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GEA Group Posts Record EBITDA Margin of 17.4% and Raises Full-Year Guidance
GEA Group AG reported record second-quarter 2026 results, with EBITDA margin reaching 17.4% and return on capital employed hitting 36.8%, both all-time highs. Order intake rose 14.2% year-over-year to EUR1.5 billion, while sales grew 10% to EUR1.4 billion, and EBITDA before restructuring expenses increased 15.6% to EUR251 million. The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance for organic sales growth to 6%-8%, EBITDA margin to 17%-17.4%, and ROCE to 36%-40%, and announced a new EUR500 million share buyback program. Free cash flow reached EUR151 million, the highest second-quarter level in six years, and net liquidity swung to a net cash position of EUR71 million from a net debt position a year earlier. Among its four divisions, Liquid & Powder Technologies saw organic order intake surge more than 40%, while Food & Beverage Technologies achieved a record EBITDA margin of 16.2%.