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Arcadis NV

Earnings Release Jul 31, 2025

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Strong margin, well positioned for growth

Arcadis Q2 and Half Year 2025 Results

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Strong margin performance while positioning for future growth

1) EBITA excluding restructuring, integration, acquisition & divestment costs 2) Underlying growth excl. impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, winddowns or divestments

UK

AMP8

clients

Global Business Area: Resilience

Key wins in high growth areas support backlog quality

H1'25 Developments

Backlog 7% ytd organic growth1)

  • Good order intake: Water (US), Energy Transition (Germany), Nuclear (UK)
  • US Environmental Restoration repositioning towards higher quality portfolio
  • AMP8 Water orders started to be called off end of Q2

Revenue visibility drivers

Global Business Area: Places

Data Centers and Pharma drive order intake, while shifting market dynamics delay some clients' decisions

Backlog 2% ytd organic growth1)

  • Significant Pharma and Data Center wins
  • Delays in some clients' large capex decisions
  • Expansion in European government spending driving pipeline
  • Diversifying client exposure in Semiconductor sector

H1'25 Developments Revenue visibility drivers

Project win

Tech Clients | Global Various significant data center wins

growth opportunities in Europe

Key Client relationships supporting near-term backlog

Global Business Area: Mobility

Ramp up of major projects on track, positioning for large pursuits drives solid pipeline opportunities

Backlog 1% ytd organic growth1)

  • Large North America projects secured last year: ramp-up on track
  • Solid demand North America, softness in UK and Australia
  • Continued focus Key Clients: driving wins, leveraging global workforce
  • UK gradually improving from increased spending clarity

H1'25 Developments Revenue visibility drivers

Project win

Northern Powerhouse | UK Improving connectivity across the North of England

Key Client relationships supporting near-term backlog

Global Business Area: Intelligence

Continued investments in digital integration across GBAs drive project wins

H1'25 Developments

Commercialize and invest in products: EDA, EAM, Hotspot, Travel IQ, Tolling products

Driving wins across our GBAs

Spotlight on UK & Ireland

Shift in market dynamics provides opportunity to position for future growth

UK & Ireland Net Revenue split H1 2025, 22% of total

H1'25 Developments

  • Organic revenue decline drag on group of -2%
  • Reshaped business towards future growth areas
    • AMP8
    • Spending Review outcome
    • Defense commitments
  • Significant wins for Water, Technology and Energy clients

Solid client relationships across GBAs – areas of investment and growth acceleration

Spotlight on Major Projects

Major projects across portfolio supporting H2 growth

1) AMP8 limited backlog recorded, as this is a typical "book-and-burn" contract – where orders are called off on a framework contract within the quarter

Phasing of major projects driving ramp-up1) Major projects ramp-up driving H2 revenue step-up

Financial results PART 2

Willem Baars Interim CFO

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Resilient performance with margin strength and stable revenues

Half year 2025 results

  • Net Revenues stable on organic basis
  • Strong operating EBITA margin performance amid substantial investments in strategy
  • Disciplined Net Working Capital management, strong June performance driving receivables
  • Free cash flow in line with seasonal pattern, impacted by timing of tax payments
  • Net debt/ Operating EBITDA of 1.8x within target range of 1.5x-2.5x

1) Underlying growth excl. impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, winddowns or divestments. 2) Q2'24 margin includes a one-off provision release related to Middle East cash collection of €6.6 million, excluding this effect margin: 10.8%. 3) EBITA excluding restructuring, integration, acquisition and divestment costs. 4) Free Cash Flow = Cash flow from operating activities corrected for capex and lease liabilities

Strong margin trajectory supported by strategic levers

  • Strategic margin levers contributing:
    • Increased Key Clients share
    • Higher GEC contribution
    • Project selectivity
  • Investments in products and people
  • On track to meet 12.5% target for 2026

1) EBITA excluding restructuring, integration, acquisition & divestment costs

2) Operating EBITA Margin of 11.5% in Q2'24 includes a one-off provision release related to Middle East cash collection of €6.6 million, comparable margin excluding the reversal stands at 10.8% for Q2'24 3) Share of employees at Global Excellence Centers in total Arcadis

Substantial investments supporting efficiency and future growth

Investments in products & people Impact

Investment in data mesh and data
platforms allowing business to build
products and scale AI

600 Data engineers

Product development (e.g.
EDA Lite)

Faster, more valuable data

Driving large wins cross GBA

Project Pursuit tool incl. AI benchmarking

Commercial & bidding decision support

Optimized resource planning

Freeing up time for clients

Higher win-rate & backlog
quality

Enhancing pipeline visibility

New GEC: Bucharest, Romania

Skills-Powered Organization

Arcadis Share Plan 2025: >4K
employees enrolled

Cost reduction

Data optimization & leverage

Employer of the future

Cash generation in line with seasonal pattern

Free Cash Flow1) bridge H1'25 – H1'24 € millions

Free Cash Flow generation in line with seasonality and impacted by:

  • Increased cash taxes due to:
    • overpayment in 2023 from Section 174, reducing 2024 by €26m
    • additional prepayments for Q4'25
  • Increased non-operating costs driven by restructuring in Q1'25

1) Free Cash Flow = Cash flow from operating activities corrected for capex and lease liabilities

Strong margin expansion from improved quality of portfolio

Global Business Areas: Resilience

38% of net revenues Half year Second quarter
€ millions period ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Net revenues 726 727 0% 358 373 -4%
Organic growth1) 2.7% 1.5%
Operating EBITA2) 103 93 10%
Operating EBITA margin (%) 14.2% 12.8%
Order intake 802 809 -1% 327 361 -9%
Backlog net revenues 1,041 1,048 -1%
Backlog organic growth (%, yoy)1) 7.0%
1)
Backlog organic growth (%, ytd)
6.9%
  • Strong results US, Germany and the Netherlands, offsetting slower performance in the UK
  • Revenue accelerated towards end of quarter from ramp up AMP8
  • Project selectivity driving strong margin expansion
  • Investments in attracting and training people for Arcadis Energy Transition and Water work
  • Energy Transition backlog to support near-term performance

Navigating market challenges while positioning for growth

Global Business Areas: Places

36% of net revenues Half year Second quarter
€ millions period ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Net revenues 706 751 -6% 352 377 -7%
Organic growth1) -3.0% -3.2%
Operating EBITA2) 64 77 -17%
Operating EBITA margin (%) 9.1% 10.3%
Order intake 747 850 -12% 383 467 -18%
Backlog net revenues 1,616 1,575 3%
Backlog organic growth (%, yoy)1) 5.5%
Backlog organic growth (%, ytd)1) 1.9%
  • Good growth in US Pharma and Data Centers
  • Delays in Industrial Manufacturing clients' decision making
  • Well positioned to capitalize on increased European government spending
  • KUA acquisition enhancing position in high-growth Data Center market

Significant Rail wins in quarter enhance long term visibility

Global Business Areas: Mobility

24% of net revenues Half year Second quarter
€ millions period ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Net revenues 459 434 6% 232 218 6%
Organic growth1) 0.0% 1.8%
Operating EBITA2) 48 45 6%
Operating EBITA margin (%) 10.5% 10.5%
Order intake 468 491 -5% 241 218 10%
Backlog net revenues 892 642 39%
Backlog organic growth (%, yoy)1) 39.7%
Backlog organic growth (%, ytd)1) 1.0%
  • Strong performance in North America
  • Slower UK and Australia infrastructure market
  • Integration of the WSP Rail acquisition on track and unlocking additional growth opportunities
  • Rightsizing initiatives in the UK and Australia implemented

Cross GBA collaboration provides greater value to clients

Global Business Areas: Intelligence

2% of net revenues Half year Second quarter
€ millions period ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 change 2025 2024 change
Net revenues 46 47 -1% 23 24 -2%
Organic growth1) 0.4% 1.2%
Operating EBITA2) 2 5 -48%
Operating EBITA margin (%) 5.2% 10.0%
Order intake 37 44 -15% 25 20 22%
Backlog net revenues 98 121 -19%
Backlog organic growth (%, yoy)1) -12.4%
Backlog organic growth (%, ytd)1) -12.9%
  • Revenues driven by Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Tolling & Travel IQ sales in North America
  • Integrating EDA across projects led to wins for other GBAs and generated significant pipeline opportunities
  • Focus on leveraging our digital tools, Key Client relationships, and improving GBA collaboration
  • Further investment in our sales capability and product platforms impacted margin in the quarter

Wrap up PART 3

Alan Brookes CEO

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Key takeaways

Strong margin performance while positioning for growth

  • Significant wins in high-growth areas with Key Clients, strengthening backlog quality
  • Strong margin performance in period of strategic investment
  • Good progress on WSP Germany and KUA integrations, unlocking future growth

Confident in return-to-growth in the second half of 2025

  • Large contracts ramping up, increased UK spending and improved market stability
  • Continued focus on margin improvement through implementation of strategic levers
  • On track to achieve 2024-2026 strategic targets

Appendix

Profit & Loss Statement APPENDIX

Earnings per share (€)

Basic earnings per share 1.19 1.24 -4%
Diluted earnings per share 1.19 1.24 -4%

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Net Revenues Geographical Breakdown APPENDIX

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Disclaimer

Statements included in this presentation that are not historical facts (including any statements concerning investment objectives, other plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions or forecasts related there to) are forwardlooking statements. These statements are only predictions and are not guarantees. Actual events or the results of our operations could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will", "should", "expect", "could", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "continue", "predict", "potential" or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.

The forward-looking statements are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The 2025 results as presented in this presentation are unaudited.

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