Mutares Swings to Adjusted Profit Even as Holding Earnings Slide
Published on 11/13/2026 at 07:41 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Mutares' stock came under pressure as investors weighed a sharply weaker holding result against a confirmed full-year outlook. The shares fell 3.3% in the latest session, having already shed 3.1% the day before, after the Munich-based buyout group reported a decline in net income at the holding level for the first nine months of 2026.
The headline figure was a drop to EUR 33 million from EUR 84 million a year earlier. Mutares attributed the fall to write-downs, chiefly in its retail portfolio, along with adjustments in the Automotive & Mobility segment.
Operating earnings turn positive
Beneath that holding-level setback, the picture at group level was brighter. Adjusted EBITDA came in at EUR 57 million for the nine-month period, a turnaround from an adjusted loss of EUR 63 million in the same stretch of last year. Unadjusted EBITDA was reported at EUR 2.05 billion.
Group revenue climbed 15% to EUR 5.4 billion, up from EUR 4.7 billion in the prior-year period. The top-line expansion therefore did not translate into a higher holding net profit.
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Guidance held steady
Management left its 2026 targets untouched. Mutares continues to expect group revenue of EUR 7.9–9.1 billion and a holding net profit of EUR 165–200 million for the full year.
Two exits signed, neither closed
Divestments took centre stage alongside the numbers. Under an agreement with Oaktree's Power Opportunities strategy, Mutares will hand over Guascor Energy S.A.U. and Guascor Power USA, Inc., a deal carrying an equity value of EUR 74.0 million. Completion is targeted for the end of the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions including merger-control clearances.
A second transaction, signed on Monday, sees the Magirus firefighting business unit go to Morita Holdings Corporation at an equity value of EUR 65 million. Mutares is retaining the defence operations, which will continue as a standalone company under a new brand. Both sales remain pending completion.
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Investor day on the horizon
Mutares has scheduled an investor day in London for 19 November 2026, where it intends to spotlight portfolio maturity, value creation, the pipeline of potential divestments and capital allocation.
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