Industry · Aircraft components
Higher interest expense absorbs most of TransDigm's annual operating profit gain
Fiscal 2026 net income rose 2%. Sales grew 20%, while acquisition spending and share repurchases exceeded $7 billion.
TransDigm's fiscal 2026 net interest expense increased $436 million, absorbing most of the year's $646 million operating income gain. Net income increased 2% to $2,108 million. The company attributed the limited net income growth partly to higher selling and administrative expenses and higher interest expense.1
TransDigm spends more on acquisitions than share repurchases
Fiscal 2026 capital deployed, USD billions; approximate amounts
Source: TransDigm fiscal 2026 results, SEC Exhibit 99.1. As of Nov. 10, 2026.
Fourth-quarter net income fell 4%, primarily because of interest on a larger gross debt balance and higher tax expense, according to TransDigm.1
Organic sales growth for the year was 11%, or 13% excluding non-aerospace sales. The full-year EBITDA As Defined margin, a non-GAAP measure, fell to 52.7% from 53.9%. Chief Executive Officer Mike Lisman said the margin included approximately two percentage points of dilution from recent acquisitions.1
For fiscal 2027, TransDigm forecasts sales growth of 14% at the midpoint. It anticipates sales of $11,950 million to $12,150 million.1
Lisman put the year's acquisition spending at approximately $4.4 billion and share repurchases at approximately $2.8 billion. Acquisitions included Prince & Izant, which serves aerospace and defense among other markets, and twelve bolt-ons.1
TransDigm deployed more than $7 billion on acquisitions and repurchases while generating $2,187 million in operating cash flow. Long-term debt rose $4,576 million over the fiscal year.1
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- TransDigm fiscal 2026 fourth quarter and year-end results, Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K, Nov. 10, 2026 www.sec.gov