CLAIM #24121 · Ford Motor Company (F) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 23, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2026
“Between 2025 and 2026, we expect Novelis to be a headwind of $1 billion or less.”
Sherry House · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Cumulative adjusted EBIT headwind attributable to Novelis, combined across 2025 and 2026
It came true if: Combined 2025-2026 Novelis-related adjusted EBIT headwind <= $1 billion
Where: Company management commentary / investor materials disclosing Novelis financial impact (Ford earnings calls and press releases, FY2026 10-K or Q4 2026 call)
In context
“wind driven by a weaker U.S. dollar against the euro and Thai baht. Ford Credit delivered over $600 million of EBT, up 16%, reflecting improved financing margin. Ford Credit also made a $350 million distribution. We continue to originate a high-quality book with U.S. retail and lease FICO scores again exceeding 750 for the quarter. So let me turn to our 2025 outlook. Excluding Novelis, our underlying business continues to perform well. In fact, we are tracking at the high end of the adjusted EBIT guidance range we provided in February of between $7 billion and $8.5 billion. This original guidance was provided before tariffs, which we have fully absorbed. Additionally, adjusted free cash flow is trending better than the guidance we provided in July of between $3.5 billion and $4.5 billion. Between 2025 and 2026, we expect Novelis to be a headwind of $1 billion or less. For 2025, we expect an adjusted EBIT headwind of $1.5 billion to $2 billion in the fourth quarter for Novelis, and we currently have line of sight to mitigate at least $1 billion in 2026, and we are working to improve the situation further. We also expect an adjusted free cash flow headwind of $2 billion to $3 billion in the fourth quarter. Keep in mind, the production disruptions result in an oversized short-term impact on our working capital, which will reverse next year. Given the recent announcements by the administration, we now expect tariffs will be a $1 billion net headwind for 2025, down from $2 billion. This brings our updated adjusted EBIT guidance for 2025 to between $6 billion to $6.5 billion with adjusted free cash flow of between $2 billion and $3 billion. Our full year out”
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SEC filings for F ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.