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Carso Posts Higher Q2 Net Income as EBITDA Falls

Peso appreciation plus prior asset sales lowered reported operating flow, prompting the group to redeploy cash into upstream oil stakes pending regulatory approvals.

Overview

  • Grupo Carso reported Q2 2026 net income of 2,964 million pesos, a 10.6% increase driven largely by improved financing results and revenue gains in Zamajal and Grupo Sanborns.
  • Consolidated sales rose 3.9% to 48,194 million pesos while consolidated EBITDA fell to 7,184 million pesos, a drop explained by a stronger peso and a high 2025 comparison base from U.S. cement asset sales.
  • Zamajal’s revenue jumped to 3,241 million pesos from 476 million as work for Pemex at the Ixachi field increased activity, producing a sharp rise in that division’s EBITDA.
  • Grupo Sanborns grew sales to 17,810 million pesos but saw its net profit fall because of higher operating costs tied to Oracle and Salesforce implementations, bigger bad-debt reserves, and wage increases.
  • The company is expanding upstream energy exposure through a May purchase of an extra 5% of Zama and a July agreement to buy 30% of TotalEnergies’ Block 30 stake, transactions that remain subject to regulatory clearance and fit a low-leverage profile (net debt/EBITDA ~0.69).