Goodyear Announces Q2 2025 Results

Goodyear Forward delivered $195 million of segment operating income benefits during the quarter; asset sales in 2025 driving strong balance sheet

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ:GT) reported second quarter 2025 results today and the company will host an investor call tomorrow morning, Friday, Aug. 8, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time led by Mark Stewart, Goodyear’s chief executive officer and president, and Christina Zamarro, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer. Stewart and Zamarro will share insights on second quarter performance and progress on the Goodyear Forward transformation plan.

“The second quarter proved challenging in both our consumer and commercial businesses, driven by industry disruption stemming from shifts in global trade – including a surge of low-cost imports across our key markets,” said Stewart. “We expect conditions to stabilize in the coming quarters, and we see clear opportunity ahead as we capitalize on our strong U.S. manufacturing footprint. We continue to expect to exceed the original goals for Goodyear Forward both in terms of cost savings and proceeds from asset sales.”

Goodyear’s second quarter 2025 net sales were $4.5 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 37.9 million. Goodyear net income was $254 million (87 cents per share) compared to Goodyear net income of $79 million (28 cents per share) a year ago. The second quarter of 2025 included several significant items including, on a pre-tax basis, an estimated gain on the sale of the Dunlop brand of $385 million, rationalization charges of $59 million and Goodyear Forward costs of $5 million. The second quarter of 2024 included, on a pre-tax basis, rationalization charges of $19 million and Goodyear Forward costs of $40 million. Goodyear Forward costs are comprised of advisory, legal and consulting fees and costs associated with planned asset sales.

Second quarter 2025 adjusted net loss was $48 million compared to adjusted net income of $48 million in the prior year’s quarter. Adjusted earnings per share was a loss of $0.17, compared to earnings of $0.17 in the prior year’s quarter. Per share amounts are diluted.

The company reported segment operating income of $159 million in the second quarter of 2025, compared to $334 million from a year ago. After adjusting for the sale of its Off-the-Road (OTR) tire business, which was completed in February 2025, segment operating income declined $152 million, driven by higher raw materials. Segment operating income reflects benefits from Goodyear Forward of $195 million, inflation and other costs of $127 million, unfavorable net price/mix versus raw material costs of $83 million, non-recurrence of the 2024 net insurance recoveries of $63 million, and lower tire volume of $37 million.

Year-to-Date Results

Goodyear’s first six months 2025 net sales were $8.7 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 76.4 million. Goodyear net income was $369 million ($1.27 per share) compared to Goodyear net income of $10 million (4 cents per share) a year ago. The first six months of 2025 included several significant items including, on a pre-tax basis, a combined estimated gain on the sales of the OTR tire business and the Dunlop Brand of $645 million, rationalization charges of $140 million and Goodyear Forward costs of $11 million. The first six months of 2024 included, on a pre-tax basis, rationalization charges of $41 million and Goodyear Forward costs of $67 million. Goodyear Forward costs are comprised of advisory, legal and consulting fees and costs associated with planned asset sales.

First six months 2025 adjusted net loss was $59 million compared to adjusted net income of $65 million in the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share was a loss of $0.21, compared to earnings of $0.23 in the prior year. Per share amounts are diluted.

The company reported segment operating income of $354 million in the first six months of 2025, compared to $574 million a year ago. After adjusting for the sale of its OTR tire business, which was completed in February 2025, segment operating income declined $185 million, driven by higher raw materials. Segment operating income reflects unfavorable net price/mix versus raw material costs of $193 million, inflation and other costs of $179 million, non-recurrence of the 2024 net insurance recoveries of $52 million, and lower tire volume of $70 million. These headwinds were partially offset by benefits from Goodyear Forward of $395 million.

Additional earnings materials can be found on Goodyear’s investor relations website at http://investor.goodyear.com.  

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Financial Tables” for further explanation and reconciliation tables for historical Total Segment Operating Income and Margin; Adjusted Net Income (Loss); and Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share, reflecting the impact of certain significant items on the 2025 and 2024 periods.

Business Segment Results

AMERICAS                 

Americas’ second quarter 2025 net sales of $2.7 billion were 1.3% lower than last year, driven by declines in replacement volume, partially offset by price/mix benefits. Tire unit volume decreased 2.6%. Replacement tire unit volume decreased 2.0%, primarily driven by consumer replacement. Original equipment tire unit volume decreased 5.0%. In the U.S., we outperformed competitors, continuing to gain OE market share.

Segment operating income of $141 million decreased $100 million from prior year. The decrease was driven by higher raw material costs, inflation and other costs, and unabsorbed fixed costs, which were partly offset by Goodyear Forward and price/mix benefits.

EMEA

EMEA’s second quarter 2025 net sales of $1.3 billion were up 5.1% from last year, driven by positive price/mix actions and higher sales in other tire-related businesses driven by growth in Fleet Solutions, partly offset by lower tire volume. Tire unit volume decreased 2.0%. Replacement unit volumes decreased 7.3%, driven by consumer replacement channel destocking. Original equipment tire unit volumes increased 10.9%, reflecting significant market share gains.

Segment operating loss of $25 million was $55 million lower than last year driven by higher raw material costs, the non-recurrence of the 2024 net insurance recoveries, and inflation. These factors were partly offset by price/mix and Goodyear Forward benefits.

ASIA PACIFIC

Asia Pacific’s second quarter 2025 net sales of $459 million were 22.7% lower than the previous year, driven by lower volume and the sale of the OTR tire business. Tire unit volume decreased 15.6%. Replacement tire unit volume decreased 18.2%, driven by actions taken to reduce lower margin business outside of China and weak demand in China. Original equipment unit volume decreased 13.0%, driven by customer mix in China.

Second quarter 2025 segment operating income of $43 million was $20 million lower from prior year, driven by the divestiture of the OTR tire business. After adjusting for the sale of the OTR tire business, Asia Pacific’s segment operating margin grew 150 basis points.

Goodyear Forward

Second quarter segment operating income reflects Goodyear Forward benefits of $195 million. In addition, on February 3, 2025, the sale of the OTR tire business to The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited,  successfully closed; gross cash proceeds received at closing totaled $905 million. Similarly, on May 7, 2025, the sale of the Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., was completed; gross cash proceeds received at closing totaled $735 million. On May 22, 2025, a definitive agreement was reached to sell the majority of the Goodyear Chemical business to an affiliate of Gemspring Capital Management, LLC, which is expected to close in late 2025. Goodyear intends to use the proceeds from the Chemical transaction to further reduce leverage.

Conference Call

The Company will host an investor call on Friday, August 8, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Please visit Goodyear’s investor relations website: http://investor.goodyear.com, for additional earnings materials.

Participating in the conference call will be Mark W. Stewart, chief executive officer and president, and Christina L. Zamarro, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

The investor call can be accessed on the website or via telephone by calling either (800) 343-4849 or (203) 518-9848 before 8:25 a.m. Eastern time and providing the conference ID “Goodyear.” A replay will be available by calling (800) 934-3639 or (402) 220-1152. The replay will also be available on Goodyear’s investor relations website.

About Goodyear

Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 53 facilities in 20 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, that affect our operations, performance, business strategy and results and could cause our actual results and experience to differ materially from the assumptions, expectations and objectives expressed in any forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: our ability to implement successfully the Goodyear Forward plan and our other strategic initiatives, including the sale of our chemical business; risks relating to the ability to consummate the sale of our chemical business on a timely basis or at all, including failure to obtain the required regulatory approvals or to satisfy the other conditions to closing the transaction; actions and initiatives taken by both current and potential competitors; increases in the prices paid for raw materials and energy; inflationary cost pressures; delays or disruptions in our supply chain or the provision of services to us; a prolonged economic downturn or period of economic uncertainty; deteriorating economic conditions or an inability to access capital markets; a labor strike, work stoppage, labor shortage or other similar event; financial difficulties, work stoppages, labor shortages or supply disruptions at our suppliers or customers; the adequacy of our capital expenditures; changes in tariffs, trade agreements or trade restrictions; foreign currency translation and transaction risks; our failure to comply with a material covenant in our debt obligations; potential adverse consequences of litigation involving the company; as well as the effects of more general factors such as changes in general market, economic or political conditions or in legislation, regulation or public policy. Additional factors are discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change.

Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements

This news release reflects revised prior period financial information to correct an accounting error related to the historic computation of currency remeasurement for our foreign operations in Turkey. We evaluated the errors and determined that the related impacts were not material in any previously issued annual or interim financial statements. See Notes 1 and 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, expected to be filed on August 8, 2025, for revised financial information reflecting the corrections to prior periods.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures (unaudited)

This news release presents non-GAAP financial measures, including Total Segment Operating Income and Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS), which are important financial measures for the company but are not financial measures defined by U.S. GAAP, and should not be construed as alternatives to corresponding financial measures presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Total Segment Operating Income is the sum of the individual strategic business units’ (SBUs’) Segment Operating Income as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Total Segment Operating Margin is Total Segment Operating Income divided by Net Sales as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management believes that Total Segment Operating Income and Margin are useful because they represent the aggregate value of income created by the company’s SBUs and exclude items not directly related to the SBUs for performance evaluation purposes. The most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures to Total Segment Operating Income and Margin are Goodyear Net Income (Loss) and Return on Net Sales (which is calculated by dividing Goodyear Net Income (Loss) by Net Sales).

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is Goodyear Net Income (Loss) as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP adjusted for certain significant items. Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the company’s Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by Weighted Average Shares Outstanding-Diluted as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Management believes that Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) are useful because they represent how management reviews the operating results of the company excluding the impacts of rationalizations, asset write-offs, accelerated depreciation, impairments, asset sales and certain other significant items.

It should be noted that other companies may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP financial measures differently and, as a result, the measures presented herein may not be comparable to such similarly-titled measures reported by other companies. See the following tables for reconciliations of historical Total Segment Operating Income and Margin, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.

 

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