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Capital & Financial Markets 29 Jul 2026

Krones confirms 2026 guidance as first-half order intake rises 4.5%

Krones reported first-half 2026 order intake up 4.5% to EUR 2,852.5m and an EBITDA margin improvement to 10.8%, and confirmed its full-year 2026 targets. Currency translation cut first-half revenue by about EUR 60m, while order backlog rose 3.3% to EUR 4,328.0m by end-June.

Why this mattersSustained order growth and a firming margin at a leading filling and packaging-line builder signal resilient capital spending by beverage and food customers despite macro uncertainty.

  • First-half 2026 order intake rose 4.5% to EUR 2,852.5m, from EUR 2,730.4m a year earlier.
  • First-half revenue was EUR 2,714.9m against EUR 2,726.5m, up 1.8% adjusted for currency effects.
  • Currency translation reduced first-half revenue by around EUR 60m.
  • First-half EBITDA rose to EUR 292.9m from EUR 288.5m, with the margin at 10.8% against 10.6%.
  • Order backlog rose 3.3% to EUR 4,328.0m at end-June 2026, from EUR 4,190.4m at end-2025.
  • Krones confirmed its full-year 2026 guidance, including an EBITDA margin target range of 10.7% to 11.1%.
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  • 2026-09-21 · Edited before publication: H1 figures all check out. The revenue growth target of 3%-5% and ROCE of 19%-20% are not in the excerpt, which supports only the confirmation of guidance and the 10.7%-11.1% EBITDA margin range; that bullet is narrowed to what is grounded.