Switzerland's Forbo 2025 sales slightly beat expectations

Forbo Holding AG

03/03/2026 05:58

Overview

Swiss flooring and adhesives maker's 2025 sales slightly beat analyst expectations

Company's EBIT fell 27.2% due to lower capacity utilization and higher costs

Company expanded production capacities in Japan and USA

Outlook

Forbo expects slightly lower sales in 2026 due to currency effects

Forbo anticipates slightly higher profit in 2026 compared to 2025

Company aims to strengthen customer focus and sales efficiency in 2026

Result Drivers

CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT - Forbo faced a challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, impacting sales and operating results

CAPACITY EXPANSION - Co expanded production capacities in Japan and USA to strengthen supply chain resilience

Company press release: ID:nEQ3ZvGW2a

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Sales
Slight Beat*
CHF 1.09 bln
CHF 1.08 bln (3 Analysts)
FY Adjusted EPS
CHF 48.75
FY EBIT
CHF 87.80 mln
FY EBITDA
CHF 136.80 mln
FY EBITDA Margin
12.60%


*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the construction supplies & fixtures peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Forbo Holding AG is CHF935.00, about 8% above its March 2 closing price of CHF866.00

The stock recently traded at 15 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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