Volkswagen AG stock heads into the open after a 5.6 percent drop
Published on 09/21/2026 at 07:34 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Volkswagen AG stock closed at EUR 76.52 on Xetra on September 18, 2026, down about 5.6 percent from the prior session according to recent market data. The decline left the shares markedly weaker than the broader DAX index, which fell around 1.6 percent on the same day.
September 18, 2026 in numbers
Volkswagen AG (ISIN DE0007664039, Xetra: VOW3) came under heavy selling pressure on September 18, 2026 after the group issued a profit warning for 2026 and signaled sizeable exceptional charges. As The Star reported, Volkswagen now expects an operating margin of at most 1 percent for 2026, down from previous guidance of 4 percent to 5.5 percent, and flagged around EUR 10 billion in exceptional charges. According to an overview cited by Kapitales, roughly EUR 6 billion of those charges relate to a goodwill impairment at Porsche, adding to investor concerns about the group's profitability. Per Xetra closing data reflected in market summaries for September 18, 2026, the preferred shares ended the session at EUR 76.52, with intraday losses of about 5.6 percent, leaving them down around 26.1 percent year to date and roughly 5.6 percent over the preceding five trading days.
Exchange data for the same session show that the DAX benchmark closed lower on September 18, 2026, with a decline of about 1.6 percent, but Volkswagen's drop was significantly steeper than the index move. Regional reports on European trading summarized that Volkswagen's profit warning, the planned impairment at Porsche and weaker demand expectations in China all weighed on the automobile sector, with Volkswagen shares singled out for a fall of around 5.6 percent on the day.
Today's outlook after profit warning and index change
Today, September 21, 2026, the market focuses on the continuing fallout from the profit warning and restructuring plans at Volkswagen as well as an index reshuffle. Coverage by Sina Finance notes that Volkswagen is recognizing around EUR 10 billion in one-off items, including about EUR 6 billion of goodwill impairment on Porsche and provisions for job cuts, and has cut its full-year operating margin forecast to no more than 1 percent, a step that continues to shape sentiment heading into today's session. As Zonebourse reported, index provider ISS Stoxx has removed Volkswagen from the Euro Stoxx 50 as of this Monday, which may prompt further portfolio adjustments by index-tracking funds in the coming sessions. In addition, Bloomberg highlights that tens of thousands of workers across Germany plan protests on September 21, 2026 in response to the restructuring and job-cut plans, underscoring the political and social dimension that accompanies the financial impact as Volkswagen AG stock heads into the open.
