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Kitron — Earnings Release 2025
Feb 12, 2026
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2025 Q4 Presentation
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Quarter highlights
Strong second half to 2025
- Solid performance in Q4 driven by momentum in key sectors.
- Order backlog growth 50% YoY to 709 €M .
- Defence & Aerospace revenue up 147% year-over-year.
Q4-2025 Performance
- Q4: REVENUE 233.9 €M; EBIT 22.5 €M; EBIT margin 9.6%
- Strong Cash Flow in the quarter 18.0 (14.2) €M
Significant Contract Wins
- EUR 198 million in new Defence & Aerospace orders.
- EUR 44 million in new Electrification orders


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Operations and Growth
- Operational momentum remains solid, with strong execution in key customer ramp -ups and new contract wins.
- Profitability holding steady, despite localized headwinds. All regions delivering 9% + EBIT margin.
- Strategic programs in Defence, Industrial, and Electrification progressing across multiple sites.
- Operational readiness, upgrades in Poland and Sweden completed. Norway on track for handover by end Q1 -26.
M&A Progress
- Signed acquisition deal for Delta Nordic.
- Aligned with long-term growth and capability expansion.
Positioned for Growth in 2026
- 2025 Q4 Order intake 344€M, Book -to -Bill ratio: 1.5
- Given our current momentum; We are raising our outlook for 2026. We expect:
- Revenue between EUR 900 million and EUR 1050 million
- EBIT expected to range from EUR 84 million to EUR 108 million.


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Sector trends – Q4 revenue highlights
Connectivity:
- o Q4 returned to growth (+9%), despite YTD still slightly negative (-3%).
- o Q4 growth confirms a turnaround, but legacy product drag still caps full recovery.
Electrification:
- o Solid Q4 growth (+10%) with YTD at -3%, reflecting a gradual recovery.
- o Data-center driven energy demand is offsetting market softness and stabilizing performance.
Industry:
- o Strong acceleration in Q4 (+27%), lifting YTD growth to +8%.
- o Energy-linked and chip design demand are driving growth, despite continued weakness in automation and construction.
Medical Devices:
- o Modest Q4 growth (+4%), but YTD down significantly (-14%).
- o High-value segments are resilient, but weakness in home care and diagnostics weighs on totals.
Defence & Aerospace:
- o Exceptional growth, with Q4 +147% and YTD +72%.
- o Geopolitical demand is translating into outsized growth and is now the dominant portfolio driver.
Revenue per sector €M


YTD 2025 YTD 2024

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Performance, Trends, and Strategic Outlook
Strong demand momentum across core segments, supporting high revenue visibility
Order backlog of €709M | YoY Growth +50%| QoQ growth +19% | Book-to-Bill 1.5
Connectivity - Trend: Structurally growing
Structural growth supported by expanded sensor adoption and renewed IoT demand. Shortterm order intake softer sequentially, but underlying trend remains positive.
Electrification - Trend: Strong momentum
Strong momentum driven by data-center build-out and electrification investments. Order intake accelerating with solid conversion outlook.
Industry - Trend: Mixed
Mixed demand environment. Mining, infrastructure and robotics remain active, while smaller customers continue to face pressure. Several large programs progressing through quotation.
Medical Devices - Trend: Above-market growth
Resilient demand fundamentals with continued above-market growth potential over the medium term.
Defence & Aerospace - Trend: Strong growth, high visibility
Primary growth engine with backlog up 117% YoY. Demand driven by surveillance, avionics, encryption and advanced UAV platforms. Strong pipeline and high visibility.
Rolling six-month demand outlook: €531M (+14% QoQ)

Order backlog €M

The Order backlog features firm customer orders and the first 4 months of customer forecast.
R6 Demand outlook Q4 2025 (€M)

R6 Demand is a rolling 6-month outlook based on customer orders and forecast. Accuracy can vary depending on market sentiment, new product launches, supply chain constraints or other unforeseen conditions
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2025 Q4 Highlights
• Revenue: 233.9, 45.7 % (160.5)
EBIT: 22.5, 90.7% (11.8)
EBIT margin: 9.6% (7.4%)
ROOC: 39.3% (18.0%)
Cash Cycle Conversion days: 55 (106)
Operating Cash flow: 18.0 (14.2)
• NIBD: -31.6 (113.5)
• NIBD/EBITDA: -0.4 (1.7)
• Net Gearing: -0.10 (0.06)
Equity %: 42.4% (35.8%)
Order Backlog: 709.3, 50% (471.9)
• Net Income: 17.2, (4.9)
EPS (EUR): 0.08 (0.02)
*Performance measures expressed in €M


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2025 Fourth quarter YTD Highlights
▪ Revenue: 738.4, 14.1 % (647.2)
▪ EBIT: 64.5, 35.2% (47.7)
▪ EBIT margin: 8.7% (7.4%)
▪ Operating Cash flow: 93.6 120% (43.7)
▪ Net Income: 43.8, 56.4% (28.0)
▪ EPS EUR 0.22, 57% (0.14)
▪ Proposed dividend: NOK 0.70 per share (0.35)



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Business sectors
- Revenue growth: Nordics & NA 23%, CEE 50% and Asia 6%.
- All sectors above 9% EBIT Margin
- No of employees 3090, increased with 678 from last year.


| Revenue Business Sectors | Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | Change | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordics & North America | 110.3 | 89.8 | 20.5 | 391.7 | 355.6 | 36.1 |
| CEE | 102.7 | 50.8 | 51.9 | 265.7 | 205.7 | 8.1 |
| Asia | 25.2 | 23.7 | 1.5 | 91.9 | 95.7 | -5.3 |
| Group and eliminations | -4.4 | -3.8 | -0.6 | -11.0 | -9.9 | -0.5 |
| Revenue | 233.9 | 160.5 | 73.4 | 738.4 | 647.2 | 38.5 |
| EBIT Business Sectors | Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | Change | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordics & North America | 10.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 36.3 | 26.2 | -15.7 |
| CEE | 12.5 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 27.8 | 16.8 | -4.3 |
| Asia | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | -6.4 |
| Group and eliminations* | -5.2 | 0.7 | -5.9 | -10.7 | -6.4 | 1.3 |
| EBIT | 22.5 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 64.5 | 47.7 | -25.2 |
| FTE Business Sectors | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordics & North America | 1 150 | 994 | 156 |
| CEE | 1 406 | 930 | 476 |
| Asia | 534 | 488 | 46 |
| FTE | 3 090 | 2 412 | 678 |

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Cash flow and working capital
- Cash flow from operating activities at 18 €M (14.2 €M).
- Net working capital at 135.4 €M (188 €M), down 28% from last year, and down 10 % from last quarter.
- Increased pre-payments and deposits from customers drives reduction in NWC in the year
| €M | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow | Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | Change | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
| Profit before tax | 20.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 55.1 | 39.9 | 15.2 |
| Depreciations | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 18.6 | 18.7 | -0.1 |
| Change in inventory, accounts receivable, contract assets and accounts payable |
15.6 | -4.9 | 20.5 | 52.5 | 5.8 | 46.7 |
| Change in net other current assets and other operating related items |
-23.0 | 4.0 | -27.0 | -32.6 | -20.6 | -12.0 |
| Net cash flow from operating activities | 18.0 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 93.6 | 43.7 | 49.9 |
| Net cash flow from investing activities | -6.5 | -4.1 | -2.4 | -12.4 | -8.6 | -3.8 |
| Net cash flow from financing activities | 51.1 | -10.9 | 62.0 | 17.6 | -16.3 | 33.9 |
| €M | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Net working capital | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
| Inventory | 155.1 | 141.4 | 13.7 |
| Contract assets | 98.9 | 77.6 | 21.3 |
| Trade receivables | 150.1 | 124.1 | 26.0 |
| Trade payables | 268.7 | 155.1 | 113.6 |
| Net working capital | 135.4 | 188.0 | -52.6 |

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Ratios
- Net gearing and NIBD/EBITDA -0.1 and -0.4
- Cash EUR 59 million was paid early January 2026 as part of the DeltaNordic transaction. Net gearing and NIBD /EBITDA adjusted for this is 0.1 and 0.3
- Finance cost -2.1 (-1.5)
| Ratios | 31.12.2025 | 31.12.2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| R3 NWC % sales | 15.9 % | 28.8 % | -44.8 % |
| R3 ROOC % EBIT | 39.3 % | 18.0 % | 118.3 % |
| R3 Cash Cycle Conversion | 55 | 106 | -51 |
| Net Interest bearing debt €M | -31.6 | 113.5 | -145.1 |
| Net gearing | -0.10 | 0.57 | -0.67 |
| NIBD/EBITDA | -0.4 | 1.7 | -2.1 |
| Equity percent | 42.4 % | 35.8 % | 6.6 % |
| Earnings per share quarter € | 0.080 | 0.020 | 300.0 % |
| Earnings per share ytd € | 0.220 | 0.140 | 57.1 % |


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2025 Q4 Key take-ways
- Revenue of 233.7 up 45.6 % YoY (160.6).
- Order backlog growth 50% YoY to 709.3 €M. Q4 Book-to-bill ratio: 1.5
- Defence & Aerospace revenue up 147% year-over-year with a 117% YoY increase in order back log over the quarter.
- Non-Defense Sectors revenue up 14% year-over-year with a 4% YoY increase in order back log over the quarter.
- New defense tech is creating substantial new opportunities with rapid scalability in production and supply chain requirements. Seven Kitron sites are able to quicky scale on these new opportunities.
- The rolling 6-month customer demand outlook supports continued growth.
- We are raising our outlook for 2026. We now expect revenue to be between EUR 900 million and EUR 1050 million, with EBIT expected to range from EUR 84 million to EUR 108 million.
- Proposed dividend: NOK 0.70 per share (0.35)


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Appendix: Definition of alternative performance measures
Order backlog
All firm orders and 4 months of committed customers forecast at revenue value as at balance sheet date.
Foreign exchange effects
Group consolidation restated with exchange rates as comparable period the previous year. Change in volume or balance calculated with the same exchange rates for the both periods are defined as underlying growth. Change based on the change in exchange rates are defined as foreign exchange effects. The sum of underlying growth and foreign exchange effects represent the total change between the periods.
EBITDA
Operating profit (EBIT) + Depreciation and Impairments
EBIT
Operating profit
EBIT margin (%)
Operating profit (EBIT) / Revenue
Net working capital
Inventory + Accounts Receivable – Accounts Payable
Operating capital
Other intangible assets + Tangible fixed assets + Net working capital
Return on operating capital (ROOC) %
Annualised Operating profit (EBIT) / Operating Capital
Return on operating capital (ROOC) R3 %
(Last 3 months Operating profit (EBIT))*4 /(Last 3 months Operating Capital /3)
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
EBIT/(Total assets - short term debt)
Return on equity
Net Income/Equity
Direct Cost
Cost of material + Direct wages (subset of personnel expenses only to include personnel directly involved in production)
Days of Inventory Outstanding
360/ (Annualised Direct Costs/Inventory)
Days of Inventory Outstanding R3
360/ ((Last 3 months Direct Costs *4) /(Last 3 months Inventory/3))
Days of Receivables Outstanding
360/ (Annualised Revenue/Trade Receivables)
Days of Receivables Outstanding R3
360/ ((Last 3 months Revenue*4)/(Last 3 months Trade Receivables/3))
Days of Payables outstanding
360/ ((Annualised Cost of Material + Annualised other operational expenses) /Trade Payables)
Days of Payables Outstanding (R3)
360/ (((Last 3 months (Cost of Material + other operational expenses)*4) /(Last 3 months Trade Payables)/3))
Cash conversion cycle (CCC)
Days of inventory outstanding + Days of receivables outstanding – Days of payables outstanding
Cash conversion cycle (CCC) R3
Days of inventory outstanding (R3) + Days of receivables outstanding (R3) – Days of payables outstanding (R3)
Net Interest-bearing debt
- Cash and cash equivalents + Loans (Non- current liabilities) + Loans (Current liabilities)
Interest-bearing debt
Loans (Non- current liabilities) + Loans (Current liabilities)
Net gearing
Net Interest-bearing debt / Equity
Free Cash flow
Net Cash Flow from operating activities – Cash flows from acquisition of tangible fixed assets – Cash flows from acquisition of other intangible assets
Equity ratio
Total Equity / Total Assets
EPS
Earnings Per Share