Bouygues beats operating profit estimates on energy services strength

Bouygues SA

07/05/2026 06:30

May 7 (Reuters) - French conglomerate Bouygues BOUY.PA reported a better than expected first-quarter core profit on Thursday, as strength in its energy services business Equans offset weaker performances across its media and telecoms arms.

Current operating profit from activities reached 77 million euros ($90.4 million) in the quarter, with revenue at 12.18 billion euros. Analysts polled by the company had estimated an operating profit of 66 million euros on revenue of 12.39 billion euros.

The company also said it had won a contract as part of a consortium to build the East Link project, a new railway line in Sweden whose works under the deal are estimated to be worth 1.2 billion euros.

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(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)

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