Detailed Narrative
Q1 Financial Outperformance
Resideo exceeded its Q1 outlook for all metrics, reporting total net revenue growth of 8% year-over-year to over $1.9 billion. Total adjusted EBITDA increased 28% year-over-year to $215 million, and total adjusted earnings per share grew 3% year-over-year to $0.65. This strong performance was attributed to solid operating fundamentals and the benefit from the terminated indemnification agreement.
Macroeconomic Environment and Mitigation Strategies
The company acknowledged an uncertain global macroeconomic environment and soft end markets, particularly in the high-end residential audiovisual sector. To counter inflationary cost dynamics, primarily related to freight, Resideo plans to implement price increases starting in Q2. Management expects these actions to fully mitigate rising costs, although a slight gross margin headwind is anticipated in Q2 due to the lag in price realization.
Progress on Business Separation
Resideo achieved significant milestones in the planned spin-off of its ADI Global Distribution business, including the public filing of ADI's Form 10. The separation is expected to be completed between the middle of the third quarter and the middle of the fourth quarter of 2026. Investor Day events for both Resideo and ADI are scheduled for mid-July in New York to introduce leadership teams and outline future business strategies.
Products & Solutions Segment Performance
The Products & Solutions segment reported a 9% year-over-year net revenue growth, benefiting from a 200 basis point favorable currency impact🌐 and 300 basis points from four extra sales days. This marked the 12th consecutive quarter of gross margin expansion, reaching 41.8%, driven by improved factory utilization. Growth was broad-based across retail, OEM, and electrical distribution channels, with residential HVAC market conditions stabilizing.
ADI Global Distribution Segment Performance
ADI reported an 8% year-over-year net revenue growth, with average daily sales growth of 1% (including 1% favorable currency impact🌐). Growth was fueled by demand in security, professional audiovisual, and data communications, partially offset by softness in residential audiovisual. E-commerce revenue grew 12% year-over-year and exclusive brands revenue increased 7%, both contributing positively to gross margin. ADI is focusing on business transformation actions, including real estate rationalization and OpEx optimization, to drive EBITDA margin expansion in the second half.
Memory Chip Supply and Cost Management
Management addressed concerns regarding memory chip supply, confirming that the supply chain team secured allocation commitments for all of 2026 and is actively working on 2027. They noted that Resideo's products typically use smaller capacity, older generation memory (DDR3/DDR4), which faces less demand pressure than cutting-edge data center chips. Pricing actions are expected to mitigate any non-material cost increases related to memory.