ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) is one of them 13 Most Valuable Stocks to Buy Now. On March 6, Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) downgraded from Equal Weight to Underweight. He also lowered the company’s price target on the stock from $9 to $7. The price target adjustment came after the company announced its fourth quarter 2025 financial results.
ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) reported fourth-quarter results on March 2 and provided an update on its full-year performance and return on capital. For the full year, the company reported revenue of $5.1 billion, adjusted earnings per share of $0.89, and adjusted EBITDA of $2.68 billion. During the year, ADT returned approximately $800 million to shareholders, including $187 million in dividends and $600 million in share repurchases. The company also reported adjusted free cash flow growth of 16% in 2025. It added that profit fell to 2.7 times adjusted EBITDA, reflecting improvement in the strength of its balance sheet.
Management expects EPS and revenue in 2026 to remain in line with 2025 levels. The outlook shows that the company’s focus is on generating cash, with plans to invest around $50 million in technology and go-to-market initiatives.
CFO Jeffrey Lekoser explained:
We are sharing today a resulting multi-year financial framework targeting 5% compound annual growth for earnings, 10% for EPS and more than 10% adjusted free cash flow.
ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) operates as a provider of interactive, security and smart home solutions in the United States. It offers burglar and life safety alarms, smart home automation systems, smart security cameras, video surveillance systems and more. The company was founded in 1874 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.
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