CLAIM #24159 · Ford Motor Company (F) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Feb 10, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“This includes 1.5 to $2 billion of temporary costs, including tariffs, to ensure continuity in aluminum supply.”
Sherry House · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Temporary costs (including tariffs) incurred to ensure aluminum supply continuity, as disclosed in company financial commentary/segment results for fiscal year 2026
It came true if: Disclosed temporary/tariff-related costs for aluminum supply continuity fall between $1.5 billion and $2.0 billion for fiscal year 2026
Where: Company management commentary / earnings deck and 10-K disclosures on Novelis and tariff-related costs
In context
“the U.S. regulatory environment. Flat cost, which I would like to unpack further, we expect lower tariff costs of about $1 billion, reflecting a full year's worth of credit expansion. We also expect further material and warranty cost reductions building off our momentum in 2025. These combined savings allow us to absorb about $1 billion higher commodity prices driven by inflation, and pressure on DRAM as well as incremental investment in support of our UEB platform, the ramp of Ford Energy, and cycle plan actions that will drive higher return growth in 2027 and beyond. Additionally, we expect our high margin, software and physical services profit to grow by about 6.5%. Now let me frame Novelis for you. We expect year-over-year improvement of about $1 billion, which is back half weighted. This includes 1.5 to $2 billion of temporary costs, including tariffs, to ensure continuity in aluminum supply. These costs are not expected to be repeated in 2027. From a calendarization perspective, we expect our first quarter EBIT to be roughly flat sequentially. As we continue to work through the impact of Novelis. We expect to approach a more normalized EBIT in the second quarter with a plan to hit our underlying EBIT run rate level in the second half as volume stabilizes and our portfolio optimization takes hold. To help you better understand this calendarization, we have included a first half, second half bridge for you in our earnings deck. Our segment outlook anticipates another robust year at Ford Pro, with EBIT of $6.5 billion to $7.5 billion. The fundamentals of Pro's business are strong. In North America, we expect continued share growth in an industry that's roughly flat, enabled by c”
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SEC filings for F ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.