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    ROP
    Earnings call· Sep 2025(Q3 FY25)

    ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC ROP

    Oct 23, 2025 Source

    Executive summary

    Roper Technologies Q3 FY25 — Strong Cash Flow and AI Momentum

    Roper Technologies delivered a strong third quarter, marked by robust cash flow generation and significant progress in AI integration across its portfolio. The company announced its first-ever share repurchase program while maintaining a strong M&A pipeline. Despite some market-specific headwinds in government contracting and freight, management remains confident in its long-term growth drivers and strategic capital deployment.

    Highlights

    5

    • Total revenue grew 14% over prior year, surpassing $2 billion.

    • Organic revenue grew 6% across all three segments.

    • Free cash flow was outstanding at $842 million, up 17% over prior year, representing 32% of revenue on a TTM basis.

    • EBITDA of $810 million was 13% over prior year, with EBITDA margin of 40.2%.

    • Announced a $3 billion share repurchase authorization, the company's first ever.

    Concerns

    4

    • Organic revenue guidance tightened to 6% for the full year, down from a previous 6%-7% range, due to delays at Neptune and temporary impact of government shutdown on Deltek.

    • Q3 DEPS of $5.14 included $0.05 dilution from Q3 acquisitions that were not reflected in previous guidance.

    • Neptune experienced short-term disruption and slowed order timing due to new copper tariffs taking effect on August 1.

    • Deltek's GovCon business experienced softness in September due to agencies pausing activity ahead of a pending government shutdown.

    Guidance & targets

    9
    CategoryTargetConfidence
    Full-year 2025 total revenue growth
    13% area
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2025 organic revenue growth
    6% area
    high materiality
    Medium
    Full-year 2025 adjusted DEPS
    $19.90 and $19.95
    high materiality
    High
    Full-year 2025 tax rate
    lower end of our 21% to 22% area
    medium materiality
    High
    Q4 2025 adjusted DEPS
    $5.11 and $5.16
    high materiality
    High
    Q4 2025 Application Software organic revenue growth
    mid-single-digit organic revenue growth
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Q4 2025 Network Software organic revenue growth
    higher end of the mid-singles area
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Q4 2025 TEP organic revenue growth
    low single-digit area
    medium materiality
    Medium
    Foundry Q4 exit ARR growth
    HSD area
    low materiality
    High

    Segment performance

    3
    SegmentRevenueYoYQoQMargin
    Application Software
    Total revenue grew 18%, organic revenue grew 6%. EBITDA margins were 43.4% with core margins improving 40 basis points. Deltek delivered solid performance, but GovCon business experienced softness due to pending government shutdown. Aderant continues to be strong with impressive bookings and recurring revenue growth, fueled by AI-enabled solutions. Vertafore showed consistent ARR growth and strong customer retention. PowerPlan's performance was terrific, serving power generation customers. CentralReach was strong, driving AI tool adoption. Procare made progress with low double-digit payments growth. Acquisition of Orchard completed for CliniSys.
    Core margins improved: 40 basis points
    		18%6%—43.4%
    Network Software
    Total revenue grew 13%, organic revenue grew 6%. EBITDA margins remained strong at 53.7% with core margins improving 60 basis points. DAT was solid with strong ARPU improvements. ConstructConnect was solid with strong customer bookings and improved net retention. Foundry is turning the corner on growth, expecting HSD ARR growth year-over-year by Q4 exit. Healthcare businesses (MHA, SHP, SoftWriters) performed very well, with SoftWriters making substantial progress on an AI solution. Subsplash, a recent acquisition, is off to a great start with strong traction for its AI-driven sermon content offering, Pulpit AI.
    Core margins improved: 60 basis points
    		13%6%—53.7%
    Technology Enabled Products (TEP)
    Total revenue grew 7%, organic revenue grew 6%. EBITDA margins came in at 35.2%. Neptune continues to execute well, particularly with its ultrasonic meter strategy, but experienced short-term disruption and slowed order timing due to new copper tariffs. Verathon performed well with continued strength in single-use recurring product lines (BFlex and GlideScope). NDI delivered an excellent quarter with proprietary precision measurement technologies. Strong execution and growth were seen across CIVCO, FMI, Inovonics, IPA, and rf IDEAS.
    		7%6%—35.2%

    Operational metrics

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    Total Revenue
    $2 billion14% over prior year
    Q3 FY25

    surpassed the $2 billion mark

    Acquisition Contribution to Revenue
    8%
    Q3 FY25

    led by the final quarter of Transact before it turns organic and CentralReach, which we acquired in April this year.

    EBITDA
    $810 million13% over prior year
    Q3 FY25
    EBITDA Margin
    40.2%
    Q3 FY25
    Core Margin Expansion
    10 basis points
    Q3 FY25
    Segment Core Margin Expansion
    30 basis points
    Q3 FY25

    led by our software segments

    Adjusted DEPS
    $5.1411% over prior year
    Q3 FY25

    $0.02 above the high end of our guidance range despite absorbing $0.05 of dilution from Q3 acquisitions that were not reflected in previous guidance.

    Free Cash Flow Margin
    32%
    TTM

    representing 32% of revenue on a TTM basis

    Net Debt-to-EBITDA
    3xup only modestly from Q2 at 2.9x
    Q3 FY25

    despite deploying $1.3 billion towards acquisitions

    Capital Deployment Capacity
    $5 billion
    next 12 months

    over $5 billion of capital deployment capacity available over the next 12 months or so.

    Share Repurchase Authorization
    $3 billion
    open-ended

    Our Board has authorized a $3 billion share repurchase program with an open-ended time period to execute.

    Share Count Compounding
    0.5%
    3-year period

    our share count has compounded at about 0.5% over that same time period.

    Deltek GovCon Business Mix
    60%
    current

    Deltek is 60% GovCon, 40% non-GovCon.

    DAT Loads Posted Daily
    1.2 million
    daily

    over 1.2 million loads posted

    DAT Rate Views Daily
    15 million
    daily

    15 million rate views every single day.

    DAT Savings per Load
    $100 to $200
    per load

    DAT will generate $100 to $200 per load in savings for brokers

    CentralReach AI-enabled Bookings
    75%
    Q3 FY25

    CentralReach now has roughly 75% of their bookings attributed to AI-enabled products

    CentralReach Reimbursement Rule Evaluations
    100 million
    current

    automated 100 million reimbursement rule evaluations

    CentralReach Learner Appointments
    3.5 million
    current

    over 3.5 million learner appointments

    CentralReach Clinical Summaries Generated
    1 million
    current

    over 1 million clinical summaries being generated

    Deltek AI Features Released
    40
    current

    Deltek has released over 40 AI features into their cloud offerings

    Procare Payments Growth
    low double-digit growth
    Q3 FY25

    posting low double-digit growth in payments

    Industry KPIs

    6
    MetricValueDetails
    Revenue growth6%%
    Arr net new arrHSD%
    Bookings billingshigh singles%
    Gross retention renewal ratevery high
    Operating FCF margin rule of 4032%%
    Ai product adoption monetization75%%

    Product announcements

    2
    ProductTypeDetails
    Pulpit AIlaunch
    High-impact AI solution for pharmacymilestone

    Deals & partnerships

    6
    SubsplashProvider of engagement and giving software for churches and nonprofits.$800 million

    Deployed $800 million for Subsplash, which was detailed last quarter.

    Multiple unnamed companiesSeries of bolt-on acquisitions.$500 million

    Deployed $500 million on a series of tuck-in acquisitions.

    OrchardBrings additional clinical laboratory capability to CliniSys with strength in reference, physician office and public health labs.

    Completed the acquisition of Orchard, a tuck-in acquisition for CliniSys business.

    ConvoyTechnology acquisition to strengthen DAT's freight automation strategy, providing complex algorithms and talented engineers.

    An unusual transaction, a buy versus build decision for complex algorithms. It is currently not profitable, but expected to yield extremely attractive financial returns over several years by scaling efficiently.

    Trucker ToolsStrategic tuck-in to strengthen DAT's freight automation strategy.

    Part of a focused M&A program to strengthen DAT's strategy through strategic tuck-ins.

    OutgoStrategic tuck-in to strengthen DAT's freight automation strategy.

    Part of a focused M&A program to strengthen DAT's strategy through strategic tuck-ins.

    Risks & headwinds

    4
    Government shutdown impact on Deltek's GovCon businessQ3 FY25, Q4 FY25

    Softness in September, slowing year-end commercial activity.

    Mitigation: Management expects improvement next year with OB3 spending; views it as a timing issue, not demand.

    Copper tariff disruption at NeptuneQ3 FY25, Q4 FY25

    Temporarily slowed order timing.

    Mitigation: Neptune implemented surcharges to offset impact; orders pushed to the right, not lost; market share improved slightly.

    Freight market headwindsOngoing

    Not explicitly quantified, but mentioned as "tough market conditions" for Foundry and "headwinds in the freight market" for DAT.

    Mitigation: DAT's strategic evolution to automated freight marketplace; Foundry turning the corner on growth.

    Dilution from Q3 acquisitionsQ3 FY25, Q4 FY25, FY25

    $0.05 dilution to Q3 DEPS, $0.10 dilution to full-year DEPS, $0.05 dilution to Q4 DEPS.

    Mitigation: Incorporated into guidance; acquisitions tracking well against expectations.

    What to watch in Q4 FY25

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    Deltek GovCon commercial activity

    Next year (FY26)
    CurrentSoftness in September, slowing year-end activity due to government shutdown.
    TargetIncreased engagement and finalized appropriations from OB3.

    Why it matters

    Deltek is a large part of the Application Software segment, and its GovCon business has been impacted by government uncertainty. Resolution and spending flow-through are key for segment growth.

    The GovCon business experienced softness in September as agencies paused activity ahead of the pending government shutdown. This timing is unfortunate. ... The OB3 authorized significant increases in defense and infrastructure spending that will flow through to our customers once appropriations are finalized. This is simply the timing issue, not a demand issue.

    Q&A highlights

    6

    Confidence in reacceleration given Q3's temporary headwinds (Deltek, Neptune) and outlook for 2026.

    Neil Hunn expressed confidence, noting Deltek's GovCon should improve with OB3 spending, Network segment trends are consistent despite freight market headwinds, and Foundry will be better. Neptune's order patterns are normalizing. He emphasized the need for the Q4 planning process for full clarity on 2026.

    “But all in all, we feel pretty good about the trends in GovCon, Foundry, CentralReach and Subsplash turning organic in the second half of next year and the general business building.”

    asked by George Michael Kurosawa · answered by Neil Hunn

    2 min read6 chapters

    Detailed Narrative

    01

    AI Progress and Strategic Importance

    Roper is making significant strides in AI enablement, viewing it as a powerful and durable growth driver. AI expands the total addressable market by automating labor-intensive work adjacent to existing platforms, creating new value streams for customers. The company's deep workflow knowledge and proprietary vertical market data give its businesses a "high right to win" in developing Agentic AI solutions.

    02

    Internal AI Adoption and Productivity

    Internally, Roper is becoming "AI native" across all functions to drive productivity gains, which will be reinvested to accelerate product development and go-to-market initiatives. This approach aims to address the challenge of having more ideas than resources, leveraging AI to enhance efficiency and innovation.

    03

    Tangible AI Proof Points

    Early but measurable AI-driven results are emerging. Aderant has achieved technology leadership in legal tech, boosting bookings. CentralReach attributes roughly 75% of its bookings to AI-enabled products, automating millions of evaluations and appointments. Deltek has released over 40 AI features, driving cloud conversion, and DAT utilizes AI/ML for freight matching.

    04

    DAT's Strategic Evolution

    DAT is transforming from a freight matching network to a fully automated freight marketplace powered by AI. This involves building capabilities across the entire freight automation workflow, from carrier vetting to AI-driven rate negotiation and payment. DAT aims to generate $100 to $200 per load in savings for brokers by automating the process, leveraging its neutral, trusted partner position in the market.

    05

    Capital Deployment Strategy

    Roper announced a $3 billion share repurchase authorization, its first ever, to opportunistically complement its M&A program. The company deployed $1.3 billion in Q3, including $800 million for Subsplash and $500 million for tuck-in acquisitions, and retains over $5 billion in capital deployment capacity for the next 12 months, emphasizing its continued focus on acquiring high-quality growth businesses.

    06

    Segment-Specific Headwinds

    The Q3 results were impacted by specific headwinds: Deltek's GovCon business experienced softness due to a pending government shutdown, and Neptune faced short-term disruption from new copper tariffs, which temporarily slowed order timing. These issues led to a tightening of full-year organic revenue guidance but are viewed as timing-related📎 rather than demand issues.

    AI-generated summary of the company’s earnings call. Not investment advice.