Rogers delivered results in the fourth quarter that exceeded Wall Street’s revenue and profit expectations, driven by improved industrial sales and effective cost reduction initiatives. Management credited a leaner operating model and organizational changes for strengthening the company’s position, particularly highlighting enhanced customer relationships and new product development. Interim President and CEO Ali El-Haj emphasized, “Q4 sales of $202 million approached the high end of the guidance. Adjusted EPS of $0.89 per share and adjusted EBITDA margins of 17.1%, both exceeded the top end of guidance.” The quarter’s performance also benefited from a focus on profitability improvement and disciplined capital allocation.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at electronic components & manufacturing stocks, starting with TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI).
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Let’s dig into the relative performance of Rogers (NYSE:ROG) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 electronic components & manufacturing earnings season.
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Engineered materials manufacturer Rogers (NYSE:ROG) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 4.8% year on year to $201.5 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $200.5 million was less impressive, coming in 2.9% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.89 per share was 48.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Engineered materials manufacturer Rogers (NYSE:ROG) reported Q4 CY2025 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 4.8% year on year to $201.5 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $200.5 million was less impressive, coming in 2.9% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.89 per share was 48.3% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after investor fears over artificial intelligence disrupting the software industry sparked a broad sell-off. The anxiety stemmed from the rapid adoption of new 'agentic AI' tools, which some investors believed could dismantle traditional Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business models. This 'AI Panic' led to indiscriminate selling across the sector. The market move reflected growing concerns about the downside of the AI boom for established software companies.
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and over the past six months, the industry’s 7.7% return has trailed the S&P 500 by 2.5 percentage points.
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Over the past six months, Rogers has been a great trade, beating the S&P 500 by 24.9%. Its stock price has climbed to $92.37, representing a healthy 37.9% increase. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. Still, investors are uneasy as firms face challenges from AI-driven disruptors and tightening corporate budgets.
These doubts have certainly contributed to services stocks’ recent underperformance - over the past six months, the industry’s 12% gain has fallen behind the S&P 500’s 13.6% rise.
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Wrapping up Q3 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the electronic components & manufacturing stocks, including Rogers (NYSE:ROG) and its peers.
Rogers’ third quarter results were positively received by the market, driven by broad-based sales growth across major end markets and improvements in operational efficiency. Management highlighted that portable electronics, industrial, aerospace, and defense sectors all contributed to the sequential sales increase, while cost and expense reduction actions supported margin expansion. Interim President and CEO Ali El-Haj noted, “Q3 results benefited from delivering on cost and expense reduction actions,” as the company executed on its plan to enhance competitiveness through customer focus and operational discipline. These factors contributed to Rogers’ outperformance relative to Wall Street’s expectations.
Shares of engineered materials manufacturer Rogers (NYSE:ROG) fell 4% in the afternoon session after the stock pulled back as the company reported third-quarter 2025 financial results that surpassed market expectations and provided upbeat guidance for the next quarter.
