Fluor (FLR) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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Date

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET

Call participants

• Chief Executive Officer — James R. Breuer
• Chief Financial Officer — John C. Regan
• Executive Director of Investor Relations — Jason Landkamer

Takeaways

• Share repurchases -- $754 million deployed during 2025, with an additional $335 million year-to-date in 2026, resulting in an 11% reduction in float.
• New awards -- $12 billion booked for 2025, with 87% reimbursable contract structure.
• NuScale monetization -- $2 billion received since September 2025 from the NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) investment, with the program expected to conclude in Q2 2026; a realized gain on the final tranche to be recognized in Q1 2026.
• Urban Solutions results -- Segment profit of $205 million for 2025, down from $304 million, reflecting $108 million in cost growth on three infrastructure projects and $54 million in positive resolution on others.
• Urban Solutions backlog -- Year-end backlog reported at $18.7 billion.
• Urban Solutions new awards -- $8.7 billion in 2025, sustaining a three-year trend near $9 billion.
• Energy Solutions results -- Segment loss of $414 million compared to a $256 million profit in 2024, primarily due to the impact of the Santos ruling.
• Energy Solutions new awards -- $1.4 billion booked in 2025, focused on higher-margin engineering services intended to enable future EPC awards.
• Energy Solutions backlog -- Ending 2025 backlog of $4.6 billion.
• Mission Solutions results -- Segment profit of $94 million for 2025, down from $153 million, due to $60 million in combined reserves and prior project rulings.
• Mission Solutions new awards -- $1.8 billion awarded in 2025, consistent with the previous year; backlog stands at $2.2 billion versus $2.7 billion.
• GAAP results -- Reported consolidated segment loss of $109 million, significantly impacted by a $643 million charge associated with Santos.
• Adjusted EBITDA -- $504 million for 2025, compared to $530 million in 2024.
• Adjusted EPS -- $2.19 reported for 2025, down from $2.32 in 2024.
• Equity method earnings -- $210 million recognized, mainly driven by NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and Q1 NTTA impact.
• G&A expense -- $196 million for 2025, down from $203 million, including $43 million restructuring costs; $16 million recognized in Q4.
• Net interest income -- $67 million reported, down from $150 million, due to lower interest rates and JV cash levels.
• Cash position -- $2.2 billion in cash and marketable securities at year-end, compared to $3 billion the prior year; decreased due to share repurchases, NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) monetization timing, and Santos payment.
• Operating cash flow -- Negative $387 million for 2025, primarily driven by $642 million cash outflow related to Santos.
• Lost project funding -- $238 million for 2025, with $80 million in operating cash flow; projected $220 million total in 2026.
• Backlog for legacy projects -- Down to $250 million at year-end.
• Debt retirements -- $37 million retired, generating $1 million in realized gains.
• Capital allocation outlook -- $1.4 billion targeted for share repurchases in 2026, with $400 million already spent in the first two months; ongoing NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) monetization to conclude in Q2.
• 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance -- Initial range established at $525 million to $585 million.
• 2026 operating cash flow guidance -- $300 million expected, excluding a tax payment exceeding $400 million triggered by the NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) monetization.
• Segment revenue mix outlook -- Expected split: Energy Solutions approximately 20%, Urban Solutions approximately 65%, Mission Solutions approximately 15%.
• Segment margin guidance for 2026 -- Urban Solutions at 3%-4%, Energy Solutions at 4%-5%, Mission Solutions at approximately 6%.
• Corporate G&A guidance -- Estimated $175 million to $185 million, excluding up to $10 million for ERP early-stage replacement projects.
• Income tax rate expectation -- 26%-28% targeted for 2026.
• Book-to-burn outlook -- Management expects new awards for 2026 to be significantly higher than 2025, with a book-to-burn ratio above one.
• Backlog conversion expectation -- CFO John C. Regan said, "in terms of how much of the backlog will convert to revenue, that is in that 50% to—" [context indicates 50% or more].
• Share repurchase execution -- Management expects the program to be completed at approximately $45 per share as referenced by recent closing levels.
• AI implementation -- Company's predictive analytics platform, started in 2018, now benchmarks schedule, planning, and cost using data from over 200 major projects; AI is used across the enterprise, including project planning, pricing, HR, finance, and procurement.
• Contracting discipline -- CEO James R. Breuer said, "We maintain our discipline around contract terms, ensuring that we get paid for the value we provide." In large projects, new contracts are starting reimbursable and converting to 'smart lump sum' with improved risk allocation.
• Strategic focus -- Emphasis on diversification, with particular growth in LNG, mining and metals, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, data centers, and nuclear power/fuels.
• Urban Solutions legacy projects -- On track to hand over three infrastructure projects in 2026 and one in early 2027; recoveries and change orders pursued for four projects in loss positions.
• BASF project completion -- Mechanical completion celebrated on BASF's largest investment in China, with over 75 million work hours and no lost-time injuries; full EPCM services provided by Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR).
• Pipeline of major prospects -- Management is in advanced discussions for large data center projects in the U.S. and advanced project management opportunities for data centers in Europe.
• NuScale investment returns -- Monetization results in a MOIC over 3.5x and IRR of more than 13% since the 2011 initial investment, with the final tranche expected to increase these returns.

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Risks

• Energy Solutions segment recognized a $414 million loss, primarily stemming from the Santos ruling, which also drove a $643 million charge to consolidated results and a $642 million cash outflow.
• Urban Solutions profit declined due to $108 million in cost growth across three infrastructure projects, with four legacy projects in loss position persisting into 2026 and early 2027.
• Mission Solutions segment profit dropped to $94 million from $153 million, reflecting $60 million in reserves and prior negative project rulings.
• Operating cash flow for 2025 was negative $387 million, with a substantial capital impact from legal settlement payments.
• Company G&A expenses included $43 million in restructuring, which although expected to be much lower in 2026, may persist at a minor level.

Summary

Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) reported $12 billion in new awards for 2025 and reinforced its disciplined approach to contract terms, with 87% of new work structured as reimbursable. Management confirmed full monetization of its NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) investment is underway, supporting aggressive capital returns, including a $1.4 billion share repurchase authorization for 2026. Despite a $643 million charge tied to the Santos ruling and sizable legal cash outflows, segment-level performance in Urban Solutions, Energy Solutions, and Mission Solutions reflected the lingering effect of legacy projects and cost overruns. Adjusted EBITDA and EPS declined modestly but guidance for 2026 anticipates improvement, with a new awards book-to-burn ratio above one and backlog conversion expected to remain strong. The company’s strategic agenda prioritizes expansion in targeted end markets, ongoing investments in advanced data analytics and AI, and selective M&A to deepen core capabilities.

• CFO John C. Regan clarified that "in terms of how much of the backlog will convert to revenue, that is in that 50% to—" [indicating at least 50% conversion expected for 2026], providing cash flow visibility from booked work.
• The final NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) monetization tranche, closing in Q2, is set to deliver a realized gain and further augment cash reserves for continued shareholder returns and reinvestment initiatives.
• Contracting in major energy and power projects has shifted to initially reimbursable then 'smart lump sum,' which CEO James R. Breuer said "ensuring that we get paid for the value we provide." and includes improved risk allocation.
• AI-based predictive analytics, in use since 2018, are now embedded across corporate and project functions, which management states will "deliver shorter schedules and greater cost competitiveness for our clients" as part of the evolving project delivery platform.
• Mission Solutions business secured an early engineering award with Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and expects material EPC awards in the second half of 2026 and into 2027, reflecting U.S. government support for rebuilding the nuclear fuel supply chain.

Industry glossary

• EPC: Engineering, procurement, and construction—turnkey project delivery involving full design, materials sourcing, and building services.
• Book-to-burn ratio: A measure comparing new project awards ("bookings") to the value of work performed ("burned") in a period; a ratio above one signals backlog growth.
• Reimbursable contract: Project agreement in which the client pays actual project costs plus a fee, limiting contractor risk compared to fixed-price contracts.
• Equity method earnings: Income derived from ownership stakes in unconsolidated affiliates, recognized proportionally to the company's interest.
• MOIC: Multiple on invested capital—the ratio of total cash received from an investment relative to the original outlay.
• IRR: Internal rate of return—annualized effective compounded return rate of an investment.
• FEED: Front-End Engineering Design—the early phase of project planning that defines technical requirements and scope prior to full-scale execution.
• ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning—integrated management software for core business processes.
• SMR: Small modular reactor—a type of advanced, scalable nuclear reactor technology.
• LNG: Liquefied natural gas—natural gas cooled to liquid form for ease of storage or transport.

Full Conference Call Transcript

Jason Landkamer: Thank you, Sarah, and welcome to Fluor Corporation’s 2025 fourth quarter earnings call. James R. Breuer, Fluor Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer, and John C. Regan, Fluor Corporation’s Chief Financial Officer, are with us today. Fluor Corporation issued its fourth quarter earnings release earlier this morning, and a slide presentation is posted on our website that we will reference while making prepared remarks. Before getting started, I would like to refer you to our Safe Harbor note regarding forward-looking statements which are summarized on Slide 2. During today's presentation, we will be making forward-looking statements which reflect our current analysis of existing trends and information. There is an inherent risk that actual results and experience could differ materially.

You can find a discussion of our risk factors which could potentially contribute to differences in our 2025 Form 10-K, which was filed earlier today. During this call, we will discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of these amounts to the comparable GAAP measures are reflected in our earnings release and posted in the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.fluor.com. When discussing revenue and related margin, we are introducing disclosure for adjusted net revenue and adjusted net margin which we determine by reducing GAAP revenue to exclude at-cost revenue, which we define in the 10-K. James? I will now turn the call over to James R. Breuer, Fluor Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer.

James R. Breuer: Thank you, Jason, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining today. I want to start by sharing my perspective on 2025, what is ahead of us in 2026, why we are excited about our strategy, and the business conditions supporting our growth. Please turn to Slide 3. When I think about our current state, it is helpful to reflect on the progression of our strategic journey over the past few years. We executed our fix-and-build chapter early in the decade where we prioritized actions critical to our long-term success. These included creating a robust capital structure, reestablishing disciplined pursuit principles, and diversifying our mix of revenue.

Last year, this management team launched the next chapter of our strategy, grow and execute, with a focus on growth, project delivery, and returning value to shareholders. Since then, we deployed $754 million in share repurchases in 2025, plus an additional $335 million to date in 2026. We achieved a monetization solution for our investment in NuScale, with $2 billion received since September 2025 and more to come in the next few months. We completed the sale of Stork and signed an agreement for the sale of the CFHI yard. We maintain our discipline around contract terms, ensuring that we get paid for the value we provide. And we have much to be proud of in our three business segments.

In Energy Solutions, in 2025, we completed and expanded in key markets including a major award related to the largest pharmaceutical project in the world, a rare earth project in the United States, copper and iron ore projects across multiple continents, and a semiconductor tool install. And in Mission, we saw a significant extension for nuclear remediation work, and continue to make inroads in the intelligence space. Please turn to Slide 4. As we stand in early 2026, we are seeing improved confidence across our client base. This confidence is a result of high levels of new front-end work, as well as detailed negotiations on projects that we see converting to backlog in the next several quarters, weighted towards 2026.

The uncertainty and hesitation that we saw last year, furthermore, after last year's disruption, is abating. The Fluor Corporation team has been very active in finding new opportunities in our target market and progressing the ones already in house. We are actively pursuing and shaping prospects across LNG, mining and metals, advanced technologies, and nuclear fuels. We also saw an increase in prospects in both gas-fired and nuclear power projects. Based on our conversations with clients, and their current expectation of FID timing, we anticipate that new awards for 2026 will be significantly higher than in 2025, with a book-to-burn ratio in excess of one.

On Slide 5, we have listed the major opportunities we are tracking for 2026, showing the diversity of our end markets. I will provide more detail in my commentary on each segment. Now let us turn to our review of our results for 2025, beginning on Slide 6. John will cover the majority of the financials, but I would like to cover a few highlights. Consolidated new awards for the year were $12 billion and 87% reimbursable. New awards last year were affected by clients’ concerns around geopolitical and trade uncertainty, and in the case of SRPPF, the client's evolving approach for tendering the centimeters scope.

Jason Landkamer: I am encouraged by the earnings potential of our current backlog. We saw an improvement in new award margin and in total backlog margin. These improvements are supportive of the operating margin range that we discussed last year at our Investor Day. Having these projects in hand, we are now focused on delivering at or better than as sold. Moving to our business segments, please turn to Slide 8. Urban Solutions reported a profit of $205 million for 2025, compared to $304 million a year ago. Segment profit reflects $108 million in cost growth on three infrastructure projects, offset by $54 million of positive developments on other infrastructure projects, including a favorable negotiation on the project completed in 2019.

Specific to our four infrastructure projects in the loss position, we are still on track to hand over three projects in 2026 and one in early 2027, and we continue to aggressively pursue recoveries and change orders from clients and subcontractors. New awards in Urban for the year were $8.7 billion and included the previously mentioned pharmaceutical project, two significant mining projects, and two highway projects. This is the third year in a row of new awards in the $9 billion range in Urban, validating the benefits of our diversification. Ending backlog for Urban Solutions is $18.7 billion. Please turn to Slide 9.

We see opportunity to grow in 2026 with large copper, aluminum, and green steel projects in mining and metals, rare earth material production facilities and manufacturing, and life science facilities for two new clients. In advanced technologies, we brought in additional industry-experienced leadership to support our offering in both semiconductors and data centers. As a result of our increased efforts in these markets, we are in advanced discussions with a client for a major data center in the United States. We are pursuing project management work on a data center project in Europe, and are well positioned for semiconductor work in the United States. Moving to Energy Solutions. Please turn to Slide 10.

For full year 2025, Energy Solutions reported a segment loss of $414 million compared to a profit of $256 million in 2024. These results reflect the Santos ruling, the completion of several large projects, and a temporary slowdown in execution in Mexico. Excluding the Santos effect, the segment performed extremely well, exceeding our internal expectations for the year. New awards in Energy Solutions totaled $1.4 billion in 2025. Awards for the year were primarily related to higher-margin engineering services that will enable larger EPC awards in the next two years. Ending backlog was $4.6 billion. As a final point, we recently celebrated the mechanical completion of our work in BASF's largest investment to date in China.

Our scope was delivered with more than 75 million work hours without a lost-time injury, and Fluor Corporation provided full engineering, procurement, and construction management services. This proud achievement across multiple facilities is another example of our ability to deliver successful projects no matter the size and complexity. Please move to Slide 11. For large-scale project with a potential to add two additional facilities for the same client, these projects will start on a reimbursable basis and then convert to a negotiated fixed price once the execution plan and estimate are completed in late 2026 or early 2027. We are very excited about these opportunities.

On the Cernavodă project, we continue to advance the front-end planning with the client and our JV partners, and expect to finalize all deliverables and EPC estimate by 2026. This project could result in a multibillion-dollar award next year. On the RoPower SMR project, we are actively coordinating with a client, the U.S. and Romanian governments, and with NuScale to obtain the next stage of funding to progress that project beyond the recently completed FEED. We are also pursuing additional opportunities in conventional nuclear and SMR projects in partnership with several technology providers. So as you can see, we continue to expand and diversify. Our LNG team also recently started a FEED package for a portion of a U.S.

LNG facility. Turning to Mission Solutions, please go to Slide 12. This segment reported a profit of $94 million for the year, compared to $153 million a year ago. Results for the year reflect $60 million in the aggregate for the recognition of reserves on the DoD project and a previously disclosed ruling on a project completed in 2019. New awards totaled $1.8 billion, similar to 2024. Awards included the start of a six-year contract to extend our presence at the Portsmouth site. Backlog was $2.2 billion compared to $2.7 billion for 2024. As previously explained, these numbers exclude the work performed under the equity investment method.

For 2026, we see opportunities in the civil agency market, including FEMA and the National Cancer Institute, pursuits in our national security business, additional LOGCAP work, and support services for the intelligence community. Mission is very well positioned for nuclear fuels work, combining our EPC expertise with our extensive nuclear experience with the government. We expect this market to expand as the United States drives investment to increase domestic production. In this sense, we are extremely excited with last week's announcement of the Centrus award for the EPC of a major expansion of its Ohio uranium enrichment plant. We are proud of our long-standing partnership with Centrus and our contribution to rebuilding the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain.

We recognized an early engineering award in Q1, and expect meaningful EPC awards in the second half of 2026 and into 2027. We continue to have a full team deployed on the SRPPF project, which is part of our scope at Savannah River. While we had previously anticipated a full release in 2026, we are awaiting additional information from the U.S. government as to timing of next steps. Before I hand the call over to John, I wanted to briefly discuss artificial intelligence, which is a topic of great interest in our industry. Please turn to Slide 13. When it comes to AI, Fluor Corporation was an early adopter.

We began our AI journey in 2018 by developing a predictive analytics platform built on data from more than 200 of our largest EPC projects. This foundational work allows us to benchmark schedule, planning, and cost performance using proven historical outcomes, so projects are planned with greater accuracy and discipline from the start. At Fluor Corporation, we view AI as a strategic advantage that strengthens our fully integrated EPC model. AI will enhance our ability to plan, design, procure, and build, improving decision timeliness and quality, accelerating execution, and sharpening our competitive edge. As of today, we have deployed AI across the project life cycle, from predictive analytics on capital projects to intelligent pricing insights across the supply chain.

These applications are already embedded in how we plan projects and engage with suppliers across key markets. We have also implemented AI applications across individual functional roles, including HR, finance, legal, and procurement. Building on these capabilities, and looking ahead, we are evolving our project delivery platform into what we call the project of the future. While still in the early stages, this next evolution of our platform is intended to deliver shorter schedules and greater cost competitiveness for our clients. We look forward to sharing more details in the future. With that, John will give us the financial update. John?

John C. Regan: Thanks, James. Good morning, everyone. Today, I would like to complete the picture of 2025 results and share our view on the year ahead, including some thoughts on capital returns. Please turn to Slide 15. There are some key things to consider within our full year GAAP results, including: one, the $643 million charge related to Santos, which we booked as a reduction to revenue. Now in Q4, we saw a modest clawback of $10 million as we further tightened the earlier estimates coming out of the judgment, and we saw more contribution from our insurance carriers. Two, we recorded $210 million in equity method earnings, driven mainly by our investment in NuScale and the Q1 NTTA impact.

The accounting for NuScale in Q4 is very nuanced, so we will comment more on that in a moment. Three, we recognized $108 million in cost growth across three infrastructure projects, including a $30 million effect during Q4. And finally, we had $43 million in restructuring costs to better optimize our operating platform for the current execution window. We recognized $16 million of this in Q4 with all year-to-date amounts included in our SG&A. Coming back to equity method and NuScale, because we had not completed the forward sale program until last week, we kept all 111 million shares on our balance sheet through year-end.

The $2.2 billion loss in the quarter represents the $22 decrease in NuScale carried across all 111 million shares, but offset by the $200 million we recognize for the derivative asset associated with the forward sale, which amounted to roughly $3 per share for the 71 million shares within the program. As I said, nuanced. All in, our carrying value for the 71 million shares in the program completed last week was $1.2 billion, and we received $1.35 billion, so the difference becomes a realized gain in Q1. Please turn to Slide 16. In 2025, our 10-K reported a consolidated segment loss of $109 million which was significantly impacted by Santos.

Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 was $504 million compared to $530 million a year ago. Our adjusted EPS of $2.19 compares to $2.32 in 2024. G&A for the year was $196 million, down from $203 million reported a year ago. This reflects a decrease in stock-based comp expense but was offset by the restructuring costs of $43 million. Net interest income in 2025 was lower at $67 million compared to $150 million a year ago, as a result of both lower interest rates and the level of cash balances at our more significant JVs. Moving to Slide 17. We ended 2025 with $2.2 billion in cash and marketable securities, compared to $3 billion a year ago.

Remember, we had several outsized items impacting year-over-year cash, including share repurchases, the NuScale monetization in September and October, plus the Santos payment in Q4. To provide more clarity, we have included an adjusted balance sheet on Slide 24 to illustrate the impact of share repurchases and NuScale monetization that we have already completed this year. It shows a $1 billion augmentation of our cash balance, and positions us to execute the capital allocation that we headlined in today's earnings release, and to do so with supreme confidence. We ended 2025 with operating cash flow of negative $387 million, largely due to the $642 million paid to Santos. Absent that, cash flow remained robust.

As a reminder, our payment to Santos in Q4 enabled us to move ahead with our appeal, which is currently slated to be heard in mid-2026. While we are hopeful for a more positive outcome via the appeal, we do not see any material downside to pursuing it. As it stands, we do not expect any meaningful updates regarding the appeal or any insurance recoveries until the second half of the year. On the lost project front, we funded $238 million for all of 2025, with $80 million reported as operating cash flow and the remainder in investing.

By virtue of the further widening in Q4, we now expect that 2026 will see approximately $220 million in funding including $90 million within OCF, compared to $700 million last year. Backlog for legacy projects now stands at $250 million. Please turn to Slide 18. We are very proud of 2025 on several meaningful fronts. We had over $750 million in share repurchases in the calendar year resulting in an 11% decrease in float. We converted all of our NuScale holdings and embarked on a comprehensive plan to monetize them.

Excluding the 40 million shares that we still hold, the already accomplished monetization means that we have a MOIC of over three and a half times and an IRR of over 13% since our initial investment in 2011. The final chapter of the monetization will only turbocharge these results. We finalized the agreement to sell our ownership in the Chinese fabrication yard for over $120 million, which upon closing will enable us to further reinvest in our business. We had $37 million in debt retirements, which generated a million dollars in gains because of how we attacked them.

We do not see a need to refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness in 2026, but if these types of small-scale opportunities continue to present themselves, we will be poised to act. And lastly, we completed the divestiture of Stork. Looking ahead for 2026, we expect to spend approximately $1.4 billion for share repurchases across all four quarters, which includes $400 million for the first two months of the year. We also expect to conclude our NuScale monetization efforts during Q2.

By virtue of the NuScale proceeds and our operating results, we will continue to put a priority on investing in our capabilities and our people, with a focus on building additional expertise and depth, reviewing tuck-in M&A opportunities that directly advance objectives within our target markets, and continuing meaningful share repurchases beyond 2026 based on free cash flow performance. Moving to Slide 19 and the outlook for 2026, we are establishing our initial adjusted EBITDA guidance in the range of $525 million to $585 million. When we think about adjusted EPS in 2026, the significance of the share repurchases will play a big role in reducing outstanding shares.

Assuming we complete the entire program at $45 per share, which was Friday's close, 2026 operating results are weighted a bit more heavily towards the second half of the year. Our expectations for operating cash flow are $300 million, but that figure excludes the over $400 million for the tax bill on last year's NuScale conversion which comes due in Q2. It does, however, reflect the lost project funding I discussed earlier. Our key assumptions and expectations for 2026 are shown on the slide, including the new awards book-to-burn above one based on the continued optimism that you heard in James’ commentary, corporate G&A expenses of approximately $175 million to $185 million.

Now this range excludes up to $10 million we could incur for early work on a potential replacement of our ERP. An income tax rate of approximately 26% to 28%. And while revenue is increasingly difficult to predict, in part due to the impact of varying levels of at-cost revenue, we expect our split to be approximately 20% in Energy Solutions, approximately 65% in Urban, and approximately 15% in Mission. Assuming these splits, our expectations for reported segment margins are approximately 3% to 4% for Urban Solutions, approximately 4% to 5% for Energy Solutions, and approximately 6% for Mission.

An alternative view to margins and using the definitions outlined in our 10-K filed earlier today, I wanted to highlight Slide 25, where we have presented our view on consolidated adjusted net margin, including the growth we saw in 2025. In the spirit of transparency, we expect to elevate our disclosure in this area for 2026. And with that, Operator, we are now ready for our first question. Thank you.

Operator: If you would like to withdraw your question, simply press 1 again. We ask that you please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up. Thank you. Your first question comes from Steven Fisher with UBS. Your line is open.

Steven Fisher: Thanks, and good morning. Congrats on all the progress in 2025.

James R. Breuer: Just to focus a little bit on the initial guidance, it seems like it was a little bit better than what you were thinking back in November, December when we were talking about sort of a flat to maybe modestly higher. Just curious what changed. It sounds like maybe you are hearing a little bit of confidence from your customers. Just if you could talk a little bit about that. Then what specifically still has to happen to hit those targets? Are you requiring some of these bookings in the second half to make a meaningful contribution? Thank you.

James R. Breuer: Morning, Steven. This is James. Let me start and then I will ask John to supplement. We feel good, Steven, about where we are. We feel good about the diversity of prospects we have in front of us and the—

John C. Regan: —and as—

James R. Breuer: —going to be modest, I would say. So a lot of our confidence is also what is in backlog. And so it is a combination, but where we sit today in February, John, I would say in the 70% plus or minus is already in backlog, maybe a little bit higher. The rest would have to come from what we call book and burn, Steven. But we feel, given the quality of prospect and given the, I would say, the maturity of these opportunities, we feel pretty good about it. John?

John C. Regan: Yeah, I think you are spot on, Steven. Good morning. In respect of what is coming from backlog for the EBITDA guide, James is right, it is probably in that two-thirds to three-quarter range. And the rest of it is kind of a comfortable book-to-burn for us based on historical trends. So no major concerns there. And then, look, I think the slightly uplifted guide is based on some of the confidence that James referenced, and in part due to some better execution. We spent so much time talking about our problem projects, we forget that so much of the portfolio continues to execute at greater than as sold.

And so as we are seeing uplift of margins in some of those backlog projects, the drop-through into the income statement in 2026 is meaningful.

Steven Fisher: Great. Thanks very much.

Operator: The next question comes from Jamie Lyn Cook with Truist Securities. Your line is open. Hi. Good morning, and lots of accomplishments in 2025.

Jamie Lyn Cook: James, I guess just my first question, it seems like the opportunity on power you see going forward relative to where we were last year seems to improve quite a bit. So is there any way you can help me understand if, given the prospects you are seeing today, what percent of your business could be power, let us say, in the next three years on a backlog basis? And just are you seeing any improvement in terms and conditions with utilities given they have historically been a difficult customer to work with before, understanding the contract will be hybrid, cost plus, then go into fixed price.

But just any commentary on the terms and conditions or competitive environment that makes you comfortable going in this market? Thank you.

James R. Breuer: Good morning, Jamie. Let me answer first the second part of the question. The power market in the United States has evolved significantly in the last few years, driven by the huge demand for power that translates into demand for reliable EPC services. And we have that. We have the experience to do these complex projects. And so in our conversations with the primarily utilities, they recognize that, and the conversation is very different now. It is, like I explained, it is starting reimbursable, working together on the execution plan and the estimate, and then converting to lump sum. And even that lump sum is going to have better conditions than what we saw eight, nine, ten years ago.

This is what we are calling smart lump sum where the risk allocation is properly balanced between both sides. I feel good about the market. I think I can see ourselves executing at least two or three large projects simultaneously. We do not want to—I mean, we like our diversification in Fluor Corporation, so we want to grow in Urban, we want to grow in Mission, we want to grow in Energy. The two large growth engines in Energy are LNG and power, and in the shorter term, it is going to be gas-fired power. Again, several small projects at the same time is what I would like to shoot for by 2027.

With this one confidential client that I mentioned, we are starting on one project, but the agreement is for an additional two sites. So you can see us managing that relationship as a program with different sites, and the efficiencies and the economies of scale that drives. So, yeah, multiple projects by next year, Jamie. I do not have in my mind what percentage of the backlog it is, but it is going to be certainly one of our growth engines.

John C. Regan: Yeah. Probably a little less focused on the nuclear side in terms of—

James R. Breuer: —backlog growth over the next two years. But, again, that is a market that we continue to stay close to—

Steven Fisher: —and to hone our CV so that if—

James R. Breuer: —if the renaissance does, in fact, materialize in a meaningful capital way, we will be hanging around the hoop for that.

Jamie Lyn Cook: Thank you. I will get back in queue.

Operator: The next question comes from Sangita Jain with KeyBanc Capital Markets. Your line is open.

John C. Regan: Good morning. Thank you for taking my question. So first, can I—

Sangita Jain: —start with the FEED on the U.S. LNG plants? I think in the past, you have referenced hesitancy on taking express risk on U.S. LNG projects. So if this project does turn into EPC, will it be fixed price, or are you thinking cost reimbursable?

James R. Breuer: Good morning, Sangita. This is a FEED for a scope that is not a train. This is an ancillary scope. It is still significant in size, but it is not in the magnitude that you are thinking a train or two trains would be. We are working on the FEED. And, again, this would be another example where the eventual EPC contract would be negotiated in a way that risk is properly allocated. There probably will be some elements of it lump sum, but, again, it would be what we call smart lump sum to make sure we are not taking blanket risks. But it is not, by any means, of the scale of, say, an LNG Canada.

It is much smaller than that.

Sangita Jain: Got it. And then on the Urban Solutions margin outlook of 3% to 4% for 2026, I think in the past you have referenced a higher margin range. So just some color on whether it is a function of the projects that are burning this year or if there is a recalibration on your part on your Urban Solutions margin trends going forward.

James R. Breuer: Yeah. And nothing in the macro there that is causing that. As we had in the prepared remarks, we do have the legacy projects that are scheduled for handover. So it is pushing the finality of those out the door with maybe a little bit longer of a horizon than we had expected in earlier years. So it is really just the drag of those things here in the final stages.

Sangita Jain: Got it. Thank you.

Operator: Your next question comes from Andrew J. Wittmann with Baird. Your line is open.

James R. Breuer: Okay. Thanks for taking my questions. I guess I am going to ask one on cash flows and then I am going to ask one on corporate costs. So, guys, just on cash flows, it looks like you have kind of articulated some of the moving pieces, John. Thank you for that. You talked about the legacy burn. You talked about the cash tax payment here coming early in the second quarter for the NuScale. One thing you did not talk about was some of the JV cash, and this has been a number that a couple years ago was very large, and it is beginning small.

But maybe if there are other moving pieces on the cash flow that we maybe understand even if they are a little bit more minor, but particularly JV? Maybe you could talk about that, please.

John C. Regan: Yeah. So you are spot on. So taxes are a big driver of cash flow, and it is that nuance of I pay in the succeeding year the tax bill for the earlier year. So having consumed a fair bit of those tax attributes that we have talked about, we are going to be a little more regular-way taxpayer, beginning in 2026. So we will see some cash outflow there. On the JV distribution front, not much in the way of expected changes coming out of Mexico. We are expecting a slight uplift in an almost nuisance percentage, but roughly comparable to slightly up, coming out of Savannah River.

And then in LNG Canada, we are expecting that to come backwards. We are expecting probably $60-ish million less in distributions coming out of Canada as that project is winding down, and we make the final distributions accordingly. But, given the lower effort that we have had in recent quarters, not surprising that the distributions themselves are coming down as that project nears completion.

Andrew J. Wittmann: Okay.

John C. Regan: And then I guess maybe it is a little bit of a moot point because you gave guidance on your G&A expense. And I am just trying to understand the moving pieces in the fourth quarter as well.

Andrew J. Wittmann: Okay. You had an environmental liability in there. You had your normal FX number in there that are both notable items. It feels like there was a reversal on incentive comp because, otherwise, your corporate—

Andrew J. Wittmann: Excuse me. Do you expect that there will be more restructuring in 2026 at all that we should be contemplating?

John C. Regan: Yeah. So a lot in there. So the corp cost guide, you are correct. There was some reversal of the stock-based compensation. That was related to, in part, overall corporate performance vis-à-vis our internal targets. That also was a factor from the decrease in share price during quarter four. And so we have several of our equity awards that received the liability treatment, so those are constant mark-to-market. So we did see some impact there.

Andrew J. Wittmann: And—

John C. Regan: I think our expectation for the 2026 guide is that we are at something closer to the targets for 2026, which is why you do see a little inflection there. You called out the restructurings that were in there. With respect to 2026, I would say our restructurings in 2025 were largely geographic. There was a little bit of a tail on some of the Stork stuff. But we looked at where we were operating and the offices we needed, and we took some restructurings around those.

I think as we get into 2026, we may still have some modest tail of those things, but I would not expect them to be anywhere close to the $40-ish million we spent in 2025. So, again, a bit of a nuisance, but there will be some, but I do not expect them to be material.

Andrew J. Wittmann: Sorry, if I could just sneak one more in here. Just the Mission Solutions margin guidance seems to have perked up here at 6%. Obviously, there are lots of factors that can go into this one as well, but I was wondering if there is anything too discrete that we should be thinking about as to driving that margin higher than what we have seen maybe over the years?

John C. Regan: Yeah. Essentially, it is the performance on Savannah River, which receives that equity method treatment. And so you are picking up some of the profit without corresponding revenue.

Andrew J. Wittmann: Right. Thanks, guys.

Operator: Your next question comes from Michael Stephan Dudas with Vertical Research Partners. Your line is open.

James R. Breuer: Morning, gentlemen.

Michael Stephan Dudas: Good morning, James. In your prepared remarks on Urban Solutions, you highlighted a couple of newer pharmaceutical clients. You called out data center, semis. So is the market demand for those services picking up to the point where it is coming into your ballpark on securing those types of terms and conditions that will lead to booking growth this year? And on pharma and just around the pharma, how much is Lilly? They have mentioned that new plant in Pennsylvania and all. Is that—are they still—you are still able to help aid to their cause given all the work that you have done?

James R. Breuer: Michael, thanks for the question. Let me go in pieces here. Yeah, we continue to be very excited about the Urban markets and ATLS. Semiconductors, that is in our flywheel, those large complex projects. We are talking to clients about those projects, other multibillion-dollar complex facilities. So that is something we are pursuing very actively. Data centers, we have had, as you know, many comments in this forum around the data center market and Fluor Corporation’s role in it. We continue to be very interested in data centers. We are pursuing data center work.

John C. Regan: We have two very good opportunities. One in the United States for a large project, one in Europe for—

James R. Breuer: —project management services that we are in advanced negotiations. We will remain selective in that market. A lot of the data center work in the United States is better suited for regional contractors or commercial construction-type contractors. But we think there are still good opportunities to pursue there, and we intend to grow in that market. And similarly in pharma and life sciences, right now we are executing a massive project for Lilly in Indiana. It is actually two projects in one. And we are fully committed to making sure that project is successful. We are also chasing some other smaller facilities, still sizable projects, but not in the same scale.

And as the Indiana job gets further ahead and there is line of sight on the completion, then I am sure we are going to continue to do more work in that area.

Michael Stephan Dudas: Thank you, James. And my follow-up is you have made terrific progress on your financial discipline and certainly the contract terms, and it is very good to hear how the utilities are being more accommodative. In your term here, in your longer-term goals that you set out, when you set out—how do you feel about the growth aspect, the adjusted EBITDA growth over the next few years, the new business opportunities? Is the demand in the market, increased confidence, leave you some more added confidence of achieving those goals as we move forward?

James R. Breuer: Michael, I feel very good about them. I feel very good because I am confident that we have the right capabilities aimed at the right markets. The uncertainty and the disruption we saw last year in Q2, Q3 has gotten a lot better. I think our clients are getting used to the trade policy flux, and I think it is perhaps a new normal. So they are looking past that and making plans for their CapEx programs. We have great end markets, and we talked about power. We talked about copper in the past. The copper demand—I think there is going to be an increase in copper demand 30%, 35% in the next five to ten years.

Someone needs to build those facilities. We are the world leader in copper projects. In the United States, the manufacturing boom on life sciences, data centers, semiconductors, and other types of facilities. Our work in government, fairly diversified across multiple agencies. So I feel very good. I think we, in our projections, Michael, we are still targeting the 2028 objectives that we—

Michael Stephan Dudas: Yes.

James R. Breuer: —laid out a year ago. A quarter slide, if you will, due to 2025 events. But we feel very good about our 2028 objectives.

Michael Stephan Dudas: Excellent, James. Thank you.

Operator: Again, if you have a question, it is star one on your telephone keypad. Your next question comes from Andrew Alec Kaplowitz with Citi. Your line is open.

Sangita Jain: Hi. Good morning. This is Natalia on behalf of Andy Kaplowitz.

John C. Regan: Hey. Good morning.

Jamie Lyn Cook: Hello, Natalia.

Sangita Jain: Maybe first question that I will ask: backlog ended over $25 billion. Can you provide more color on the conversion rates by segment for 2026? And how much of that backlog do you expect to convert to revenue in the next twelve months would be helpful?

John C. Regan: Well, I think in terms of how much of the backlog will convert to revenue, that is in that 50% to—

John C. Regan: —execution, and of that, backlog will drop.

Operator: Got it. That is helpful. And then just curious, with the significant NuScale proceeds expected, how are you weighing share repurchases against your capital allocation framework? Or, in other words, just curious about maybe an updated color on your tracking order? And just as a follow-up to that, you mentioned strategic investments in M&A. Just curious if there are any specific gaps in your current portfolio that you would like to fulfill with M&A?

James R. Breuer: Yeah. I will take that one. So I do not think we have a material shift in the way we were thinking about it and what we presented last April. And so, back then, we said at the early part of the capital returns, we were going to be weighted towards share repurchases, and I think we delivered on that in 2025, and I think we have got a lofty goal in 2026 with respect to the $1.4 billion. I think as we get later into the planning cycle—

John C. Regan: —then we will have—

James R. Breuer: —increasing EBITDA and free cash flow, and we will look to redirect those back to shareholders. And so there is probably some diminishing—

John C. Regan: —pecking order is kind—

James R. Breuer: —of reinvesting in our own business. As I said in the prepared remarks, building additional expertise and depth inside our capital structure, and then reviewing the tuck-in opportunities—

John C. Regan: —and so the tuck-in opportunities should not be viewed as—

James R. Breuer: —expanding into brave new markets, but, again, adding depth to the markets that we have placed a priority on. And we have chosen the word tuck-in carefully, so as not to convey an inappropriately large size of an acquisition. So we do see opportunities on smaller-scale acquisitions in several of our businesses. So that is how we are thinking about it.

Sangita Jain: Okay. That is helpful way to think of it. And maybe one last question on my end. Just taking a step back, as you advance from a fix-and-build approach to grow-and-execute strategy, I am just curious, can you talk about which end markets you feel you regain competitive advantages and which markets you are still seeing maybe more competition and pricing pressure?

James R. Breuer: Let me start with that, Natalia. We try to pick only markets where we think we have an advantage. And so if you look at LNG in Canada, if you look at copper, if you look at nuclear fuels, if you look at DOE work, if you look at other large projects and other technologies, but projects that really demand Fluor Corporation scale set of complex project execution from front end all the way to construction, that is what we are targeting for. We had, as you know, Natalia, we have had a lot of discussions on data centers. That is a fairly new market to us, and we are a little bit behind catching up there.

I will admit to that. But, again, we are maintaining that discipline where we are only going to go after projects where we think we have a high chance of success. So what am I most excite—

John C. Regan: —about and where do—

Sangita Jain: Got it. That is helpful. Thank you so much.

Operator: This concludes the question and answer session. I will turn the call to CEO, James R. Breuer, for closing remarks.

James R. Breuer: Thank you, Operator. Many thanks to all of you for participating today. As we enter 2026, we are excited about the future, given our capabilities, the macro environment for EPC services, and our competitive positioning. We appreciate your interest in Fluor Corporation, and thank you for your time.

Operator: This concludes today's conference call. Thank you for joining. You may now disconnect.

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