Overview

• Year to date through September, revenue rose 7.5% to €2.6 billion, adjusted EBITDA reached €774 million, and net profit came in at €125 million.
• Full-year guidance was raised to about 7% revenue growth with an operating margin of at least 29.5%, at the top of the prior range.
• Global headcount stood at 13,878 at the end of September, up 350 versus end-2024, with hundreds of additions this year and around 280 vacancies, mainly in manufacturing.
• CEO Michael Grosse said double-digit growth in consumables is leading the recovery, while customers remain cautious on new capital investments.
• U.S. tariffs are expected to trim roughly 1% of annual sales, about €30 million, and the recent move from the DAX to the MDax was described as having no major operational impact.