Infineon falls as soft margins overshadow in-line sales

Infineon Technologies AG

05/08/2026 09:02

** Shares in Infineon IFXGn.DE fall around 4% after the German chip manufacturer reported Q3 segment margin below expectations
** Infineon posts Q3 segment result of €797 million with a margin of 19.1%, compared with €668 million and 18% a year earlier, respectively
** Jefferies says the company's segment margin came in slightly below its forecast of 19.8%, even though group sales were in line in the quarter
** The brokerage also says Infineon's Q4 segment margin guidance at 23% is below its expectation of 24.4%
** The stock hits the bottom of Germany's blue-chip index .GDAXI and is among the worst performers on the pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index

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