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"Our Access team delivered solid results in the fourth quarter despite moderating demand. We are confident that long-term drivers, including infrastructure buildout, mega projects and data center construction, remain strong for our Access business. We expect short-term market softness in the first half of 2025 followed by improved demand in the second half of the year, which we have factored into our expectations for the Access segment in 2025.

"We expect growth for our Vocational and Defense segments in 2025 and we are confident in our team’s ability to navigate through softer market conditions in our Access segment to position Oshkosh Corporation to continue delivering strong results. We are initiating our adjusted earnings per share expectations for 2025 of approximately $11.00. We are also announcing a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51 per share, representing a 10.9 percent increase. This marks the 11th consecutive year in which we have increased our dividend by a double digit percentage," said Pfeifer.

Factors affecting fourth quarter results for the Company’s business segments included:

Access - Access segment sales for the fourth quarter of 2024 of $1.16 billion were relatively flat with the fourth quarter of 2023 as sales related to the acquisition of AUSA of $32.5 million were offset by lower international sales volume.

Access segment operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased 11.9 percent to $142.9 million, or 12.4 percent of sales, compared to $162.2 million, or 14.1 percent of sales, in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to unfavorable price/cost dynamics offset in part by favorable product mix.

Adjusted¹ operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 was $151.6 million, or 13.1 percent of sales, compared to $165.6 million, or 14.4 percent of sales, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Vocational - Vocational segment sales for the fourth quarter of 2024 increased $145.3 million, or 19.8 percent, to $880.6 million due to improved sales volume and improved pricing.

Vocational segment operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased 149.8 percent to $110.9 million, or 12.6 percent of sales, compared to $44.4 million, or 6.0 percent of sales, in the fourth quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily due to improved price/cost dynamics and higher sales volume.

Adjusted¹ operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 was $122.9 million, or 14.0 percent of sales, compared to $64.2 million, or 8.7 percent of sales, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Defense - Defense segment sales for the fourth quarter of 2024 of $559.1 million were relatively flat with the fourth quarter of 2023 as NGDV production for the USPS was offset by the impact of changes in cumulative catch-up adjustments on contracts. Defense experienced unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2024 primarily reflecting higher costs to complete units prior to delivery, whereas it experienced favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments on contract awards in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Defense segment operating income and adjusted¹ operating income in the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased 75.8 percent to $15.0 million, or 2.7 percent of sales, compared to $62.1 million, or 11.1 percent of sales, in the fourth quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily the result of the impact of changes in cumulative catch-up adjustments and unfavorable product mix, partially offset by higher sales volume.

Corporate and other - Net operating costs for corporate and other in the fourth quarter of 2024 decreased $8.4 million to $44.9 million primarily due to lower new product development spending as well as improved Pratt Miller results.

Interest Expense Net of Interest Income - Interest expense net of interest income in the fourth quarter of 2024 increased $8.3 million to $29.1 million due to higher borrowings on the Company's revolving credit facility.

Provision for Income Taxes - The Company recorded income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2024 of $45.2 million, or 22.7 percent of pre-tax income, compared to $44.2 million, or 22.6 percent of pre-tax income, in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Repurchases of common stock - The Company repurchased 494,069 shares of common stock in the fourth quarter of 2024 for $50.4 million.

Full-Year Results

The Company reported net sales for 2024 of $10.76 billion and net income of $681.4 million, or $10.35 per diluted share. This compares with net sales of $9.66 billion and net income of $598.0 million, or $9.08 per diluted share, in the prior year. The increase in net income for 2024 was primarily due to improved price/cost dynamics, higher organic sales volume and favorable mix, partially offset by higher net interest expense, intangible asset impairments, the impact of changes in cumulative catch-up adjustments on contracts in the Defense segment, higher engineering costs and higher production costs.

Adjusted¹ net income for 2024 was $772.7 million, or $11.74 per diluted share, compared to $657.2 million, or $9.98 per diluted share, in 2023.

2025 Expectations

The Company announced its 2025 diluted earnings per share estimate of approximately $10.30 and its adjusted¹ earnings per share estimate of approximately $11.00 on projected net sales of approximately $10.6 billion.

Dividend Announcement

The Company’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.51 per share of Common Stock. The dividend represents an increase of 11 percent from the previous dividend and will be payable on March 3, 2025 to shareholders of record as of February 17, 2025.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 9:30 a.m. EST this morning to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2024 results and its 2025 outlook. Slides for the call will be available on the Company’s website beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST this morning. The call will be simultaneously webcast. To access the webcast, go to oshkoshcorp.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event and follow instructions for listening to the webcast. An audio replay of the call and related question and answer session will be available for 12 months at this website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains statements that the Company believes to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future financial position, business strategy, targets, projected sales, costs, earnings, capital expenditures, debt levels and cash flows, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this news release, words such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "should," "project," "confident" or "plan" or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include the cyclical nature of the Company’s access equipment, fire apparatus, refuse and recycling collection and air transportation equipment markets, which are particularly impacted by the strength of U.S. and European economies and construction seasons; the Company’s estimates of access equipment demand which, among other factors, is influenced by historical customer buying patterns and rental company fleet replacement strategies; the impact of orders and costs on the U.S. Postal Service contract; risks that a trade war and related tariffs could reduce the competitiveness of the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to increase prices to raise margins or to offset higher input costs; the Company's ability to accurately predict future input costs associated with Defense contracts; the Company’s ability to attract and retain production labor in a timely manner; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the AeroTech acquisition; the strength of the U.S. dollar and its impact on Company exports, translation of foreign sales and the cost of purchased materials; the impact of severe weather, war, natural disasters or pandemics that may affect the Company, its suppliers or its customers; the Company’s ability to predict the level and timing of orders for indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts with the U.S. federal government; budget uncertainty for the U.S. federal government, including risks of future budget cuts, the impact of continuing resolution funding mechanisms and the potential for shutdowns; the impact of any U.S. Department of Defense solicitation for competition for future contracts to produce military vehicles; risks related to the collectability of receivables, particularly for those businesses with exposure to construction markets; the cost of any warranty campaigns related to the Company’s products; risks associated with international operations and sales, including compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; the Company’s ability to comply with complex laws and regulations applicable to U.S. government contractors; cybersecurity risks and costs of defending against, mitigating and responding to data security threats and breaches impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate other acquisitions and to realize the anticipated benefits associated with the same; and risks related to the Company’s ability to successfully execute on its strategic road map and meet its long-term financial goals. Additional information concerning these and other factors is contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Form 8-K filed today. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this news release. The Company assumes no obligation, and disclaims any obligation, to update information contained in this news release. Investors should be aware that the Company may not update such information until the Company’s next quarterly earnings conference call, if at all.

About Oshkosh Corporation

At Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK), we make innovative, mission-critical equipment to help everyday heroes advance communities around the world. Headquartered in Wisconsin, Oshkosh Corporation employs over 18,000 team members worldwide, all united behind a common purpose: to make a difference in people’s lives. Oshkosh products can be found in more than 150 countries under the brands of JLG^®, Pierce^®, MAXIMETAL, Oshkosh^® S-Series™, McNeilus^®, IMT^®, Jerr-Dan^®, Frontline™ Communications, Oshkosh^® Airport Products, Oshkosh AeroTech™, Oshkosh^® Defense and Pratt Miller. For more information, visit oshkoshcorp.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). The Company is presenting various operating results both on a GAAP basis and on a basis excluding items that affect comparability of results. When the Company excludes certain items as described below, they are considered non-GAAP financial measures. The Company believes excluding the impact of these items is useful to investors in comparing the Company’s performance to prior period results. However, while adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share exclude amortization of purchased intangibles, intangible asset impairments and amortization of inventory step-up, revenue and earnings of acquired companies are reflected in adjusted operating income, adjusted net income and adjusted earnings per share and intangible assets contribute to the generation of revenue and earnings. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below presents a reconciliation of the Company’s presented non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures (in millions, except per share amounts):

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