Finland's Neste Q3 revenue and EBITDA jump on strong renewables

Neste Oyj

29/10/2026 07:15

Overview
Finland renewable fuels producer's Q3 revenue and EBITDA rose sharply on strong operational performance
Record renewable products sales volumes and high margins boosted results
Company approved new dividend policy targeting annual payout of 20-40% of EPS

Outlook
Neste sees 2026 Renewable Products sales volumes about flat with 2025
Company expects 2026 Oil Products sales volumes to be lower than 2025 due to planned maintenance
Neste estimates 2026 capital expenditure excluding M&A at about EUR 1.2 bln

Result Drivers
RENEWABLE PRODUCTS SALES - Record quarterly sales volume and high sales margins in Renewable Products drove results, per CEO Heikki Malinen
MIDDLE DISTILLATE MARKETS - Exceptionally strong middle distillate prices and wide cracks boosted Oil Products margins
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM - Performance improvement program contributed EUR 103 mln of EBITDA increase in Q3

Company press release: ID:nWkr5CZsH4

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Revenue
 
EUR 6.55 bln
 
Q3 Comparable EBITDA
 
EUR 1.56 bln
 
Q3 EBITDA
 
EUR 1.58 bln
 

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 16 "strong buy" or "buy", 6 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the oil & gas refining and marketing peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Neste Oyj is €38.00, about 29.7% above its October 28 closing price of €29.30
The stock recently traded at 9 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 13 three months ago

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