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Company Delivers Solid Start to the Year and Upgrades Full-Year Guidance

The Group generated moderate organic sales growth and sustained profitability. This was driven by Process Solutions and Semiconductor Materials.

Key facts and Forecast

Financial results for Q1 2026

  • Solid first-quarter performance driven by Process Solutions and Semiconductor Materials
  • Strong foreign exchange effects remain a headwind
  • Group net sales of € 5.1 billion (organic growth +2.9%) 
  • EBITDA pre of € 1.5 billion (organic growth +5.3%) 
Guidance 2026
 
  • Company upgrades full-year 2026 guidance
  • Building from a position of strength, the Group sharpens its strategic direction to create mid- to long-term value and growth – and confirms its mid-term guidance

Overview: business performance in Q1 2026

 

Q1 2026

(in € billion)

Change

(in %, compared to Q1 2025)

Organic change 

(in %, compared to Q1 2025)

Group net sales

5.1

–2.8

2.9

EBITDA pre

1.5

–0.3

5.3

Life Science sales

2.3

2.2

8.3

Healthcare sales

2.1

–3.0

-3.4

Electronics sales

0.8

–13.9

4.2

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Our first-quarter performance underlines the strength of the company’s diversified portfolio and its clear focus on complementary science and technology businesses. We upgrade our full-year 2026 financial guidance. At the same time, we sharpen the strategic direction of the company for the long-term.

Kai Beckmann

Chairman of the Executive Board and Group CEO

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