Key figures

KION – Overview

in € million

Q3
2026

Q3
2025

Change

Q1 – Q3
2026

Q1 – Q3
2025

Change

Revenue and financial performance

Revenue

2,834.7

2,704.0

4.8%

8,522.0

8,200.4

3.9%

EBITDA

492.1

479.9

2.5%

1,461.5

1,198.7

21.9%

Adjusted EBITDA¹

489.7

456.3

7.3%

1,459.6

1,372.1

6.4%

Adjusted EBITDA margin¹

17.3%

16.9%

–

17.1%

16.7%

–

EBIT

184.2

177.7

3.7%

570.9

325.0

75.7%

Adjusted EBIT¹

202.9

190.5

6.5%

632.5

575.4

9.9%

Adjusted EBIT margin¹

7.2%

7.0%

–

7.4%

7.0%

–

Net income

101.6

119.2

−14.8%

309.1

167.1

85.0%

Basic earnings per share (in €)

0.76

0.87

−13.3%

2.30

1.23

87.1%

ROCE²

8.2%

8.0%

–

Financial position³

Total assets

19,281.5

18,294.9

5.4%

Equity

6,562.8

6,123.0

7.2%

Net working capital⁴

1,720.7

1,508.5

14.1%

Net financial debt⁵

1,196.0

584.0

> 100.0%

Cash flow

Free cash flow⁶

98.9

230.9

−57.2%

121.1

392.8

−69.2%

Capital expenditure⁷

95.7

91.0

5.2%

249.2

264.2

−5.7%

Orders

Order intake

2,651.0

2,675.9

−0.9%

8,445.0

8,882.0

−4.9%

Order book³^,⁸

4,884.3

4,892.3

−0.2%

Employees⁹

43,017

42,175

2.0%

1	Adjusted for PPA items and non-recurring items
2	ROCE is calculated as the ratio of adjusted EBIT on an annualized basis to the average capital employed for the past five quarterly reporting dates
3	Figure as at Sep. 30, 2026 compared with Dec. 31, 2025
4	Net working capital comprises inventories, trade receivables and contract assets less trade payables and contract liabilities
5	Key figure comprises financial liabilities less cash and cash equivalents
6	Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities plus cash flow from investing activities, as well as cash receipts and payments from financial debt used for financing of lease business
7	Capital expenditure in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, including capitalized development costs
8	The amount reported for the order book as at Dec. 31, 2025 was adjusted upward by €208.5 million
9	Number of employees (full-time equivalents; incl. apprentices; excl. inactive employees) as at Sep. 30, 2026 compared with Dec. 31, 2025

All amounts in this quarterly statement are disclosed in millions of euros (€ million) unless stated otherwise. Due to rounding effects, addition of the individual amounts shown may result in minor rounding differences to the totals. The percentages shown are calculated on the basis of the respective amounts, rounded to the nearest thousand euros.

This quarterly statement is available in German and English. The content of the German version is authoritative.