Clariant Q2 FY26 EBITDA rises 2.8% to CHF 142.4 million; sales fall 2.7% to CHF 941.3 million vs Q2 FY25

(AWP Alliance News) - Clariant posted Q2 2026 net income of CHF 85.0 million, up from CHF 44.2 million in the prior-year period, as sales slipped 2.7% to CHF 941.3 million. EBITDA rose 2.8% to CHF 142.4 million, lifting the margin by 0.8 percentage points to 15.1%.

EBITDA before exceptional items edged up 1.5% to CHF 171.1 million, widening the margin by 0.8 percentage points to 18.2%, while H1 operating cash flow increased to CHF 168.7 million from CHF 115.9 million. The group raised its performance improvement programs by CHF 20 million to a CHF 100 million annual run-rate total, taking one-time restructuring charges to CHF 29 million, while an Amsterdam court dismissed Shell's damages claim tied to the 2020 competition law infringement.

Clariant kept its 2026 outlook unchanged, guiding for sales around flat and an EBITDA margin before exceptional items of around 18%.

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