BWXT Q3 2025 Earnings
Reported Nov 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM ET · SEC Source
Q3 25 EPS
$1.00
BEAT +16.55%
Est. $0.86
Q3 25 Revenue
$866.3M
BEAT +8.75%
Est. $796.6M
vs S&P Since Q3 25
-1.7%
TRAILING MARKET
BWXT +5.1% vs S&P +6.7%
Market Reaction
Did BWXT Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results
BWX Technologies turned in a standout third quarter for fiscal 2025, posting earnings per share of $1.00 against a consensus estimate of $0.86, a beat of 16.55%, while revenue surged 28.9% year-over-year to $866.29 million, clearing Wall Street's $79… Read more BWX Technologies turned in a standout third quarter for fiscal 2025, posting earnings per share of $1.00 against a consensus estimate of $0.86, a beat of 16.55%, while revenue surged 28.9% year-over-year to $866.29 million, clearing Wall Street's $796.60 million estimate by 8.75%. The outperformance was anchored by an explosive quarter in Commercial Operations, where revenue more than doubled to $251.00 million on higher nuclear components, field services, and contributions from the Kinectrics acquisition, complementing steady 10% growth in the core Government Operations segment. Perhaps the most striking figure was BWXT's record backlog of $7.39 billion, up 119% year-over-year, a reflection of what management called an unprecedented demand environment across defense, clean energy, and medical nuclear markets. Free cash flow swung to $94.90 million from negative $7.70 million a year ago, adding financial credibility to the growth story. Encouraged by the momentum, management raised its 2025 non-GAAP EPS guidance to $3.75–$3.80 and set full-year revenue above $3.10 billion, while introducing a preliminary 2026 outlook targeting low-double-digit to low-teens adjusted EBITDA growth.
Key Takeaways
- • Higher naval nuclear component production volumes
- • Special materials processing growth with large multi-year contracts
- • Contribution from A.O.T. and Kinectrics acquisitions
- • Higher commercial nuclear components, field services, and fuel handling revenue
- • Higher medical sales
- • Strong working capital management and timing of awards driving cash flow improvement
- • Record backlog of $7.4 billion, up 119% YoY
BWXT YoY Financials
Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024, source: SEC Filings
BWXT Revenue by Segment
With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings
“We delivered strong financial results in the third quarter of 2025 including double-digit organic revenue growth and healthy free cash flow. Further, we posted another quarter of robust bookings, driven by large, multi-year special materials contracts highlighting the trust our customers put in BWXT and the power in our differentiating nuclear credentials.”
— Rex D. Geveden, Q3 2025 Earnings Press Release
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BWXT Quarterly Results
4 quarters of earnings data
| Quarter | EPS Est. | EPS Act. | Surprise | Revenue | Rev. Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 25 FY | — | $1.08 | — | $885.8M | — |
| FY Full Year | — | $4.01 | — | $3.20B | — |
| Q3 25 BEAT | $0.86 | $1.00 | +16.55% | $866.3M | +8.75% |
| Q2 25 BEAT | $0.79 | $1.02 | +28.67% | $764.0M | +7.49% |
| Q1 25 BEAT | $0.76 | $0.91 | +19.03% | $682.3M | +5.62% |