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온테리스(ONT) 2026년 3분기 실적 발표 콘퍼런스콜: 사상 최고 마진 및 가이던스 유지

Nov 6, 2026 8:30 AM
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온테리스의 2026년 3분기 매출은 전년 동기 대형 복구 프로젝트 제외 시 13% 증가했으나, 전체적으로는 9.7% 감소한 2억 300만 달러를 기록했다. 연결 조정 EBITDA는 3,590만 달러로 증가했고, 조정 EBITDA 마진율은 사상 최고치인 17.7%를 기록했다. 3분기 잉여현금흐름은 4,150만 달러로 레버리지 비율을 2.9배로 낮췄으며, 연말 레버리지 비율은 약 2.5배에 이를 것으로 예상된다. 경영진은 2026년 연간 가이던스를 재확인했으며, 2030년까지 연평균 약 15%의 매출 성장률(CAGR)과 25%의 조정 EBITDA CAGR을 달성할 것으로 예상하고 있다. 다만, 환경 관련 활동 및 고객 수요에 따라 변동성이 있을 수 있으며, 이사회 주도의 전략적 검토는 진행 중이나 거래 성립에 대한 보장은 없다.

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핵심 내용

  • 2026년 3분기 매출은 전년 동기 대비 9.7% 감소한 2억 300만 달러를 기록했다. 이는 주로 전년 동기에 대형 환경 복구 프로젝트 관련 매출 4,540만 달러가 포함되어 있었던 데 기인한다. 해당 프로젝트를 제외하면 매출은 13% 증가했다.
  • 연결 조정 EBITDA는 3,370만 달러에서 3,590만 달러로 증가했다. 조정 EBITDA 마진율은 270bp 상승하며 회사 사상 최고치인 17.7%를 기록했다.
  • 보통주 주주 귀속 GAAP 순이익은 900만 달러(희석 주당순이익 0.24달러)로 증가했다. 조정 순이익은 2,130만 달러(주당 0.56달러)에 달했다.
  • 3분기 잉여현금흐름은 4,150만 달러를 기록해 레버리지 비율을 2분기 3.2배에서 2.9배로 낮추는 데 기여했다. 경영진은 연말 레버리지 비율이 약 2.5배를 기록할 것이라는 전망을 유지했다.
  • 온테리스는 2026년 연간 가이던스를 재확인했다. 중간값 기준으로 경영진은 약 15.5%의 조정 EBITDA 마진율과 최소 60%의 영업현금흐름 전환율을 예상하고 있다.
  • 경영진은 약 10%의 평균 유기적 매출 성장률, 수처리 수요 및 지속적인 마진 확대를 바탕으로 2030년까지 연평균 약 15%의 매출 성장률(CAGR)과 25%의 조정 EBITDA CAGR을 달성할 것으로 예상하고 있다.

주요 재무 데이터

지표2026년 3분기2025년 3분기변동 / 비고
매출2억 300만 달러2억 2,490만 달러9.7% 감소; 전년 복구 건 제외 시 13% 증가
순서비스 매출1억 6,250만 달러1억 6,050만 달러전년 동기 대비 증가
연결 조정 EBITDA3,590만 달러3,370만 달러220만 달러 증가
조정 EBITDA 마진율17.7%15.0%270bp 상승; 분기 기준 회사 사상 최고치
영업이익1,230만 달러990만 달러전년 동기 대비 증가
보통주 주주 귀속 순이익900만 달러840만 달러전년 동기 대비 증가
희석 EPS0.24달러0.21달러희석 주식 수 감소 수혜
조정 순이익2,130만 달러1,420만 달러전년 동기 대비 증가
조정 EPS0.56달러0.36달러전년 동기 대비 증가
잉여현금흐름4,150만 달러—분기 말 레버리지 2.9배로 축소

연초 대비 누적 매출은 5억 5,820만 달러로, 전년 동기(6억 3,730만 달러) 대비 12.4% 감소했다. 전년의 대형 환경 복구 건을 제외하면 연초 대비 누적 매출은 4% 증가했다. 연초 대비 누적 조정 EBITDA는 8,560만 달러를 기록했으며, 마진율은 80bp 개선된 15.3%를 나타냈다.

온테리스는 전년 동기의 순이익 740만 달러(주당 0.08달러)와 비교해 연초 대비 누적 기준 230만 달러(희석 주당 0.07달러)의 순손실을 기록했다. 이러한 변화는 법인세 비용 감소로 일부 상쇄되었으나 영업이익 감소, 금융상품에 대한 공정가치 평가이익 축소, 이자비용 증가를 반영한 것이다.

사업 및 운영 실적

컨설팅 및 처리 부문 매출은 전년도 복구 프로젝트와의 비교 부담으로 인해 1억 6,190만 달러에서 1억 4,200만 달러로 감소했다. 부문 조정 EBITDA는 2,980만 달러에서 3,080만 달러로 증가했으며, 마진율은 18.4%에서 21.7%로 확대되었다.

전년도 프로젝트와 두 기간 모두의 환경 긴급 대응 매출을 제외하면, 컨설팅 및 처리 부문 매출은 1,530만 달러 증가했다. 핵심 컨설팅과 수처리가 성장을 견인했다. 프로젝트 믹스 개선, 운영 효율성 제고, 그리고 철수한 재생에너지 및 유럽 사업 부문의 손실 제거가 수익성을 뒷받침했다.

측정 및 분석 부문 매출은 주로 현장 서비스 매출이 190만 달러 감소한 탓에 6,300만 달러에서 6,110만 달러로 줄었다. 부문 조정 EBITDA는 1,730만 달러에서 1,600만 달러로 감소했고, 마진율은 27.5%에서 26.1%로 하락했다.

경영진은 PFAS 처리와 더불어 광범위한 산업 폐수 및 지자체 식수 처리를 중요한 성장 분야로 지목했다. 폐기물, 제약, 반도체 및 온쇼어링(국내 생산 복귀) 활동과 연계된 기타 산업 분야 고객들과 수요를 논의하고 있다.

온테리스는 또한 미국 환경청(EPA)의 메탄 배출 규제안이 최종 확정될 경우 배출량 모니터링 분야에서도 기회가 있을 것으로 보고 있다. 회사의 광학 가스 이미징, 소프트웨어 및 데이터 역량은 분기별, 연간 또는 반기별로 수행되는 정기 규제 준수 업무를 지원할 수 있다.

회사는 3건의 볼트온(bolt-on) 인수에 약 1,400만 달러를 투자했다. 이번 인수를 통해 미국 로키산맥 인접 주(Mountain states), 호주, 텍사스에서의 입지를 넓히는 한편 대기 환경 모니터링, 컨설팅 및 실험실 역량을 보강했다. 경영진은 2건의 인수가 분기 말 이후 완료되어 2026년 재무적 영향은 미미할 것이라고 밝혔으나, 2027~2030년 기간에는 실적에 긍정적으로 기여할 것으로 예상하고 있다.

경영진 가이던스

온테리스는 2026년 연간 재무 가이던스를 유지했다. 매출 및 조정 EBITDA 범위의 중간값을 기준으로 경영진이 예상하는 수치는 다음과 같다.

  • 2025년 대비 약 150bp 높은 약 15.5%의 조정 EBITDA 마진율
  • 회사의 장기 목표치인 50%를 웃도는 최소 60%의 영업현금흐름 전환율
  • 최근 완료된 인수를 포함한 약 2.5배의 연말 레버리지 비율

2030년까지의 기간에 대해 경영진은 약 15%의 매출 CAGR과 25%의 조정 EBITDA CAGR을 예상하고 있다. 이러한 목표는 회사의 기존 전망치였던 7~9% 대비 약 10%의 평균 유기적 매출 성장을 가정한 것이다.

경영진은 마진 확대가 선형적이지는 않을 수 있으나, 향후 3~5년에 걸쳐 마진율이 10%대 후반에서 20%대 초반에 도달할 것으로 예상하고 있다. 이러한 장기 목표는 2027년에 대한 공식 가이던스는 아니다.

리스크 및 주시 사항

  • 분기 실적은 환경 관련 활동 및 고객 수요에 따라 달라질 수 있으며, 경영진은 사업을 연간 단위로 평가하는 것이 더 적절하다고 밝혔다.
  • 매출 비교는 2025년 3분기에 4,540만 달러, 2025년 1~9월 동안 9,900만 달러를 기여한 대형 환경 복구 프로젝트의 영향을 계속해서 받고 있다.
  • 측정 및 분석 부문은 프로젝트 믹스와 매출 기반 축소로 인해 매출과 수익성이 모두 낮아졌다.
  • EPA 메탄 규제는 여전히 제안 단계이며 잠재적 기회가 현실화되기 전에 규칙 제정 절차를 거쳐야 한다.
  • 온테리스 이사회 주도의 전략적 검토는 여전히 진행 중이다. 이사회는 일정을 정하지 않았으며, 회사 측은 이 과정이 거래나 다른 결과로 이어질 것이라는 보장은 없다고 밝혔다.

애널리스트 Q&A 주요 내용

경영진은 더 높은 장기 유기적 성장 목표가 PFAS를 넘어 산업 폐수 및 지자체 식수를 포함한 수처리 기회에 의해 주로 뒷받침된다고 밝혔다. 2030년경으로 다가오는 PFAS 관련 규제 기한에 따라 고객과의 논의도 늘어나고 있다.

회사의 리브랜딩과 통합 영업 모델은 패키지 서비스에 대한 더 많은 요청과 더 크고 장기적인 계약 수주를 창출하고 있다. 경영진은 최신 교차 판매 비율을 제시하지는 않았으나, 통합 서비스 제공 역량이 더 빠른 유기적 성장에 대한 확신의 배경이라고 설명했다.

현금흐름과 관련해 경영진은 계절적으로 성수기인 2분기 이후 매출채권이 회수되고 1분기에 연간 성과급 지급이 완료되기 때문에 통상 3분기와 4분기가 가장 강세를 보인다고 밝혔다.

경영진은 인수 파이프라인이 탄탄하다고 설명하면서도, 소규모의 전략적 볼트온 거래와 공개적으로 제시한 레버리지 목표의 지속적인 준수를 강조했다.

실적 발표 컨퍼런스콜 전문


전체 실적 발표 컨퍼런스 콜 녹취록

경영진 발표

Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Onterris Inc. Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday, November 5, 2026. I would now like to turn the conference over to Adrianne Griffin. Please go ahead.

Adrianne Griffin

Thank you, John. Welcome to our third quarter 2026 earnings call. Joining me today are Vijay Manthripragada, our President and Chief Executive Officer; and Allan Dicks, our Chief Financial Officer. During our prepared remarks, we will refer generally to our earnings presentation, which is available on the Investors section of our website. Our earnings release is also available on the website.

Moving to Slide 3. I would like to remind everyone that today's call includes forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially due to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that should be considered when evaluating operating performance and financial outlook. We refer you to our recent SEC filings, including the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as supplemented by quarterly Form 10-Q reports, which identify the principal risks and uncertainties that could affect any forward-looking statements and future performance. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

On today's call, we will discuss or provide certain non-GAAP financial measures such as consolidated adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted net income per share, net service revenue and free cash flow. We provide these non-GAAP results for informational purposes, and they should not be considered in isolation from the most directly comparable GAAP measures. Please see the appendix to the earnings presentation or the earnings release for a discussion of why we believe these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors, certain limitations of using these measures and a reconciliation to their most directly comparable GAAP measure.

On April 21, 2026, Montrose Environmental Group rebranded to Onterris. Beginning in the first quarter of 2026, the company realigned its reportable segments to reflect updates made to the organizational structure and operating model. As a result of the reporting segment realignment, the company's Assessment, Permitting and Response segment and Remediation and Reuse segment were aggregated into a newly created Consulting and Treatment segment. The company's Measurement and Analysis and Corporate segments were not affected by the realignment. Prior period results have been recast to conform to this new structure. With that, I would now like to turn the call over to Vijay.

Vijay Manthripragada

Thank you, Adrianne, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. I want to start by recognizing and thanking our employees around the world for their continued commitment to our clients. We were recently ranked the #5 largest global environmental pure-play company by ENR, a third-party industry publication. This recognition speaks to the growing capability and market presence for Onterris. I also want to welcome our new colleagues who have joined us through recent acquisitions, expanding our geographic reach and our ability to serve our clients.

As we have emphasized in prior quarters, our business is best assessed on an annual basis. Quarterly variations in environmental activity and client demand do not necessarily reflect the underlying annual trajectory of our business. In terms of our update, I will speak to third quarter results, provide a quick update on the Board-led strategic review, speak to guidance and our long-term outlook, then hand it over to Allan before Q&A.

Our third quarter results demonstrate that we are on track to achieve the commitments we established earlier this year. We delivered strong adjusted EBITDA, record adjusted EBITDA margins, strong cash flow and strong cash conversion. As a result of the strength of our cash and cash flow, we reduced leverage as expected, which further reinforces the underlying earnings power of Onterris. Third quarter revenue was $203 million, a decrease of $22 million year-over-year, primarily reflecting the normalization of recovery services revenue associated with a significant environmental event in 2025. Excluding the recovery event, we delivered 13% growth across our core consulting and water treatment business.

Turning to profitability. We generated $36 million of consolidated adjusted EBITDA and expanded our adjusted EBITDA margin 270 basis points to 17.7%. This marked our highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA margin in company history. We also reduced leverage to 2.9x at quarter end, which is down from 3.2x in Q2. Our progress reflects continued operating leverage, improved project mix and sustained operating and cost discipline. These are structural improvements in how we manage and execute the business rather than benefits in a single quarter. They reflect the operating platform we enhanced since the start of 2025 to strengthen profitability and support future growth.

When we spoke with you in August, we outlined a clear set of financial priorities and expectations for the second half of the year. Our third quarter performance demonstrates execution against expectations with results consistent with the financial outlook we communicated at that time. Looking ahead, our full year 2026 guidance remains unchanged. As we discussed in August, our annual revenue outlook primarily incorporated lower pass-through revenue and moderated environmental emergency response revenue. Despite these revenue dynamics, margins and cash flow continue to show strength.

Based on the midpoint of our revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance ranges, we expect approximately 150 basis points of adjusted EBITDA margin expansion compared with 2025. We also anticipate operating cash flow conversion of at least 60%, which is above our long-term 50% target. Given the strength of our cash flow, we expect year-end leverage of approximately 2.5x, which is inclusive of the recently completed acquisition investments.

As we look to the future and based on commercial and operational initiatives currently underway, we expect revenue CAGR of approximately 15% and adjusted EBITDA CAGR of approximately 25% through 2030. These growth rates assume an average organic revenue growth of approximately 10%, which is above our historically provided 7% to 9% organic growth expectation. This is given elevated water treatment growth expectations and a continuation of our margin expansion successes.

Our business has remained resilient across election cycles since our IPO in 2020, supported by a predominantly private sector client base and the state and local requirements that shape many of our clients' environmental needs. The recent shift in the balance of power in Washington, D.C. does not change the strategic thesis or our conviction in the resiliency of our business. However, we do expect recent environmental regulatory volatility to subside, which should be a net positive.

Our integrated environmental infrastructure and technology platform brings together consulting, monitoring, testing, treatment and remediation to address increasingly complex client requirements. By connecting these capabilities, we can expand existing relationships, deliver more comprehensive solutions and create additional opportunities for profitable growth. As a recent example, earlier this week, we published a press release highlighting the U.S. EPA's recent proposal to reconsider key components of the Clean Air Act methane regulations.

This release specifically highlights our emerging opportunities in emissions management based on our technology, our data and our software leadership in this space. These recently proposed EPA methane regulations could expand the use of advanced optical gas imaging technologies at natural gas processing facilities, creating more opportunities for us to deploy our specialized monitoring capabilities while enabling clients to both reduce their emissions and reduce their compliance costs.

We are also making tangible progress against our commitment to disciplined targeted acquisitions. During the third quarter, we completed a transaction that further expands our presence in the U.S. Mountain states, particularly in ambient air monitoring technologies and solutions and increases our cross-selling opportunities with existing clients. Subsequent to quarter end, we completed 2 acquisitions. The first is EcOz Environmental Consultants, which expands our geographic presence in the high-growth Australian consulting market. The second is Permian Basin Environmental Lab in Texas, which strengthens our analytical capabilities and is highly complementary to our newly constructed Houston lab.

Collectively, these 3 transactions represent approximately $14 million of investment. These acquisitions also reflect our disciplined approach to capital allocation, targeting geographic expansion, establishing client relationships and creating attractive opportunities for profitable growth. Together, our continued operating improvements and disciplined acquisitions are reinforcing one another, strengthening our profitability, expanding our technical capabilities and geographic reach to drive organic growth and building a more efficient and differentiated platform positioned for sustained growth.

As previously disclosed on August 5, 2026, Onterris announced a comprehensive Board-led strategic review, which remains ongoing. To date, the company has engaged with a number of strategic and financial parties. The company has engaged Evercore and AEC Advisors as our financial advisers and Kirkland & Ellis as our legal counsel in connection with the strategic review. The Board has not set a timetable for the conclusion of its review. There can be no assurance that the review will result in any transaction or other outcome, and Onterris does not intend to comment further regarding the review unless and until it determines that further disclosure is appropriate or necessary.

What I find particularly encouraging is what these results and our outlook represent. We are strengthening the earnings power of Onterris, expanding our differentiated capabilities and accelerating our growth trajectory. We remain focused on delivering long-term value for our shareholders, and we look forward to sharing further updates with you in the near future.

Thank you for your interest in Onterris. And with that, I will turn it over to Allan.

Allan Dicks

Thanks, Vijay. We're very pleased with our financial results in the third quarter. Revenue was ahead of the midpoint of our previous guidance, adjusted EBITDA at the top end of guidance and adjusted EBITDA margin reached a quarterly record 17.7%. Cash flow generation was strong, and we ended the quarter below 3x leverage. These results reflect disciplined execution and improving operating efficiency despite a challenging prior year comparison that included a sizable response event.

Our third quarter revenue decreased 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year to $203 million, down from $224.9 million. Year-to-date revenue decreased 12.4% versus the prior year, totaling $558.2 million compared to $637.3 million. The primary driver of the decline in both periods was lower environmental emergency response revenue and reduced recovery services, primarily associated with a single large environmental event in the prior year, which generated revenues of $45.4 million in the prior year quarter and $99 million in the prior year-to-date period.

Excluding this event, revenue was up 13% in the quarter and 4% year-to-date. In both the quarter and year-to-date periods, the increased strength in consulting and growth in our water treatment business, partially offset by modest declines in our Measurement and Analysis segment. Net service revenue increased to $162.5 million in the third quarter of 2026 compared to $160.5 million in the prior year quarter.

Turning to profitability. Third quarter consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $35.9 million or 17.7% of revenue compared to $33.7 million or 15% of revenue in the prior year period, a $2.2 million and 270 basis point improvement despite the significant revenue decline. Year-to-date, consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $85.6 million or 15.3% of revenue compared to $92.3 million or 14.5% of revenue in the same period last year, an 80 basis point increase.

The quarterly and year-to-date margin improvement reflected favorable project mix and improved operational efficiency in our Consulting and Treatment segment, the absence of prior year renewable losses and lower corporate costs, partially offset by lower profitability in our Measurement and Analysis segment. This improvement in the third quarter also carried through to our GAAP results. Income from operations increased to $12.3 million from $9.9 million last year, while net income attributable to common stockholders rose to $9 million or $0.24 per diluted share compared with $8.4 million or $0.21 per diluted share in the prior year quarter.

This increase in net income was primarily attributable to higher operating income and lower income tax expense, partially offset by a lower fair value gain on financial instruments. Net income per diluted share also benefited from lower fully diluted common shares following the full redemption of the Series A-2 preferred shares in the prior year and the benefit of the 1.6 million common shares repurchased in the current year.

Year-to-date, we reported a net loss of $2.3 million or a $0.07 loss per diluted share compared to net income of $7.4 million or $0.08 per diluted share in the same period last year. The year-over-year change reflects slightly lower operating income, significantly lower fair value gain on financial instruments following a $20 million gain on the redemption of the preferred shares in the prior year and higher interest expense, partially offset by lower income tax expense. Year-to-date loss per share benefited from the elimination of the Series A2 dividend in the prior year.

Adjusted net income and adjusted EPS in the third quarter were $21.3 million and $0.56, respectively, up compared to $14.2 million and $0.36 in the prior year period. Year-to-date, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS were $33.2 million and $0.86, respectively, compared to $45 million and $1.03 in the prior year period.

I will now discuss our performance by segment, focusing my comments on the third quarter. In our Consulting and Treatment segment, third quarter revenue decreased to $142 million from $161.9 million in the prior year period. This segment's adjusted EBITDA was $30.8 million or 21.7% of segment revenue compared to $29.8 million or 18.4% of segment revenue in the prior year period. The revenue decline was driven by the previously mentioned $45.4 million environmental event in the prior year, partially offset by $10.2 million of higher environmental emergency response revenue outside of this event.

Excluding this prior year event and excluding environmental emergency response revenues in both years, Consulting and Treatment revenue increased $15.3 million, driven by core consulting revenue growth and strength in our water treatment business. Environmental emergency response revenue was $17 million in the quarter compared to $11.5 million in the prior year period. Higher margins reflect the benefit of operating efficiencies, project mix and the absence of losses from our renewables and European businesses that were exited in the prior year.

Turning to our Measurement and Analysis segment. Revenues decreased to $61.1 million from $63 million in the prior year period, primarily reflecting $1.9 million of lower field services revenue. Segment adjusted EBITDA was $16 million or 26.1% of segment revenue compared to $17.3 million or 27.5% in the prior year period, reflecting project mix and the lower revenue base. In this segment, our focus remains on improving resource utilization, disciplined project execution and cost management while maintaining the technical capabilities and capacity to support demand for our testing, monitoring and analytical solutions.

Corporate and other costs declined $2.6 million to $10.9 million, primarily reflecting lower incentive compensation accruals, partially offset by higher IT infrastructure and marketing costs.

Moving to our cash flow and capital structure. Year-to-date, net cash flow provided by operating activities was $35.4 million compared to $55.5 million in the prior year period, a $20.1 million decrease, primarily reflecting $16 million of higher bonus payments in the first quarter of 2026, which rewarded our strong 2025 performance. We remain on track to convert at least 60% of consolidated adjusted EBITDA to operating cash flow for the full year.

Free cash flow in the third quarter was $41.5 million, bringing year-to-date free cash flow to $24.9 million and helping to drive our leverage ratio down to 2.9x. During the third quarter, we closed on the acquisition of business assets in our Air testing division and subsequent to quarter end, have closed on 2 small additional acquisitions. Inclusive of these acquisitions, we continue to expect year-end leverage of approximately 2.5x.

As of September 30, 2026, we had total available liquidity of $192 million, including $20 million of cash and $172 million of revolver availability. During the third quarter, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock. Year-to-date, we have repurchased approximately 1.6 million shares for $30 million, with approximately $10 million of authorized capacity remaining under our $40 million repurchase program, the use of which is subject to our credit agreement covenants.

Turning to our full year outlook. We are reiterating our 2026 financial guidance, which at the midpoint implies a full year adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 15.5%, representing approximately 150 basis points of expansion compared with 2025 and 290 basis points over the last 3 years. This consistent margin improvement reflects our continued focus on operating efficiency, project execution, business mix and cost discipline and reflects the early results of several additional margin improvement initiatives underway.

In closing, despite tough comparisons, our underlying business continues to demonstrate improved profitability and disciplined execution, and we are thrilled with the record adjusted EBITDA margins in the third quarter, which are also expected for the full year. Cash flow generation is strong, leverage is declining, and we have resumed small accretive bolt-on acquisitions.

Thank you all for joining us today and for your continued interest in Onterris. Operator, we are ready to open the lines for questions.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] We now have our first question, and this comes from Tim Mulrooney from William Blair.

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Renee Gagliardo

This is Renee Gagliardo on for Tim Mulrooney. The first question is regarding your -- my first question is regarding your expectation for 25% EBITDA CAGR through 2030. If I'm doing the math right, it looks like you'd expect EBITDA margins to exceed 20% by then. Do you agree with that assessment? And how should we think about the primary drivers behind that between mix, corporate expenses, et cetera?

Allan Dicks

We -- this is Allan. We certainly expect continued margin expansion over the next 3 to 5 years, not necessarily linear each year, but do expect we should get into the high 20 -- the high teens, low 20% margins, again, over a 3- to 5-year period.

Renee Gagliardo

Got it. And then switching gears a little. Operating cash flow of $41 million was pretty strong in the quarter. I saw that days sales outstanding came down. What else would you attribute to the strong cash flow generation that gives you confidence in hitting the target for the full year?

Allan Dicks

Yes. Our cash flow generation is very seasonal. Q3 and Q4 are traditionally the quarters in which we generate most of our cash flow. And certainly, Q3 of this year was no exception as the revenue starts to decline into the back half of the year following what is usually a very high second quarter, you get the natural unwind of receivables. You also have our annual incentive payments, which are paid in Q1 behind us. And so all of that provides momentum. We have strong conviction in our ability to continue that level of cash flow into the fourth quarter and to achieve our full year cash conversion target.

Operator

The next question comes from Tami Zakaria from JPMorgan.

Tami Zakaria

So I have 2 questions. The first one is, I think I heard you say organic growth, revenue growth should be 10% through 2030. And so as you look to 2027, we are 2 months away, is this 10% a good proxy for next year? Or it will take time to realize that?

Vijay Manthripragada

Tami, I would -- that is a CAGR over -- from now through 2030. And so I would think about it as a long-term trend, not formal guidance for 2027. We do see a lot of exciting opportunities in our water treatment business in particular, which is partially why we see higher organic growth opportunities over the next 3 to 5 years. And that certainly continues into 2027. But no, we are not anchoring on any 1 number for 2027.

Tami Zakaria

Understood. And so my second question, I think there's been a proposed methane emission regulation. I wanted to ask you about that. Could you give some examples of what products and services you have in the portfolio right now that could take advantage of this and would they be more like onetime revenue opportunities or more recurring? And when you would expect this proposed rule to be finalized? I think these would be helpful comments.

Vijay Manthripragada

Yes, it's a great question. So it is a proposed rule. And so that process still needs to be followed, and we are in active discussions with our clients, Tami. So they are very attuned to this. The essence of our optimism around parts of the regulations, obviously, the proposed rules cover and encompass a much broader landscape. But specific to emissions monitoring, we are one of North America's leaders, not only in air testing, but specifically in optical gas imaging. And there are a set of regulations that enable us to use this more advanced technology, which for us is coupled with software and data capabilities, which our clients have found very additive.

And by deploying this technology, the imaging plus software, we believe we can help our clients both reduce their emissions and reduce costs as that technology has demonstrated over and over again for years. And what we are effectively saying is that based on our interactions with our clients, we expect the market opportunity for us in that space to expand very nicely over the coming years. On your second point, is this onetime or recurring? Our testing business, as you know, is compliance-driven and, therefore, it is required on a quarterly basis, annual basis, biannual basis. And so this -- as this manifests, this will become more structurally recurring as we've described in the past related to our testing segment. Does that answer your question, Tami?

Tami Zakaria

It does. Thank you so much.

Operator

The next question comes from Tim Moore from Clear Street.

Timothy Michael Moore

I just want to follow up on 1 thread. The 10% organic growth CAGR, I know that was slightly higher than the 7% to 9%, I think, prior commentary. Just what is kind of the water treatment driver there? I know you mentioned elevated water treatment. Are you seeing any programs in your pipeline? Or is there any other geographic pockets picking up? Is it mostly in the U.S.? I know you did a lot of PFAS work in Australia a while back. Just kind of curious if you have any more color on the driver of the 10%.

Vijay Manthripragada

Yes. Tim, yes, so as we think about our long-term outlook with our Water Technology and water treatment business, I think it's important to highlight 2 points. 1, it is no longer a purely PFAS treatment set of solutions. We are seeing some incredible opportunities across broader industrial wastewater and now municipal drinking water treatment. And so PFAS is certainly an increased emphasis as we start to approach the deadlines that several years ago got pushed out to approximately 2030. And so our clients are much more engaged at this point thinking forward to that incoming deadline.

But in addition to that, we are seeing significant interest from our broader industrial and client base, in particular, given that our technology is applicable beyond just PFAS. And so as a simple example, the waste industry, the pharma, the semiconductor industry and other industries that are seeing activity pick up from onshoring are asking us and engaging us on broader water treatment and water stewardship needs, and that's really driving some of our optimism given what we see in the market already around our long-term outlook.

Timothy Michael Moore

That's very helpful color, Vijay. I just want to follow up on the rebranding impact so far, you changed the name, it's more integrated approach. If memory serves me correctly, and I completely can be wrong on this, I think early last year in 2025, something like 53% of your revenues were kind of cross-sold defined as, I think, 2 or more services sold to the same customer. Have you seen cross-selling improve with the rebranding? Or do you have any kind of estimate maybe what the cross-selling revenue percentage might be this year?

Vijay Manthripragada

Yes. Tim, let me speak to the concept because I don't think we've disclosed the numbers yet, and we will certainly provide full clarity once we kind of conclude the year. We're feeling really good about the impact of our rebrand for several reasons. It has truly integrated our commercial approach. What I mean by that is our clients are now seeing the unified whole. We're getting more requests for bundled services. Our team's ability to engage our clients naturally -- with a natural extension of current services is also much easier because the portfolio is presented as 1 as opposed to a family of brands.

And so as we think about our legacy commercial approach, which is primarily service-driven, we have now expanded that to what is very typical in the consultative arena around market sector and key client leadership, and we're seeing some really nice long-term opportunities there. Part of what Allan alluded to in his commentary is that we are starting to see bigger awards, longer-term awards as we've issued some press releases around and some of that is certainly a function of the fact that our clients are seeing us as a much larger integrated provider and are also seeing kind of the benefits of that unique approach and solution set.

So the brand has kind of a host of implications, but it is certainly -- as we look out to the next 3 to 5 years, it is certainly also part of why we have a lot of conviction in our acceleration in organic growth, not just related to water treatment.

Timothy Michael Moore

No, no, that makes sense. I remember that survey a couple of years ago, a lot of folks weren't aware of some of the other bundled services you have. So it seems like it's going great.

Operator

[Operator Instructions] The next question comes from Trey Teller from Capital One.

Trey Teller

This is Trey Teller on for Wade Suki. Maybe just to start off, just wondering if you can give us any quantification on the impact that you expect in 4Q and in '27 from the recent acquisitions? And then maybe any color on what you're seeing in the current deal pipeline?

Vijay Manthripragada

Yes. Let me -- I'll speak to it in generalities based on what we publicly disclosed. So Trey, we have deployed approximately $14 million of capital. We've talked about our -- they are incredibly accretive to us, both strategically and financially. And because these are very small bolt-on acquisitions, the impact to this year, given that, right, it's occurred in October, November is de minimis. And so it really doesn't change our outlook for 2026, but we do think it's very accretive to our 2027 to 2030 time frame.

As it relates to the pipeline, it remains very robust. We are very encouraged by the set of opportunities, and we expect over the next 3 to 5 years to certainly get back to adding incredible value both to our clients and also to our shareholders through a disciplined acquisition program. I want to be very measured in how I say that. These are mostly small bolt-on acquisitions that are very strategic to us, and we will certainly stay within the leverage commitments we have talked about publicly.

So this is kind of our -- we are doing what we said we would do, which is a measured reentry into getting back to what we have always done really well, and this is just a manifestation of that.

Trey Teller

Got it. Yes, that makes a lot of sense. And then for our second question, I know you hit on it a bit in your prepared remarks. Just wondering if you could talk a little bit more about the potential benefits for -- on from the recent elections.

Vijay Manthripragada

Yes. We -- Trey, I think it's really important to kind of reiterate what we have said since our inception. As you know, we -- the company was started under the Obama administration. We went public in the Trump -- the first Trump administration. Our public life has now been in both the Biden and the now Trump administration with obviously Congress shifting hands as well. The reason I say that is I think we've demonstrated repeatedly that we are able to grow organically and inorganically through those cycles.

The business is incredibly resilient as a function of both our unique focus on industrial clients and the fact that the state and local regulations our clients are subject to -- are the underpinning that withstand some of the volatility we have seen at the federal level. And so as we think about what the next couple of years look like for us, our outlook has really not changed for the same reasons it didn't change when there was a shift in the executive branch a couple of years ago.

Now with all that said, I do believe, and this is certainly -- we're still in the process of digesting exactly what the changes mean. I do believe that the balance of power in Washington is going to reduce the regulatory volatility that we've seen, which is certainly something our clients have spent a lot of time talking to us about. And that reduction in regulatory volatility is a net positive for us. And so we are cautiously optimistic about how this could benefit our clients' certainty and therefore, some of our trajectory. But long term and in aggregate, this is -- we are not susceptible to these cycles.

Operator

And there are no further questions that came through at this time. This concludes our conference call for today. Thank you all for participating. You may now disconnect your lines.

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