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Arcadis NV Interim / Quarterly Report 2026

Apr 30, 2026

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Arcadis Q1 2026 Trading Update

30 April 2026

PART 1

Trading Update

Heather Polinsky CEO Nominee

Executive team's top priorities for 2026

Capital Markets Day

29 September 2026, Arcadis Headquarters | CubeHouse, Amsterdam

Strong order intake and margin expansion Trading Update

First quarter results

Net Revenues

Operating EBITA Margin1)

€933M Organic growth2): 0.8% €1.1B Organic growth2): 7.3% 11.0% (Q1'25: 10.9%)

  • ✓ Systematically executing the strategic plan to get back to growth and improve profitability
  • ✓ Actions on track; execution progressing as planned

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

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

Backlog increased across all GBAs Trading Update

Order Intake and Backlog Organic Growth qtd1)

Backlog Growth per GBA, qtd1)

Mobility 6.9% Places 3.1% Resilience 5.1%

1) Underlying growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments. 2) Book-to-bill: Order intake / Net revenues

Order intake highlights

Resilience

  • BtB2) 1.16x driven by Water, Climate (US, NL) and Environmental Restoration (Brazil)
  • Growing pipeline opportunities in US Environmental Restoration and UK in Energy

Places

  • BtB 1.18x driven by Data Centers (UK & US), and Government Clients (US & Europe)
  • Property & Investment challenging in Canada

Mobility

  • BtB 1.25x driven by project extensions in US, Canada and UK
  • Significant pipeline opportunities in US, Canada and in Germany following last year's rail acquisition

€ millions, %

Global Business Area: Resilience

Continued strong demand for Water and Energy solutions

Q1 2026 Net Revenue Organic growth1)

  • Strong 15% growth in US Water Optimization: deep technical expertise, effective AI-integration
  • UK AMP8 projects gaining momentum

• Continued very strong growth from large transmission, distribution and grid readiness programs for leading clients in Germany and NL

Environmental Restoration

  • Managing large US contract wind-down through diversification
  • Higher-value pipeline opportunities in the US, driven by power, energy and rising PFAS demand

3.5% ✓ Backlog growth driven hires

✓ Account leadership changes and Account Leader Training

Q1 WIN:

City of Los Angeles, US: Three key stormwater initiatives for the through their Clean Water Program

1) Organic growth: Underlying year on year Net Revenue growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

Global Business Area: Places

Progress on restructuring and repositioning to address challenges in Property & Investment market

Q1 2026 Net Revenue Organic growth1) -6.0%

Industrial Manufacturing

Government & Public Facilities

Property & Investment (P&I)

  • Growth in US pharma supported by onshoring investments
  • Strong data centers: 36% growth yoy
  • Large semiconductor contract winddown
  • Growth in the UK driven by investments in healthcare, education, and prison facilities
  • -15% organic net revenue growth yoy due to challenging markets in Canada and China

1) Organic growth: Underlying year on year Net Revenue growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

  • ✓ Rightsizing P&I in Canada and China: 150 people out in Q1'26, leadership changes
  • ✓ Repositioning business in Canada to growth markets
  • ✓ Hiring in data centers, life sciences
  • ✓ Scaling GECs

Q1 WIN:

Government client, UK: £250m framework delivering data-driven design, engineering, consultancy services across largest public sector programs

Global Business Area: Mobility

Strong growth driven by North America

Q1 2026 Net Revenue Organic growth1)

  • 6.5% ✓ Hiring to meet backlog and
  • Strong growth from large Key Clients
  • Increased road and port activity drives pipeline

  • Strong growth in Germany driven by synergy wins following acquisition last year
  • Key Clients in the Netherlands driving growth

  • Australia turning to growth from high work volume on large contracts

  • UK: less impact from HS2 contract wind down, improving rail market momentum

  • 1) Organic growth: Underlying year on year Net Revenue growth excluding impact of FX, acquisitions, footprint reductions, wind-downs or divestments

  • ✓ Extensions on large programs driving growth, supported by delivery focus

    • ✓ Focused on diversifying Australia business

pipeline demand in key areas

Q1 WIN:

TransPennine Route Upgrade in the UK: Construction management to modernize major rail corridors

Spotlight: AI in Water & Climate

Pioneering Water & Climate solutions: leveraging digital and AI Innovations with our clients

Pioneer in Water & Climate Technologies

Supporting water utilities in their AI transition

✓ AI for Water Revenue >€100M

Product Enterprise Decision Analytics Supporting lead service line replacement in US, live across 22 utilities Impact Partnership Voda.ai Product Climate Risk Nexus AI-based hydrologic flow prediction for a major North American freight rail operator Impact Advisory & thought leadership AI for Water Advising clients on data strategies and roadmaps Highlights ✓ 45 AI workshops with utility clients

✓ 50-60% reduction in excavation costs for lead service line replacement programs

✓ Enabling highly targeted resilience investment: identifying 2% of assets driving 80% of risk

© Arcadis 2026 | Arcadis Q1 2026 Trading Update 9

Repositioning to capture growth and building operational scale to drive competitiveness

Delivered in Q1 Ongoing for 2026
Focusfor growth ✓Investments into key growth markets,senior hires and new appointments✓Pricing diagnostics✓AI studio launched ❑Complete portfolioreview and focus investments onhighest return and right to win areas❑Scale digitally-enabled services❑Optimize pricing strategiesto win in priority areas
Simple, futureproof model ✓Shift to industry/sector focus✓Ongoing rightsizing✓Simplify decision authorities✓Ongoing transformation of project pursuitprocess and other workflows with AI ❑Reorientate to sectors to strengthen client centricity❑Standardize and simplifyto drive efficiency❑Digitize and automate in core processesto drive productivity
Drive culturalchange ✓Leadership changes✓Stronger leadership presence andfocus on Key Clients and performance✓Stronger sales incentives✓Tighter commercial and financialcontrols ❑Strengthen leadership and talent❑Sharpen incentives and performance management❑Embraceentrepreneurship and a client-centric mindsetinour leaders

PART 2

Financial Results

Simon Crowe CFO

Growth in Resilience and Mobility offset by Places Margin benefiting from cost out programs Financial Performance

Q1 2026 Net Revenues

0.8% Organic growth1)

  • Growth driven by key markets in US, Canada and Europe, largely offset by ongoing challenges in Property & Investment, particularly in Canada and China
  • Growth excluding Property & Investment stepping up to 2.3% (Q4'25: 0.6%)

Q1 2026 Operating EBITA Margin2)

  • Margin supported by cost out program impacting enabling functions and people in underperforming markets
  • Non-operating costs: €15 million
    • -153 people from underperforming areas
    • -84 people from overhead functions

Financial Performance

Free cash flow performance in line with season pattern

Free Cash Flow (FCF)1) € millions

Days Sales Outstanding and Net Working Capital % Days, %

Q4'24 Q1'25 Q2'25 Q3'25 Q4'25 Q1'26

Q1 2026 FCF

  • In line with seasonality
  • Continued discipline on billing and cash collection

Net Debt and Leverage2) € million

Net debt

  • Within strategic range of 1.5-2.5x
  • Investment grade rating reaffirmed: BBB-

1) Free Cash Flow = Cash flow from operating activities corrected for capex and lease liabilities 2) Leverage = Net Debt / Operating EBITDA

Strategic actions driving 2026 margin expansion Financial Performance

Operating EBITA Margin1) levers

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

  • Cost-out program benefit of 40-50bps:
    • Corporate restructuring: -100 in Q4'25, -84 in Q1'26
    • Disciplined opex management: reduction in travel and advisory costs
  • Rightsizing targeting areas of low billability
  • Improved project margins driven by Global Excellence Centers (GEC) contribution, automation and project selectivity
  • Investments in automation and standardization

PART 3

Wrap up

Heather Polinsky CEO Nominee

Relentless execution of 2026 priorities to drive: focus, simplification and performance culture

Encouraging momentum

  • Good order intake across all GBAs
  • Growth step up led by high growth markets in Mobility and Resilience
  • Margin improvement supported by cost out program and rightsizing
  • Increased macroeconomic uncertainty
  • 2026 guidance unchanged

Executing 2026 priorities

  • Refocusing business to high growth markets through investments
  • Addressing underperforming areas through ongoing restructuring and cost actions
  • Investing in digital and AI embedded solutions built on our deep asset knowledge & trusted client relationships
  • Capital Markets Day in September

Appendix

Appendix

Quarterly trend for Free Cash Flow, Net Debt and Net Working Capital %

Net Revenues Geographical Breakdown Appendix

Net Revenues Q1'26

as % of total Arcadis

Geographical breakdown per GBA Net Revenues Q1'26

Disclaimer

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