In the fourth quarter, we continued that momentum with broad-based patient census growth and strong revenue performance, along with meaningful operational improvements and commercial progress. Starting with the financial results, full-year revenue of $3.245 billion and Q4 revenue of $846.3 million, both exceeded the midpoint of our guidance range. Organic revenue growth, which does not include changes in revenue from divestitures or acquisitions, was 1.7% for both the full year and Q4. Underlying this revenue performance, we set patient census records in Sleep Health, Respiratory Health, and Wellness at Home, and a retention record in Diabetes Health.

In Sleep Health, new starts were up about 6% year-over-year and just a few hundred shy of the record set in Q1 2023 during the post-Philips recall demand snapback. Sleep Health patient census grew 4% year-over-year and set another new record. Turning to profitability, Adjusted EBITDA was $616.7 million for the full year and $163.1 million for Q4. Excluding these two items, Adjusted EBITDA was in line with our full year 2025 guidance as we continue to demonstrate discipline on labor and operating expenses.

We are maintaining the 2026 guidance previewed on our Q3 earnings call. S&P and Moody's both upgraded our credit ratings, reflecting our focus on debt reduction and our strong Free Cash Flow, which was $219.4 million for the full year. The patient census growth I highlighted previously reflects our continued focus on rapid service delivery and clinical outcomes that drive physician referrals and patient retention. On the business development front, we closed the acquisition of a Hawaii-based HME provider, expanding our footprint to our 48th state.

What went well
  • Q4 revenue of $846.3 million and full-year revenue of $3.245 billion both exceeded the midpoint of guidance; organic growth of 1.7% for both Q4 and full year
  • Set patient census records in Sleep Health, Respiratory Health, and Wellness at Home, plus a retention record in Diabetes Health
  • Sleep Health census grew 4% YoY to a record 1.73 million patients; new starts of ~130,600 up ~6% YoY, just shy of the Q1 2023 record; Sleep net revenue $372.3M, up 4.4%
  • Respiratory Health net revenue $178.2M, up 7.8%; oxygen census ~335,000 (record for third straight quarter) and vent census at a new record with oxygen/vent new starts up ~4%/5%
  • Full-year free cash flow of $219.4 million meaningfully exceeded the top end of guidance; Q4 free cash flow $79.3M and cash from operations $183.2M
  • Reduced debt by another $25 million in Q4, bringing 2025 debt reduction to $250 million; S&P and Moody's both upgraded credit ratings
  • Operational gains: sleep referral-to-setup improved to 9 days (from 10 in Q3 and 23 a year ago); myAPP users more than doubled to over 327,000; contact center hit 98% answer rates; DSO down to 40.8 days; achieved a clean SOX opinion with prior material weaknesses remediated
  • Went live with three Mid-Atlantic states (~50,000 members) on the new capitated contract in December, earlier than planned and smoothly; core sleep/respiratory products excluded from the next CMS competitive bidding round
What went wrong
  • Q4 and full-year adjusted EBITDA fell short of guidance due to a $14.5 million legal settlement plus over $10 million (~$8M above plan) of accelerated capitated onboarding costs
  • Q4 GAAP results included a $128 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge tied to the Diabetes Health segment's fair value versus carrying value
  • Diabetes Health net revenue down 7.4% YoY to $158.5M; CGM census flat at ~153,000 with soft new starts and lower reimbursement per patient from a commercial-to-government payer mix shift
  • Wellness at Home net revenue declined 16.1% to $137.3M, driven mainly by divestitures of non-core assets
  • Full-year reported net revenue decreased 0.5% and Q4 decreased 1.2% on a reported basis due to dispositions (~$92.4M full-year revenue headwind)
  • Net leverage ticked up to 2.75x from 2.68x in Q3, reflecting the litigation settlement and pre-revenue contract costs on trailing EBITDA; working capital of $16.5M was lower than normal

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