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PODD FY2025 Q4 IMPROVING

Insulet Corporation earnings call

Feb 18, 2026 · 08:00 ET Ashley McEvoyClaire TrackmanEric Benjamin
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Record new customer starts driven by MDI conversions, especially Type 2

Insulet reported strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results with record new customer starts, driven by Type 2 expansion and international growth. Management provided 2026 guidance showing continued double-digit growth but with expected deceleration due to tougher comps, while emphasizing competitive moats and pipeline. Q4 2025 revenue $784M, +29% constant currency; full-year $2.7B, +29.5% cc.

Buzzberg read Record new customer starts driven by MDI conversions, especially Type 2 Insulet reported strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results with record new customer starts, driven by Type 2 expansion and international growth. Management provided 2026 guidance showing continued double-digit growth but with expected deceleration due to tougher comps, while emphasizing competitive moats and pipeline. Q4 2025 revenue $784M, +29% constant currency; full-year $2.7B, +29.5% cc. Read full analysisCollapse analysis

Insulet reported strong Q4 and full-year 2025 results with record new customer starts, driven by Type 2 expansion and international growth. Management provided 2026 guidance showing continued double-digit growth but with expected deceleration due to tougher comps, while emphasizing competitive moats and pipeline. Q4 2025 revenue $784M, +29% constant currency; full-year $2.7B, +29.5% cc.

  • Record new customer starts in US, international, and total; Type 2 now >40% of US starts.
  • 2026 guidance: total company revenue growth 20-22%, Omnipod growth 21-23%, adjusted EPS growth >25%.
  • Plan to launch fully closed-loop system for Type 2 in 2028, with pivotal study in 2026.
OMNIPOD revenue $0.784B reported
Revenue $0.7838B reported
EPS $1.55 reported
Gross margin 72.54% reported

What changed this quarter

01
Demand

Record new customer starts driven by MDI conversions, especially Type 2

Management expressed strong confidence in continued growth, underscored by record new customer starts, a robust innovation pipeline, and reiterated long-term growth algorithm.

02
Guidance

Guidance reflects deceleration due to tougher comparisons and Type 2 launch anniversary

Guidance · revenue to $3.265B

03
Margins

2026 EPS expected to increase more than 25% with margin expansion

Reported gross margin was 72.54%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.

04
R&D

2026 R&D investment to increase significantly for Omnipod 6 and fully closed-loop

2026 guidance: total company revenue growth 20-22%, Omnipod growth 21-23%, adjusted EPS growth >25%.

Demand & capex

Demand

Bookings & conversion

Record new customer starts driven by MDI conversions, especially Type 2. Management expressed strong confidence in continued growth, underscored by record new customer starts, a robust innovation pipeline, and reiterated long-term growth algorithm.

Capex

Investment and capacity

Management highlighted increased capital expenditures in Q4 2025, reaching $135 million, to fund manufacturing capacity expansion. This includes further expansion of Malaysia operations and development of a new facility in Costa Rica expected to be operational in 2029, positioning the company to support industry-leading growth while expanding margins.

Tone · Confident

Management expressed strong confidence in continued growth, underscored by record new customer starts, a robust innovation pipeline, and reiterated long-term growth algorithm.

Supply-chain alpha

A1

Omnipod 5 is already compatible with Dexcom's new 15-day G7 sensor from day one, reducing risk of integration delays and preserving momentum.

“As a reminder, we were actually ready with the 15-day launch day one with Dexcom.”
Eric Benjamin
A2

Insulet is pivoting sales messaging to emphasize clinical performance (A1C reduction) as a counter to competitive claims, while maintaining its form-factor and user-experience edge.

“I think that will be new information for many more clinicians. And then I'm going to come back to just continuing to build on our commercial prowess as we go, Larry.”
Ashley McEvoy

Forward guidance

ImprovingGuidance · revenue to $3.265B
Forward guidance
MetricPeriodRangeMidpointStatus
CapexFY2026$0.5B$0.5BGUIDED
EPSFY2026$6.21$6.21GUIDED
Op marginFY202618.6%18.6%GUIDED
RevenueUSFY2026$2.25B–$2.29B$2.27BGUIDED
RevenueINTERNATIONALFY2026$0.96B–$0.98B$0.97BGUIDED
RevenueFY2026$3.24B–$3.29B$3.265BGUIDED
RevenueFY2026 Q1$0.77B–$0.79B$0.78BGUIDED
RevenueOMNIPODFY2026$3.27B–$3.34B$3.305BGUIDED
RevenueOMNIPODFY2026 Q1$0.79B–$0.81B$0.8BGUIDED

Guidance credibility

100%historical hit rate
100%
Flavia Pease

1 of 1 · -2.3% average bias

Company read-throughs

-2.1%
since call
$113.29$110.90
Partners

Integration with Abbott's Libre 3+ expands Omnipod 5's CGM compatibility, reinforcing partnership and potentially boosting Abbott's sensor volume.

“And then as Ashley mentioned earlier, we began the limited market release of our Freestyle Libre Plus integration just recently”
Ashley McEvoy
+27.3%
since call
$70.52$89.80
SuppliersSupply-chain alpha

Omnipod 5 is already compatible with Dexcom's new 15-day G7 sensor from day one, reducing risk of integration delays and preserving momentum. — This pre-emptive integration ensures no supply chain or compatibility issues that could slow Omnipod growth or sensor adoption.

-5.4%
since call
$96.50$91.27
+19.8%
since call
$18.90$22.65
Supply chainSupply-chain alpha

Insulet is pivoting sales messaging to emphasize clinical performance (A1C reduction) as a counter to competitive claims, while maintaining its form-factor and user-experience edge. — Enhanced clinical pitch could protect market share against tube pump competitors and sustain growth from new MDI converts.