What does goodwill impairment mean?

A write-down of the value of previously acquired businesses.

How do you interpret goodwill impairment?

An increase suggests that past acquisitions are underperforming or that the company overpaid for previous business combinations.

How does goodwill impairment compare across companies?

Often seen across all industries following major M&A activity or economic downturns.

Allison Transmission Holdings ALSN Goodwill impairment

Goodwill impairment at other companies

CaterpillarCAT

$0—

Penske Automotive GroupPAG

$0—

Ally FinancialALLY

$0-100%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+83.6%

Gross profit$406.0M+7.4%

Operating income$195.0M-21.7%

Net income$112.0M-41.7%

EPS (diluted)$1.33-40.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$311.0M-58.7%

Total debt$4.4B+81.4%

Total equity$1.9B+14.3%

Total assets$8.7B+62.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$156.0M-13.8%

CapEx$53.0M+104%

Free cash flow$103.0M-33.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$9.88B+19.3%

Enterprise value$13.95B+40.6%

P/E18.2×+7.2×

P/S2.7×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.8%-7.3pp

Operating margin22.6%-8.8pp

Net margin14.9%-8.7pp

FCF margin16.7%-3.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity30.4%-19.7pp

Debt / equity2.3×+0.9×

Current ratio1.8×-1.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Allison Transmission Holdings in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: Allison Transmission Holdings’s 10-K, filed February 24, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Allison Transmission Holdings's goodwill impairment?: Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) reported goodwill impairment of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does goodwill impairment mean?: A write-down of the value of previously acquired businesses.
How do you interpret goodwill impairment?: An increase suggests that past acquisitions are underperforming or that the company overpaid for previous business combinations.
How does goodwill impairment compare across companies?: Often seen across all industries following major M&A activity or economic downturns.