Kontron Confirms 2025 Profit Guidance Despite Revenue Dip, Reports Strong Order Intake
Kontron AG released preliminary financial results showing a 37% EBITDA increase to €194 million for the first nine months of 2025 while confirming its full-year profit guidance despite revenue adjustments from discontinued operations.
Kontron AG announced preliminary financial results for the first nine months of 2025, revealing a significant increase in profitability while confirming its full-year profit guidance. The Austrian IoT technology company reported these figures in response to recent share price declines and to prevent market speculation, emphasizing that the downward movement was fundamentally unfounded.
According to preliminary calculations, revenue for the first nine months of 2025 reached €1,182 million, compared to €1,208 million during the same period in the previous year. This revenue figure accounts for the discontinuation of the COM business, reflecting the company's strategic shift toward higher-margin operations. More significantly, EBITDA for the period increased to €194 million, representing a 37% improvement over the previous year's figure of €141 million. This performance includes a one-off effect of approximately €46 million resulting from the deconsolidation of the COM business. On an operating basis, excluding this one-time item, EBITDA for the first nine months amounted to approximately €148 million.
The company maintained its full-year 2025 guidance, though with adjusted revenue expectations. Revenue for the full year is now projected to reach €1.7 billion, down from the previous forecast of €1.8 billion, reflecting the impact of the discontinued COM business and the company's increased focus on higher-margin operations. Management confirmed that EBITDA expectations remain unchanged at approximately €270 million for the full year. This includes approximately €220 million in operating EBITDA plus preliminary one-off income of around €46 million from portfolio adjustments.
Hannes Niederhauser, CEO of Kontron AG, commented on the company's performance, stating, "We continue to see strong order intake with a book-to-bill >1x; especially in the areas of railway infrastructure, defense, aerospace and artificial intelligence." This indicates robust demand across key strategic sectors despite the revenue adjustments. The company's strategic focus appears to be paying dividends in terms of profitability, with the shift toward higher-margin business contributing to the substantial EBITDA improvement.
Kontron will publish its complete results for the first nine months of 2025 on November 5 as originally scheduled. The company, which operates globally in IoT technology, has been supporting businesses across various industries for more than 20 years with intelligent solutions spanning automated industrial operations, transportation, communications, medical, and energy sectors. Following the acquisition of Katek SE in early 2024, Kontron significantly strengthened its portfolio with the new GreenTec division, focusing on solar energy and eMobility, growing to approximately 7,000 employees across more than 20 countries worldwide. Additional information about the company can be found at https://www.kontron.com.