ISS shares slide as weak US market weighs on H2 results

Iss A/S

19/02/2026 08:59

** Shares in Danish facilities management group ISS ISS.CO fall over 7%, with Jyske Bank analysts pointing to "a mixed report" hit by challenging North American market

   ** Jyske Bank says ISS delivered a slightly weak H2 report, with revenue of DKK 43,071 million ($6.80 billion) 1.5% lower than expected, organic growth at 4.4% y/y, 0.3 percentage points below expectations

   ** "The deviation is largely due to a weak US market," it says

** ISS plans distribution of DKK 3.2 per share in ordinary dividend vs DKK 3.5 seen by consensus, which the broker says is slightly lower than expected

** The group guides for organic growth and operating margin of above 5%, which is in line with consensus, Jyske Bank says

   ** ISS shares, on track for their worst day in three months,  are among the weakest performers on pan-European STOXX 600 .STOXX index

($1 = 6.3295 Danish crowns)

 (Reporting by Marta Frackowiak)

 ((marta.frackowiak@thomsonreuters.com))