and control systems and software both up 18%. We saw sustained robust investment in power with orders in our ovation business up 41%, and ACV in Aspen Tech's digital grid management suite up 31%. We expect our growth verticals to be

Aug 4, 2026 / receipt

Ram and I are going to be traveling around. Ram will be in India and Asia. I'll be in the Middle East next week.

Feb 5, 2025 / receipt, needs a key / Candice, other | earnings call 2025-02-05 | transcript 212af1d3-682a-4ffb-8158-6418cc0fcc99 | chars 29186-29298 | segment 29

Over the past four months, I've had the opportunity to travel to several US sites, including Houston, Chicago, Elyria, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, as well as visiting investors, customers, and our teams in Germany, Denmark, Brazil, and Mexico. I have to be honest. there is no substitute for being with our teams in person. I'm looking forward to this month's trips to India and Singapore, and I'd also like to thank our board of directors for their support and our shareholders for your trust in us.

Aug 9, 2022 / receipt, needs a key / Lal Karzanbai, CEO | earnings call 2022-08-09 | transcript 886981aa-4c96-472c-b845-77b24a8922cd | chars 1613-2107 | segment 1

Having said that, if we do see more planes in the air, more trucks on the road, broader economic activity, I think we'll see expansions in the budgetary as we go through the second half of the calendar year, into the second half of the calendar year, and that will prove to be advantageous to the automation business above and beyond where we are set today.

May 5, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Steve, other | earnings call 2021-05-05 | transcript 19f11848-5e2e-411a-b462-e2915c7f2e2c | chars 38631-38988 | segment 39

On the plus side, we expect to retain about $10 million more in the year of the COVID-related savings than we previously estimated as basic activity like travel and everything that goes with it comes back in more slowly than we would have thought a couple of months ago.

May 5, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Frank, CFO | earnings call 2021-05-05 | transcript 19f11848-5e2e-411a-b462-e2915c7f2e2c | chars 13323-13593 | segment 13

I think there's going to be a way to engage with folks on the ground, and we don't want to get away from that if we have the opportunity to do so. But we can also reach a much broader base of engagement with customers through the virtual platform. Customers who may not be able to devote a day or night of travel, who may be interested in a singular subject or a keynote, they now have the opportunity to dial in and listen in or see that presentation in a forum that works for them.

May 5, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / Lyle, CEO | earnings call 2021-05-05 | transcript 19f11848-5e2e-411a-b462-e2915c7f2e2c | chars 28426-28909 | segment 29

Global travel, live customer engagement, our face-to-face planning conference, which is known to be a combat sport at times. Organization planning process, leadership planning process are all restricted and delayed.

Feb 3, 2021 / receipt, needs a key / David Farr, CEO | earnings call 2021-02-03 | transcript 1ac3e6e1-0551-4f68-adf2-6620bf6c9d99 | chars 18157-18372 | segment 18

Adjusted corporate and other costs dropped by 14 million as aggressive cost controls, travel restrictions, salary reductions, and other measures took effect.

Aug 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Frank Della Flora, CFO | earnings call 2020-08-04 | transcript bee7d7cd-0a20-4a52-b5d0-72b14c7c5ab8 | chars 8813-8970 | segment 9

obviously no travel, entertainment, all those things, and we'll talk more about those.

Aug 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / David Clark, CEO | earnings call 2020-08-04 | transcript bee7d7cd-0a20-4a52-b5d0-72b14c7c5ab8 | chars 16131-16217 | segment 15

Also, we want to give you an insight relative to what we call the COVID-related savings, which are from actions we took from furloughs, the pay cuts, to bonus cuts, to also traveling and all the different things that unfolded in the COVID number, which this year it's worth about $150 million to us.

Aug 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Lyle, CEO | earnings call 2020-08-04 | transcript bee7d7cd-0a20-4a52-b5d0-72b14c7c5ab8 | chars 30026-30325 | segment 30

We are obviously going to be very cautious in how we put money back into us as we start seeing that growth happen, but we want to make sure that we are serving our customers and we're making sure we support our customers around the world as they go forward but the organization on a global basis of how to do a lot of things without a day-to-day contact with leaders i guarantee none of the leaders at the oc level have been able to travel into europe we've not been into asia we've not been in latin america i am starting i am traveling that's where i am traveling in north america as is lyle and bob and we're doing site reviews we're getting out uh we're actually the first time i got to walk a factory for you know the first time i really felt safe walking a factory One, I didn't want to contaminate people in the factory or them contaminate me.

Aug 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Lyle, CEO | earnings call 2020-08-04 | transcript bee7d7cd-0a20-4a52-b5d0-72b14c7c5ab8 | chars 33354-34204 | segment 33

I think that, you know, as we look at it right now, to be honest, I think we'll probably spend a little less this year, Scott. So I think we're forecasting around $550. I think we'll probably be a little lower. The reason for that is the inability to travel and get to the projects and get them organized.

Aug 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Dave, CEO | earnings call 2020-08-04 | transcript bee7d7cd-0a20-4a52-b5d0-72b14c7c5ab8 | chars 37018-37323 | segment 37

We've got to get some traveling, and if we don't, then that's going to clearly slow down some of the North America projects.

Feb 4, 2020 / receipt, needs a key / Dave, CEO | earnings call 2020-02-04 | transcript 65e02ecd-6f7a-47fb-a614-f0cc75e1d502 | chars 36998-37122 | segment 37

ACV expected to grow 10%+ for the full year

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Automotive markets and Europe remain weak

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Growth driven by the United States and India

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Strength in U.S. and growth verticals offsets slower than expected start to the year in China

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Expect inflation / cost inputs to hold approximately at current levels

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

AspenTech and NI to display innovative technologies to improve operational performance and productivity at upcoming user conferences

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Reiterating plan to return ~$2.2B to shareholders through ~$1B share repurchase and 5% dividend per share increase

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Updating sales growth to ~4.5%, ~3% underlying, due to the Middle East conflict

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

1-pt Impact to 2026 Underlying Sales

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

1-pt Impact to Q2 Underlying Sales

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Field service engineers operated at <50% of pre-conflict levels in March

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt

Slowdown of MRO and project activity while facilities had personnel restrictions

ir_statement / Sep 16, 2026 / receipt