Aptar Group reported fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results on 5 February, posting double-digit quarterly sales growth while profitability declined.
The U.S.-based dispensing and closures supplier said fourth quarter reported sales increased 14% year on year. Core sales rose 5%, with growth across all three business segments.
Reported net income fell 26% to $74 million. Earnings per share declined 24% to $1.13. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.25.
Adjusted EBITDA margin was 8%, compared with 23.0% in the prior-year quarter. The company said product mix and higher-than-expected production costs reduced the benefit of strong top-line performance.
For the full year 2025, reported sales increased 5%, while core sales rose 2%.
Net income increased 5% to $393 million. Earnings per share climbed 7% to $5.89.
Capital expenditure declined year over year and ended at about 7% of sales.
Aptar returned $486 million to shareholders during the year through dividends and share repurchases. In the fourth quarter alone, $206 million was returned. The Board also approved a new share repurchase authorization of up to $600 million.
The company confirmed 2025 marked its 32nd consecutive year of increasing its annual dividend.
Pharma segment growth was supported by elastomeric components, nasal drug delivery systems and improved consumer healthcare demand. Beauty delivered double-digit growth, driven by dispensing technologies across end markets. The Closures segment reported strong product volume growth.
Aptar supplies dispensing systems, closures and drug delivery technologies used across food, beverage, personal care, beauty and healthcare markets worldwide.
Full results were published in the official earnings release.
Why It Matters
Aptar sits deep inside FMCG and healthcare packaging supply chains. Sales growth across all segments suggests underlying demand remains stable in beauty, pharma and closures.
However, the sharp decline in quarterly margin highlights ongoing cost and mix pressures inside the packaging sector. For suppliers and retail-linked brands, profitability discipline remains a key theme heading into 2026.
Editor’s Note: Figures are from the official Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings release issued by AptarGroup on 5 February 2026. Year-on-year comparisons are as reported by the company.
