TORO CO
Business
TORO CO designs, manufactures, markets, and sells outdoor environment equipment and services focused on turf maintenance, irrigation, landscaping, snow and ice management, ag‑irrigation, rental and underground construction, and residential yard products. Its main products include professional and residential turf and landscape equipment, irrigation and lighting systems, snow and ice control products, underground construction and specialty rental equipment, and yard tools and snow throwers. The company operates through two reportable segments—Professional and Residential—with remaining activities presented as Other. Products are sold worldwide through distributors, dealers, mass and hardware retailers, rental centers, home centers, online channels, and direct to end‑users.
Summary from filing dated 2025-12-17
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales | 4,510 | 4,584 | 4,553 | 4,515 | 3,960 | |
| Cost of sales | 3,006 | 3,035 | 2,976 | 3,010 | 2,621 | |
| Gross profit | 1,505 | 1,549 | 1,578 | 1,505 | 1,339 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 1,014 | 1,016 | 996 | 929 | 820 | |
| Non-cash impairment charges | 81 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating earnings | 410 | 533 | 431 | 576 | 518 | |
| Interest expense | −59 | −62 | −59 | −36 | — | |
| Other income, net | 27 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 10 | |
| Earnings before income taxes | 378 | 513 | 401 | 553 | 500 | |
| Provision for income taxes | 62 | 94 | 71 | 109 | 90 | |
| Net earnings | 316 | 419 | 330 | 443 | 410 | |
| Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share) | 3.18 | 4.04 | 3.16 | 4.23 | 3.82 | |
| Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share) | 3.17 | 4.01 | 3.13 | 4.2 | 3.78 | |
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding Basic (in shares) | 100 | 104 | 104 | 105 | 107 | |
| Weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding Diluted (in shares) | 100 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 109 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 341 | 200 | 193 | 188 | 406 | |
| Other | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | |
| Total receivables, net | 378 | 460 | 407 | 333 | 310 | |
| Inventories, net | 921 | 1,039 | 1,088 | 1,051 | 738 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 65 | 67 | 111 | 103 | 35 | |
| Total current assets | 1,705 | 1,765 | 1,799 | 1,675 | 1,489 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 616 | 645 | 642 | 572 | 488 | |
| Goodwill | 451 | 450 | 451 | 583 | 422 | |
| Other intangible assets, net | 390 | 499 | 540 | 586 | 420 | |
| Right-of-use assets | 115 | 115 | 125 | 76 | 67 | |
| Investment in finance affiliate | 41 | 49 | 51 | 39 | 21 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 106 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other assets | 15 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 24 | |
| Total assets | 3,439 | 3,583 | 3,644 | 3,556 | 2,936 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Accounts payable | 368 | 453 | 430 | 579 | 503 | |
| Short-term lease liabilities | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | |
| Warranty | 152 | 150 | 144 | 135 | 117 | |
| Advertising and sales promotions and incentives programs | 169 | 180 | 163 | 124 | 104 | |
| Compensation and benefit costs | 97 | 59 | 99 | 101 | 109 | |
| Insurance | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
| Interest | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | |
| Other | 83 | 76 | 66 | 82 | 70 | |
| Total accrued liabilities | 526 | 493 | 499 | 469 | 420 | |
| Total current liabilities | 912 | 976 | 949 | 1,064 | 937 | |
| Long-term debt | 922 | 912 | 1,032 | 991 | 691 | |
| Long-term lease liabilities | 100 | 99 | 112 | 64 | 56 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 800,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | 44 | 50 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 51 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 51 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, authorized 1,000,000 voting and 850,000 non-voting shares, none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, authorized 175,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 97,888,105 shares as of October 31, 2025 and 101,472,125 shares as of October 31, 2024 | 98 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 105 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,391 | 1,496 | 1,444 | 1,281 | 1,072 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −35 | −46 | −37 | −33 | −26 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 1,453 | 1,552 | 1,511 | 1,352 | 1,151 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 3,439 | 3,583 | 3,644 | 3,556 | 2,936 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-10-31 | FY 2024 2024-10-31 | FY 2023 2023-10-31 | FY 2022 2022-10-31 | FY 2021 2021-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-cash income from finance affiliate | −19 | −21 | −19 | −9 | −6 | |
| Distributions from finance affiliate, net | 27 | 22 | 8 | — | — | |
| Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment | 112 | 94 | 84 | 75 | 76 | |
| Amortization of other intangible assets | 31 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 24 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 19 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | |
| Deferred income taxes | −59 | −28 | −48 | −12 | −23 | |
| Other | 6 | −3 | −200,000 | −100,000 | 500,000 | |
| Receivables, net | 83 | −53 | −72 | −19 | −52 | |
| Inventories, net | 109 | 28 | −27 | −286 | −98 | |
| Other assets | 28 | 20 | 18 | −30 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable | −87 | 24 | −150 | 66 | 139 | |
| Other liabilities | 13 | 11 | −23 | 23 | 56 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 662 | 570 | 307 | 297 | 556 | |
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | −84 | −104 | −150 | −144 | −104 | |
| Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment | 800,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from insurance claim | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash received | −4 | −800,000 | −21 | −402 | −25 | |
| Divestitures | 10 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 27 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −77 | −60 | −158 | −548 | −129 | |
| Borrowings under debt arrangements | 1,040 | 465 | 555 | 300 | 270 | |
| Repayments under debt arrangements | −1,040 | −575 | −515 | 0 | −370 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 13 | |
| Payments of withholding taxes for stock awards | −3 | −4 | −4 | −2 | −2 | |
| Common stock repurchases | −290 | −246 | −60 | −140 | −302 | |
| Dividends paid on common stock | −151 | −150 | −142 | −126 | −112 | |
| Other | −4 | −5 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −446 | −505 | −148 | 42 | −504 | |
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 3 | 1 | 3 | −9 | 2 | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 142 | 6 | 5 | −217 | −74 | |
| Interest | 63 | 63 | 61 | 31 | 32 | |
| Income taxes | 106 | 92 | 165 | 121 | 102 |