ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INCALGN
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC Segments Disclosure
Segments and Geographical Information
Segment Information
We report segment information based on the management approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), our Chief Executive Officer, for decision making and performance assessment as the basis for determining our reportable segments. We group our operations into two reportable segments: Clear Aligner segment and Imaging Systems and CAD/CAM services (“Systems and Services”) segment, which are based on our predominant product lines.
Our CODM uses gross profit and income from operations to assess each reportable segment’s performance, by reviewing each measure against internal forecasts and historical performance. Our CODM may also benchmark each segment’s performance against our competitors and external expectations.
Summarized financial information by reportable segment is as follows (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net revenues | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 3,245,404 | $ | 3,230,122 | $ | 3,199,329 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 789,560 | 768,890 | 662,931 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 4,034,964 | $ | 3,999,012 | $ | 3,862,260 | ||||||||||||||
Cost of net revenues1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 1,058,893 | $ | 952,136 | $ | 911,291 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 265,058 | 247,717 | 244,106 | |||||||||||||||||
Total cost of goods sold | $ | 1,323,951 | $ | 1,199,853 | $ | 1,155,397 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 2,186,511 | $ | 2,277,986 | $ | 2,288,038 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 524,502 | 521,173 | 418,825 | |||||||||||||||||
Total gross profit | $ | 2,711,013 | $ | 2,799,159 | $ | 2,706,863 | ||||||||||||||
Other Segment expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 1,151,720 | $ | 1,135,782 | $ | 1,105,781 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 218,412 | 251,951 | 227,470 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 795,126 | 803,798 | 730,274 | |||||||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | $ | 2,165,258 | $ | 2,191,531 | $ | 2,063,525 | ||||||||||||||
Segment income from operations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 1,034,791 | $ | 1,142,204 | $ | 1,182,257 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 306,090 | 269,222 | 191,355 | |||||||||||||||||
Total segment income from operations | $ | 1,340,881 | $ | 1,411,426 | $ | 1,373,612 | ||||||||||||||
1 Management has identified Cost of net revenues as a significant expense for our Clear Aligner and Systems and Services reportable segments.
Other segment expenses typically include employee related costs, marketing and advertising costs, and depreciation and amortization expense incurred by various functions including selling, marketing, general and administrative and research and development. Our CODM does not regularly receive these operating expenses at the reportable segment level.
Income from operations for each segment includes all geographic revenues, related cost of net revenues and operating expenses directly attributable to the reportable segment. Certain operating expenses are not directly attributable to a reportable segment and must be allocated. Each allocation is measured differently based on the nature of the cost being allocated. Certain other operating expense are not specifically allocated to segment income from operations and generally include various corporate expenses such as stock-based compensation and costs related to IT, facilities, human resources, accounting and finance, legal and regulatory, other separately managed general and administrative costs outside the reportable segments and restructuring costs.
The following table reconciles total segment income from operations in the table above to net income before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total segment income from operations | $ | 1,340,881 | $ | 1,411,426 | $ | 1,373,612 | ||||||||||||||
| Unallocated corporate expenses | (795,126) | (803,798) | (730,274) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total income from operations | 545,755 | 607,628 | 643,338 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 16,045 | 20,218 | 17,258 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | 23,487 | (18,887) | (19,392) | |||||||||||||||||
Net income before provision for income taxes | $ | 585,287 | $ | 608,959 | $ | 641,204 | ||||||||||||||
The following table includes certain non-cash expenses for each reportable segment (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 23,883 | $ | 22,888 | $ | 13,963 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 1,525 | 1,595 | 1,293 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 160,462 | 149,220 | 138,770 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation | $ | 185,870 | $ | 173,703 | $ | 154,026 | ||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Clear Aligner | $ | 151,565 | $ | 67,450 | $ | 64,781 | ||||||||||||||
| Systems and Services | 39,513 | 30,998 | 31,518 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 46,358 | 46,586 | 46,102 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 237,436 | $ | 145,034 | $ | 142,401 | ||||||||||||||
Our CODM does not regularly review total assets at the reportable segment level; however, we have provided geographical information related to our long-lived assets below.
Geographical Information
Net revenues are presented below by geographic area (in thousands):
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net revenues 1: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. | $ | 1,661,185 | $ | 1,695,696 | $ | 1,665,925 | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 920,588 | 983,629 | 1,168,320 | |||||||||||||||||
| Other International | 1,453,191 | 1,319,687 | 1,028,015 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total net revenues | $ | 4,034,964 | $ | 3,999,012 | $ | 3,862,260 | ||||||||||||||
1 Net revenues are attributed to countries based on the location of where revenues are recognized by our legal entities.
Long-lived assets, which includes Property, plant and equipment, net, and Operating lease right-of-use assets, net, are presented below by geographic area (in thousands):
| December 31, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
Long-lived assets 1: | ||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | $ | 493,584 | $ | 571,628 | ||||||||||
| U.S. | 200,343 | 207,689 | ||||||||||||
| Other International | 545,848 | 605,193 | ||||||||||||
| Total long-lived assets | $ | 1,239,775 | $ | 1,384,510 | ||||||||||
1 Long-lived assets are attributed to countries based on the location of our entity that owns or leases the assets.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 27, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2020 | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 28, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.