SCA posts 25% sequential rise in Q3 EBITDA on kraftliner price gains

SCA reported third-quarter 2026 EBITDA of SEK 1,631m (USD 164m), up 25% on the second quarter and down 1% year-on-year, as higher kraftliner prices and lower maintenance and raw material costs offset weak pulp and sawn timber markets. Net sales rose 5% year-on-year to SEK 5,248m (USD 528m) on higher delivery volumes, while nine-month EBITDA remained 24% below the same period of 2025.

Why this mattersSequential recovery in containerboard pricing signals improving conditions for European kraftliner producers even as pulp and sawn timber markets stay weak.

• Q3 2026 EBITDA was SEK 1,631m (USD 164m), up 25% from Q2 and down 1% from SEK 1,644m (USD 165m) a year earlier
• Further kraftliner price increases lifted SCA's average containerboard selling prices versus Q2, on robust European demand
• Q3 net sales rose 5% year-on-year to SEK 5,248m (USD 528m) on higher delivery volumes
• EBITDA margin was 31.1% in Q3 2026, against 32.9% a year earlier and 25.3% in Q2 2026
• Q3 operating profit was SEK 1,047m (USD 105m), down from SEK 1,112m (USD 112m) a year earlier and up from SEK 724m (USD 73m) in Q2
• Nine-month net sales fell 3% to SEK 15,141m (USD 1,522m) and EBITDA fell 24% to SEK 4,041m (USD 406m)

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