Legence Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2025 Financial Results

Record Quarterly Revenues of $737.6 Million, a 34.6% Increase from a Year Ago

Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) Increased 53% from Prior Year¹

Record Total Backlog and Awards of $3.7 Billion, 49% Increase from a Year Ago, with Robust Q4 Book-to-Bill of 1.9x

Tuck-In Acquisition of Seattle Area-Based Engineering Firm

Establish First Quarter 2026 Guidance for Revenue of $925 Million - $950 Million and Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $90 Million - $100 Million

Raise Full Year 2026 Guidance for Revenue to $3.7 Billion - $3.9 Billion and Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $400 Million - $430 Million

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Legence Corp. (Nasdaq: LGN) (“Legence” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

“Our fourth quarter 2025 performance punctuates a milestone year for Legence,” said Jeff Sprau, Chief Executive Officer of Legence. “We achieved record quarterly revenues which increased by 34.6% year over year, driven almost entirely by organic growth. Total backlog and awarded contracts surged by 49% to a record $3.7 billion, led by Data Centers & Technology, along with State & Local Government and Life Science & Healthcare end markets. This exceptional performance is made possible by the dedication of our outstanding team of skilled labor and engineering professionals, who continue to execute at the highest and safest level for our customers.

Our latest results speak to the demand momentum for mission-critical building systems, which we anticipate will continue throughout 2026 and beyond. The combination of robust industry tailwinds, our record backlog, and the strategic addition of The Bowers Group, Inc. (“Bowers”), along with several recent tuck-in acquisitions over the past year, positions Legence for an exciting new phase of growth.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Consolidated Results:

Revenues for the fourth quarter 2025 totaled $737.6 million, an increase of 34.6% from $548.2 million for the fourth quarter 2024. Gross profit for the fourth quarter 2025 was $147.5 million with gross margin of 20.0%, compared to gross profit of $112.9 million and gross margin of 20.6% for the fourth quarter 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $156.6 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 21.2% for the fourth quarter 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $112.3 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 20.5% for the fourth quarter 2024. Net loss attributable to Legence for the fourth quarter 2025 was $32.7 million, or $(0.55) per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $18.7 million for the fourth quarter 2024. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2025 was $87.0 million, an increase of 53.2% from $56.8 million for the fourth quarter 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Revenues for the full year 2025 totaled $2.6 billion, an increase of 21.5% from $2.1 billion for the full year 2024. Gross profit for the full year 2025 was $535.9 million with gross margin of 21.0%, compared to gross profit of $430.8 million and gross margin of 20.5% for the full year 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $549.7 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 21.6% for the full year 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $432.1 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 20.6% for the full year 2024. Net loss attributable to Legence for the full year 2025 was $59.8 million, compared to a net loss of $28.6 million for the full year 2024. Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the full year 2025 was $298.8 million, an increase of 30.1% from $229.6 million for the full year 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

Engineering & Consulting Segment Results:

Engineering & Consulting segment revenue for the fourth quarter 2025 totaled $172.6 million, an increase of 10.0% from $156.9 million for the fourth quarter 2024, driven by higher demand for Program & Project Management services, primarily from education and other clients including hospitality & entertainment, partially offset by modestly lower revenue from our Engineering & Design service line, primarily from education and data centers & technology clients.

Engineering & Consulting segment gross profit for the fourth quarter 2025 totaled $47.8 million, a decrease of 7.3% from $51.5 million for the fourth quarter 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $53.4 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 30.9% for the fourth quarter 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $51.2 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 32.6% for the fourth quarter 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was driven by revenue growth, partially offset by lower non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. The decrease in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was primarily driven by a higher mix of revenue from the Program & Project Management service line and lower Program & Project Management margins.

Engineering & Consulting segment revenue for the full year 2025 totaled $726.3 million, an increase of 20.7% from $601.6 million for the full year 2024. Approximately 80% of the revenue increase resulted from the full year impact of acquisitions completed in 2024 and partial impact of an acquisition completed in late 2025. Our Engineering & Design service line revenue increased by 22.8%, driven primarily from life sciences & healthcare and other clients including hospitality & entertainment. Our Program & Project Management service line revenue increased by 17.9%, driven primarily from other clients including hospitality & entertainment.

Engineering & Consulting segment gross profit for the full year 2025 totaled $238.9 million, an increase of 16.5% from $205.1 million for the full year 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $247.3 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 34.0% for the full year 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $205.9 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 34.2% for the full year 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was driven by revenue growth, partially offset by modestly lower non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. The decline in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was driven by lower Engineering & Design margin, primarily from life sciences & healthcare, state & local government and education clients.

Installation & Maintenance Segment Results:

Installation & Maintenance segment revenue for the fourth quarter 2025 totaled $565.1 million, an increase of 44.4% from $391.3 million for the fourth quarter 2024. The increase was driven by robust demand for our Installation & Fabrication services, primarily from data centers & technology and life sciences & healthcare clients, partially offset by lower revenue from mixed-use and other clients. Additionally, the increase in Maintenance & Service revenue was primarily from data centers & technology clients.

Installation & Maintenance segment gross profit for the fourth quarter 2025 totaled $99.7 million, an increase of 62.3% from $61.4 million for the fourth quarter 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $103.2 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 18.3% for the fourth quarter 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $61.1 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 15.6% for the fourth quarter 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was primarily driven by revenue growth, as well as higher non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was primarily due to higher margins in the Installation & Fabrication service line, driven by strong project execution, partially offset by a higher mix of revenue from the Installation & Fabrication service line.

Installation & Maintenance segment revenue for the full year 2025 totaled $1.8 billion, an increase of 21.9% from $1.5 billion for the full year 2024. The increase was driven by greater demand for Installation & Fabrication services, primarily from data centers & technology and life sciences & healthcare clients, partially offset by lower revenue from mixed-use and other clients including hospitality & entertainment. Additionally, the increase in Maintenance & Service revenue was primarily from data centers & technology and life sciences & healthcare clients, partially offset by other clients.

Installation & Maintenance segment gross profit for the full year 2025 totaled $297.1 million, an increase of 31.6% from $225.7 million for the full year 2024. Excluding the impact of stock-based compensation related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence, we generated non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $302.4 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 16.6% for the full year 2025, compared to non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit of $226.2 million and non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin of 15.1% for the full year 2024. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for definitions of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin and a reconciliation of each to the most directly comparable GAAP measure. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Profit was primarily driven by revenue growth, as well as higher non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin. The increase in non-GAAP Adjusted Gross Margin was primarily due to higher margins in the Installation & Fabrication service line, driven by strong project execution, partially offset by a higher mix of revenue from Installation & Fabrication service line.

Backlog and Awarded Contracts

Backlog and awarded contracts totaled $3.7 billion at December 31, 2025, an increase of 48.6% from $2.5 billion at December 31, 2024. The consolidated book-to-bill ratio for the three-month and twelve-month period ended December 31, 2025 was 1.9x and 1.6x, respectively. Engineering & Consulting segment backlog and awarded contracts increased by 16.2% year over year, primarily from growth in the state & local government and life science & healthcare end markets, partially offset by a decline in the mixed-use end market. Installation & Maintenance segment backlog and awarded contracts increased by 65.8% year over year, primarily from strong growth in the data center & technology end market. Backlog and awarded contracts at December 31, 2025 exclude values from Bowers. The Company estimates backlog and awarded contracts for Bowers of approximately $1.5 billion at December 31, 2025.

Acquisitions 

On March 1, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of Metrix Engineers LLC (“Metrix”). Founded in 2011, Metrix is a Renton, WA-based MEP engineering firm with a strong presence in the education end market in the Pacific Northwest. Total consideration for Metrix was approximately $30 million, of which less than 25% was paid in equity.

“The Metrix team is a great addition to our organization, within the Engineering & Consulting segment, and aligns well with our collaborative culture,” said Jeff Sprau, Chief Executive Officer of Legence. “This acquisition adds scale to our engineering and consulting capabilities in the Pacific Northwest, a region known for innovation, diversifies our customer base and offers compelling cross selling opportunities. Metrix reflects our disciplined M&A approach which targets strategic opportunities that are expected to drive growth and enhance margins.”

Balance Sheet

At December 31, 2025, the Company had cash and equivalents of approximately $230.2 million and total debt² of approximately $825.1 million. As a result, net leverage was 2.0 times, based on non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for the last 12 months ended December 31, 2025. Refer to “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a definition and calculation of net leverage. On January 2, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition of Bowers, which resulted in an upfront cash payment of $325 million (subject to customary adjustments), funded by a combination of cash on hand, a $200 million upsizing of the Company's term loan facility and borrowings under the Company’s revolving line of credit. Borrowings under the revolving line of credit have since been repaid. In conjunction with the Bowers acquisition, the Company also issued approximately 2.55 million shares of the Company's Class A common stock. Legence will pay an additional approximately $50 million of deferred consideration at the end of 2026 in cash or shares of the Company's Class A common stock, or a combination, at the Company’s discretion.

Guidance

Legence announces the following guidance for the first quarter of 2026:

• Total revenues of $925 million to $950 million; and
• Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA of $90 million to $100 million.

Legence revises guidance for full year 2026 as follows (which in both cases, reflects the expected results following the acquisition of Metrix and incorporates the previously-disclosed separate guidance for Bowers for full year 2026):

• Total revenues of $3.7 billion to $3.9 billion, up from $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion; and
• Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $400 million to $430 million, up from $370 million to $400 million.
  
  

Conference Call

Legence will host a webcast and conference call to discuss its financial results on March 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). The webcast link to the call and the slide presentation to accompany the call remarks can be accessed on the Company’s website at . A replay of the webcast can be accessed through the same webcast link on the Company’s website shortly after the call and will be available through April 27, 2026.

About Legence

Legence is a leading provider of engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for mission-critical systems in buildings. The Company specializes in designing, fabricating, and installing complex HVAC, process piping, and other mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems—enhancing energy efficiency, reliability, and sustainability in new and existing facilities. Legence also delivers long-term performance through strategic upgrades and holistic solutions. Serving some of the world’s most technically demanding sectors, Legence counts over 60% of the Nasdaq-100 Index among its clients.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

In addition to disclosing financial results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), our earnings release contains non-GAAP financial measures as described below.

Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation, or substitutes for analysis of our operating results as reported under GAAP. Additionally, we do not consider our non-GAAP financial measures superior to, or a substitute for, the equivalent measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

In addition, this press release includes certain projections of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA. Due to the high variability and difficulty in making accurate forecasts and projections of some of the information excluded from these projected measures, together with some of the excluded information not being ascertainable or accessible, the Company is unable to quantify certain amounts that would be required to be included in the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures without unreasonable effort. Consequently, no disclosure of estimated comparable GAAP measures is included and no reconciliation of the forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures is included.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure not presented in accordance with GAAP but is intended to provide useful and supplemental information to investors and analysts as they evaluate our performance. EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest and other financing expenses, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA adjusted to exclude, or otherwise reflect, interest expense, interest income, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, credit agreement amendment fees, goodwill impairment, long-lived asset impairment, net (gain) loss on sale and disposition of property and equipment, loss on debt extinguishment, acquisition and integration costs, system deployment costs, strategic initiative costs, indemnification asset adjustments, Tax Receivable Agreement liability remeasurements and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net loss that is derived in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that the exclusion of the above-described items from net loss in the presentation of the non-GAAP measure identified above enables us and our investors to more effectively evaluate our operations period over period and to identify operating trends that might not be apparent due to, among other reasons, the variable nature of these items, both in value and frequency, period over period. In addition, management believes this measure may be useful for investors in comparing our operating results with those of other companies.

The following table provides a reconciliation of our net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented herein (in thousands):

(1) Represents costs incurred in connection with our debt refinancings in each of the periods presented.

(2) Refer to “Note 5—Goodwill and Intangible Assets” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements to be included in the Annual Report for details on the nature of the impairment.

(3) Refer to “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Long-Lived Assets Impairment” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements to be included in the Annual Report for details on the nature of the impairment.

(4) For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the figures include $5.7 million and $5.6 million, respectively, of acquisition costs recorded in Acquisition-related costs, and $2.7 million and $3.6 million, respectively, of acquisition integration costs recorded in Selling, general and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(5) Represents consulting and initial upfront costs associated with implementing and optimizing certain enterprise resource planning systems, including IFS, Onestream and Ceridian Dayforce.

(6) Represents (i) consulting costs associated with rebranding efforts in connection with our name change to Legence that we do not expect to recur in the future, (ii) upfront consulting and out-of-pocket costs related to developing and launching the cross-selling framework amongst our brands, many of which were more recently acquired and integrated into the Legence brand, (iii) consulting and legal fees associated with education and marketing efforts for our clients with respect to utilizing certain government incentive programs, (iv) consulting, legal, accounting, and other expenses in connection with non-recurring extraordinary company transactions, including fees related to our IPO that did not meet the requirements to be deferred issuance costs, and (v) consulting, legal, accounting, and other expenses in connection with a secondary offering conducted on behalf of our selling shareholders.

(7) Represents adjustments to an indemnification asset related to unrecognized tax benefits acquired in a prior acquisition recorded in Other expense (income), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and is fully offset as an income tax benefit netted in Income tax expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(8) Tax Receivable Agreement liability remeasurements are recorded in Other expense (income), net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Margin

Adjusted Gross Profit is a financial measure not presented in accordance with GAAP but is intended to provide useful and supplemental information to investors and analysts as they evaluate our performance. Gross profit is defined as revenue less cost of revenue services. Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as gross profit adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense related to legacy profit interest units, where the payment of this expense is borne by entities outside of Legence Corp. Adjusted Gross Profit should not be considered an alternative to gross profit that is derived in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by revenue. Management believes that the exclusion of the above-described items from gross profit in the presentation of the non-GAAP measure identified above enables us and our investors to supplement the evaluation of our operations period over period and to identify operating trends that might not otherwise be apparent due to, among other reasons, the variable nature of these items, both in value and frequency, period over period. In addition, management believes this measure may be useful for investors in comparing our operating results with those of other companies.

The following table provides a reconciliation of our gross profit, the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted Gross Profit for the periods presented herein (in thousands) and our Adjusted Gross Margin for the same periods:

(1) Represents the portion of stock-based compensation expense related to legacy profit interest units paid for by entities outside of Legence Corp. and recorded in cost of revenue in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations. Figures exclude the portion of stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units and other equity awards issued by Legence Corp. 

Net Leverage

Net leverage is defined as net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA. The Company believes this non-GAAP measure is useful to investors as it provides alternative information that management believes to be useful in assessing our ability to meet our payment obligations in addition to considering the absolute amount of our debt. Net debt is a financial measure not presented in accordance with GAAP but is intended to provide useful and supplemental information to investors and analysts as they evaluate our performance. Net debt includes total balance sheet debt, excluding finance lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents.

Backlog and Awarded Contracts and Book-to-Bill Ratio

We believe that backlog and awarded contracts and book-to-bill ratio enable us to more effectively forecast our future results and working capital needs, as well as better identify future operating trends that may not otherwise be apparent. Backlog represents, as of any date of determination, the expected revenue values of the remaining performance obligations under our contracted fixed-price projects. Awarded contracts represents, as of any date of determination, the expected revenue values of projects awarded to us following a request for proposals but for which a formal contract has not yet been signed. We calculate our book-to-bill ratio by taking our additions to backlog and awarded contracts, excluding additions that were attained through acquisition, for the period, and dividing it by revenue from fixed-price contracts for the same period. Given that backlog and awarded contracts and book-to-bill ratio are operational measures and that our methodology for calculating each such measure does not meet the definition of a non-GAAP financial measure, as that term is defined by the SEC, a quantitative reconciliation for each is not required nor provided.

¹ Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Definitions of non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure are included in the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

² Total debt defined as Term Loan balance of $797.8 million and Notes Payable balance of $27.3 million.