Itron, Inc., a technology, solutions, and service company, provides end-to-end solutions that help manage energy, water, and smart city operations worldwide. It ...
Itron, Inc. is a leading provider of technology, solutions, and services for managing energy, water, and smart city operations. With customers in more than 100 countries, Itron enables utilities and cities to safely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure services. The company operates through four segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, Outcomes, ...Itron, Inc. is a leading provider of technology, solutions, and services for managing energy, water, and smart city operations. With customers in more than 100 countries, Itron enables utilities and cities to safely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure services. The company operates through four segments: Device Solutions, Networked Solutions, Outcomes, and Resiliency Solutions. Device Solutions offers hardware products like meters and sensors; Networked Solutions provides communication devices, network infrastructure, and associated software for data transport; Outcomes delivers value-added software, AI, and analytics; Resiliency Solutions offers software and services for grid resilience. Itron also provides implementation, consulting, and maintenance services, and its revenue is primarily from utility and city customers. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington. With about 5,550 employees, Itron focuses on innovation in smart grid and smart city technologies, leveraging IoT, AI, and data analytics to help clients improve efficiency, conservation, and resourcefulness. Its financial performance shows a market cap of around $4.5 billion, with revenue of about $2 billion. Key people include CEO Tom Deitrich and CFO Joan Hooper. Itron's mission is to create a more resourceful world by transforming how energy and water are managed.
Operator: Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Itron's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. I will now hand the conference over to your speaker host, Paul Vincent, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.
Paul Vincent: Good morning, and welcome to Itron's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Tom Deitrich, Itron's President and Chief Executive Officer; and Joan Hooper, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will review Itron's second quarter results and provide a general business update and outlook. Earlier today, the company issued a press release announcing its results. This release also includes details related to the conference call and webcast replay information. Accompanying today's call is a presentation that is available through the webcast and on our corporate website under the Investor Relations tab. Following prepared remarks, the call will open for questions using the process the operator described. Before Tom begins, a reminder that our earnings release and financial presentation include non-GAAP financial information that we believe enhances the overall understanding of our current and future performance. Reconciliations of differences between GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures are available in our earnings release and on our Investor Relations website. We will be making statements during this call that are forward-looking. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from these expectations because of factors that were presented in today's earnings release and comments made during this conference call as well as those presented in the Risk Factors section of our Form 10-K and other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All company comments, estimates or forward-looking statements are made in a good faith attempt to provide appropriate insight to our current and future operating and financial environment. Materials discussed today, July 28, 2026, may materially change, and we do not undertake any duty to update any of our forward-looking statements. Now please turn to Page 4 of our presentation as our CEO, Tom Deitrich, begins his remarks.
Thomas Deitrich: Thank you, Paul. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. Itron delivered a high-quality second quarter, record gross margin, strong free cash flow and earnings well ahead of our expectations on in-line revenue. That combination is the story of the quarter. The operating model we have built now delivers structurally better earnings power. Turning to Slide 4 for the highlights. Revenue of $563 million, annual recurring revenue of $417 million, adjusted EBITDA of $97 million, non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.59 and free cash flow of $81 million. Turning to Slide 5. I want to put the quarter in the context of the market environment. …