Computer hardware · Technology · Fiscal year ends Dec 31
Diebold Nixdorf reported revenue of $3.8B in the fiscal year ended Dec 2025, up 1.5% from the year before. Operating income was $242M, an operating margin of 6.4%, and net income was $95M. Net debt was $570M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,902 | 3,905 | 3,461 | 3,751 | 3,806 |
| Cost of revenue | 2,867 | 2,862 | 2,703 | 2,831 | 2,845 |
| Gross profit | 1,035 | 1,043 | 757 | 920 | 961 |
| Research & development | 133 | 126 | 121 | 93.6 | 86.7 |
| Selling, general & admin | 859 | 776 | 742 | 644 | 633 |
| Operating income | 24.0 | 137 | −212 | 182 | 242 |
| Interest expense | 267 | 195 | 199 | 155 | 85.7 |
| Pre-tax income | −270 | −50.7 | −439 | 47.3 | 125 |
| Income tax | −1.0 | 27.7 | 149 | 64.3 | 24.1 |
| Net income | −269 | −78.8 | −581 | −16.5 | 94.6 |
| Diluted EPS | −3.47 | −1.01 | −7.36 | −0.44 | 2.54 |
| Diluted shares | 77.6 | 78.3 | 79.0 | 37.6 | 37.2 |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 325 | 389 | 307 | 296 | 369 |
| Receivables | 647 | 595 | 612 | 589 | 609 |
| Inventory | 498 | 544 | 588 | 528 | 521 |
| Current assets | 1,857 | 1,887 | 1,771 | 1,668 | 1,787 |
| Net PP&E | 178 | 138 | 121 | 128 | – |
| Goodwill | 800 | 744 | 702 | 586 | 642 |
| Total assets | 3,657 | 3,507 | 3,065 | 3,544 | 3,854 |
| Payables | 500 | 706 | 612 | 460 | 431 |
| Deferred revenue | 347 | 322 | 453 | 321 | 326 |
| Current liabilities | 1,650 | 1,749 | 1,605 | 1,266 | 1,372 |
| Short-term debt | – | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| Long-term debt | 2,336 | 2,246 | 2,558 | 927 | 939 |
| Total liabilities | 4,489 | 4,344 | 4,436 | 2,605 | 2,750 |
| Shareholders' equity | −827 | −845 | −1,381 | 930 | 1,100 |
| Backlog (remaining obligations) | 1,500 | 1,800 | 1,400 | 1,400 | – |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 18.0 | 123 | −388 | 149 | 301 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 73.7 | 70.9 | 56.4 | 132 | 128 |
| Stock-based compensation | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 12.1 |
| Acquisitions | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 24.5 |
| Share buybacks | 6.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 131 |
| Dividends paid | 0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Dividend per share | 0.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Fiscal year | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 0.1% | −11.4% | 8.4% | 1.5% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | 471.3% | −254.4% | – | 32.9% |
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 26.7% | 21.9% | 24.5% | 25.3% |
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 3.5% | −6.1% | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| Net margin | −6.9% | −2.0% | −16.8% | −0.4% | 2.5% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | – | – | – | −1.8% | 8.6% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 1.2% | 7.8% | −14.5% | 8.0% | 9.7% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | −0.07x | −1.56x | 0.67x | −9.04x | 3.18x |
| Receivable days | 61 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 58 |
| Inventory days | 63 | 69 | 79 | 68 | 67 |
| Payable days | 64 | 90 | 83 | 59 | 55 |
| Interest cover | 0.09x | 0.70x | −1.06x | 1.17x | 2.82x |
| Debt ÷ equity | – | – | – | 1.00x | 0.85x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 2,011 | 1,857 | 2,250 | 631 | 570 |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.08x | 1.10x | 1.32x | 1.30x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.