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TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC

For the period ended Dec 28, 2025. Filed Feb 20, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Feb 20, 2026

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Business Segment Operating Results

The following discussion of our four segments should be read in conjunction with Note 4.

Digital Imaging

(dollars in millions)20252024$ Change% Change
Net sales$3,163.9$3,070.8$93.13.0%
Cost of sales$1,771.4$1,708.0$63.43.7%
Selling, general and administrative expense$491.5$510.7$(19.2)(3.8)%
Research and development expense$187.5$177.3$10.25.8%
Acquired intangible asset amortization$185.3$183.3$2.01.1%
Impairment of acquired intangible assets$—$49.5$(49.5)(100.0)%
Operating income$528.2$442.0$86.219.5%
Cost of sales % of net sales56.0%55.6%0.4%
Selling, general and administrative expense % of net sales15.5%16.6%(1.1)%
Research and development expense % of net sales5.9%5.8%0.1%
Acquired intangible asset amortization % of net sales5.9%6.0%(0.1)%
Impairment of acquired intangible assets % of net sales—%1.6%(1.6)%
Operating income % of net sales16.7%14.4%2.3%
International sales % of net sales53.8%55.5%(1.7)%
U.S. Government sales % of net sales20.4%18.1%2.3%

Our Digital Imaging segment includes high-performance sensors, cameras and systems, within the visible, infrared and X-ray spectra for use in industrial, government and medical applications, as well as MEMS and high-performance, high-reliability semiconductors including analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.

Our Digital Imaging segment net sales for 2025 increased 3.0%. Operating income for 2025 increased 19.5%.

Total year 2025 net sales included $21.2 million in incremental net sales from current and prior year acquisitions. Net sales increased primarily due to higher sales of commercial infrared imaging components and subsystems, unmanned air systems and surveillance systems, partially offset by lower sales of commercial infrared imaging systems, X-ray products, geospatial products and industrial automation imaging systems. Sales of commercial infrared imaging components and subsystems increased by $55.9 million, sales of unmanned air systems increased by $35.1 million, sales of surveillance systems increased by $28.7 million, sales of commercial infrared imaging systems decreased by $25.2 million, sales of X-ray products decreased by $14.2 million, sales of geospatial products decreased by $7.4 million, and sales of industrial automation imaging systems decreased by $5.6 million.

Cost of sales and the cost of sales percentage increased, primarily due to unfavorable product mix. The SG&A expense decrease included the reduction of a contingent liability resulting from a change in estimate, partially offset by higher severance and facility consolidation costs. As a result, SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased in 2025. R&D expense and R&D expense as a percentage of net sales increased, primarily due to the timing of FLIR unmanned systems product development activities. Acquired intangible asset amortization and acquired intangible asset amortization as a percentage of net sales increased slightly.

Operating income increased, primarily due to higher net sales and lower SG&A as well as an impairment of intangible assets of $49.5 million in 2024 with no comparable amount in 2025, partially offset by unfavorable product mix during the period. As a result, operating income as a percentage of net sales increased during the period.

Instrumentation

(dollars in millions)20252024$ Change% Change
Net sales$1,457.1$1,382.6$74.55.4%
Cost of sales$742.5$706.4$36.15.1%
Selling, general and administrative expense$201.9$196.4$5.52.8%
Research and development expense$99.4$92.6$6.87.3%
Acquired intangible asset amortization expense$12.9$13.9$(1.0)(7.2)%
Impairment of acquired intangible assets$—$3.0$(3.0)(100.0)%
Operating income$400.4$370.3$30.18.1%
Cost of sales % of net sales50.9%51.1%(0.2)%
Selling, general and administrative expense % of net sales13.9%14.2%(0.3)%
Research and development expense % of net sales6.8%6.7%0.1%
Acquired intangible asset amortization % of net sales0.9%1.0%(0.1)%
Impairment of acquired intangible assets % of net sales—%0.2%(0.2)%
Operating income % of net sales27.5%26.8%0.7%
International sales % of net sales57.5%55.8%1.7%
U.S. Government sales % of net sales8.6%8.9%(0.3)%

Our Instrumentation segment provides monitoring and control instruments for marine, environmental, industrial and other applications, as well as electronic test and measurement applications. We also provide power and communications connectivity devices for distributed instrumentation systems and sensor networks deployed in mission critical, harsh environments.

Our Instrumentation segment net sales for 2025 increased 5.4%. Operating income for 2025 increased 8.1%.

Total year 2025 net sales included $4.7 million in incremental net sales from current and prior year acquisitions which were all included within the Marine Instrumentation product line. Net sales increased due to higher sales in each product line. Sales of Marine Instrumentation increased $48.6 million due to stronger offshore energy and defense markets. Sales of Environmental Instrumentation increased $19.2 million primarily due to stronger sales of gas detection products and sales of Test and Measurement Instrumentation increased $6.7 million.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales. The cost of sales percentage decreased slightly, and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased primarily due to maintaining cost levels year-over-year. R&D expense increased due to higher Marine Instrumentation product development, and R&D expense as a percentage of net sales increased slightly. Acquired intangible asset amortization and acquired intangible asset amortization as a percentage of net sales decreased slightly.

Operating income increased primarily due to higher net sales and an impairment of intangible assets of $3.0 million in 2024 with no comparable amount in 2025. Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due slower SG&A growth as compared with stronger net sales growth as well as an impairment of intangible assets in 2024 with no comparable amount recorded in 2025.

Aerospace and Defense Electronics

(dollars in millions)20252024$ Change% Change
Net sales$1,058.7$776.8$281.936.3%
Cost of sales$624.6$441.3$183.341.5%
Selling, general and administrative expense$123.8$91.2$32.635.7%
Research and development expense$29.8$21.8$8.036.7%
Acquired intangible asset amortization$18.4$0.8$17.6*
Operating income$262.1$221.7$40.418.2%
Cost of sales % of net sales59.0%56.8%2.2%
Selling, general and administrative expenses % of net sales11.7%11.8%(0.1)%
Research and development expense % of net sales2.8%2.8%—%
Acquired intangible asset amortization % of net sales1.7%0.1%1.6%
Operating income % of net sales24.8%28.5%(3.7)%
International sales % of net sales36.6%32.3%4.3%
U.S. Government sales % of net sales39.7%39.6%0.1%
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Our Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment provides sophisticated electronic components and subsystems and communications products, including defense electronics, harsh environment interconnects, data acquisition and communications equipment for aircraft, components and subsystems for wireless and satellite communications, and general aviation batteries.

Our Aerospace and Defense Electronics segment net sales for 2025 increased 36.3%. Operating income for 2025 increased 18.2%.

Total year 2025 net sales included $244.2 million in incremental net sales from current year acquisitions. Net sales increased due to a $277.6 million increase for defense electronics and a $4.3 million increase for aerospace electronics.

Cost of sales increased due to higher net sales, inventory step-up expense related to the 2025 acquisitions and unfavorable product mix, including recent acquisitions, which carry a higher cost of sales percentage, and as a result, the cost of sales percentage increased. SG&A expense increased primarily due to incremental SG&A from current year acquisitions, including higher transaction and integration costs related to these acquisitions. R&D expense increased primarily due to the current year acquisitions, and the R&D expense as a percentage of net sales was similar in both periods. Acquired intangible asset amortization increased primarily due to the 2025 acquisitions.

Operating income increased primarily due to increased net sales, and operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased primarily due to higher transaction and integration costs, higher acquired intangible asset amortization and unfavorable product mix including lower gross margins on sales from 2025 acquisitions.

Engineered Systems

(dollars in millions)20252024$ Change% Change
Net sales$435.7$439.8$(4.1)(0.9)%
Cost of sales$362.1$379.5$(17.4)(4.6)%
Selling, general and administrative expense$26.4$26.5$(0.1)(0.4)%
Research and development expense$0.6$0.9$(0.3)(33.3)%
Operating income$46.6$32.9$13.741.6%
Cost of sales % of net sales83.1%86.3%(3.2)%
Selling, general and administrative expense % of net sales6.1%6.0%0.1%
Research and development expense % of net sales0.1%0.2%(0.1)%
Operating income % of net sales10.7%7.5%3.2%
International sales % of net sales1.3%1.0%0.3%
U.S. Government sales % of net sales84.5%88.4%(3.9)%

Our Engineered Systems segment provides innovative systems engineering and integration, advanced technology development, and manufacturing solutions for defense, space, environmental and energy applications, including the design and manufacture of electrochemical energy systems.

Our Engineered Systems segment net sales for 2025 decreased 0.9%. Operating income for 2025 increased 41.6%.

Net sales decreased due to a decrease of $4.9 million for engineered systems, partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in energy products.

Cost of sales and cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased primarily due to favorable program mix. SG&A expense decreased slightly primarily due to lower bid and proposal expense, and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales increased slightly primarily due to lower net sales.

Operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due to favorable program mix.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Principal Cash and Capital Requirements

Our principal cash and capital requirements are to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures, income tax payments and debt service requirements as well as acquisitions. We may deploy cash for the stock repurchase program. It is anticipated that cash on hand, operating cash flow, together with available borrowings under our $1.2 billion credit facility, will be sufficient to meet these requirements during the next 12 months and during the period thereafter covered by our current longer-term business plan. To support acquisitions, we may need to raise additional capital. No cash pension contributions have been made since 2013 or are planned for 2026 for the domestic qualified pension plans.

During the second quarter of 2025, we entered into a multi-currency notional cash pooling agreement with a financial institution to manage cash flow more efficiently and optimize liquidity. Under the terms of this arrangement, certain participating foreign subsidiaries combine their cash balances in pooling accounts at the same financial institution, with the ability to offset bank overdrafts of one participant against positive cash account balances held by another participant. The pool runs daily on a net positive cash basis and is not intended to be used as a source of funding. Amounts in each of the accounts are unencumbered and unrestricted with respect to use. The net positive cash balance related to this pooling arrangement is included in cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $352.4 million at December 28, 2025, compared with $649.8 million at December 29, 2024. In 2025, we generated $1,191.3 million of cash flow from operating activities, and we used our cash flow in 2025 to fund acquisitions, make stock repurchases as well as repurchase portions of our fixed rate senior notes. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid money-market mutual funds with maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Long-term Debt

Long-term debt, including unamortized debt issuance costs, was $2,475.4 million at December 28, 2025, compared with $2,649.0 million at December 29, 2024. During 2025, the Company repurchased and retired $177.0 million of principal of its fixed rate senior notes for $162.0 million in cash.

At December 28, 2025, we had $53.4 million in outstanding letters of credit, including $29.0 million against our credit facility.

Our credit facility requires us to comply with various financial and operating covenants and at December 28, 2025, we were in compliance with these covenants and had a significant amount of margin between required financial covenant ratios and our actual ratios. Currently, we do not believe our ability to undertake additional debt financing, if needed, is reasonably likely to be materially impacted by debt restrictions under our credit agreements. Available borrowing capacity under the $1.20 billion credit facility, which is reduced by borrowings and $29.0 million in outstanding letters of credit, was $1,171.0 million at December 28, 2025.

Our liquidity is not dependent upon the use of off-balance sheet financial arrangements. We have no off-balance sheet financing arrangements that incorporate the use of special purpose entities or unconsolidated entities.

We may at any time and from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

See Note 8 for additional information regarding our credit facility and long-term debt.

Stock Repurchases

In July 2025, our Board approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of our common stock. This authorization superseded the remaining prior open stock repurchase programs authorized by the Board. The newly authorized stock repurchase program does not have a stated expiration date. Shares may be repurchased from time to time in open-market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions or via an accelerated stock repurchase program. Shares could be repurchased in a plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The number of shares purchased will depend on a variety of factors such as share price, levels of cash available, acquisitions and alternative investment opportunities available immediately or longer-term, and other regulatory, market or economic conditions. We currently intend to fund future share repurchases, if any, with cash on hand and available borrowings under our credit facility.

During 2025, we repurchased approximately 0.8 million shares for $400.0 million with a weighted average price of $507.52 per share.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our expected cash outflows resulting from financial contracts and commitments at December 28, 2025:

Contractual obligations (in millions):20262027202820292030After 2031Total
Debt obligations$450.1$0.1$700.1$0.1$427.4$911.2$2,489.0
Interest expense (a)54.853.041.236.532.26.3224.0
Operating lease obligations (b)40.937.229.122.118.751.7199.7
Purchase obligations (c)363.321.43.40.61.50.8391.0
Total$909.1$111.7$773.8$59.3$479.8$970.0$3,303.7

(a) Interest expense related to the credit facility, including facility fees, is assumed to accrue at the rates in effect at year end 2025 and is assumed to be paid at the end of each quarter with the final payment in June 2029 when the credit facility expires.

(b) Includes imputed interest and the short-term portion of lease obligations.

(c) Purchase obligations generally include contractual obligations for the purchase of goods and services and capital commitments that are enforceable and legally binding on us and that specifies all significant terms, including: fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased; fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions; and the approximate timing of the transaction.

Unrecognized tax benefits of $79.6 million and accrued interest and penalties on these tax matters of $11.4 million are not included in the table above. These unrecognized tax benefits, accrued interest and penalties are not included in the table above because $10.9 million is offset by deferred tax assets, and the remainder cannot be reasonably estimated to be settled in cash due to a lack of prior settlement history and offsetting credits.

At December 28, 2025, we were not required, and accordingly are not planning, to make any cash contributions to the domestic qualified pension plans for 2026. Our minimum funding requirements after 2025 as set forth by the Employee Retirement

Income Security Act, are dependent on several factors. Estimates beyond 2026 have not been provided due to the significant uncertainty of these amounts, which are subject to change until the Company’s pension assumptions can be updated at the appropriate times. In addition, certain pension contributions are eligible for future recovery through the pricing of products and services to the U.S. Government under certain government contracts, therefore, future cash contributions are not necessarily indicative of the impact these contributions may have on our liquidity. We also have payments due under our other postretirement benefit plans. These plans are not required to be funded in advance but are pay as you go. See further discussion in Note 10. We monitor and manage our defined benefit pension plans obligation and may take additional actions to manage risk in the future.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,191.3 million and $1,191.9 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Free cash flow (cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures) was as follows (in millions):

20252024
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,191.3$1,191.9
Less: Capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment(117.3)(83.7)
Free cash flow (a)$1,074.0$1,108.2

(a) We define free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities (a measure prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles “GAAP”) less capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment. We believe that this supplemental non-GAAP information is useful to assist management and the investment community in analyzing the Company’s ability to generate cash flow.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $937.9 million and $207.2 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively. Investing activities used cash for business acquisitions of $821.4 million and $123.7 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively (see “Recent Developments”). We funded the acquisitions from cash on hand.

Cash flows relating to investing activities for capital expenditures was as follows (dollars in millions):

20252024$ Change% Change
Digital Imaging$67.7$54.7$13.023.8%
Instrumentation15.115.00.10.7%
Aerospace and Defense Electronics19.47.212.2169.4%
Engineered Systems4.72.42.395.8%
Total segment capital expenditures106.979.327.634.8%
Corporate10.44.46.0136.4%
Total Teledyne capital expenditures$117.3$83.7$33.640.1%

During 2026, we plan to invest approximately $150 million in capital expenditures, principally to upgrade facilities and manufacturing equipment as well as to support internal growth initiatives.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities reflected net repayment of debt of $163.8 million, share repurchases of $402.9 million, net proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $48.8 million and acquired redeemable noncontrolling interest of NL Acoustics for $27.2 million in 2025. Net cash used in financing activities reflected net payments from debt of $600.6 million, share repurchases of $354.0 million and net proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $37.9 million in 2024.

During 2025, we repurchased and retired $177.0 million in principal of our fixed rate senior notes for $162.0 million in cash.

During 2024, we repaid $450.0 million Fixed Rate Senior Notes due April 2024 and $150.0 million for a term loan due October 2024.

Other Matters

Our income tax expense, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and reserves for unrecognized tax benefits reflect management’s best assessment of estimated current and future taxes to be paid. We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgments and estimates are required in determining the consolidated income tax expense.

There is no deferred tax liability recognized for unrepatriated prior year earnings of the Company’s material subsidiaries in Canada, which would become taxable if distributed to the United States. The unrecognized deferred tax liability for this is estimated between $23 million to $26 million of potential tax.

Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amount in the financial statements, which will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future. In evaluating our ability to recover our deferred tax assets within the jurisdiction from which they arise, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income, we begin with historical results adjusted for the results of discontinued operations and incorporate assumptions about the amount of future state, federal and foreign pretax operating income adjusted for items that do not have tax consequences. The assumptions about future taxable income require significant judgment and are consistent with the plans and estimates we are using to manage the underlying businesses. In evaluating the objective evidence that historical results provide, we consider three years of cumulative operating income. Based on the Company’s history of operating earnings, expectations of future operating earnings and potential tax planning strategies, management believes that it is possible that some portion of deferred taxes will not be realized as a future tax benefit and therefore has recorded a valuation allowance.

We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in various states and foreign jurisdictions. We have substantially concluded income tax matters in the United States through 2016, in Canada through 2012, in the UK through 2022, and in France through 2020.

Costs and Pricing

Inflation exists in certain markets in which we operate. Current inventory costs, the costs of labor, materials, equipment and other costs are considered in establishing sales pricing policies. In addition, we emphasize cost containment and cost reductions in all aspects of our business.

Market Risk Disclosures

Our primary exposure to market risk relates to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We periodically evaluate these risks and have taken measures to mitigate these risks. We own assets and operate facilities in countries that have been politically stable.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risk through the interest rate on our borrowings under our $1.20 billion credit facility. As of December 28, 2025, no borrowings are outstanding under our credit facility. Future indebtedness incurred under our credit facility will expose us to interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Teledyne transacts business in various foreign currencies and has international sales and expenses denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting the Company to foreign currency risk. Our primary foreign currency risk management objective is to protect the U.S. dollar value of future cash flows and reduce the volatility of reported earnings, primarily achieved through the following:

We utilize foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the volatility of cash flows primarily related to forecasted revenue and expenses denominated in Canadian dollars for our Canadian companies, and in British pounds for our U.K. companies. These contracts are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges.

We utilize foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign exchange rate risk associated with foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities, including intercompany receivables and payables.

The Company utilizes cross-currency swaps to hedge portions of the Company’s euro denominated net investments against the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on the translation of foreign currency balances to the U.S. dollar.

All derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value depends on the use of the derivative and whether it is designated and qualifies for hedge accounting. Teledyne does not use foreign currency forward contracts for speculative or trading purposes. Refer to Notes 2,14 and 15 for further disclosures around our derivative instruments and hedging activities.

Notwithstanding our efforts to mitigate portions of our foreign currency exchange rate risks, there can be no assurance that our hedging activities will adequately protect us against the risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations. A hypothetical 10% price change of the U.S. dollar from its value on December 28, 2025, would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to buy Canadian dollars and sell U.S. dollars by approximately $3.2 million. A hypothetical 10% price change of the U.S. dollar from its value on December 28, 2025, would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value of our foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges to buy British Pounds and sell U.S. dollars by approximately $1.9 million. A hypothetical 10% price change of the euro from its value on December 28, 2025, would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value of our cross-currency swaps designated as net investment hedges to buy U.S. dollars and sell euros by approximately $53.5 million.

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