EMS Chemie rises after H1 sales beat expectations

Ems Chemie Holding AG

10/07/2026 09:00

** Shares in EMS Chemie EMSN.S rise around 3% after the Swiss chemicals company reported H1 sales above expectations and slightly lifted its FY sales guidance
** EMS Chemie posts H1 sales of 1.01 billion Swiss francs ($1.25 billion), down 0.8% y/y
** Vontobel says the company delivered a good set of results and its H1 revenue was clearly better than consensus and the broker's estimates
** Vontobel says the beat is driven by new business and applications, while profitability is in line
** EMS now expects FY net sales to come in "slightly below" previous year due to currency effects, having previously forecast sales to be "below 2025"
** The stock, which has gained 27.5% YTD including Friday's session, is among the best performers of Switzerland's mid-cap index .SMIM
     
($1 = 0.8054 Swiss francs)

(Reporting by Ozan Ergenay)
((ozan.ergenay@thomsonreuters.com))