Switzerland's Huber+Suhner 2025 net sales decline, announces higher dividend

Huber+suhner AG

10/03/2026 06:02

Overview

Swiss connectivity solutions firm's 2025 order intake rose 13.7%, reaching record levels

Net sales fell 3.3% due to strong Swiss franc, but EBIT margin improved to 10.5%

Company proposes higher dividend of CHF 2.00 per share

Outlook

Company expects organic sales growth of at least 10% in 2026

HUBER+SUHNER aims for EBIT margin in upper half of 9-12% target range

Company guidance assumes inflation, exchange rates, geopolitical tensions remain stable

Result Drivers

INDUSTRY SEGMENT GROWTH - Broad-based demand and growth initiatives in Industry segment led to 17.5% sales increase

COMMUNICATION SEGMENT ORDERS - Major orders for optical circuit switches drove 21.9% order growth in Communication segment

TRANSPORTATION SEGMENT STABILIZATION - Transportation segment stabilized with improved profitability, despite underperformance in Electric Vehicle initiative

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
FY Net Income
CHF 74.90 mln
FY Adjusted Free Cash Flow
CHF 69.50 mln
FY EBIT
CHF 90.80 mln
FY EBIT Margin
10.50%


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the communications & networking peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Huber+Suhner AG is CHF172.00, about 3.6% above its March 9 closing price of CHF166.00

The stock recently traded at 31 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 30 three months ago

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