GEA falls on weak Q1 cash flow

GEA AG

11/05/2026 09:01

** Shares in GEA Group G1AG.DE fall 5% after the German food processing technology supplier posts weaker first-quarter cash flow

** Free cash flow came in at -190.3 million euros compared with -48.8 same quarter last year

** Jefferies attributes the shortfall to working capital build-up and variable compensation payments, calling cash generation "quite weak"

** JP Morgan notes this is the weakest first-quarter cash flow since 2018, expecting it to weigh on the stock

 (Reporting by Amir Orusov)

 ((Amir.orusov@thomsonreuters.com))