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RNS Number : 0314D  KSB SE & Co. KGaA  05 May 2026

 KSB: Subdued quarter amid challenging environment

 

•          Strong order intake following major energy order

•          Sales revenue at prior-year level

•          EBIT below previous year

 

FRANKENTHAL: Pump and valve manufacturer KSB significantly increased order
intake in the first quarter of 2026 following a major order in the Energy
Market. Geopolitical turbulences in the first quarter impacted both sales
revenue and earnings before finance income / expense and tax (EBIT).

 

In the first quarter of the 2026 financial year, KSB reported order intake of
€ 1,012 million, up by 15.2 % year on year. The Pumps Segment achieved the
strongest increase of 31 % to € 633 million. While order intake in the
Valves Segment grew by 0.2 % to € 112 million, the KSB SupremeServ Segment
reported a decline of 5.6 % to € 268 million. In the Pumps Segment, order
intake in the Energy Market increased by 359 % to € 257 million, driven in
particular by a major order for a power plant in Eastern Europe. By contrast,
order intake in the Standard Markets saw a year-on-year decline of € 45
million (11 %) to € 354 million. The Mining Market reported a 22 % decline
in order intake to € 22 million in the first quarter of 2026.

 

KSB slightly increased sales revenue by 0.4 % to € 712 million in the first
three months. The Pumps Segment achieved the strongest increase, with growth
of 16.4 % to € 390 million. In the Valves Segment, sales revenue declined by
5.9 % to € 97 million. KSB SupremeServ reported a moderate 3.2 %
year-on-year decline in sales revenue to € 225 million, which was
exclusively attributable to negative currency effects of € 8 million. In the
Pumps Segment, Standard Markets reported above-average growth of 7.9 % to €
321 million, while sales revenue in the Energy Market declined slightly year
on year to € 48 million. The Mining Market, on the other hand, reported a
€ 6 million decline in sales revenue to € 21 million.

 

In the first quarter of 2026, KSB achieved EBIT of € 39.8 million (previous
year: € 45.5 million) and an EBIT margin of 5.6 %. As in the previous year,
EBIT was impacted by external costs for the migration to SAP S/4HANA, which
amounted to € 6.4 million compared with € 7.5 million in the first quarter
of 2025). The Pumps Segment achieved EBIT of € 8.0 million (previous year:
€ 6.9 million), which was attributable to an increase in earnings in the
Standard Markets. EBIT in the Valves Segment of € -0.1 million were
practically unchanged from the previous year, but declined by € 6.9 million
in the KSB SupremeServ Segment to € 31.9 million.

 

Dr Stephan Timmermann, CEO, commented: "The global economic headwinds seen in
2025 have now been intensified by the conflict in Iran and its broad economic
repercussions. Overall, the environment in which we find ourselves remains
very challenging and requires us to maintain a prudent, focused and agile
approach to the near-term management of KSB. To this end, we continue to focus
on our strengths. Our proven track record and resilience following the
pandemic give us full confidence that we are on course to meet this year's
forecast, despite the challenging environment."

 

 

KSB is a leading international manufacturer of pumps and valves. The
Frankenthal-based Group has a presence on five continents with its own sales
and marketing organisations, manufacturing facilities and service operations.
With a workforce of around 16,800, the KSB Group generated sales revenue of
approximately € 3 billion in the 2025 financial year.

 

 

 

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