ZTS · 8-K · 20260806PR000038

Headcount / Restructuring

Zoetis Inc. · 2026-08-06 · Importance 77 · Surprise 82 · In source text

Zoetis recorded $77 million of restructuring charges and acquisition- and divestiture-related costs in the second quarter, up from $30 million in the prior-year quarter. Other restructuring charges and cost-reduction/productivity initiatives totaled $75 million in the quarter and $95 million year to date, primarily from employee termination costs under a comprehensive cost and productivity program. Six-month certain significant items increased to $108 million from $54 million, including employee termination costs from additional organizational-structure refinements and $11 million of business-process-transformation costs. Full-year guidance now assumes approximately $150 million of certain significant items and acquisition- and divestiture-related costs, compared with approximately $100 million previously.

Key facts

• Three months ended June 30, 2026 restructuring charges and certain acquisition and divestiture-related costs: $77 million (three months ended June 30, 2025: $30 million). source
• For three months ended June 30, 2026, other restructuring charges and cost-reduction/productivity initiatives pre-tax: $75 million (six months: $95 million). source

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