Voestalpine stock gains 0.59% to EUR 38.95 premarket
Published on 11/12/2026 at 08:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSWhat matters for investors
- First-half EBITDA rose 17.1 percent to EUR 846 million, while revenue remained broadly stable.
- Management reduced the upper end of its full-year EBITDA forecast to EUR 1.70 billion from EUR 1.85 billion.
- Higher energy and logistics costs, temporary US tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty remain key risks for the second half.
Earnings rise as outlook narrows
Voestalpine stock traded at EUR 38.95 on Lang & Schwarz at 08:40 CET on Thursday, November 12, 0.59 percent above the Xetra close of Wednesday, November 11, at EUR 38.72.
In a press release published on Wednesday, voestalpine said revenue for the first half of fiscal 2026/27, covering April through September, reached EUR 7.7 billion, compared with EUR 7.6 billion a year earlier. EBITDA increased to EUR 846 million from EUR 722 million, while EBIT rose 36 percent to EUR 470 million.
Profit after tax climbed 46 percent to EUR 290 million. The company cautioned that earnings included net positive one-off effects of around EUR 100 million, including proceeds related to the sale of voestalpine BÖHLER Profil. Free cash flow amounted to EUR 24 million.
Management kept the lower end of its full-year EBITDA forecast at EUR 1.60 billion but cut the upper end to EUR 1.70 billion from EUR 1.85 billion. The company cited higher energy and logistics costs, geopolitical uncertainty and temporary US tariffs. The greentec steel projects in Linz and Donawitz remain on schedule and on budget, with commissioning planned for the first half of calendar 2027.
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