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Arcadis NV — Earnings Release 2025
Oct 30, 2025
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Strong margin performance and return to organic growth

Net Revenues
€936M

Backlog Net Revenues
€3.5B

Operating EBITA Margin1)
11.6%
(Q3'24: 11.4%)
Q3'25 Organic growth, yoy Third quarter results 2)
1%
Net Revenues
2%
Backlog
1) EBITA excluding restructuring, integration, acquisition & divestment costs
2) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments.

Global Business Area: Resilience
Continued strong demand for Water and Energy solutions
Q3'25 Backlog
€991M Solutions breakdown 7% Organic growth, yoy1) 36% (LY:33%) 31% (LY:31%) 33% (LY:36%) Water Optimization & Climate Adaptation Energy & Advisory Environmental Restoration
Leading the market Phasing of contracts
Water Optimization & Climate Adaptation Water supply/ treatment/ conveyance/disposal/reuse, flooding, wildfires
- Strong US Water
- UK AMP8 gradual ramp up
- Good opportunities from Technology clients
Energy & Advisory
Energy: grid expansion, Advisory: net zero, risk & stakeholder engagement
- Robust backlog Germany
- Good order intake for grid in Europe and US, nuclear in UK
- Increasing opportunities Europe and US



Environmental Restoration
Site assessment/ remediation/ closure/ redevelopment for emerging contaminants
- Some large US projects phasing out till FY25
- Project opportunities for existing key clients entered pipeline
Various Oil & Gas Clients
1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

Global Business Area: Places
Strong Technology offering; solid demand in public facilities
Q3'25 Backlog

Leading Design & Engineering solutions
Technology Datacenters and semiconductor clients
• Accelerated growth from AI and semiconductors investments
Datacenter | Europe Various Confidential Clients
Government & Public Facilities
Public facilities such as hospitals, schools, prisons
- Signs of gradual UK recovery
- Strong wins across portfolio for hospitals and other public facilities
• Cautious landscape with shifting policies
Industrial Manufacturing
Advanced Industrial Manufacturing clients incl. pharma & auto
• Well positioned in US
Life Sciences | US, Ireland Various Confidential Clients
Market challenges
Property & Investment
Architecture & Urbanism solutions for commercial developers, real estate
- Canada and UK markets remain subdued
- Addressing existing key clients to cross-sell
Oil & Gas Client| US, Ireland Various Confidential Clients
1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

Global Business Area: Mobility
Robust pipeline with large project opportunities
Q3'25 Backlog

Leading with global expertise Renewed momentum


- Backlog decline yoy: execution major wins Q3'24
- Order intake reflects typical lumpiness throughout year
- Portfolio shift: from UK and Australia to North America
- Robust pipeline: large-scale opportunities North America, Germany



- Supporting capex and transformation programs across major airports through GBA collaboration
- Strong pipeline in UK and Europe

1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

Global Business Area: Intelligence
Enhancing client solution value through innovative digital products
Q3'25 Backlog
Organic growth, yoy1)
-10%
Solutions breakdown

- Digital Transportation Solutions
- Digital Asset Management Solutions
Order intake & Pipeline drivers

• Travel IQ wins in North America

- Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) wins in US and UK
- Strong pipeline for EDA Lite2)
Enhancing client solution value

Part of Resilience Backlog:
• Increasing demand for Climate Risk Nexus and Net Zero Catalyst

1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments
2) EDA Lite is the streamlined version of EDA (Enterprise Decision Analytics) to optimize asset portfolios for clients

Spotlight on UK & Ireland
Increased policy clarity drives order intake – remain cautious on market outlook

UK & Ireland Q3'25 Developments
- Impact UK & Ireland on total organic growth: -2%
- AMP8 gradual ramp up
- Strong order intake: Public Facilities, Water & Energy, Mobility
- Early signs of recovery but ongoing uncertainty, maintaining cautious stance
Strong order intake in the quarter driven by increased policy clarity and public spending Public Facilities Water & Energy Mobility GREATER LONDON UnitedUtilities national highways NHS nationalgrid Ministry South West of Justice UK Atomic Energy Authority
1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments


Continued operating margin expansion
Third quarter 2025 results
€936M
Q3'24: €962M Net Revenues
11.6%
Q3'24: 11.4%
Operating EBITA margin2)
€80M
Q3'24: €134M
Free cash flow3)
1%
Organic Net Revenue growth1)
14.0%
Q3'24: 12.7%
Net Working Capital %
€978M
FY'24: €739M
Net debt

- Return to organic growth of 1%, -4% FX impact driven by USD
- Continued margin expansion from improved solutions mix and rightsizing actions, supported by ongoing investment in strategic initiatives
- Working Capital impacted by some large projects awaiting completion of milestones to bill, as well as the further roll-out the ERP systems, implemented in North America early this year
- 73 Days Sales Outstanding (Q3'24:67)
1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments.
2) Excluding acquisition, restructuring and non-operating integration-related costs
3) Free Cash Flow = Cash flow from operating activities corrected for capex and lease liabilities

Solid demand in key areas offset by volatility in others

Organic growth1) :
3.8% Net Revenue
6.9% Backlog
- Strong demand in North America, Germany and Netherlands
- Sustained growth in Water, Climate and Energy
- Increased energy need at datacenters driving demand
- Some US Env. Restoration projects ramp down. Pipeline opportunities drive '26 pick up

Organic growth:
-3.0%
5.3%
Net Revenue
Backlog
- Industrial Manufacturing clients Europe continue to push out large capex decisions
- Softness in Property & Investment market in Canada and UK
- Good momentum public facilities and datacenters
- Datacenter services expanding in Germany through KUA

Organic growth:
1.9%
-8.8%
Net Revenue
Backlog
- Good demand in North America, Germany and Netherlands
- Gradual ramp up of large projects in North America
- UK improving, but still impacted by large project wind-downs
- Australia remains subdued

Organic growth:
NR10.8%
-9.6%
Net Revenue
Backlog
- Revenues driven by Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), Travel IQ, and Hotspot in North America and UK
- Backlog impacted by timing of awards
1) All organic growth figures on slide: Underlying year-on-year growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments.

Embedding a culture of accountability and high performance
Powering growth




Driving cost-out and strengthening cash discipline
Empowering people performance through better reward mechanisms
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Key takeaways

Solid performance for the quarter reaffirms business strength
- Continued strong performance in highgrowth sectors with leading positions in Energy, Water, Climate and Technology
- Margin expansion year-on-year driven by improved solutions mix and earlier rightsizing

Reinforced position for future growth
- Continuous repositioning of portfolio towards high-growth solutions
- Strategic initiatives driving further efficiencies
- Enhanced sales and delivery approach underway while driving robust cash generation



Appendix
Net Revenues Geographical Breakdown
Net Revenues 9M'25
as % of total Arcadis

Geographical breakdown per GBA
Net Revenues 9M'25


Disclaimer
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