Diebold Nixdorf delivered a strong Q1 2025, with product orders up 36% year-over-year and backlog increasing from $800M to $900M, driven by growth in both banking (notably cash recyclers) and retail self-service solutions across all major geographies.
The company maintained its 2025 financial guidance despite new tariff policies, estimating a gross impact of $20M from tariffs but expecting to mitigate up to 50% of this through lean productivity, supplier negotiations, and targeted price adjustments.
Gross margin expanded by 20 basis points year-over-year and 140 basis points sequentially, with adjusted EBITDA for Q1 at $87M and positive free cash flow of $6M—the best Q1 in company history; full-year free cash flow is guided at $190M–$210M (40%+ conversion).
Banking orders were up approximately 50% year-over-year, with strong adoption of recycling technology and branch automation solutions; retail order entry improved 10% year-over-year, with pilots underway at major North American retailers for AI-driven self-checkout solutions.
The company continues to prioritize shareholder returns, launching a $100M share repurchase program (repurchasing $8M in Q1), maintaining a strong balance sheet with $635M in liquidity and a net leverage ratio of 1.5x, and targeting mid-single-digit annual revenue growth, double-digit adjusted EBITDA growth, and 15% margins by 2027.