ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. Fair Value Disclosure
The following financial assets and liabilities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis (in millions):
|
|
As of December 31, 2025 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: |
|
||||||||||
Description |
|
Recorded |
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
$ |
41.4 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
41.4 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
|
|
49.7 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
49.7 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
95.1 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
95.1 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
$ |
4.8 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
4.8 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
|
|
9.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
112.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
112.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Contingent payments related to acquisitions |
|
|
299.2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
299.2 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
427.2 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
128.0 |
|
|
$ |
299.2 |
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2024 |
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: |
|
||||||||||
Description |
|
Recorded |
|
|
Quoted Prices |
|
|
Significant |
|
|
Significant |
|
||||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
$ |
89.5 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
89.5 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
|
|
50.3 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
50.3 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total Assets |
|
$ |
141.6 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
141.6 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
$ |
1.8 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
1.8 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cross-currency interest rate swaps |
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
14.2 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest rate swaps |
|
|
158.6 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
158.6 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges, current and long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
0.8 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Contingent payments related to acquisitions |
|
|
180.7 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
180.7 |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
$ |
356.1 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
175.4 |
|
|
$ |
180.7 |
|
We value our foreign currency forward contracts using a market approach based on foreign currency exchange rates obtained from active markets, and we perform ongoing assessments of counterparty credit risk.
We value our interest rate swaps using a market approach based on publicly available market yield curves and the terms of our swaps, and we perform ongoing assessments of counterparty credit risk. The valuation of our cross-currency interest rate swaps also includes consideration of foreign currency exchange rates.
Contingent payments related to acquisitions consist of sales-based payments and development and regulatory milestones, and are valued using discounted cash flow techniques. The fair value of sales-based payments is based upon significant unobservable inputs such as probability-weighted future revenue estimates and simulating the numerous potential outcomes, and changes as revenue estimates increase or decrease. The fair value of the development and regulatory milestones are based on the probability of success in obtaining the specified development achievement or regulatory approval. The fair value of sales-based payments and development and regulatory milestones utilize significant unobservable inputs, which could reasonably change in future periods resulting in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements. If our estimates of future revenue or probability of achievement increase, the fair value measurements for these contingent payments will increase. Vice versa, if our estimates of future revenue or probability of achievement decrease, the fair value measurements for these contingent payments will decline. For each of our acquisitions that include contingent consideration, there is a maximum payout. Accordingly, the range of our potential contingent consideration payments are $25 million to $795 million.
Contingent payments related to our acquisition of Embody, Inc. (“Embody”) in February 2023 are to be settled by issuance of our common stock and cash payments. The Embody acquisition is discussed in Note 9. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we issued 0.3 million shares of our common stock valued at $27.8 million and paid $4.4 million of cash for a commercial milestone related to the Embody acquisition. The fair value of common stock was determined to be $101.02 per share, which represented the average of our high and low stock prices on the settlement date. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we issued 0.2 million shares of our common stock valued at $23.4 million and paid $1.5 million of cash for a commercial milestone related to the Embody acquisition.
The fair value of common stock was determined to be $123.87 per share, which represented the average of our high and low stock prices on the settlement date.
See Note 9 for a description of the contingent consideration related to the Paragon 28 and Monogram acquisitions.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis in the tables above that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) (in millions):
Level 3 - Liabilities |
|
2025 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|||
Contingent payments related to acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Beginning balance |
|
$ |
180.7 |
|
|
$ |
141.7 |
|
|
$ |
17.4 |
|
New contingent consideration related to acquisitions |
|
|
246.3 |
|
|
|
61.0 |
|
|
|
138.5 |
|
|
|
(77.1 |
) |
|
|
7.1 |
|
|
|
16.0 |
|
|
Settlements |
|
|
(52.8 |
) |
|
|
(28.9 |
) |
|
|
(30.2 |
) |
Foreign currency impact |
|
|
2.1 |
|
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Ending balance |
|
$ |
299.2 |
|
|
$ |
180.7 |
|
|
$ |
141.7 |
|
Changes in estimates for contingent payments related to acquisitions are recognized in the “Acquisition, integration, divestiture” and related line item on our consolidated statements of earnings.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 23, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 22, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Feb 26, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 27, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Mar 1, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | |
About Fair Value Disclosures
Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.
Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.