Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following information should be read in conjunction with the information contained in “Part I. Item 1. Business,” “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. For management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for fiscal year 2024 as compared to fiscal year 2023, please refer to Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 24, 2025 and March 4, 2025, respectively.
Certain statements in this annual report on Form 10-K, including, without limitation, statements regarding the following matters, are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
• our business strategy;
• industry conditions and commodity pricing;
• seasonality;
• our expectations about 2026 revenue and results of operations, including items below the income from operations (“operating income”) line and segment operating results, and the factors underlying those expectations, including our expectations about demand and pricing for our energy services and products as a result of the factors we specify in “ Overview of our Results” and “ Results of Operations” below;
• our ability to successfully manage the integration of acquisitions, including the realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation, and the challenges of divestitures;
• our expectations about the balance between energy transition and energy security;
• our emissions reduction targets;
• our backlog, to the extent backlog may be an indicator of future revenue or productivity;
• projections relating to floating rig demand and subsea tree installations;
• our expectations about our ROV fleet utilization, pricing and margins in the future;
• the adequacy of our sources of liquidity, cash flows and capital resources to support our operations and internally generated growth initiatives;
• the collectability of accounts receivable and realizability of contract assets at the amounts reflected on our most recent balance sheet;
• our future working capital needs and our projected capital expenditures for 2026;
• transactions we may engage in to manage our outstanding debt prior or maturity;
• our plans for future operations (including planned additions to and retirements from our remotely operated vehicle (“ROV”) fleet);
• our ability and intent to repatriate cash from foreign countries where we have operations;
• our expectations regarding shares that may be repurchased under our share repurchase plan; and
• our expectations regarding the implementation of new accounting standards and related policies, procedures and controls.
These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those we refer to under the headings “ Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “ Risk Factors” in Part I of this report. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, because of the inherent limitations in the forecasting process, as well as the relatively volatile nature of the industries in which we operate, we can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, evaluation of our future prospects must be made with caution when relying on forward-looking information.
Our Engagement in the Energy Transition
Oceaneering currently generates a substantial majority of its revenue from the oil and gas sector. Due to the continuing development of economies in developing countries, substantial projected population growth (particularly in developing countries), and the shortage of other sources of affordable, reliable, scalable and efficient energy, as well as rising worldwide demand for a myriad of products made with petrochemicals, we expect that the need for
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additional oil and gas exploration and development and inspection, maintenance and repair (“IMR”) activities will continue for decades to come. At the same time, due to increasing concerns about climate change, there is growing demand for cleaner hydrocarbon-based and renewable energy sources. We strive to meet the growing need for lower-carbon energy by assisting customers to reduce their carbon emissions in exploring for, developing and producing oil and natural gas, while also diversifying our business into new strategic growth areas in emerging energy and non-energy markets. We believe this measured approach ensures our resilience in an ever-changing market. Today, the impacts of climate-related risks and opportunities and balancing energy security with energy transition are influencing our strategy in the following ways:
• we are continuing to support our customers in producing oil and natural gas to meet global demand for energy, while developing methods to minimize their carbon footprint through increased efficiency and technological innovation;
• we are deploying our competencies and capabilities to serve the energy-transition markets, including those utilizing offshore wind installations (fixed and floating), nuclear, hydrogen, carbon capture and sequestration, and tidal energy technologies; and
• we are diversifying our businesses outside the energy industry into new strategic growth areas, such as mobility solutions and digital asset management, as well as increasing our participation in the defense and aerospace sectors.
We are committed to the research and development of products and services designed to assist our Energy business (defined below) customers in producing energy safely and securely, with decreased risk to humans and marine life, and reduced environmental impacts. For example, we established our first Onshore Remote Operation Center (“OROC”) in Norway in 2015 and have since set up additional dedicated sites in the United States (“U.S.”), Brazil and United Kingdom (“U.K.”) OROCs enable customers to reduce their carbon footprint by relocating offshore workers to onshore control centers, thereby enhancing human health and safety, fostering greater collaboration and enabling faster responses to real-time events.
We are also committed to reducing our own energy consumption and the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to our operations. With the help of a third-party consultant over the past several years, we performed a global review of our assets and operations and identified our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for our 2022 baseline in accordance with best practice greenhouse gas accounting methodologies, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. In 2023, we established and announced our 2030 greenhouse gas Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission reduction targets against a 2022 baseline. Our 2025 Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures Report (the “TCFD Report,” which is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report) outlines our continued commitment to managing the risks and opportunities from climate change and contains our emissions reduction targets as well as our 2022, 2023 and 2024 Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions data. Our capital investments and expenses required to achieve our goals cannot be estimated at this time.
Overview of Our Results
The table that follows sets out our revenue and operating income for 2025 and 2024.
Year Ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss) %
Net Income (Loss)
We operate in five business segments. Our business segments are contained within two businesses—services and products provided primarily to the oil and gas industry and, to a lesser extent, the mobility solutions and offshore renewables industries, among others (“Energy”), and services and products provided to non-energy industries (“Aerospace and Defense Technologies” or “ADTech”). Our four business segments within the Energy business are Subsea Robotics, Manufactured Products, Offshore Projects Group (“OPG”) and Integrity Management & Digital Solutions (“IMDS”). We report our ADTech business as one segment. Our Unallocated Expenses are expenses not associated with a specific business segment. These consist of expenses related to our incentive and deferred compensation plans, including restricted stock units, performance units and bonuses, as well as other general expenses, including corporate administrative expenses.
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Our business primarily depends on the level of spending on offshore developments and related operating activities by our customers in the energy industry. Compared to 2024, our 2025 revenue increased 5% to $2.8 billion, with revenue growth in all of our operating segments, except IMDS. Consistent with the prior year, we generated a substantial majority of our revenue from services and products we provided to the energy industry in 2025. Consolidated operating income improved during 2025 as compared to 2024 with increases in all of our segments.
We had operating income of $305 million in 2025 and operating income of $246 million in 2024. In 2025, on a consolidated level, we had net income of $354 million, or diluted earnings of $3.49 per share, compared to net income of $147 million, or diluted earnings of $1.44 per share, in 2024. The increases in 2025 operating income as compared to 2024 were primarily due to higher revenue in all of our segments, except for IMDS, as a result of the realization of improved pricing in energy markets and growth in our energy businesses. The increase in net income and diluted earnings per shares in 2025 as compared to 2024, was due to increased operating income, along with an income tax benefit resulting primarily from the release of U.S. valuation allowances. All of our segments achieved improved sequential annual operating income, led by our Manufactured Products segment.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, our cash balance increased $191 million as compared to December 31, 2024. We generated $319 million from operating activities, along with a $14 million cash increase as a result of favorable movements in exchange rates, and the sale of a vessel in 2025 for $8.9 million. Partially offsetting these increases were $57 million maintenance capital expenditures, $54 million of growth capital expenditures and $40 million for repurchases of shares of our common stock.
We use our ROVs to provide drill support, vessel-based IMR, subsea hardware installation, construction, and pipeline inspection services to customers in the energy industry. Most of our ROVs have historically been used to provide drill support services. Therefore, the contracted number of floating drilling rigs is a leading market indicator for this business. The following table shows average floating rigs under contract and our ROV utilization.
Average number of floating rigs under contract
ROV days on hire (in thousands)
ROV utilization
Demand for floating rigs is a leading indicator of the strength of the deepwater market. According to comprehensive industry data compiled and published by a leading provider of financial data and market intelligence, excluding rigs under construction, at the end of 2025 there were 186 floating drilling rigs in operation or available for work throughout the world, with 136 of those rigs under contract. The average contracted offshore floating rig count in 2025 decreased by 6.2% to approximately 137 rigs.
Outlook
In 2026, we expect ADTech to be our primary growth engine, supported by our existing backlog and increased spending across defense and government markets. We anticipate results in our energy-focused businesses to be weighted towards the second half of the year as offshore activity improves.
For our energy-focused businesses, we expect 2026 financial results to reflect a global oil market that remains oversupplied through the early part of the year, with gradual tightening as the year progresses and as demand continues to rise. The number of subsea tree orders and installations is a leading indicator and is the primary demand driver for our Manufactured Products lines. According to data published by a world-leading analysis and consultancy company for the energy sector in December 2025, there are projected to be 306 tree awards and 370 subsea tree installations in 2026, compared to 190 tree awards and 343 installations in 2025 and 218 tree awards and 296 installations in 2024.
In our defense business, we expect another strong year supported by sustained U.S. prioritization of maritime security, unmanned systems, and industrial-base modernization. Domestically, we see steady activity across subsea critical infrastructure protection, unmanned maritime systems, and submarine sustainment. Internationally, rising geopolitical tensions and increased allied spending continue to expand opportunities for our autonomous underwater vehicles (“AUVs”), resident systems, and subsea monitoring solutions.
Based on our 2025 year-end backlog conversion, anticipated 2026 order intake and current market fundamentals, we project that our 2026 consolidated revenue will increase. For 2026, we project revenue growth in our ADTech. Subsea Robotics and IMDS segments, driven by our expectations for continued pricing progression and favorable
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year over year project mix. We forecast operating income growth for all of our segments, except for OPG. We will continue to prioritize safety and quality, while maintaining disciplined portfolio management and capital allocation.
For our Subsea Robotics segment, we expect slightly improved revenue and relatively flat operating income in 2026 based on stable pricing for ROVs, increased volume in Tooling and improved results in our Survey business.
We expect improvements in operating income on slightly lower revenue in our Manufactured Products segment in 2026, primarily due to the continued conversion of our existing backlog in energy products and benefits from cost reductions enacted in 2025 in our non-energy product lines. Our Manufactured Products backlog was $511 million as of December 31, 2025.
We expect revenue and operating income for our OPG segment to decrease significantly in 2026 due to lower activity levels in the U.S. Gulf and West Africa, partially offset by higher activity levels in the Caspian and Middle East regions and Brazil.
We anticipate our 2026 operating income for IMDS will improve significantly on higher revenue, with growth opportunities in digital and engineering services.
We project our ADTech 2026 operating income to increase on significantly higher revenue as compared to 2025, driven by growth in all three of our government-focused businesses.
For 2026, we anticipate Unallocated Expenses to average approximately $50 million per quarter, with the year-over year increase primarily due to higher costs associated with wage inflation, increased information technology costs, and foreign exchange impacts.
Results of Operations
Additional information on our business segments is shown in Note 10—“Operations by Business Segment and Geographic Area” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
Energy. The table that follows sets out revenue and profitability for the business segments within our Energy business. In the Subsea Robotics section of the table that follows, “ROV Days Utilized” is the number of ROV days for which we earn revenue during a specified period. “ROV Days Available” includes all days from the first day that an ROV is placed in service until the ROV is retired. All days in this period are considered available days, including periods when an ROV is undergoing maintenance or repairs. Our ROVs do not have scheduled maintenance or repair that requires significant time when the ROVs are not available for utilization. “ROV utilization” percentage is defined as “ROV days utilized” divided by “ROV days available.”
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Year ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Subsea Robotics
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss)%
ROV Days Available
ROV Days Utilized
ROV Utilization %
Manufactured Products
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss)%
Backlog at end of period
Offshore Projects Group
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss)%
Integrity Management & Digital Solutions
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss)%
Total Energy
Revenue
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating Income (Loss)%
Subsea Robotics. We believe we are the world's largest provider of work-class ROV services and this business segment is the largest contributor to our Energy business operating income. Our ROV business, within our Subsea Robotics segment, reflects the utilization percentages, fleet sizes and average pricing in the respective periods. Our ROV tooling provides an additional operational interface between an ROV and equipment located subsea. Our survey services business provides survey, positioning and geoscience services. The following table presents revenue from ROV services as a percentage of total Subsea Robotics revenue:
Year ended December 31,
ROV
Other
For the year ended December 31, 2025, our Subsea Robotics operating income increased as compared to 2024, on higher revenue, as a result of higher average revenue per day for our ROV business and increased pricing and volume for tooling on our existing ROV contracts. Partially offsetting these increases were decreased activity levels in our survey business primarily due to drydocking of our survey vessel in 2025. We had lower days on hire for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to 2024, that included a year-over-year decrease in drill support days in the first half of 2025 and relatively flat vessel support days.
Fleet utilization was 65% in the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to 67% for the year ended December 31, 2024, resulting primarily from a decrease in ROV days utilized when compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, based on lower market activity. Our ROV fleet use during the year ended December 31, 2025, was 64% in drill support and 36% in vessel-based activity, as compared to 65% in drill support and 35% in vessel-based activity in the prior year. For each of the periods presented, we had a fleet of 250 work-class ROVs.
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Manufactured Products. For the year ended December 31, 2025, our Manufactured Products revenue and operating income increased, as compared to 2024, primarily due to increased activity in our energy-related businesses, execution on higher-margin backlog through our umbilical manufacturing plants and growth in our Grayloc business, partially offset by an inventory reserve of $13 million recorded in 2025 related to our theme park ride business.
Our Manufactured Products backlog was $511 million as of December 31, 2025, a $93 million, or 15%, decrease from December 31, 2024. Our book-to-bill ratio was 0.84 for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared with a book-to-bill ratio of 0.97 for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Offshore Projects Group. Our OPG operating income for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased as compared to 2024, on higher revenue primarily due to an improved mix of well intervention and installation work in the U.S. Gulf, along with a reduction in drydock expense and the associated loss of vessel days that impacted the first quarter of 2024, partially offset by a reduction in international activity.
We have several deepwater vessels under a mix of short-term charters where we can see firm workload and spot charters as market opportunities arise. We have a total of five long-term charters as of December 31, 2025: one that began in 2024, two that began in 2023, and two that began in 2022. We signed extensions in the third quarter of 2025 for three of these long-term vessel charters that began in the first quarter of 2026. These charters have staggered maturity dates with none extending past the first quarter of 2029. Depending on market conditions, we may add additional chartered vessels throughout the year to align with our strategy that balances vessel cost, availability and capability to capture work. We expect to do this through the continued utilization of a mix of short-term, spot and long-term charters.
Integrity Management & Digital Solutions. For the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, our IMDS operating income increased on lower revenue, primarily due to the absence of a one-time, non-cash charge associated with the divestiture of our Maritime Intelligence division in September 2024.
Aerospace and Defense Technologies. Revenue and operating income information for our ADTech segment are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue
Operating Income
Operating Income %
For the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 2024, our ADTech segment operating income increased on higher revenue, primarily due to increased activity and margins in our Oceaneering Technologies (“OTECH”) and Marine Services Division, along with additional expenses and a reserve related to a contract dispute that were taken in 2024 and reversed in 2025 due to a subsequent change in estimate. Partially offsetting these increases were lower activity levels in our Oceaneering Space Systems businesses.
As previously disclosed, we are in discussions with an ADTech customer regarding a contract dispute. The dispute is not currently the subject of pending litigation, and the amount of any loss or other damages, if any, arising from the dispute will depend on multiple factors.
Unallocated Expenses. Our unallocated expenses, ( i.e. , those not associated with a specific business segment), within operating expenses consist of expenses related to our incentive and deferred compensation plans, including restricted stock units, performance units and bonuses, as well as other general expenses, plus general and administrative expenses related to corporate functions.
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The following table sets forth our Unallocated Expenses for the periods indicated:
Year ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Operating expenses
% of revenue
Our unallocated expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 increased compared to 2024, primarily due to higher accruals in 2025 for incentive-based compensation, along with increased information technology costs.
Other. The following table sets forth our significant financial statement items below the operating income (loss) line:
Year ended December 31,
(dollars in thousands)
Interest income
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
Equity earnings (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates
Other income (expense), net
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to 2024, increased primarily due to higher average interest-earning cash balances in 2025.
In addition to interest on borrowings, interest expense includes amortization of loan costs and debt discount, and fees for lender commitments under our senior secured revolving credit agreement and standby letters of credit and bank guarantees that banks issue on our behalf for performance bonds, bid bonds and self-insurance requirements. Interest expense was relatively flat in the year ended December 31, 2025 as compared to 2024. We recorded capitalized interest of $0.4 million beginning in 2025 related to the planned implementation of our new ERP system.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are a component of other income (expense), net. In the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred foreign currency transaction gains (losses) of $2.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively. These gains (losses) primarily resulted from foreign currency fluctuations in multiple countries. We could incur further foreign currency exchange gains (losses) in countries where we operate due to foreign currency exchange fluctuations.
Our tax provision is based on (1) our earnings for the period and other factors affecting the tax provision and (2) the operations of foreign branches and subsidiaries that are subject to local income and withholding taxes. Factors that affect our tax rate include our profitability levels in general and the geographical mix of our results. The effective tax rate for the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was different than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the geographical mix of revenue and earnings, changes in valuation allowances and uncertain tax positions, and other discrete items. We continue to make an assertion to indefinitely reinvest the unrepatriated earnings of any foreign subsidiary that would incur material tax consequences upon the distribution of such earnings.
We establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in the future. Based on the available positive and negative evidence, including a trend of positive earnings, realization of deferred tax assets, projections of future taxable income in the U.S. and several non-U.S. jurisdictions, and the absence of objective negative evidence such as a three-year cumulative loss, we believe it is more likely than not that some of our deferred tax assets in the U.S. and several non-U.S. jurisdictions will be realized. Accordingly, during the twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we released valuation allowances for the deferred tax assets that we believe are more likely than not to be realized. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the valuation allowance decreased by $154 million in 2025 and $23 million in 2024. The 2025 decrease in valuation allowance was primarily related to US federal and state valuation allowance release of $140 million and $10 million, respectively. The 2024 decrease in valuation allowance was primarily related to valuation release in several non-US jurisdictions.
As of December 31, 2025, we continue to recognize a valuation allowance on certain identified deferred tax assets in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions where we believe that it is not more-likely-than-not that we would be able to realize the benefits of those specific deferred tax assets. In the U.S., a valuation allowance of $35 million was maintained against the deferred tax assets for U.S. federal foreign tax credit carryovers with a limited carryforward
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period. In several non-US jurisdictions, a valuation allowance of $451 million was maintained against deferred tax assets that the Company continues to believe are not more-likely-than-not to be realized. We will continue to monitor the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets and record adjustments as appropriate in future periods.
Our income tax payments for the full year of 2026 are estimated to be in the range of $95 million to $105 million, which includes taxes incurred in countries that impose tax on the basis of in-country revenue, without regard to the profitability of such operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We consider our liquidity and capital resources adequate to support our operations, capital commitments and strategic growth initiatives as well as any opportunistic returns of capital to shareholders. Our material cash commitments consist primarily of obligations for long-term debt, purchase obligations as part of normal operations, and operating leases for land, buildings, vessels and equipment for the support and operation of our business. Our purchase obligations include agreements to purchase goods and services as well as commitments for capital assets used in the normal operations of our business. We are committed to maintaining strong liquidity and believe that our cash position, undrawn Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below), and long-term debt maturity profile provide us with ample resources and time to address our liquidity needs, including potential future growth opportunities and working capital needs.
As of December 31, 2025, we had net working capital of $751 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $689 million. Additionally, as of December 31, 2025, we had $215 million of unused commitments through our Revolving Credit Agreement, which is further described below and in Note 8—“Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report. Availability under the $215 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) may be limited by certain financial covenants and the requirement that any borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility not require the granting of any liens to secure any senior notes issued by us. The indenture governing the 2028 Senior Notes (defined below) generally limits our ability to incur secured debt for borrowed money (such as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility) to 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as defined in such indentures).
Our nearest maturity of indebtedness is $500 million of our 2028 Senior Notes (defined below). As of December 31, 2025, we had $411 million of purchase obligations including $383 million payable within the next twelve months and $28 million thereafter. For more on our operating leases for land, buildings, vessels and equipment for the operation of our business and their scheduled maturities, see Note 4—”Leases” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
From time to time, we may engage in certain transactions in order to manage our outstanding debt prior to maturity, including repurchases via open-market or privately negotiated transactions, redemptions, exchanges, tender offers or otherwise. See “—Financing Activities” and Note 8—“Debt” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information. We can provide no assurances as to the timing of any future repurchases or whether we will complete any repurchases at all.
Changes impacting our cash and cash equivalents for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Changes in Cash:
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
Effect of exchange rates on cash
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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Operating activities. Our primary sources and uses of cash from operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
Year ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)
Noncash adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)
Inventory write-downs
Other noncash
Total noncash adjustments
Accounts receivable and contract assets
Inventory
Current liabilities
Other changes
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 of $319 million and $203 million, respectively, was affected by the following:
• Accounts receivable and contract assets - The increase (decrease) in cash related to accounts receivable and contract assets in 2025 and 2024 reflects the timing of project milestones and customer payments.
• Inventory - The increase (decrease) in cash related to inventory in 2025 and 2024 corresponds with a decrease in our Manufactured Products backlog in 2025 and an increase in our Manufactured Products backlog in 2024.
• Current liabilities - The decrease in cash related to current liabilities in 2025 reflects the timing of vendor payments and decreased contract liabilities due to a decrease in deferred customer prepayments. The increase in cash related to current liabilities in 2024 reflects the timing of vendor payments and increased contract liabilities due to an increase in deferred customer prepayments.
Investing activities. In 2025, we used $96 million in net investing activities, primarily for capital expenditures of $111 million that included increased spending in our Subsea Robotics and OPG segments to add capabilities and maintain current operations, partially offset by $8.9 million in proceeds from disposition of property and equipment. In 2024, we used $124 million in net investing activities, primarily for capital expenditures of $107 million that included increased spending in our OPG segment to add capabilities and maintain current operations. An additional $27 million was incurred for the acquisition of Global Design Innovation Ltd. (“GDi”), a U.K.-based provider of digital and software services, and $7.0 million was incurred for purchase of Angolan bonds, partially offset by $12 million in proceeds from sale of equity investments.
Our capital expenditures during 2025 and 2024 included $65 million and $64 million, respectively, in our Subsea Robotics segment, principally for upgrades to our ROV fleet and to replace certain units we retired. We currently plan to add new ROVs only to meet contractual commitments. In 2025, we retired sixteen of our conventional work-class ROV systems and replaced them with sixteen upgraded conventional work-class ROV systems. Our ROV fleet size was 250 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
In 2026, we expect our organic capital expenditures to total between $105 million and $115 million, exclusive of business acquisitions, as compared to $111 million of organic capital expenditures in 2025. We expect to fund the 2026 capital expenditures using our available cash. We remain committed to maintaining strong liquidity and believe that our cash position, undrawn revolving credit facility, and debt maturity profile should provide us with ample resources and time to address potential future growth opportunities and to improve our returns.
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Financing activities. In 2025 we used $46 million of cash in financing activities primarily due to the repurchase of 1.8 million shares of our common stock for approximately $40 million, along with $5.3 million for payment of tax withholding related to vesting of stock awards.
In 2024 we used $27 million of cash in financing activities primarily due to the repurchase of 0.8 million shares of our common stock for approximately $20 million, along with $6.9 million for payment of tax withholding related to vesting of stock awards.
2028 Senior Notes. In February 2018, we completed the public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Existing 2028 Senior Notes”) and on October 2, 2023, we completed a private placement of $200 million aggregate principal amount of additional 2028 Senior Notes (the “New 2028 Senior Notes” and, together with the Existing 2028 Senior Notes, the “2028 Senior Notes”). The New 2028 Senior Notes constituted an additional issuance of the Existing 2028 Senior Notes and form a single series with such notes. We pay interest on the 2028 Senior Notes on February 1 and August 1 of each year. The 2028 Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on February 1, 2028. We may redeem some or all of the 2028 Senior Notes at specified redemption prices. We received net proceeds from the offering of the New 2028 Senior Notes of $178 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and offering expenses. As of December 31, 2025, there was $500 million of the 2028 Senior Notes outstanding.
On October 2, 2023, we used the net proceeds from the offering discussed above, together with cash on hand, to fund our offer to purchase (the “Tender Offer”) for cash any and all of the $400 million principal amount outstanding of the 4.650% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Senior Notes”). We repurchased $312 million principal amount of the 2024 Senior Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest of $5.5 million for approximately $318 million. The consummation of the Tender Offer was contingent upon the completion of the offering discussed above, which was satisfied on October 2, 2023.
We redeemed all of the remaining $88 million principal amount outstanding of the 2024 Senior Notes at par on November 2, 2023, the (“Redemption Date”), and financed the redemption with cash on hand.
Revolving Credit Agreement. On April 8, 2022, we entered into a new senior secured revolving credit agreement with a group of banks (as amended by an Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated September 20, 2023, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”). The commitments under the Revolving Credit Agreement are scheduled to mature on April 8, 2027. The Revolving Credit Agreement includes a $215 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), with a $100 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Our obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries and are secured by first priority liens on certain of our assets and those of the guarantors, including, among other things, intellectual property, inventory, accounts receivable, equipment and equity interests in subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility and no letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
We may borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility at either (1) a base rate, determined as the greatest of (A) the prime rate of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (B) the federal funds effective rate plus 1 ⁄ 2 of 1% and (C) Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement for a one-month tenor plus 1%, in each case plus the applicable margin, which varies from 1.25% to 2.25% depending on our Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement), or (2) Adjusted Term SOFR plus the applicable margin, which varies from 2.25% to 3.25% depending on our Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio. We will also pay a facility fee based on the amount of the underlying commitment that is being utilized, which fee varies from 0.300% to 0.375%, with the higher rate owed when we use the Revolving Credit Facility less.
The Revolving Credit Agreement includes financial covenants that are tested on a quarterly basis, based on the rolling four-quarter period that ends on the last day of each fiscal quarter. The maximum permitted Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio is initially 4.00 to 1.00 and subsequently decreased to 3.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the maximum permitted Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio was 3.25 to 1.00 and will not change during the remaining term of the Revolving Credit Facility. The minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) is 3.00 to 1.00 throughout the term of the Revolving Credit Facility. Availability under the Revolving Credit Facility may be limited by these financial covenants and the requirement that any borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility not require the granting of any liens to secure any senior notes issued by us. The indentures governing the 2028 Senior Notes generally limit our ability to incur secured debt for borrowed money (such as borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility) to 15% of our Consolidated Net Tangible Assets (as defined in such indentures). As of December 31, 2025, the full $215 million was available to borrow under the
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Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the Revolving Credit Agreement contains various covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this nature, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability and the ability of each of our subsidiaries to incur debt, grant liens, make certain investments, make distributions, merge or consolidate, sell assets and enter into certain restrictive agreements. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Debt Issuance Costs. Discounts and Interest. We incurred $6.9 million of issuance costs related to the 2024 Senior Notes. These costs were included as a reduction of long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet. We were amortizing these costs to interest expense through the maturity date. In the year ended December 31, 2023, we amortized $1.3 million to interest expense, including $0.7 million, for the write-off of the debt issuance costs balance associated with the retirement of the 2024 Senior Notes discussed above.
We incurred $7.1 million of issuance costs related to the 2028 Senior Notes and $4.0 million of loan costs related to the Revolving Credit Agreement. These costs, net of accumulated amortization, are included as a reduction of long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets, as they pertain to the 2028 Senior Notes, and in other noncurrent assets as they pertain to the Revolving Credit Agreement. We are amortizing these costs to interest expense through the respective maturity dates for the 2028 Senior Notes and the Revolving Credit Agreement using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest rate method. As a result, we amortized $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
We recorded a discount of $20 million related to the 2028 Senior Notes issued in October 2023. This cost, net of accumulated amortization, is included as a reduction of long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets and is being amortized to interest expense through the maturity date of the 2028 Senior Notes using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest rate method. In the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we amortized $4.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively, to interest expense.
We have not guaranteed any debt not reflected on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as such term is defined by the SEC rules.
Share Repurchase Program. In December 2014, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which we may repurchase up to 10 million shares of our common stock on a discretionary basis. The program calls for any repurchases to be made in the open market, or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to market and business conditions, levels of available liquidity, cash requirements for other purposes, applicable legal requirements and other relevant factors. Under this program, which has no expiration date, we repurchased 2.0 shares of our common stock for approximately $100 million in 2015. We did not repurchase any shares from January 2016 through August 2024. In the year ended December 31, 2024, we repurchased 0.8 million shares for approximately $20 million. In the year ended December 31, 2025, we repurchased 1.8 million shares for approximately $40 million. From the inception of this program through December 31, 2025, we have repurchased approximately 4.6 million shares of our common stock for a total cost of approximately $161 million. As of December 31, 2025, we retained 11 million of the shares we had repurchased through this and a prior repurchase program. We account for the shares we hold in treasury under the cost method, at average cost. The timing and amount of any future repurchases will be determined by our management. We expect that any additional shares repurchased under the plan will be held as treasury stock for possible future use. The plan does not obligate us to repurchase any particular number of shares.
Foreign Currency Adjustments. Because of our significant foreign operations, we are exposed to currency fluctuations and exchange rate risks. A stronger U.S. dollar against any of the foreign currencies where we conduct business could result in lower operating income. We generally minimize these risks primarily through matching, to the extent possible, revenue and expense in the various currencies in which we operate. Cumulative translation adjustments as of December 31, 2025 relate primarily to our net investments in, including long-term loans to, our foreign subsidiaries. See Item 7A—“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have based the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations on our consolidated financial statements, which we have prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. These principles require us to make various estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the periods we present. We base our estimates on historical experience, available information and other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing
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basis, we evaluate our estimates; however, our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The following discussion summarizes the accounting policies we believe (1) require our management's most difficult, subjective or complex judgments and (2) are the most critical to our reporting of results of operations and financial position. See Note 1—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for discussion of our significant accounting policies.
Revenue Recognition. We account for significant fixed-price contracts, mainly relating to our Manufactured Products segment, and to a lesser extent in our OPG and ADTech segments, by recognizing revenue over time using the cost-to-cost input method to measure progress toward satisfaction of an overtime performance obligation. This commonly used method is based on the premise that costs incurred are proportionate to progress towards satisfaction of the performance obligation and is measured by comparing project costs-to-date to total estimated costs. The performance obligation is satisfied as we create a product on behalf of the customer over the life of the contract. We apply judgment in estimating project status and the costs necessary to complete projects. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recognized approximately 17% of our revenue over time using the cost-to-cost input method.
While our contracts predominantly only contain one performance obligation and a limited number have variable consideration, we apply judgment, when applicable, in the determination and allocation of transaction price to performance obligations and the subsequent recognition of revenue, based on the facts and circumstances of each contract. We routinely review estimates related to our contracts and, where required, reflect revisions to profitability in earnings immediately. If an element of variable consideration has the potential for a significant future reversal of revenue, we will constrain that variable consideration to a level intended to remove the potential future reversal. If a current estimate of total contract cost indicates an ultimate loss on a contract, we recognize the projected loss in full when we determine it. We did not have any material adjustments during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, however, should our judgments and estimates regarding the elements of revenue recognition change, it could have a material effect on our results of operations for the periods involved.
Impairment of Property and Equipment, Long-lived Intangible Assets and Right-of-Use Operating Lease Assets. We periodically, and upon the occurrence of a triggering event, review the realizability of our property and equipment, long-lived intangible assets and right-of-use operating lease assets to determine whether any events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. For long-lived assets to be held and used, we base our evaluation on impairment indicators such as the nature of the assets, the future economic benefits of the assets, any historical or future profitability measurements and other external market conditions or factors that may be present. If such impairment indicators are present or other factors exist that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, we determine whether an impairment has occurred through the use of an undiscounted cash flows analysis of the asset at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows exist. If an impairment has occurred, we recognize a loss for the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset.
Our estimates of fair values for our asset groups require us to use significant unobservable inputs, classified as Level 3 fair value measurements, including assumptions related to future performance, risk-adjusted discount rates, future commodity prices and demand for our services and estimates of expected realizable value. These assumptions incorporate inherent uncertainties, including estimates of projected supply and demand for our products and services and future market conditions, which are subjective and difficult to predict due to volatility in overall economic environments, among other things, and could result in impairment charges in future periods if actual results differ materially from the assumptions used in our forecasts. Also, if market conditions deteriorate significantly, we could be required to record additional impairments, which could have a material adverse impact on our operating results.
We did not identify any triggering events and, accordingly, no impairments of long-lived assets were recorded in the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.
Income Taxes. Our tax provisions are based on our expected taxable income, statutory rates and tax-planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. The determination of taxable income in any jurisdiction requires the interpretation of the related tax laws. We are at risk that a taxing authority's final determination of our tax liabilities may differ from our interpretation.
We account for any applicable interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of our provision for income taxes on our financial statements. Current income tax expense represents either nonresident withholding taxes or the liabilities expected to be reflected on our income tax returns for the current year, while the net deferred
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income tax expense or benefit generally represents the change in the balance of deferred tax assets or liabilities, except for currency translation adjustments, as reported on our balance sheet.
We establish valuation allowances to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in the future. Changes to valuation allowances based on available positive and negative evidence impact our income tax provision in the period in which such adjustments are identified and recorded.
Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2025, we had payments due under contractual obligations as follows:
(dollars in thousands)
Payments due by period
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After 2030
Long-term Debt
Purchase Obligations
Operating Lease Liabilities
Other Long-term Obligations reflected on our Balance Sheet under U.S. GAAP
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