Overview

• Order intake at the electronic-components unit climbed 26 percent in April, 29 percent in May and 35 percent in June, signaling early recovery momentum
• First-half revenue increased 2.2 percent to €10.4 billion while pre-tax profit fell nearly 10 percent to €475 million
• Headcount declined 1.6 percent to about 87,200 employees with no layoffs and selective production hires now under way
• Erratic U.S. tariff announcements and rising logistics and personnel costs continued to weigh on margins in the second quarter
• Management maintains a mid-single-digit revenue growth target for the full year on its cautious optimism for the rest of 2025