAP measure $ 45,288 $ 45,895 $ 48,637 $ 48,194 $ 188,014

Non-GAAP adjusted SG&A expenses $ 45,288 $ 45,895 $ 48,637 $ 48,194 $ 188,014

Profit Sharing effect2 - - - - -

As a percent of sales 17.3 % 14.6 % 14.9 % 16.2 % 15.7 %

Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 2025

(in thousands)

$ 63,230

65,810

239,480

-

-

6,105

-

-

(519)

$ 63,230

16.5 %

$ 65,810

15.5 %

$ 233,894

16.2 %

SG&A, a GAAP measure $ 51,293 $ 59,147

Less: Memphis Incentive Fee1 2,700 3,405

Profit Sharing effect2 (230) (289)

Non-GAAP adjusted SG&A expenses

$ 48,823

$ 56,031

As a percent of sales

15.2 %

18.0 %

1The incentive fee relates to fees payable to our real estate broker associated with the acquisition of our Memphis, Tenn. plant for a percentage of the incentives awarded to us by various entities.



2Profit sharing effect of the Memphis incentive fee in the respective period.

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Recasted Quarterly Segment Disclosures

Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 2024

(in thousands)

AAON Oklahoma

External sales

$

210,140

$

225,727

$

228,887

$

193,957 $

858,711

Inter-segment sales

1,671

1,311

1,238

2,116

6,336

Eliminations

(1,671)

(1,311)

(1,238)

(2,116) (6,336)

Net sales

210,140

225,727

228,887

193,957

858,711

Cost of sales1

127,027

137,372

139,284

134,441

538,124

Gross profit

83,113

88,355

89,603

59,516

320,587

AAON Coil Products

External sales

$

24,247

$

31,373

$

35,232

$

53,019

$

143,871

Inter-segment sales

4,629

4,457

6,808

4,298

20,192

Eliminations

(4,629)

(4,457)

(6,808)

(4,298)

(20,192)

Net sales

24,247

31,373

35,232

53,019

143,871

Cost of sales1

20,809

22,699

28,295

44,484

116,287

Gross profit

3,438

8,674

6,937

8,535

27,584

BASX

External sales

$

27,712

$

56,466

$

63,133

$

50,742

$

198,053

Inter-segment sales

2

220

40

404

666

Eliminations

(2)

(220)

(40)

(404)

(666)

Net sales

27,712

56,466

63,133

50,742

198,053

Cost of sales1

22,021

40,401

45,515

41,178

149,115

Gross profit

5,691

16,065

17,618

9,564

48,938

Consolidated gross profit

$ 92,242

$ 113,094

$ 114,158

$ 77,615 $ 397,109



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Recasted Quarterly Segment Disclosures

Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 2025

(in thousands)

AAON Oklahoma

External sales

$

161,838

$

185,120

$

238,748

$

215,503 $

801,209

Inter-segment sales

3,839

5,318

9,737

29,304

48,198

Eliminations

(3,839)

(5,318)

(9,737)

(29,304) (48,198)

Net sales

161,838

185,120

238,748

215,503

801,209

Cost of sales1

121,238

131,603

159,945

156,335

569,121

Gross profit

40,600

53,517

78,803

59,168

232,088

AAON Coil Products

External sales

$

94,023

$

58,465

$

70,246

$

102,619

$

325,353

Inter-segment sales

3,579

3,439

4,689

4,298

16,005

Eliminations

(3,579)

(3,439)

(4,689)

(4,298)

(16,005)

Net sales

94,023

58,465

70,246

102,619

325,353

Cost of sales1

64,165

48,236

62,488

80,792

255,681

Gross profit

29,858

10,229

7,758

21,827

69,672

BASX

External sales

$

66,193

$

67,982

$

75,244

$

106,095

$

315,514

Inter-segment sales

43

507

26

(74)

502

Eliminations

(43)

(507)

(26)

74

(502)

Net sales

66,193

67,982

75,244

106,095

315,514

Cost of sales1

50,287

48,999

54,944

77,320

231,550

Gross profit

15,906

18,983

20,300

28,775

83,964

Consolidated gross profit

$ 86,364

$ 82,729

$ 106,861

$ 109,770 $ 385,724



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