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Sulzer AG (MX:SUNN)
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EarningsQ2 2026 Earnings Report

Sulzer AG (SUNN) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

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MX:SUNN Q2 2026 EPS Results

Actual EPS$88.79
Consensus EPS$103.04
Beat/MissMissed by -$14.25
One Year Ago EPS$82.00

MX:SUNN Q2 2026 Revenue Results

Actual Revenue$36.67B
Expected Revenue$37.27B
Beat/MissMissed by -$601.16M
YoY Revenue Growth-4.09%

Earnings Announcement Details

QuarterQ2 2026
Date07/28/2026
TimeTBA
Conference CallTuesday, July 28, 2026
MX:SUNN Upcoming Earnings
Sulzer AG's next earnings date is estimated for February 24, 2027, based on past reporting schedules.

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Audio

MX:SUNN Q2 2026 Earnings Call
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Q2 2026 Earnings Slide Deck

Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary

Q2 2026
Earnings Call Date:Jul 28, 2026|
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call presents a constructive operational and profitability story: strong margin expansion, Flow and Services regaining momentum, and clear execution of Sulzer Excellence and strategic initiatives. However, significant headwinds remain—primarily within Chemtech (large order delays in new technologies), elevated net working capital and free‑cash‑flow pressure, and geopolitical-related project timing risk. Management reiterated its full‑year guidance and expects orders to be back‑loaded into H2/Q4, indicating confidence but also execution risk tied to the timing of large awards.
Company Guidance
Sulzer reiterated its February guidance: full‑year 2026 order intake growth of +1% to +5%, sales growth of +2% to +5% and an expected full‑year EBITDA margin of about 16.5%. At midyear the group reported H1 order intake -3.9% (a shortfall of <CHF80m), H1 sales roughly +1% (Flow +0.5%, Services +4.4%, Chemtech -4.9%), H1 EBITDA margin 15.5% (up 110 bps y/y) and an order‑intake margin of 35.7% (down 60 bps); book‑to‑bill is >1 across BUs except new technologies. Management flagged a ~CHF100–117m increase in net working capital (now ~26% of sales vs 22% prior), which reduced free cash flow (cash impact ~CHF40m), an anticipated low‑single‑digit restructuring charge for Chemtech in H2 plus an ~CHF8m impairment, and said large orders are expected to be back‑loaded (likely Q4) while they would not change guidance for a weak Q3.
Profitability Improvement
Group EBITDA margin increased to 15.5% in H1 (up ~110 basis points year-over-year compared with prior reporting), with higher absolute EBITDA and net income in CHF driven by better gross margins and Sulzer Excellence execution.
Flow Division Margin Momentum
Flow EBITDA margin reached 13.3% (from 8.7% in H1 2023) with a 100 basis point increase versus prior year; order intake recovered Q1 (-3.8%) to Q2 (+6.6%), showing regained momentum.
Services Growth and Margin Expansion
Services sales grew +4.4% in H1 (from a very high base in H1 2025) and its order intake gross margin improved by 140 basis points to 40.6%; Services EBITDA margin up ~100 basis points despite regional disruptions.
Book-to-Bill and Backlog Health
Book-to-bill ratios above 1.0 across business units (except new technologies in Chemtech), MTCS book-to-bill >1, and management reports a filling order pipeline with indications of large orders returning, expected back‑loaded into H2/Q4.
Sulzer Excellence Delivering Operational Gains
Multiple global initiatives improved on-time and in-spec delivery, commercial discipline (market-value pricing, order cycle reduction) and supply‑chain/design-to-cost actions, contributing materially to margin gains.
Confirmed Full-Year Guidance
Management reiterates 2026 guidance: order intake +1% to +5%, sales +2% to +5%, and full-year EBITDA margin ~16.5%.
FX and Currency Management
Currency effects reduced sales/orders by ~CHF 100 million (≈5% FX impact), but profitability gains and Excellence measures more than offset FX headwinds in CHF terms.
Innovation and New Solutions
Progress on advanced projects (e.g., subsea CO2 reinjection pumps with Petrobras/Technip; PEF polymer trials as a PET replacement) demonstrating technology differentiation and potential long-term opportunities.

MX:SUNN Earnings History

Report Date
Fiscal Quarter
Forecast / EPS
Last Year's EPS
EPS YoY Change
Press Release
Feb 24, 2027
2026 (Q4)
100.15 / -
85.504―
2026 (Q2)
103.04 / 88.79
81.9968.29% (+6.80)
Feb 26, 2026
2025 (Q4)
102.28 / 85.50
70.15721.87% (+15.35)
Oct 22, 2025
2025 (Q3)
- / -
74.542―
2025 (Q2)
100.30 / 82.00
74.54210.00% (+7.45)
Apr 24, 2025
2025 (Q1)
- / -
59.195―
2024 (Q4)
70.16 / 70.16
59.19518.52% (+10.96)
2024 (Q3)
- / -
72.854―
Jul 26, 2024
2024 (Q2)
81.12 / 74.54
72.8542.32% (+1.69)
2024 (Q1)
- / -
49.899―
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