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Business Context and Reporting Period

Company: Embraer S.A.
Filing Type: Form 20-F (Annual Report)
Reporting Period: Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Business Overview: Embraer is a leading global manufacturer of jets with up to 150 seats, operating across four main segments: Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, Defense & Security, and Services & Support. The company also engages in urban air mobility (UAM) development through its subsidiary EVE and cybersecurity via Tempest.

Key Financial Metrics (2025)

Margins (2025 vs 2024):
- Gross Margin: 17.5% (down from 18.0%)
- Operating Margin: 8.0% (down from 10.4%)
- Net Margin: 4.7% (down from 5.5%)

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Revenue Growth: Revenue increased 18.5% to $7.6 billion, driven by higher deliveries in Commercial Aviation (78 aircraft vs. 73) and Executive Aviation (155 aircraft vs. 130), as well as growth in Defense & Security and Services & Support.
• Profitability Pressure: Despite revenue growth, Net Income remained flat ($351.9M vs. $352.5M) due to a 48.0% increase in financial expenses (primarily phantom share plan costs) and a 35.2% increase in research expenses (driven by EVE). Gross margins contracted across most segments due to cost escalations and freight costs.
• Backlog Expansion: The firm order backlog grew significantly to $31.6 billion, up from $26.3 billion in 2024, reflecting strong demand for E-Jets E2, Praetor jets, and KC-390 military aircraft.
• Debt Management: The company issued $1.0 billion in 5.400% notes due 2038 and $650 million in 5.980% notes due 2035. It also repurchased portions of its 2028 and 2030 notes.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

• Supply Chain: Management cites supply chain disruptions as the primary constraint on meeting delivery guidance, though conditions are gradually improving.
• Defense Outlook: The Defense & Security segment is expected to benefit from increased global defense spending and the replacement cycle for tactical transport aircraft, with the KC-390 Millennium securing new contracts in Sweden, Portugal, and Lithuania.
• Commercial Aviation: Demand for the E-Jets E2 family remains robust, driven by turboprop replacement and narrowbody complementation. The E175-E2 development remains paused due to U.S. pilot scope clauses.
• Key Risks:
  • Geopolitical & Trade: Exposure to U.S. tariffs on Brazilian products (though exemptions exist for civil aircraft) and geopolitical instability in the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine conflict affecting supply chains (specifically titanium).
  • Macroeconomic: Volatility in the Brazilian Real (depreciated 11.1% in 2025) and high interest rates in Brazil (SELIC at 15.00%) impacting costs and tax provisions.
  • Regulatory: New Brazilian tax legislation (Law No. 15,270/2025) introduces a 10% withholding tax on dividends starting in 2026 and reduces certain tax incentives.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Supply Chain Recovery: Verify the extent of supply chain improvements and their impact on 2026 delivery targets, particularly for the E-Jets E2 and Praetor families.
• Margin Trajectory: Monitor whether cost escalation and freight costs continue to compress gross margins or if pricing adjustments and efficiency programs (P3E) can restore profitability.
• Debt Service Costs: Assess the impact of the new debt issuances and the high Brazilian interest rate environment on future financial expenses.
• Tax Impact: Evaluate the financial impact of the new Brazilian dividend withholding tax (effective 2026) and the reduction in tax incentives on future cash flows and shareholder returns.
• EVE Subsidiary: Review the cash burn rate and milestone progress of the EVE UAM subsidiary, which consumed approximately $203 million in 2025.