Key Takeaways
• voestalpine AG delivered EBIT growth of 59% to €724 million & profit after tax growth of 137.6% to €424 million in the 2025/26 business year, driven by restructuring benefits, diversified segment performance, & exceptional free cash flow of €537 million, enabling a 23.4% reduction in net financial debt to €1.3 billion.
• The greentec steel program, representing a total investment of €1.5 billion, reached approximately 60% completion by business year end, remaining on schedule for electric arc furnace commissioning at Linz & Donawitz in the first half of 2027, a milestone that will reduce group CO₂ emissions by up to 30% versus 2019 & eliminate nearly 5% of Austria's annual national CO₂ output.
• Record orders in railway systems, including a €500 million combined contract from Deutsche Bahn & Swiss Federal Railways, & approximately €1 billion in aerospace orders over five years, provide robust earnings visibility for the 2026/27 business year, supporting management's EBITDA guidance of €1.60 billion to €1.85 billion.