Q4 2025 TTEC Holdings Inc Earnings Call

February 27, 2026

Speaker #1: Welcome to TTEC's fourth quarter and full-year 2025 earnings conference call. I would like to remind all parties that you will be in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session.

Operator: Welcome to TTEC's Q4 and full year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I would like to remind all parties that you will be in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session. This call is being recorded at the request of TTEC. I would now like to turn the call over to Bob Belknapp, TTEC's Group Vice President, Global Finance. Thank you, sir, and you may begin.

Speaker #1: This call is being recorded at your request of TTEC. I would now like to turn the call over to Bob Belknapp, TTEC's group vice president, conference finance.

Speaker #1: Thank you, sir, and you may begin.

Speaker #2: Good morning and thank you for joining us today. TTEC is hosting this call to discuss its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, for the period ended December 31, 2025.

Bob Belknapp: Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. TTEC is hosting this call to discuss its Q4 and full year 2025 results for the period ended 31 December 2025. Participating on today's call are Kenneth Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TTEC, and Kenneth Wagers, Chief Financial Officer of TTEC. Yesterday, TTEC issued a press release announcing its financial results. While this call will reflect items discussed in that document, for complete information about our financial performance, we also encourage you to read our annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended on 31 December 2025. Before we begin, I want to remind you that matters discussed on today's call may include forward-looking statements related to our operating performance, financial goals, and business outlook, which are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions.

Bob Belknap: Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. TTEC is hosting this call to discuss its Q4 and full year 2025 results for the period ended 31 December 2025. Participating on today's call are Kenneth Tuchman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TTEC, and Kenneth Wagers, Chief Financial Officer of TTEC. Yesterday, TTEC issued a press release announcing its financial results. While this call will reflect items discussed in that document, for complete information about our financial performance, we also encourage you to read our annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended on 31 December 2025. Before we begin, I want to remind you that matters discussed on today's call may include forward-looking statements related to our operating performance, financial goals, and business outlook, which are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions.

Speaker #2: Participating on today's call are Kenneth Tuchman, chairman and chief executive officer of TTEC, and Kenny Wagers, chief financial officer of TTEC. Yesterday, TTEC issued a press release announcing its financial results.

Speaker #2: While this call will reflect items discussed in that document, for complete information about our financial performance, we also encourage you to read our annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended on December 31, 2025.

Speaker #2: Before we begin, I want to remind you that matters discussed on today's call may include forward-looking statements related to our operating performance, financial goals, and business outlook, which are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions.

Speaker #2: Please note that these forward-looking statements reflect our opinions as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update this information as a result of new developments that may occur.

Bob Belknapp: Please note that these forward-looking statements reflect our opinions as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update this information as a result of new developments that may occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected and described today. For a more detailed description of our risk factors, please review our 2025 annual report on Form 10-K. A replay of this conference call will be available on our website under the Investor Relations section. I will now turn the call over to Ken.

Bob Belknap: Please note that these forward-looking statements reflect our opinions as of the date of this call, and we undertake no obligation to update this information as a result of new developments that may occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected and described today. For a more detailed description of our risk factors, please review our 2025 annual report on Form 10-K. A replay of this conference call will be available on our website under the Investor Relations section. I will now turn the call over to Ken.

Speaker #2: Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks: uncertainties and other factors, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expected and described today.

Speaker #2: For a more detailed description of our risk factors, please review our 2025 annual report on Form 10-K. A replay of this conference call will be available on our website under the Investor Relations section.

Speaker #2: I will now turn the call over to Ken.

Speaker #3: Good morning and thank you for joining us today. 2025 was a pivotal year for TTEC, one in which we met our financial commitments and improved our balance sheet and fortified our position as the leader in AI-enabled CX.

Kenneth Tuchman: Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. 2025 was a pivotal year for TTEC, one in which we met our financial commitments, improved our balance sheet, and fortified our position as the leader in AI-enabled CX. For the full year 2025, revenue was $2.136 billion, exceeding the high end of our guidance. Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million, reflecting year-over-year growth of 5.6%. We generated $83 million in cash flow and reduced our credit facility borrowings by $70 million. This reflects our continued focus on strengthening our balance sheet. Before moving on to our business overview, I'd like to point out that our operating improvements and disciplined budget management were offset by a one-time goodwill, non-cash impairment on a portion of our TTEC Digital segment in Q4.

Speaker #3: For the full year 2025, revenue was $2.14 billion, exceeding the high end of our guidance. Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million, reflecting year-over-year growth of 5.6%. We generated $83 million in cash flow and reduced our credit facility borrowings by $70 million.

Speaker #3: This reflects our continued focus on strengthening our balance sheet. Before moving on to our business overview, I'd like to point out that our operating improvements and disciplined budget management were offset by a one-time goodwill, non-cash impairment on a portion of our TTEC digital segment in the fourth quarter.

Speaker #3: This was due to the decline in our market capitalization and the annual fair value assessment, while impactful from an accounting gap perspective, the impairment was a non-cash expense and has no impact on our broader ability to execute our strategy or the value of our CX technology solutions.

Kenneth Tuchman: This was due to the decline in our market capitalization and the annual fair value assessment. While impactful from an accounting GAAP perspective, the impairment was a non-cash expense and has no impact on our broader ability to execute our strategy or the value of our CX technology solutions. Now on to some highlights from the year. We deepened our relationships with our largest clients, capturing an increased share of wallet as they expanded their use of our end-to-end consulting, technology, and managed services portfolio. Sales of new lines of business launched in 2025 to our base were strong in both our Engage and Digital segments, increasing year-over-year. Across the business, we attracted a substantial number of new clients with our AI forward and vertical solutions approach.

Speaker #3: Now on to some highlights from the year. We deepened our relationships with our largest clients, capturing an increased share of wallet as they expanded their use of our end-to-end consulting, technology, and managed services portfolio.

Speaker #3: Sales of new lines of business launched in 2025 to our base were strong, in both our engage and digital segments, increasing year over year.

Speaker #3: Across the business, we attracted a substantial number of new clients with our AI-forward and vertical solutions approach. Several of these clients are new to having a CX partner.

Kenneth Tuchman: Several of these clients are new to having a CX partner, a shift driven by data and AI landscape that has become too complex for clients to navigate alone. We grew our strategic technology partnerships as we collaborated on new client sales opportunities and innovative solution development. Our professional services with these technology partners grew 16% outside of our legacy CCaaS practices. We continued to increase the penetration of our AI-enabled solutions with our embedded base and are integrating this innovation functionality in every new TTEC Engage and TTEC Digital opportunity. We expect that we will achieve near 100% AI adoption with our current clients by the end of this year. Importantly, we continue to invest in our global team of CX engineers, consultants, data analysts, and associates, earning Great Place to Work certification in 15 countries, several more countries than last year.

Speaker #3: A shift driven by data and AI landscape that is become too complex for clients to navigate alone. We grew our strategic technology partnerships as we collaborated on new client sales opportunities and innovative solution development.

Speaker #3: Our professional services with these technology partners grew 16% outside of our legacy CCAS practices. We continue to increase the penetration of our AI-enabled solutions with our embedded base and are integrating this innovation functionality in every new TTEC engage and TTEC digital opportunity.

Speaker #3: We expect that we will achieve near 100% AI adoption with our current clients by the end of this year. And importantly, we continue to invest in our global team of CX engineers, consultants, data analysts, and associates, earning Great Place to Work certification in 15 countries. Before we move into the discussion of our segment performance, I'd like to share some thoughts on the current macro environment.

Kenneth Tuchman: Before we move into the discussion of our segment performance, I'd like to share some thoughts on the current macro environment. Clearly, there is an AI overhang casting a shadow over valuations for CX, IT, and SaaS-based business services companies. We are fully cognizant that over time, there will be an impact on lower value interactions, which are part of the current $400 billion TAM. However, the opportunity is sufficiently large to support the companies serving the market today, let alone the new solutions that are emerging. Based on our experience, AI isn't eliminating the need for CX, it's making it more effective... By automating routine transactions, it's enabling humans in the loop to focus on the high-stakes interactions that define a brand.

Speaker #3: Clearly, there is an AI overhang casting a shadow over valuations for CX, IT, and SaaS-based business services companies. We are fully cognizant that over time, there will be an impact on lower value interactions, which are part of the current $400 billion TAM.

Speaker #3: However, the opportunity is sufficiently large to support the company serving the market today, let alone the new solutions that are emerging. Based on our experience, AI isn't eliminating the need for CX.

Speaker #3: It's making it more effective. By automating routine transactions, it's enabling humans in the loop to focus on the high-stakes interactions, that define a brand.

Speaker #3: But even as we navigate the fastest tech adoption curve in history, we must remain mindful that the promise of AI is only as good as its execution.

Kenneth Tuchman: Even as we navigate the fastest tech adoption curve in history, we must remain mindful that the promise of AI is only as good as its execution. Success lies in balancing this rapid innovation with the operational realities required to deliver a seamless, human-centric experience. Our point of view is shaped by several market realities. One, transformation requires a long runway. It took almost 30 years from the internet's debut to achieve total global integration. It demanded decades to build the infrastructure, technology, tools, and adoption to achieve worldwide ubiquity. Two, system sprawl is massive. Today, the average Fortune 1000 company operates hundreds of software applications and technology systems, both in the cloud and on-premise. Although not all of them are required for CX, less than a quarter of them are integrated. Three, internal cultural adoption creates a bottleneck.

Speaker #3: Success lies in balancing this rapid innovation with the operational realities required to deliver a seamless, human-centric experience. Our point of view is shaped by several market realities.

Speaker #3: One, transformation requires a long runway. It took almost 30 years from the internet's debut to achieve total global integration. It demanded decades to build the infrastructure, technology, tools, and adoption to achieve worldwide ubiquity.

Speaker #3: Two, systems sprawl is massive. Today, the average Fortune 1000 company operates hundreds of software applications and technology systems, both in the cloud and on-premise.

Speaker #3: Although not all of them are required for CX, less than a quarter of them are integrated. Three, internal cultural adoption creates a bottleneck. According to a recent Bain & Company study, 88% of business transformations fail to achieve their goals because of lack of organizational readiness and employee alignment.

Kenneth Tuchman: According to a recent Bain & Company study, 88% of business transformations fail to achieve their goals because of lack of organizational readiness and employee alignment. Success requires businesses to rethink how they organize, empower, train, and measure the effectiveness of their people and AI counterparts. Finally, technology is only as valuable as the end consumer's willingness to use and trust it. Just as the EV market shifted towards hybrid cars when consumers demanded the security of traditional engines alongside new tech, CX is entering a hybrid era where consumers appreciate the potential convenience and personalization of agentic AI, but demand the trust and authenticity of a human in the loop for high-value, complex interactions. In this environment, enterprises are seeking guidance and expertise like never before. They're looking to architect modern data states, integrate disparate systems, and redefine workflows.

Speaker #3: Success requires businesses to rethink how they organize and power train and measure the effectiveness of their people and AI counterparts. And finally, technology is only as valuable as the end consumer's willingness to use and trust it.

Speaker #3: Just as the EV market shifted toward hybrid cars when consumers demanded the security of traditional engines alongside new tech, CX is entering a hybrid era, where consumers appreciate the potential, convenience, and personalization of agentic AI, but demand the trust and authenticity of a human in the loop for high-value, complex interactions.

Speaker #3: In this environment, enterprises are seeking before. They're looking to architect modern data states, integrate disparate systems, and redefine workflows, in some cases rather than struggling to do it themselves in-house.

Kenneth Tuchman: In some cases, rather than struggling to do it themselves in-house, they choose to work with an end-to-end partner like TTEC. This convergence of complexity and urgency is exactly where we excel. We don't just provide the technology or the people, we provide the strategic CX bridge that turns AI potential into operational reality. With 42% of generative AI initiatives failing due to lack of depth, companies are shifting budgets to CX specialists like us, who don't just know AI, but have the precious final mile CX experience to move fast, remove risk, and deliver brand differentiation. To achieve the full potential of our unique platform, we continue to build on our strong leadership foundation with new talent. I am pleased to announce several key appointments that will further accelerate our strategic roadmap.

Speaker #3: They choose to work with an end-to-end partner like TTEC. This convergence of complexity and urgency is exactly where we excel. We don't just provide the technology or the people.

Speaker #3: We provide the strategic CX bridge, that turns AI potential into operational reality. With 42% of general AI initiatives failing due to lack of depth, companies are shifting budgets to CX specialists like us, who don't just know AI, but have the precious final-mile CX experience, to move fast, remove risk, and deliver brand differentiation.

Speaker #3: To achieve the full potential of our unique platform, we continue to build on our strong leadership foundation with new talent, I am pleased to announce several key appointments that will further accelerate our strategic roadmap.

Speaker #3: Alfredo Rizzo, a longstanding leader within our TTEC digital organization, has moved into the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer of TTEC. Reporting directly to me.

Kenneth Tuchman: Alfredo Rizzo, a long-standing leader within our TTEC Digital organization, has moved into the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer of TTEC, reporting directly to me. His deep institutional knowledge, client-centric experience, and AI-first approach will be vital as he fast-tracks our efforts to deliver next-generation AI solutions at scale. Joining him is Ramki Desiraju, our new Chief Operations Officer at TTEC Digital. His deep domain expertise gained at IBM, among others, will help us further bridge the gap between operational excellence and technology-enabled transformation, ensuring our digital initiatives continue to deliver measurable impact for our clients. Now I will turn to a discussion of our business segments. Let's start with the digital CX segment, Engage. As planned, we delivered solid progress this quarter as we continued to advance our transformation agenda with a disciplined focus on profitable and sustainable growth.

Speaker #3: His deep institutional knowledge, client-centric experience, and AI-first approach will be vital as he fast-tracks our efforts to deliver next-generation AI solutions at scale. Joining him is Romkey Dese Reju, our new Chief Operating Officer at TTEC Digital.

Speaker #3: His deep domain expertise, gained at IBM among others, will help us further bridge the gap between operational excellence and technology-enabled transformation, ensuring our digital initiatives continue to deliver measurable impact for our clients.

Speaker #3: Now I will turn to a discussion of our business segments. Let's start with the digital CX segment, Engage. As planned, we delivered solid progress this quarter, as we continue to advance our transformation agenda with a disciplined focus on profitable and sustainable growth.

Speaker #3: We're seeing encouraging traction across the business as clients increasingly turn to us for modern, digital-first CX solutions and operational excellence. We're expanding our role by introducing new vertical-specific solutions increasing cross-sell of digital capabilities and consistently delivering on the priorities that matter most to our clients.

Kenneth Tuchman: We're seeing encouraging traction across the business as clients increasingly turn to us for modern, digital-first CX solutions and operational excellence. We're expanding our role by introducing new vertical-specific solutions, increasing cross-sell of digital capabilities, and consistently delivering on the priorities that matter most to our clients. At the same time, our new client pipeline reflects healthy momentum, attracting world-class brands that are seeking AI-forward CX solutions that deliver the highest quality interactions. We remain disciplined in our pursuit of operating leverage and margin expansion. Our digital-first strategy is yielding significant efficiencies, and our strengthened leadership team has energized our frontline performance, as well as continued to optimize our global delivery mix. We are focused on winning new business that meets our profitability expectations. In parallel, we're working to optimize a few underperforming contracts.

Speaker #3: At the same time, our new client pipeline reflects healthy momentum, attracting world-class brands that are seeking AI-forward CX solutions that deliver the highest-quality interactions.

Speaker #3: We remain disciplined in our pursuit of operating leverage and margin expansion, our digital-first strategy is yielding significant efficiencies and our strengthened leadership team has energized our frontline performance as well as continued to optimize our global delivery mix.

Speaker #3: We are focused on winning new business that meets our profitability expectations. In parallel, we're working to optimize a few underperforming contracts. While this creates a temporary revenue headwind in 2026, it secures a healthier client portfolio, superior margins, and a more resilient growth profile.

Kenneth Tuchman: While this creates a temporary revenue headwind in 2026, it secures a healthier client portfolio, superior margins, and a more resilient growth profile. Ultimately, these deliberate actions ensure we are not just growing, but growing profitably and sustainably. Turning to TTEC Digital, we continue to evolve our professional and managed services to meet the changing needs and priorities of the market. Clients are looking to us as experts to help them navigate their digital evolution. Because we specialize in building value through the strategic application of data, AI, and automation, we're helping ensure that every innovation translates directly into disciplined, measurable business outcomes. While these engagements may begin smaller than traditional CCaaS migrations, they are highly strategic and sticky. They leverage our expertise in the application of AI, data analytics, consulting, journey orchestration, and systems integration.

Speaker #3: Ultimately, these deliberate actions ensure we are not just growing, but growing profitably and sustainably. Turning to TTEC Digital, we continue to evolve our professional and managed services to meet the changing needs and priorities of the market.

Speaker #3: Clients are looking to us as experts to help them navigate their digital evolution. Because we specialize in building value through the strategic application of data, AI, and automation, we're helping ensure that every innovation translates directly into disciplined, measurable business outcomes.

Speaker #3: While these engagements may begin smaller than traditional CCaaS migrations, they are highly strategic and sticky. They leverage our expertise in the application of AI, data analytics, consulting, journey orchestration, and systems integration.

Speaker #3: Because of our fluency with all the major CX technologies, these engagements often benefit from the network effect, where they expand into multi-phase, professional, and managed services relationships.

Kenneth Tuchman: Because of our fluency with all the major CX technologies, these engagements often benefit from the network effect, where they expand into multi-phase, professional, and managed services relationships. The shift is broadening our addressable market, increasing both our share of wallet and existing clients and attracting new ones. Our technology-agnostic approach, combined with our ability to rapidly pilot use cases across all major hyperscalers, is positioning us as a trusted partner for complex, multi-platform CX transformations. As a result, we're seeing growing demand for adjacent services and strong momentum in professional services pipelines and bookings. Our partnership with a global travel and hospitality brand is one example of how our ability to combine consulting, technology, and analytic insight is driving sustainable growth. Our relationship began when this enterprise was facing a critical end-of-life cliff with their on-premise contact center technology.

Speaker #3: The shift is broadening our addressable market, increasing both our share of wallet in existing clients and attracting new ones. Our technology-agnostic approach, combined with our ability to rapidly pilot use cases across all major hyperscalers, is positioning us as a trusted partner for complex, multi-platform CX transformations.

Speaker #3: As a result, we're seeing growing demand for adjacent services and strong momentum in professional services pipelines, and bookings. Our partnership with a global travel and hospitality brand is one example of how our ability to combine consulting, technology, and analytic insight is driving sustainable growth.

Speaker #3: Our relationship began when this enterprise was facing a critical end-of-life cliff with their on-premise contact center technology. They brought us in to initially mitigate risk and assess their path forward.

Kenneth Tuchman: They brought us in initially to mitigate risk and assess their path forward. Fast forward four years, that tactical engagement has evolved into a complete digital transformation that will persist well into the future. We've modernized their foundation by successfully migrating them to an integrated CCaaS and CRM platform. We've architected a modern data state with a clean, unified data environment required for advanced CX, and activated AI by deploying generative AI functionality to personalize guest interactions at scale. We've fundamentally moved this client from a high-risk, high-cost legacy environment to a high-reward, AI-ready CX engine. Their CX operations are no longer a cost center. Today, they are primarily a driver of revenue growth and long-term customer loyalty. This is the blueprint that we're now scaling across multiple clients. Digital-first automation handles low complexity task, reserving human expertise, empowered with AI for authentic, empathetic, white-gloved moments.

Speaker #3: Fast forward four years, that tactical engagement has evolved into a complete digital transformation that will persist well into the future. We've modernized their foundation by successfully migrating them to an integrated CCaaS and CRM platform.

Speaker #3: We've architected a modern data estate with a clean, unified data environment required for advanced CX, and activated AI by deploying generative AI functionality to personalize guest interactions at scale.

Speaker #3: We've fundamentally moved this client from a high-risk, high-cost legacy environment to a high-reward, AI-ready CX engine. Their CX operations are no longer a cost center.

Speaker #3: Today, they are primarily a driver of revenue growth and long-term customer loyalty. This is the blueprint that we're now scaling across multiple clients. Digital-first automation handles low-complexity tasks, reserving human expertise empowered with AI for authentic, empathetic, white-glove moments.

Speaker #3: It demonstrates what can happen when we change the conversation from managing cost to mastering outcomes. As a global consulting, technology, and managed services company, delivering solutions at the intersection of data, AI, and customer experience, we are evolving our business to capitalize on the massive opportunity before us.

Kenneth Tuchman: It demonstrates what can happen when we change the conversation from managing cost to mastering outcomes. As a global consulting, technology, and managed services company, delivering solutions at the intersection of data, AI, and customer experience, we are evolving our business to capitalize on the massive opportunity before us. Which brings me to our financial resilience. We expect to continue delivering EBITDA growth, while revenue in each business segment is anticipated to be slightly down this year. As we codify the next generation of the CX playbook, we're proactively remixing our solutions, delivery models, and commercial constructs. Regarding our stock price, it is our view that the current valuation does not reflect the differentiation and value in our business. Obviously, entire sectors have been put under similar pressure and are being treated as though they have no terminal value.

Speaker #3: Which brings me to our financial resilience. We expect to continue delivering EBITDA growth while revenue in each business segment is anticipated to be slightly down this year, as we codify the next generation of the CX playbook.

Speaker #3: We're proactively remixing our solutions delivery models and commercial constructs. Regarding our stock price, it is our view that the current valuation does not reflect the differentiation and value in our business.

Speaker #3: Obviously, entire sectors have been put under similar no terminal value. Our strategy remains focused on the factors that we control and on building an enduring business for the long term.

Kenneth Tuchman: Our strategy remains focused on the factors that we control and on building an enduring business for the long term. While we're collaborating with financial advisors and banking partners on our credit facility, the business performance continues to improve with stronger balance sheet and cash flow. These efforts will enhance our long-term flexibility, supporting both our operations and innovation agenda. As we pivot to the year ahead, we remain focused on returning the company to its historic growth and margin profile. We are prioritizing high-yield, complex client engagements with ample opportunity for growth, expanding our role as a strategic end-to-end transformation partner, driving differentiation through vertical solutions and proprietary IP, deepening our technology partnerships, continuing to improve efficiency through AI and automation, and investing in specialized talent with deep vertical CX operational and technical expertise. These priorities are the critical path for continued success.

Speaker #3: While we're collaborating with financial advisors and banking partners on our credit facility, the business performance continues to improve with stronger balance sheet and cash flow.

Speaker #3: These efforts will enhance our long-term flexibility supporting both our operations and innovation agenda. As we pivot to the year ahead, we remain focused on returning the company to its historic growth and margin profile.

Speaker #3: We are prioritizing high-yield, complex client engagements with ample opportunity for growth. Expanding our role as a strategic end-to-end transformation partner, driving differentiation through vertical solutions and proprietary IP.

Speaker #3: Deepening our technology partnerships, continuing to improve efficiency through AI and automation, and investing in specialized talent with deep vertical CX operational and technical expertise.

Speaker #3: These priorities are the critical path for continued success. By leveraging our unique end-to-end solutions and investing in our people, platform, and strategic partnerships, we will continue to capture the demand for AI-enabled CX solutions well into the future.

Kenneth Tuchman: By leveraging our unique end-to-end solutions and investing in our people, platform, and strategic partnerships, we will continue to capture the demand for AI-enabled CX solutions well into the future. I continue to appreciate and value the dedication and support of our board and talented teams across the globe. I'll now hand it over to Kenny.

Speaker #3: I continue to appreciate and value the dedication and support of our board and talented teams across the globe. I'll now hand it over to Kenny.

Speaker #2: Thank you, Ken, and good morning. I will start with a review of our fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results before providing context into our 2026 full year financial outlook.

Kenneth Wagers: Thank you, Ken. Good morning. I will start with a review of our Q4 and full year 2025 financial results before providing context into our 2026 full year financial outlook. In my discussion of the Q4 and full year financial results, reference to revenue is on a GAAP basis, while EBITDA, operating income, and earnings per share are on a non-GAAP adjusted basis. A full reconciliation of our GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to our earnings press release. On a consolidated basis for Q4 2025 compared to the prior year period, revenue was $570 million, a slight increase over the prior year period of $567 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $62 million or 10.9% of revenue, compared to $51 million or 9%.

Kenneth Tuchman: Thank you, Ken. Good morning. I will start with a review of our Q4 and full year 2025 financial results before providing context into our 2026 full year financial outlook. In my discussion of the Q4 and full year financial results, reference to revenue is on a GAAP basis, while EBITDA, operating income, and earnings per share are on a non-GAAP adjusted basis. A full reconciliation of our GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to our earnings press release. On a consolidated basis for Q4 2025 compared to the prior year period, revenue was $570 million, a slight increase over the prior year period of $567 million. Adjusted EBITDA was $62 million or 10.9% of revenue, compared to $51 million or 9%.

Speaker #2: In my discussion of the fourth quarter and full year financial results, reference to revenue is on a GAAP basis, while EBITDA, operating income, and earnings per share are on a non-GAAP adjusted basis.

Speaker #2: A full reconciliation of our GAAP to non-GAAP results is included in the tables attached to our earnings press release. On a consolidated basis for fourth quarter 2025, compared to the prior year period, revenue was $570 million, a slight increase over the prior year period of $567 million.

Speaker #2: Adjusted EBITDA was $62 million, or 10.9% of revenue, compared to $51 million, or 9%. Operating income was $48 million, or 8.4% of revenue, compared to $35 million, or 6.2%.

Kenneth Wagers: Operating income was $48 million or 8.4% of revenue, compared to $35 million or 6.2%. Earnings per share was $0.47 compared to $0.19. Foreign exchange had a $4 million positive impact on revenue and a $1 million negative impact on operating income in the quarter compared to prior year period, primarily in our Engage segment. Now turning to our consolidated full year 2025 financial results. Revenue was $2.14 billion, compared to the prior year of $2.21 billion, a decrease of 3.2%. Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million or 10% of revenue, an increase of 5.6% or 80 basis points over the prior year of $202 million or 9.2%.

Kenneth Tuchman: Operating income was $48 million or 8.4% of revenue, compared to $35 million or 6.2%. Earnings per share was $0.47 compared to $0.19. Foreign exchange had a $4 million positive impact on revenue and a $1 million negative impact on operating income in the quarter compared to prior year period, primarily in our Engage segment. Now turning to our consolidated full year 2025 financial results. Revenue was $2.14 billion, compared to the prior year of $2.21 billion, a decrease of 3.2%. Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million or 10% of revenue, an increase of 5.6% or 80 basis points over the prior year of $202 million or 9.2%.

Speaker #2: And earnings per share was $0.47, compared to $0.19. Foreign exchange had a $4 million positive impact on revenue and a $1 million negative impact on operating income in the quarter compared to the prior year period, primarily in our Engaged segment.

Speaker #2: Now turning to our consolidated full year 2025 financial results. Revenue was $2.14 billion, compared to the prior year of $2.21 billion, a decrease of 3.2%.

Speaker #2: Adjusted EBITDA was $214 million, or 10% of revenue, an increase of 5.6%, or 80 basis points, over the prior year of $202 million, or 9.2%.

Speaker #2: Operating income was $155 million, or 7.3% of revenue, compared to $136 million, or 6.2% in the prior year. And earnings per share was $1.10, compared to $71 cents in the prior year period.

Kenneth Wagers: Operating income was $155 million, or 7.3% of revenue, compared to $136 million, or 6.2% in the prior year. Earnings per share was $1.10, compared to $0.71 in the prior year period. Foreign exchange had a $3 million positive impact on revenue and a $4 million positive impact on operating income over the prior year, primarily in our Engage segment. At the company and segment level, our full year financial performance was in line with the guidance expectations previously communicated, with revenue exceeding the high end of full year guidance range, while profitability came in near the low end of guidance. Turning to our Q4 and full year 2025 segment results.

Kenneth Tuchman: Operating income was $155 million, or 7.3% of revenue, compared to $136 million, or 6.2% in the prior year. Earnings per share was $1.10, compared to $0.71 in the prior year period. Foreign exchange had a $3 million positive impact on revenue and a $4 million positive impact on operating income over the prior year, primarily in our Engage segment. At the company and segment level, our full year financial performance was in line with the guidance expectations previously communicated, with revenue exceeding the high end of full year guidance range, while profitability came in near the low end of guidance. Turning to our Q4 and full year 2025 segment results.

Speaker #2: Foreign exchange had a $3 million positive impact on revenue and a $4 million positive impact on operating income over the prior year, primarily in our engaged segment.

Speaker #2: At the company and segment level, our full year financial performance was in line with the guidance expectations previously communicated, with revenue exceeding the high end of full year guidance range, while profitability came in near the low end of guidance.

Speaker #2: Turning to our fourth quarter and full year 2025 segment results. In our Engaged segment, fourth quarter revenue decreased 1.8% over the prior year period to $444 million.

Kenneth Wagers: In our Engage segment, Q4 revenue decreased 1.8% over the prior year period to $444 million. Operating income was $36 million, or 8.1% of revenue, an increase of 62% or 320 basis points compared to $22 million, or 4.9% of revenue in the prior year. Engage Q4 revenue and operating income were in line with our expectations as healthcare seasonal volumes delivered $22 million of additional revenue compared to the prior year. As mentioned in our previous earnings, a significant portion of the investments related to the seasonal ramps and certain other growth clients were made in Q3, resulting in Q4 year-over-year profitability growth and margin expansion.

Kenneth Tuchman: In our Engage segment, Q4 revenue decreased 1.8% over the prior year period to $444 million. Operating income was $36 million, or 8.1% of revenue, an increase of 62% or 320 basis points compared to $22 million, or 4.9% of revenue in the prior year. Engage Q4 revenue and operating income were in line with our expectations as healthcare seasonal volumes delivered $22 million of additional revenue compared to the prior year. As mentioned in our previous earnings, a significant portion of the investments related to the seasonal ramps and certain other growth clients were made in Q3, resulting in Q4 year-over-year profitability growth and margin expansion.

Speaker #2: Operating income was $36 million, or 8.1% of revenue, an increase of 62%, or $320 basis points, compared to $22 million, or 4.9% of revenue in the prior year.

Speaker #2: Engaged fourth quarter revenue and operating income were in line with our expectations as healthcare seasonal volumes delivered $22 million of additional revenue compared to the prior year.

Speaker #2: As mentioned in our previous earnings, a significant portion of the investments related to the seasonal ramps and certain other growth clients were made in the third quarter, resulting in fourth quarter year-over-year profitability growth and margin expansion.

Speaker #2: The healthcare growth was offset by a decline in the public sector portfolio due to the loss of a large client we had previously communicated, which was at lower margins and thus had a nominal impact on operating income.

Kenneth Wagers: The healthcare growth was offset by a decline in the public sector portfolio due to the loss of a large client we had previously communicated, which was at lower margins and thus had a nominal impact on operating income. We are pleased with our Engage segment's Q4 financial results and the profitability improvement that not only drove significant growth in the quarter, but more than offset the Q3 decline and resulted in overall second half margin improvement compared to the prior year. On a full year basis, the Engage 2025 revenue was $1.67 billion, a decrease of 4.6% compared to $1.75 billion in the prior year.

Kenneth Tuchman: The healthcare growth was offset by a decline in the public sector portfolio due to the loss of a large client we had previously communicated, which was at lower margins and thus had a nominal impact on operating income. We are pleased with our Engage segment's Q4 financial results and the profitability improvement that not only drove significant growth in the quarter, but more than offset the Q3 decline and resulted in overall second half margin improvement compared to the prior year. On a full year basis, the Engage 2025 revenue was $1.67 billion, a decrease of 4.6% compared to $1.75 billion in the prior year.

Speaker #2: We are pleased with our Engaged segment’s fourth quarter financial results, and the profitability improvement that not only drove significant growth in the quarter but more than offset the third quarter decline and resulted in overall second-half margin improvement compared to the prior year.

Speaker #2: On a full-year basis, the engaged 2025 revenue was $1.67 billion, a decrease of 4.6% compared to $1.75 billion in the prior year. Operating income was $101 million, or 6.1% of revenue, compared to $85 million, or 4.9%, in the prior year period.

Kenneth Wagers: Operating income was $101 million, or 6.1% of revenue, compared to $85 million, or 4.9% in the prior year period, representing an increase of 18.8% and margin expansion of 120 basis points. The Engage revenue exceeded the high end of our full year guidance. Our focus on increased profitability was reflected in the year-over-year operating income growth and margin expansion delivered despite the decline in revenue. The profitability improvement was a result of our deliberate actions taken over the last 18 months, where we realigned our cost structure, improved operating efficiencies and effectiveness, and continued to increase our offshore revenue mix. We also added new leadership, which helped drive these accomplishments.

Kenneth Tuchman: Operating income was $101 million, or 6.1% of revenue, compared to $85 million, or 4.9% in the prior year period, representing an increase of 18.8% and margin expansion of 120 basis points. The Engage revenue exceeded the high end of our full year guidance. Our focus on increased profitability was reflected in the year-over-year operating income growth and margin expansion delivered despite the decline in revenue. The profitability improvement was a result of our deliberate actions taken over the last 18 months, where we realigned our cost structure, improved operating efficiencies and effectiveness, and continued to increase our offshore revenue mix. We also added new leadership, which helped drive these accomplishments.

Speaker #2: Representing an increase of 18.8% in margin expansion of $120 basis points. The engaged revenue exceeded the high end of our full year guidance. Our focus on increased profitability was reflected in the year-over-year operating income growth and margin expansion delivered despite the decline in revenue.

Speaker #2: The profitability improvement was the result of our deliberate actions taken over the last 18 months, where we realigned our cost structure, improved operating efficiencies and effectiveness, and continued to increase our offshore revenue mix.

Speaker #2: We also added new leadership, which helped drive these accomplishments. The engaged backlog for the next 12 months is $1.48 billion, or 92% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range.

Kenneth Wagers: The Engage backlog for the next 12 months is $1.48 billion or 92% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range, down from 96% in 2025. The Engage last 12-month revenue retention rate is 95%, compared to 82% in the prior year. Now moving to our Digital segment. Q4 revenue was $125 million, a 9.2% increase over the prior year of $115 million. Operating income was $12 million, or 9.4% of revenue, compared to $13 million, or 11% in the prior year. The Digital Q4 revenue increase was driven by product resale, which drove $15 million of additional revenue over the prior year.

Kenneth Tuchman: The Engage backlog for the next 12 months is $1.48 billion or 92% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range, down from 96% in 2025. The Engage last 12-month revenue retention rate is 95%, compared to 82% in the prior year. Now moving to our Digital segment. Q4 revenue was $125 million, a 9.2% increase over the prior year of $115 million. Operating income was $12 million, or 9.4% of revenue, compared to $13 million, or 11% in the prior year. The Digital Q4 revenue increase was driven by product resale, which drove $15 million of additional revenue over the prior year.

Speaker #2: Down from $96% in 2025. The engaged last 12-month revenue retention rate is 95%, compared to 82% in the prior year. Now moving to our digital segment.

Speaker #2: Fourth quarter revenue was $125 million, a 9.2% increase over the prior year of $115 million. Operating income was $12 million, or 9.4% of revenue, compared to $13 million, or 11%, in the prior year.

Speaker #2: The digital fourth quarter revenue increase was driven by product resale, which drove $15 million of additional revenue over the prior year. The overall revenue mix, however, drove lower operating income and margin, as recurring revenue declined 5.6% and professional services were slightly down 1.6% in the quarter compared to the prior year.

Kenneth Wagers: The overall revenue mix, however, drove a lower operating income and margin as recurring revenue declined 5.6% and professional services were slightly down 1.6% in the quarter compared to the prior year. On a full year basis, Digital's 2025 revenue was $469 million, compared to $459 million in the prior year period, an increase of 2.2%. Operating income was $54 million, or 11.5% of revenue, compared to $51 million, or 11.2% in the prior year. The full year Digital revenue growth was largely attributable to product resale, which nearly doubled compared to the prior year, increasing $24 million. This increase was due to multiple deals with clients that have yet to migrate to cloud-based CX delivery solutions.

Kenneth Tuchman: The overall revenue mix, however, drove a lower operating income and margin as recurring revenue declined 5.6% and professional services were slightly down 1.6% in the quarter compared to the prior year. On a full year basis, Digital's 2025 revenue was $469 million, compared to $459 million in the prior year period, an increase of 2.2%. Operating income was $54 million, or 11.5% of revenue, compared to $51 million, or 11.2% in the prior year. The full year Digital revenue growth was largely attributable to product resale, which nearly doubled compared to the prior year, increasing $24 million. This increase was due to multiple deals with clients that have yet to migrate to cloud-based CX delivery solutions.

Speaker #2: On a full-year basis, Digital's 2025 revenue was $469 million, an increase of 2.2% compared to the prior period. Operating income was $54 million, or 11.5% of revenue, compared to $51 million, or 11.2%, in the prior year.

Speaker #2: The full year digital revenue growth was largely attributable to product resale, which nearly doubled compared to the prior year, increasing $24 million. This increase was due to multiple deals with clients that have yet to migrate to cloud-based CX delivery solutions.

Speaker #2: We believe over time these product resale opportunities will diminish in the market. This revenue also included the sale of the IP software closed in the second quarter of 2025 for $4 million.

Kenneth Wagers: We believe over time, these product resale opportunities will diminish in the market. This revenue also included the sale of the IP software, closed in Q2 2025 for $4 million. Excluding the product resale, Digital revenue declined $14 million or 3.2%. This reflects the ongoing market shift, which is moving away from the traditional CCaaS point solutions to partners that provide end-to-end transformative CX solutions, optimizing clients' existing platforms. As a result of this shift, Digital full year 2025 recurring revenue declined 4% compared to the prior year. Professional services were slightly down year-over-year by 1.5%. However, professional services related to our expanded partnership network grew 15.8% outside of the traditional CCaaS offerings.

Kenneth Tuchman: We believe over time, these product resale opportunities will diminish in the market. This revenue also included the sale of the IP software, closed in Q2 2025 for $4 million. Excluding the product resale, Digital revenue declined $14 million or 3.2%. This reflects the ongoing market shift, which is moving away from the traditional CCaaS point solutions to partners that provide end-to-end transformative CX solutions, optimizing clients' existing platforms. As a result of this shift, Digital full year 2025 recurring revenue declined 4% compared to the prior year. Professional services were slightly down year-over-year by 1.5%. However, professional services related to our expanded partnership network grew 15.8% outside of the traditional CCaaS offerings.

Speaker #2: Excluding the product resale, digital revenue declined $14 million, or 3.2%. This reflects the ongoing market shift, which is moving away from the traditional CCAS point solutions to partners that provide end-to-end transformative CX solutions optimizing clients' existing platforms.

Speaker #2: As a result of this shift, digital full-year 2025 recurring revenue declined 4% compared to the prior year. Professional services were slightly down year-over-year by 1.5%.

Speaker #2: However, professional services related to our expanded partnership network grew 15.8% outside of the traditional CCaaS offerings. Although the revenue mix came in less favorable than forecasted, we are pleased with the full year digital operating income growth and margin expansion over the prior year, as cost and utilization management were high. Next 12 months is at $287 million, or 67% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range, up slightly from 66% in the prior year.

Kenneth Wagers: Although the revenue mix came in less favorable than forecasted, we are pleased with the full year Digital operating income growth and margin expansion over the prior year, as cost and utilization management were high priorities. Our Digital backlog for the next 12 months is at $287 million or 67% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range, up slightly from 66% in the prior year. Before I discuss other financial metrics, I will address the non-cash goodwill impairment charge and the related tax adjustment recorded in Q4. In ordinary course, we perform goodwill impairment analyses in accordance with GAAP on an annual basis during Q4, unless a triggering event requires a more frequent analysis.... During the annual goodwill impairment analysis, the company elected to perform a quantitative evaluation of all of its reporting units.

Kenneth Tuchman: Although the revenue mix came in less favorable than forecasted, we are pleased with the full year Digital operating income growth and margin expansion over the prior year, as cost and utilization management were high priorities. Our Digital backlog for the next 12 months is at $287 million or 67% of our 2026 revenue guidance at the midpoint of the range, up slightly from 66% in the prior year. Before I discuss other financial metrics, I will address the non-cash goodwill impairment charge and the related tax adjustment recorded in Q4. In ordinary course, we perform goodwill impairment analyses in accordance with GAAP on an annual basis during Q4, unless a triggering event requires a more frequent analysis.... During the annual goodwill impairment analysis, the company elected to perform a quantitative evaluation of all of its reporting units.

Speaker #2: Before I discuss other financial metrics, I will address the non-cash goodwill impairment charge and the related tax adjustment recorded in the fourth quarter. In the ordinary course, we perform goodwill impairment analyses in accordance with GAAP on an annual basis during the fourth quarter, unless a triggering event requires a more frequent analysis.

Speaker #2: During the annual goodwill impairment analysis, the company elected to perform a quantitative evaluation of all of its reporting units. Based on this analysis, which reflects upon financial projections and market-based metrics, the fair value of our digital recurring reporting unit decreased below its carrying value and resulted in $193,000 non-cash impairment charge.

Kenneth Wagers: Based on this analysis, which reflects upon financial projections and market-based metrics, the fair value of our digital recurring reporting unit decreased below its carrying value and resulted in a $193 million non-cash impairment charge. This was primarily due to industry dynamics that are shifting our legacy recurring managed service offerings from point solutions related to contact center technology, to optimizing existing environments through AI-led consulting, journey orchestration, and data and analytic services. This type of impairment is a reality in the technology services sector, where previously acquired technology-related companies are impacted by changing market conditions. Our Engage and Digital Professional Services reporting units' fair value remains in excess of their respective book values and are not impacted by the impairment.

Kenneth Tuchman: Based on this analysis, which reflects upon financial projections and market-based metrics, the fair value of our digital recurring reporting unit decreased below its carrying value and resulted in a $193 million non-cash impairment charge. This was primarily due to industry dynamics that are shifting our legacy recurring managed service offerings from point solutions related to contact center technology, to optimizing existing environments through AI-led consulting, journey orchestration, and data and analytic services. This type of impairment is a reality in the technology services sector, where previously acquired technology-related companies are impacted by changing market conditions. Our Engage and Digital Professional Services reporting units' fair value remains in excess of their respective book values and are not impacted by the impairment.

Speaker #2: This was primarily due to industry dynamics that are shifting our legacy recurring managed service offerings from point solutions related to contact center technology to optimizing existing environments through AI-led consulting, journey orchestration, and data and analytics services.

Speaker #2: This type of impairment is a reality in the technology services sector, where previously acquired technology-related companies are impacted by changing market conditions. Our engaged and digital professional services reporting units’ fair value remains in excess of their respective book values and are not impacted by the impairment.

Speaker #2: The tax impact of the digital impairment created a net incremental non-cash charge of $12 million, further reducing the carrying value of the reporting unit and bringing the total impairment charge to $205 million.

Kenneth Wagers: The tax impact of the digital impairment created a net incremental non-cash charge of $12 million, further reducing the carrying value of the reporting unit and bringing the total impairment charge to $205 million. Please refer to our Form 10-K for more details on the impairment and related tax impact. As Ken mentioned, while impactful from a GAAP reporting perspective, the impairment and the tax valuation allowance were a non-cash expense and do not impact our broader strategies and capabilities, nor the value of our CX technology solutions. These charges are normalized in our non-GAAP reconciliation calculations. I will now share other 2025 metrics before discussing our 2026 outlook.

Kenneth Tuchman: The tax impact of the digital impairment created a net incremental non-cash charge of $12 million, further reducing the carrying value of the reporting unit and bringing the total impairment charge to $205 million. Please refer to our Form 10-K for more details on the impairment and related tax impact. As Ken mentioned, while impactful from a GAAP reporting perspective, the impairment and the tax valuation allowance were a non-cash expense and do not impact our broader strategies and capabilities, nor the value of our CX technology solutions. These charges are normalized in our non-GAAP reconciliation calculations. I will now share other 2025 metrics before discussing our 2026 outlook.

Speaker #2: Please refer to our Form 10-K for more details on the impairment and related tax impact. As Ken mentioned, while impactful from a GAAP reporting perspective, the impairment and the tax valuation allowance were a non-cash expense and do not impact our broader strategies and capabilities nor the value of our CX technology solutions.

Speaker #2: These charges are normalized and are non-GAAP reconciliation calculations. I will now share other 2025 metrics before discussing our 2026 outlook. Free cash flow was a positive $83 million in 2025, compared to a negative $104 million in the prior year, which as previously discussed was impacted by the discontinuation of the accounts receivable factoring facility.

Kenneth Wagers: Free cash flow was a positive $83 million in 2025, compared to a negative $104 million in the prior year, which, as previously discussed, was impacted by the discontinuation of the accounts receivable factoring facility. Normalizing for the prior year, the year-over-year improvement was $86 million. This was due to a $79 million increase in cash flow from operations and reduced capital expenditures of $7 million. The significant increase in cash generation reflects our keen focus on improving profitability and working capital management. Capital expenditures were $38 million, or 1.8% of revenue for the full year 2025, of which 60% was growth related. This compares to capital expenditures of $45 million, or 2% of revenue in the prior year.

Kenneth Tuchman: Free cash flow was a positive $83 million in 2025, compared to a negative $104 million in the prior year, which, as previously discussed, was impacted by the discontinuation of the accounts receivable factoring facility. Normalizing for the prior year, the year-over-year improvement was $86 million. This was due to a $79 million increase in cash flow from operations and reduced capital expenditures of $7 million. The significant increase in cash generation reflects our keen focus on improving profitability and working capital management. Capital expenditures were $38 million, or 1.8% of revenue for the full year 2025, of which 60% was growth related. This compares to capital expenditures of $45 million, or 2% of revenue in the prior year.

Speaker #2: Normalizing for the prior year, the year-over-year improvement was $86 million. This was due to a $79 million increase in cash flow from operations and reduced capital expenditures of $7 million.

Speaker #2: The significant increase in cash generation reflects our keen focus on improving profitability and working capital management. Capital expenditures were $38 million, or 1.8% of revenue for the full year 2025, of which 60% was growth related.

Speaker #2: This compares the capital expenditures of $45 million, or 2% of revenue in the prior year. The 2025 growth-oriented spend was primarily driven by product development and technology, and real estate investments in support of client growth and expansion.

Kenneth Wagers: The 2025 growth-oriented spend was primarily driven by product development and technology and real estate investments in support of client growth and expansion. As of 31 December 2025, cash was $83 million, with $908 million of debt, primarily representing borrowings under our recently amended $1.05 billion revolving credit facility. The net debt position of $825 million represents a year-over-year decrease of $68 million. We ended 2025 with a net leverage ratio, as defined under the credit facility, of 3.58x compared to 3.99x at the end of the prior year. As demonstrated by our improved cash flow generation and reduction in net borrowings, deleveraging and strengthening our balance sheet remain top priorities.

Kenneth Tuchman: The 2025 growth-oriented spend was primarily driven by product development and technology and real estate investments in support of client growth and expansion. As of 31 December 2025, cash was $83 million, with $908 million of debt, primarily representing borrowings under our recently amended $1.05 billion revolving credit facility. The net debt position of $825 million represents a year-over-year decrease of $68 million. We ended 2025 with a net leverage ratio, as defined under the credit facility, of 3.58x compared to 3.99x at the end of the prior year. As demonstrated by our improved cash flow generation and reduction in net borrowings, deleveraging and strengthening our balance sheet remain top priorities.

Speaker #2: As of December 31, 2025, cash was $83 million, with $908 million of debt primarily representing borrowings under our recently amended $1.05 billion revolving credit facility.

Speaker #2: The net debt position of $825 million represents a year-over-year decrease of 68 million. We ended 2025 with a net leverage ratio as defined under the credit facility of 3.58 times compared to 3.99 times at the end of the prior year.

Speaker #2: As demonstrated by our improved cash flow generation and reduction in net borrowings, deleveraging and strengthening our balance sheet remain top priorities. We are confident that our 2026 outlook provides the cash flow needed to further reduce our debt and invest in the business to meet our strategic objectives.

Kenneth Wagers: We are confident that our 2026 outlook provides the cash flow needed to further reduce our debt and invest in the business to meet our strategic objectives. Our full-year normalized tax rate was 37.1% in 2025, compared to 40.9% in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of income and the impact of valuation allowances globally. Now transitioning to our 2026 outlook. I will now provide some context supporting our full-year financial guidance. Related to our Engage segment, we expect a decline in revenue of approximately 4%, primarily due to the rationalization of certain clients and lines of businesses that are underperforming to our target profitability and the ongoing initiative of moving and growing our revenue to offshore locations.

Kenneth Tuchman: We are confident that our 2026 outlook provides the cash flow needed to further reduce our debt and invest in the business to meet our strategic objectives. Our full-year normalized tax rate was 37.1% in 2025, compared to 40.9% in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of income and the impact of valuation allowances globally. Now transitioning to our 2026 outlook. I will now provide some context supporting our full-year financial guidance. Related to our Engage segment, we expect a decline in revenue of approximately 4%, primarily due to the rationalization of certain clients and lines of businesses that are underperforming to our target profitability and the ongoing initiative of moving and growing our revenue to offshore locations.

Speaker #2: Our full year normalized tax rate was 37.1% in 2025 compared to 40.9% in the prior year. The decrease is primarily due to the jurisdictional mix of income and the impact of valuation allowances globally.

Speaker #2: Our transitioning to our 2026 outlook. I will now provide some context supporting our full year financial guidance. Related to our engaged segment, we expect a decline in revenue of approximately 4%, primarily due to the rationalization of certain clients and lines of businesses that are underperforming to our target profitability and the ongoing initiative of moving and growing our revenue to offshore locations.

Speaker #2: We expect the year-over-year revenue declines to be concentrated in the first half of the year, while flattening out in the second half of 2026.

Kenneth Wagers: We expect the year-over-year revenue declines to be concentrated in the first half of the year, while flattening out in the second half of 2026. Engage profitability is forecasted to continue its growth trajectory, benefiting from the profit initiatives implemented over the last 18 months. Margin expansion will be further driven by the rationalization of certain client programs and lines of business where we have or will wind down unprofitable revenue. We also continue to prioritize our shift of existing and new business to offshore geographies. Although these actions negatively impact our top-line growth in the near term, they are essential to further improve profitability and continue our drive towards historical margins.

Kenneth Tuchman: We expect the year-over-year revenue declines to be concentrated in the first half of the year, while flattening out in the second half of 2026. Engage profitability is forecasted to continue its growth trajectory, benefiting from the profit initiatives implemented over the last 18 months. Margin expansion will be further driven by the rationalization of certain client programs and lines of business where we have or will wind down unprofitable revenue. We also continue to prioritize our shift of existing and new business to offshore geographies. Although these actions negatively impact our top-line growth in the near term, they are essential to further improve profitability and continue our drive towards historical margins.

Speaker #2: Engaged profitability is forecasted to continue its growth trajectory benefiting from the profit initiatives implemented over the last 18 months. Margin expansion will be further driven by the rationalization of certain client programs and lines of business where we have or will wind down unprofitable revenue.

Speaker #2: We also continue to prioritize our shift of existing and new business to offshore geographies. Although these actions negatively impact our top-line growth in the near term, they are essential to further improve profitability and continue our drive towards historical margins.

Speaker #2: In our digital segment, we are forecasting a revenue decline of 8.4%, primarily driven by the decrease in product resale as fewer opportunities remain given the number of clients that we are transitioning to cloud-based CX delivery solutions.

Kenneth Wagers: In our Digital segment, we are forecasting a revenue decline of 8.4%, primarily driven by the decrease in product resale, as fewer opportunities remain, given the number of clients that we are transitioning to cloud-based CX delivery solutions. Although the revenue decline is significant, these lower-margin deals have less of an impact on profitability. Recurring revenue is expected to decline due to the managed services related to our traditional CCaaS partners. However, this is more than offset by growth in our digital professional service offerings. We continue to drive scale across our expanded partnership network, delivering on the new market demands where clients want more holistic, end-to-end, and transformative CX solutions. This growth represents higher-margin work and is more impactful to profitability. However, the revenue growth is less pronounced as a higher volume of this work is being delivered offshore.

Kenneth Tuchman: In our Digital segment, we are forecasting a revenue decline of 8.4%, primarily driven by the decrease in product resale, as fewer opportunities remain, given the number of clients that we are transitioning to cloud-based CX delivery solutions. Although the revenue decline is significant, these lower-margin deals have less of an impact on profitability. Recurring revenue is expected to decline due to the managed services related to our traditional CCaaS partners. However, this is more than offset by growth in our digital professional service offerings. We continue to drive scale across our expanded partnership network, delivering on the new market demands where clients want more holistic, end-to-end, and transformative CX solutions. This growth represents higher-margin work and is more impactful to profitability. However, the revenue growth is less pronounced as a higher volume of this work is being delivered offshore.

Speaker #2: Although the revenue decline is significant, these lower margin deals have less of an impact on profitability. Recurring revenue is expected to decline due to the managed services related to our traditional CCAS partners; however, this is more than offset by growth in our digital professional service offerings.

Speaker #2: We continue to drive scale across our expanded partnership network, delivering on the new market demands where clients want more holistic, end-to-end, transformative CX solutions.

Speaker #2: This growth represents higher-margin work and is more impactful to profitability. However, the revenue growth is less pronounced, as a higher volume of this work is being delivered offshore.

Speaker #2: Turning to the midpoint of our 2026 guidance, as outlined in greater detail in our fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings press release, GAAP revenue of $2.03 billion, a decrease over the prior year of 5%, adjusted EBITDA of $230 million, and increase of 7.6% over the prior year and $11.3% of revenue compared to 10% in the prior year.

Kenneth Wagers: Turning to the midpoint of our 2026 guidance, as outlined in greater detail in our Q4 and full year 2025 earnings press release. GAAP revenue of $2.03 billion, a decrease over the prior year of 5%. Adjusted EBITDA of $230 million, an increase of 7.6% over the prior year, and 11.3% of revenue, compared to 10% in the prior year.

Kenneth Tuchman: Turning to the midpoint of our 2026 guidance, as outlined in greater detail in our Q4 and full year 2025 earnings press release. GAAP revenue of $2.03 billion, a decrease over the prior year of 5%. Adjusted EBITDA of $230 million, an increase of 7.6% over the prior year, and 11.3% of revenue, compared to 10% in the prior year.

Kenneth Tuchman: Non-GAAP operating income of $169 million, an increase of 9% over the prior year, 8.3% of revenue, compared to 7.3% in the prior year. Non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.19, an increase of 9% over the prior year. Other relevant guidance metrics include capital expenditures between 1.8% and 2% of revenue, of which approximately 60% is growth-oriented. A full-year effective tax rate between 38% and 42%. We expect the phasing of our profitability to be more weighted in the second half of 2026, with approximately 52% of our revenue coming in the second half of the year, based on our historical seasonal trends.

Speaker #2: Non-GAAP operating income of $169 million, an increase of 9% over the prior year, and 8.3% of revenue compared to 7.3% in the prior year.

Speaker #2: Non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.19, an increase of 9% over the prior year. Other relevant guidance metrics include capital expenditures between $1.8% and 2% of revenue of which approximately 60% is growth oriented, a full year effective tax rate between 38% and 42%.

Speaker #2: We expect the phasing of our profitability to be more weighted in the second half of 2026, with approximately 52% of our revenue coming in the second half of the year based on our historical seasonal trends.

Speaker #2: Please reference our commentary in the business outlook section of the fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings press release to obtain our expectations for the full year 2026 performance at the consolidated and segment level.

Kenneth Tuchman: Please reference our commentary in the Business Outlook section of the Q4 and full year 2025 earnings press release to obtain our expectations for the full year 2026 performance at the consolidated and segment level. In closing, we are pleased with our full year 2025 financial performance, increasing our profitability, and expanding our margins across both segments, despite an overall modest decline in revenue. We also significantly increased our free cash flow and reduced our borrowings. This was accomplished against the backdrop of an evolving market in both our TTEC Engage and TTEC Digital segments. We are committed to continuing this performance in 2026 by further increasing our EBITDA and operating income, expanding our margins, and reducing our debt. We remain focused on higher-value transformational engagements across both segments and have the discipline and confidence to deliver on our 2026 full-year outlook.

Speaker #2: In closing, we are pleased with our full year 2025 financial performance: increasing our profitability and expanding our margins across both segments, despite an overall modest decline in revenue.

Speaker #2: We also significantly increased our free cash flow and reduced our borrowings. This was accomplished against the backdrop of an evolving market in both our engaged and digital segments.

Speaker #2: We are committed to continuing this performance in 2026 by further increasing our EBITDA and operating income, expanding our margins, and reducing our debt. We remain focused on higher-value transformational engagements across both segments and have the discipline and confidence to deliver on our 2026 full-year outlook.

Speaker #2: I will now turn the call back to Bob.

Kenneth Tuchman: I will now turn the call back to Bob.

Speaker #1: Thanks, Kenny. As we open the call, we ask that you limit your questions to one at a time. Operator, you may open the line.

Bob Belknapp: Thanks, Kenny. As we open the call, we ask that you limit your questions to one at a time. Operator, you may open the line.

Bob Belknap: Thanks, Kenny. As we open the call, we ask that you limit your questions to one at a time. Operator, you may open the line.

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Speaker #3: Our first question comes from the line of George Sutton. Craig Allen, sir, your line is open.

Speaker #4: Thank you. Kenny said something interesting that you thought nearly 100% AI adoption by your enterprises you're working with by year-end 2026. And I'm just curious if we could look at sitting here at the beginning of '26 versus the beginning of '27, and what kind of ongoing work do we have with those customers relative to helping them deploy the AI?

George Sutton: Thank you. Kenny, you said something interesting that you thought nearly 100% AI adoption by your, the enterprises you're working with by year-end 2026. I'm just curious if we could look at sitting here at the beginning of 2026 versus the beginning of 2027, and what kind of ongoing work do we have with those customers relative to helping them deploy the AI?

Kenneth Tuchman: Good morning, George. Well, first of all, understand that when we make that statement, what we're referring to in general is the AI that we are utilizing to enable our associates to do their job, AI that we're utilizing in our talent acquisition and recruiting, AI that we're using in quality assurance, AI that we're using overall to empower all of our platforms, AI that we're utilizing internally to make ourselves more efficient, et cetera. Ultimately, our goal is that every single client of ours is taking advantage of everything from accent neutralization technology to our language translation technology, where we can translate in real time from any language to any language, et cetera.

Speaker #5: Good morning, George. Well, first of all, understand that when we use—when we make that statement, what we're referring to in general is the AI that we are utilizing to enable our associates to do their job, AI that we're utilizing in our talent acquisition and recruiting, AI that we're using in quality assurance, AI that we're using overall to empower all of our platforms, AI that we're utilizing internally to make ourselves more efficient, etc.

Speaker #5: So, ultimately, our goal is that every single client of ours is taking advantage of everything from accent neutralization technology to our language translation technology, where we can translate in real time from any language to any language.

Speaker #5: Etc. Where I think you're probably going, just because the term AI is so ambiguous, is AI as we utilize it not just only to assist the associate to be better, faster, and more proficient, but also the ability to provide certain aspects of interactions that are self-service.

Kenneth Tuchman: Where I think you're probably going, just because the term AI is so ambiguous, is AI as we utilize it, not just only to assist the associate to be better, faster, and more proficient, but also the ability to provide certain aspects of interactions that are self-service.

Speaker #5: And so we are very diligently working with clients that are open to and interested on helping them with what we call their low-value transactions versus interactions, that add no real value in cross-selling, upselling, building trust, building loyalty, maintaining retention, increasing wallet share, etc.

Kenneth Tuchman: We are very diligently working with clients that are open to and interested on helping them with their, what we call, their low-value transactions versus interactions that add no real value in cross-selling, upselling, building trust, building loyalty, maintaining retention, increasing wallet share, et cetera, and automating those with what we call an agent or a human in the loop that can come in at any point in time to assist should there be a need to assist, or if it moves to something that's more complex or more higher value, et cetera. We're very focused in this area. We've been, you know, working with these technologies, as you know, for frankly, before AI was even a hype cycle on AI.

Speaker #5: And automating those with what we call an agent or human-in-the-loop that can come in at any point in time to assist should there be a need to assist.

Speaker #5: Or if it moves to something that's more complex or more higher value, etc. And so we're very focused in this area. We've been working with these technologies as you know for, frankly, before AI was there was even a hype cycle on AI.

Speaker #5: And now it's really just a matter of which clients are actually ready and willing to start to adopt some of the capabilities where we can provide this on the front end from a self-service standpoint, which leads us more to futuristically our goal of outcome-based pricing.

Kenneth Tuchman: Now it's really just a matter of which clients are actually ready and willing to start to adopt some of the capabilities where we can provide this on the front end from a self-service standpoint, which leads us more to futuristically our goal of outcome-based pricing. We will achieve 100% by the year-end, which means that at minimum, our clients are taking advantage of all of the internal tools that we utilize to make our people better and to make them, you know, to drive higher quality, more accuracy, et cetera.

Speaker #5: So we will achieve 100% by the year-end, which means that at minimum, our clients are taking advantage of all of the internal tools that we utilize to make our people better and to make them to drive higher quality, more accuracy, etc.

Speaker #5: Understand. Thank you for the perspective.

George Sutton: Understand. Thank you for the perspective.

Speaker #4: Thank you, George.

Kenneth Tuchman: Thank you, George.

Speaker #3: Thank you. Our next question will be coming from Maggie Nolan. William Blair, your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will be coming from Maggie Nolan of William Blair. Your line is open.

Speaker #6: Thank you. Maybe to ask that a little bit differently, how do you expect the mix of revenue to shift between project-based and reoccurring revenue over the next couple of years?

Maggie Nolan: Thank you. Maybe to ask that a little bit differently, how do you expect the mix of revenue to shift between project-based and reoccurring revenue over the next couple of years?

Margaret Maggie: Thank you. Maybe to ask that a little bit differently, how do you expect the mix of revenue to shift between project-based and reoccurring revenue over the next couple of years?

Kenneth Tuchman: That's a really good question, Maggie. I'm not sure that I actually can give you a number with any level of precision. I guess are you asking me, is that another way of saying what percentage of the business will be that we currently classify as digital versus Engage? Or are you asking me, as it relates to the Engage business, what percentage of that business will have, you know, more AI focus? Maybe if you could just give me a little bit more direction on your question.

Speaker #5: That's a really good question, Maggie. I'm not sure that I—I’m not sure that I actually can give you a number with any level of precision.

Speaker #5: I guess if are you asking me is that another way of saying what percentage of the business will be on that we currently classify as digital versus engage?

Speaker #5: Or are you asking me as it relates to the engaged business, what percentage of that business will have a more AI-focused? So maybe if you could just give me a little bit more direction on your question.

Speaker #6: Yeah. The original thought was sort of there's probably a likely a mixed shift between digital and engaged, but the second question is extremely interesting as well.

Maggie Nolan: Yeah, the original thought was sort of there's probably a likely a mix shift between Digital and Engage, but the second question is extremely interesting as well. Any and all of the above.

Margaret Maggie: Yeah, the original thought was sort of there's probably a likely a mix shift between Digital and Engage, but the second question is extremely interesting as well. Any and all of the above.

Speaker #6: So any and all of the above.

Speaker #5: Well, look, our focus on digital is for the business to drive on average a 50% recurring revenue. And we're currently achieving that maybe even a bit more than that.

Kenneth Tuchman: Well, look, our focus on digital is for the business to drive on average, a 50% recurring revenue, and we're currently achieving that, maybe even a bit more than that. If that partially answers your question, that is certainly the focus. As far as... I just want to make sure that I'm still tracking your question. As it relates to Engage and how we see the future of where that business goes, we absolutely see the future over time, where more and more technology is infused in Engage and where we are pricing our services as much more of a turnkey offering that is tied to solutions and definitive outcomes. The reality, Maggie, and I don't...

Speaker #5: And so if that partially answers your question, that is certainly the focus. As far as I'm just want to make sure that I'm still tracking your question.

Speaker #5: As it relates to engage, and how we see the future of where that business goes, we absolutely see the future over time, where more and more technologies infused in engage and where we are pricing our services as much more of a turnkey offering that is tied to solutions and definitive outcomes.

Speaker #5: The reality Maggie, and I don't as you know, I'm guilty of maybe over pontificating, so I apologize. And but the reality is that what we find because of the size of the clients that we deal with, which tend to be in kind of that Fortune 500 category, is that when you get past all the AI hype that it's going to eventually brush your teeth and do everything else, what we what our clients are realizing is that with the amount of systems that they have, and the overall amount of silos that they have, and the amount of systems that are not that don't actually even talk to each other, that there is only certain things that they can take advantage of with AI.

Kenneth Tuchman: As you know, I'm guilty of, maybe, over-pontificating, so I apologize. The reality is that what we find, because of the size of the clients that we deal with, which tend to be in kind of that Fortune 500 category, is that when you get past all the AI hype, that it's gonna eventually brush your teeth and do everything else, what we, you know, what our clients are realizing is that with the amount of systems that they have and the overall amount of silos that they have, and the amount of systems that don't actually even talk to each other, that there is only certain things that they can take advantage of with AI, in order for it to be impactful.

Speaker #5: In order for it to be impactful. And so what we're doing is we're focusing on what we can provide them with technology that takes advantage of AI right now with their current situation, while we're also trying to demonstrate to them how we can help them build a modern data state so that they can ultimately take advantage of far more AI.

Kenneth Tuchman: What we're doing is we're focusing on what we can provide them with technology that takes advantage of AI right now with their current situation, while we're also trying to demonstrate to them how we can help them build a modern data estate, so that they can ultimately take advantage of far more AI. I'm not here to give a lecture or whatever, but what the street is absolutely, positively missing is that the time that it's going to take for these large companies to synergize, so to speak, or create synchronicity of their data, it's not gonna be measured in months. It's gonna be measured in years. That's not according to Ken Tuchman, that's according to the CIOs of virtually every major client that we have.

Speaker #5: And again, I'm not here to give a lecture or whatever, but what the street is absolutely positively missing is that the time that it's going to take for these large companies to synergize so to speak or create synchronicity of their data it's not going to be measured in months.

Speaker #5: It's going to be measured in years. And that's not according to Ken Tuchman. That's according to the CIOs of virtually every major client that we have.

Speaker #5: So that's my way of saying that we're going to attack the parts of their systems that we can and that they will allow us to have access to.

Kenneth Tuchman: That's my way of saying that we're gonna attack the parts of their systems that we can and that they will allow us to have access to. The reality is that, you know, the hope that the HAL 9000 is going to take the human out of the loop is, I think, more distant than many people might be estimating. I'm sorry if I dragged that out too much, but hopefully I'm answering your question.

Speaker #5: But the reality is that the hope that the HAL 9000 is going to take the human out of the loop is I think more distant than many people might be estimating.

Speaker #5: So I'm sorry if I dragged that out too much, but hopefully I'm answering your question.

Speaker #3: Thanks, Ken.

Maggie Nolan: Thanks, Ken.

Margaret Maggie: Thanks, Ken.

Speaker #5: Thank you.

Kenneth Tuchman: Thank you.

Speaker #3: Thank you. Our next question will be coming from Jonathan Lee of Guggenheim Partners. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our next question will be coming from Jonathan Lee of Guggenheim Partners. Your line is open.

Speaker #7: Great. Thanks for taking my questions. First question for me, you highlighted revenue headwinds from offshore mixed shift. Can you help us size how much more of your current onshore revenue might still be at risk from that mixed shift dynamic?

Jonathan Lee: Great. Thanks for taking my questions. First question from me, you know, you highlighted revenue headwinds from offshore mix shift. Can you help us size how much more of your current onshore revenue might still be at risk from that mix shift dynamic?

Speaker #5: Well, first of all, we don't view it necessarily as a negative. We view it as a positive. And it's actually a focus of ours and an imperative to work with our clients and work with especially our new clients in shifting to offshore.

Kenneth Tuchman: Well, first of all, we don't view it necessarily as a negative. We view it as a positive. It's actually a focus of ours and an imperative to work with our clients and work with our, especially our new clients, in shifting the, to offshore. Currently, 80% of our entire sales pipeline is all targeted net new offshore.

Speaker #5: So currently, 80% of our entire sales pipeline is all targeted net new offshore. As it relates to the embedded base that we currently have that is onshore, I would say that it's actually a fairly limited number, and it's not because we wouldn't like it to be a higher number, but remember, we do a fair amount of public sector and federal work, healthcare work, and financial service work, and a lot of that work requires highly skilled licensed employees and it is not legal for them to operate outside of the United States.

Kenneth Tuchman: As it relates to the embedded base that we currently have, that is onshore, I would say that it's actually a fairly limited number, and it's not because we wouldn't like it to be a higher number, but remember, we do a fair amount of public sector and federal work, healthcare work, and financial service work, and a lot of that work requires highly skilled licensed employees, and it is not legal for them to operate outside of the United States. You know, what I would say is that, you know, it's really giving us, you know, other lines of business that we can focus on to move offshore.

Speaker #5: So what I would say is that it's really giving us other lines of business that we can focus on to move offshore. And there certainly are some clients that we currently have that are considering certain aspects of the business to potentially go offshore.

Kenneth Tuchman: There are certainly some clients that we currently have that are considering certain aspects of the business to potentially go offshore, but it's somewhat limited just due to the nature of the segments that are onshore and the regulatory aspect.

Speaker #5: But it's somewhat limited just due to the nature of the segments that are onshore. And the regulatory aspect.

Speaker #7: Ken, thanks for that color. But I think we were trying to size the current onshore revenue that might still be at risk.

Jonathan Lee: Thanks for that color, but I think we were trying to size the current onshore revenue that might still be at risk.

Speaker #5: Well, I'm sorry. I thought I answered that. What I'm saying—do you mean at risk to go offshore, or what?

Kenneth Tuchman: Well, I'm sorry. I thought I answered that. You mean at risk to go offshore or what?

Jonathan Lee: Yeah, at risk to go offshore, not necessarily the net new portion of the work that you had highlighted earlier.

Speaker #7: Yeah, at risk to go offshore, not necessarily the net new portion of the work that you had highlighted earlier.

Speaker #5: Yeah. And what I'm saying is that the majority of the revenue that we have onshore legally, we don't have the ability or the client doesn't have the ability to move offshore under the current regulations which have existed for many, many years.

Kenneth Tuchman: Yeah, and what I'm saying is that the majority of the revenue that we have onshore, legally, we don't have the ability, or the client doesn't have the ability to move offshore under the current regulations, which have existed for many, many years. I'm sorry, I thought I answered that. The answer is, you know, I, I can't give you an exact number, what I can tell you is that the healthcare clients, which were, you know, that's a significant portion of our business, and the federal and public sector business, the part that we do that's regulated cannot and will not be moved offshore unless the laws were to change, and my guess is that's not happening.

Speaker #5: So I thought I'm sorry. I thought I answered that. So the answer is I can't give you an exact number, but what I can tell you is that the healthcare clients which were that's a significant portion of our business.

Speaker #5: And the federal and public sector business, the part that we do that's regulated cannot and will not be moved offshore unless the laws were to change and my guess is that's not happening.

Speaker #7: Got it. Thanks, Ken. Just as a follow-up, I understand that you're obviously investing in AI. Can you help us understand how you're defending against enterprise clients who may be pushing you to pass on the AI efficiency savings to them?

Jonathan Lee: Got it. Thanks, Kevin. Just as a follow-up, you know, understand that you're obviously investing in AI. Can you help us understand how you're defending against enterprise clients that may be pushing you to pass on the AI efficiency savings to them?

Kenneth Tuchman: We're, you know, thus far, that's actually not even, that's so far, we're not actually encountering that. That's not to say that over time, as AI more or less commoditizes, that we won't feel that. Right now, clients are in such need of advisory work on how to take advantage of AI and how, and just our unique ability to integrate to their systems, because for over 25 years, we've done deep systems integration into all of our client CX, you know, client CCaaS systems, et cetera. That that's just not been a focus.

Speaker #5: Thus far, that's actually not—even, that's not—so far, we're not actually encountering that. That's not to say that, over time, as AI more or less commoditizes, that we won't feel that.

Speaker #5: But right now, clients are in such need of advisory work on how to take advantage of AI and how and just our unique ability to integrate to their systems because for over 25 years, we've done deep systems integration into all of our clients' CCAS systems, etc., that that's just not been a focus.

Speaker #5: But I think more importantly, maybe another way of putting it is we absolutely plan as we start to demonstrate to clients how we can take low-value transactions that typically we don't even handle today.

Kenneth Tuchman: I think more importantly, maybe another way of putting it is, we absolutely plan as we start to demonstrate to clients how we can take low-value transactions that typically we don't even handle today, it's not part of our focus of our business, and how we can help them automate them, and how we can get rid of their IVR and install, you know, agentic capabilities on the front end to determine the purpose of the call, to gather information, et cetera.

Speaker #5: It's not part of our focus of our business. And how we can help them automate them and how we can get rid of their IVR and install agentic capabilities on the front end to determine the purpose of the call, to gather information, etc.

Speaker #5: Our goal is absolutely to share some of the upside or the benefit of the cost. And it's frankly I would expect the whole industry to be doing that because it's a way for us to garner net new business by us showing the industry or the client base that we can have an impact on their cost to serve.

Kenneth Tuchman: Our goal is absolutely to share, some of the upside or the benefit of the cost. It's frankly, I would expect the whole industry to be doing that because it's a way for us to garner net new business by us showing the industry or the client base that we can have an impact on their cost to serve. That is a huge focus of ours, is how can we demonstrate to them that we can deliver the highest possible quality at a lower cost to serve? If you're asking me, are they pressuring us for that? No.

Speaker #5: And that is a huge focus of ours: How can we demonstrate to them that we can deliver the highest possible quality at a lower cost to serve.

Speaker #5: And so if you're asking me are they pressuring us for that? No. If you're asking me are we volunteering that as it relates to when we're showing them aspects of areas that are currently not being handled in an AI way and that we believe can and will not diminish the loyalty or the relationship of the customer, 100%.

Kenneth Tuchman: If you're asking me, are we volunteering that as it relates to when we're showing them aspects of areas that are currently not being handled in a, in an AI way, and that we believe can and will not diminish the loyalty or the relationship of the customer? 100 percent. What I want to just stress, and I know I sound like a broken record on this, but it's really important for people to understand this: This industry is still $400 billion. Every single analyst report that's come out, whether it, you know, I'm technically I'm not supposed to use the analyst names, but you know who they are, the Gartner and the Forrester and so on and so forth.

Speaker #5: And what I want to just stress and I know I sound like a broken record on this, but it's really important for people to understand this.

Speaker #5: This industry is still 400 billion dollars. Every single analyst report that's come out, whether I'm technically I'm not supposed to use the analyst names, but you know who they are, the Gartners and the Forresters and so on and so forth.

Speaker #5: Every single one of them has said that net human contact center agents over the next 36 months will increase not decrease. Now, do we think over time they will decrease?

Kenneth Tuchman: Every single one of them has said that net human contact center agents over the next 36 months will increase, not decrease. Now, do we think over time they will decrease? We absolutely do, and frankly, we're okay with that. The reason why we're okay with that is we're a little $2 billion company, and when there's a $400 billion TAM, the AI could have a significant impact on the human aspect of it, and we, as a company, could still be multiples the size that we are. At the end of the day, there's really only five to eight players in the marketplace that are consistently being considered for the large deals that are out there. Those five to eight players make up well under $50 billion.

Speaker #5: We absolutely do. And frankly, we're okay with that. And the reason why we're okay with that is we're a little 2 billion dollar company.

Speaker #5: And when there's a 400 billion dollar TAM, the AI could have a significant impact on the human aspect of it. And we as a company could still be multiples the size that we are.

Speaker #5: At the end of the day, there's really only 5 to 8 players in the marketplace that are consistently being considered for the large deals that are out there.

Speaker #5: And those 5 to 8 players make up well under 50 billion dollars. So when you do the overall math that there's a 400 billion dollar TAM, the reality is we have a long way to go because right now we're the new businesses coming from for the most part is captives that are letting air out of the tires and they're starting to release business from their captives.

Kenneth Tuchman: When you do the overall math, that there's a $400 billion TAM, the reality is we have a long way to go, because right now, where the new business is coming from, for the most part, is captives that are letting air out of the tires, and they're starting to release business from their captives. Captives right now is a $300 billion, you know, total addressable market. None of that includes the size of the AI and data analytics market that we're focused on, which we estimate is somewhere in the $500 to $600 billion range. There's so much, you know, greenfield opportunity out there that we're embracing AI as absolutely something that's very positive for our business on a go-forward basis.

Speaker #5: And captives right now is a 300 billion dollar total addressable market. That has none of that includes the size of the AI and data analytics market that we're focused on, which we estimate is somewhere in the 5 to 600 billion dollar range.

Speaker #5: So there's so much greenfield opportunity out there that we're embracing AI as absolutely something that's very positive for our business on a go-forward basis.

Speaker #7: Thanks, Ken.

George Sutton: Thanks, Ken.

Speaker #5: Thank you.

Kenneth Tuchman: Thank you.

Speaker #1: Thank you. Our last question is from Vincent Colicchio Barton Research. Your line is open.

Operator: Thank you. Our last question is from Vincent Colicchio of Barrington Research. Your line is open.

Speaker #5: Yeah, Ken. To what extent are you benefiting from consolidation or do you expect to benefit from consolidation given your expanded footprint and the increasing complexity of technology?

Vincent Colicchio: Yeah, Ken, to what extent are you benefiting from consolidation, or do you expect to benefit from consolidation, given your expanded footprint and the increasing complexity of technology?

Speaker #8: So do you mean consolidation of clients consolidating the number of partners that they have? Because if that is currently taking place. And it's been going on for the last 18 months or 24 months, and we think that that's going to we think that's going to over time accelerate as clients realize that the concept of having 10 vendors makes very little sense, especially when of the 10 providers out there, most of them do not have deep technological capabilities.

Kenneth Tuchman: Do you mean consolidation of clients consolidating the number of partners that they have? Because if that is currently taking place.

Vincent Colicchio: Yes, that's the question.

Kenneth Tuchman: It's been going on for the last 18 months or 24 months, and we think that's going to, over time, accelerate as clients realize that the concept of having 10 vendors makes very little sense, especially when of the 10 providers out there, most of them do not have deep technological capabilities. We believe that the majority of all new business out there is going to require somebody that has the ability to, you know, to provide, all, you know, various different aspects of technology to help them become more modernized. If the question is, do I think there's gonna be more consolidation?

Speaker #8: And we believe that the majority of all new business out there is going to require somebody that has the ability to provide all various different aspects of technology to help them become more modernized.

Speaker #8: So if that's your if the question is do I think there's going to be more consolidation, I do. And I think that the marketplace is already really bifurcated to what I would call third-tier type, second-tier type companies out there that can only compete on price and lack capability.

Kenneth Tuchman: I do, and I think that the marketplace is already really bifurcated to what I would call, you know, third-tier type, second-tier type, companies out there that can only compete on price, and lack capability, and the scale players that have the right geographies that clients are looking for, but also have, more importantly, the right technology to apply.

Speaker #8: And the scale players that have the right geographies that clients are looking for but also have more importantly the right technology to apply. You did answer the correct question.

Vincent Colicchio: You did answer the correct question, and, you know, I'm assuming that some of the companies that lack scale can't keep pace in terms of their technology capabilities, and, I think you answered that.

Speaker #8: And I'm assuming that some of the companies that lack scale can't keep pace in terms of their technology capabilities. And I think you answered that.

Kenneth Tuchman: Is there anything else I can add to that, or?

Speaker #5: Is there anything else I can add to that, or?

Kenneth Tuchman: Is there anything else I can add to that, or?

Speaker #8: No, no. You answered the question.

Vincent Colicchio: No, you answered the question.

Speaker #5: All right. Well, thank you.

Kenneth Tuchman: All right. Well, thank you.

Speaker #1: Thank you for your questions. That is all the time we have today. This concludes TTEC's fourth quarter and full year 2025 earnings conference call.

Operator: Thank you for your questions. That is all the time we have today. This concludes TTEC's Q4 and full year 2025 Earnings Conference Call. You may disconnect at this time.

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