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Business Activity at 31 March 2026
Published Apr 23 2026
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Business Activity at 31 March 2026

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BUSINESS ACTIVITY AT 31 MARCH 2026
NEARLY 1,450 RESERVATIONS IN Q1 (+1%) 
GROUP REVENUE FOR Q1: €518M
GUIDANCE FOR 2026 UNCHANGED

Business activity: Planning and Development

  • 1,449 total home reservations in Q1 2026: up 1% vs Q1 2025

  • High-quality supply for sale aligned with market conditions:

    • Location: >90% of supply for sale in supply-constrained areas (Abis, A, B1), up 17 pts vs 2022

    • Continuing improvement in pre-selling rates on programmes; absorption rate at a pre-crisis level of 5 months

  • Backlog of €3.7bn at end-March, equating to 1.5 years’ revenue: further replenishment through a selective approach with projects at target commitment margins

Group revenue for Q1: €518m 

  • Revenue for New Nexity1 €513m (down 13%): Automatic reflection of the slowdown in business activity from projects underway in Planning and Development, partly offset by growth in Serviced Properties

Guidance for 2026 unchanged2

  • Improvement in operating profitability, with COP for New Nexity1 up in 2026

  • Ongoing reduction in the leverage ratio,3 with the swiftest possible return to a level below 3.5x, no later than 2027

VÉRONIQUE BÉDAGUE, CHAIRWOMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COMMENTED:

“The growing political consensus in France on housing issues – illustrated in particular by the measures introduced in early 2026 to support buy-to-let investment and the easing of planned levies on social housing – is fostering a more supportive environment for the housing sector. Municipal elections have also placed housing back at the top of the agenda for local priorities.

Against this backdrop, business performance in the first quarter – which traditionally cannot be extrapolated over the full year – also needs to be seen in the context of a highly uncertain geopolitical environment towards the end of the period. Reservation volumes showed slight growth, and sales indicators confirm the quality of our supply for sale and the relevance of our positioning, as evidenced by the ongoing improvement in the pre-selling rate for our developments.

The Group is thus approaching 2026 with a streamlined organisation and a refocused business model, which will enable us to capitalise on the rebound in the cycle once it arrives, while continuing to improve our margins and reduce our leverage. In this context, our outlook for 2026 remains unchanged.”

KEY FIGURES FOR Q1 2026

Business activity – France

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

Change vs Q1 2025

Reservations: Residential Real Estate

 

 

 

Volume

1,434 units

1,449 units

+1%

Value

€312m

€320m

 +2.5%

 

Revenue (in millions of euros)

Q1 2025

Q1 2026

Change vs Q1 2025

Planning and Development

484

411

-15%

Residential Real Estate

470

405

-14%

Commercial Real Estate

15

6

-58%

Services

101

101

+0.2%

Serviced Properties

74

78

+5%

Distribution

27

23

-14%

Other Activities (a)

1

1

N/A

Revenue – New Nexity

586

513

-13%

International operations (b)

0

6

N/A

Discontinued operations (c)

3

0

N/A

Total revenue

590

518

-12%

(a)   The “Other Activities” line item, which remained stable at €1 million, notably includes the now reclassified Costame-Moreau construction diagnostics and expertise business, previously reported under “Property Management”.
(b)   Revenue from international operations reflects the delivery of units in Italy (revenue recognised on completion).
(c)   The “Discontinued operations” line item reflects the contributions from the Week’in hospitality subsidiary and Accessite, sold in Q3 and Q4 2025, respectively.



Business activity and revenue

Planning and Development

Performance measures relating to business activity and revenue for the first quarter – which is historically not representative of performance for the full financial year – reflect the high level of uncertainty among our customers in early 2026, while the impact of support measures announced by the government at the start of the year to promote buy-to-let investment – notably the Jeanbrun scheme – was not yet material in the first quarter, given their recent implementation.

Planning and Development – Residential Real Estate

Business activity
Nexity booked a total of 1,449 reservations over the period, up slightly by volume (up 1%).

  • Sales in Q1 are not representative of the level of business activity expected over the full financial year, due in particular to the non-linear nature of business activity for bulk sales.

  • Retail sales accounted for 991 reservations in the first quarter, down 10% by volume.

  • Bulk sales, which are not linear over the year, accounted for a volume of 458 units over the period (up 38%). For reference, Q4 2025 accounted for 3,800 units and 51% of bulk sales in full-year 2025.

In addition, the Planning business accounted for nearly 300 reservations for subdivisions in the quarter, remaining stable by volume relative to the previous year.

With regard to mortgage rates, in Q1 2026, the average mortgage rate was 3.22%. It was slightly higher than in Q4 2025 (up 8 bps), but remained stable in March. 25-year mortgage rates remained broadly unchanged compared with December, even edging slightly lower for first-time homebuyers, amid heightened competition in the banking sector to attract new clients.

Supply for sale at end-March 2026 stood at 5,125 units, down slightly (by 6%) relative to December 2025:

  • Supply for sale is firmly established in high-quality locations, with 93% of units available for sale located in supply-constrained areas (Abis, A and B1), a 17-point increase compared with 2022, including an 18-point increase in Zones Abis and A alone. As a reminder, 100% of supply has been eligible for France’s PTZ interest-free loan scheme since 1 April 2025.

  • Supply for sale thus appears well-suited to current market conditions, as evidenced by the following:

    • High pre-selling rate: 82% for projects launched during the period

    • Stable absorption rate, which held steady at 5 months (compared with an absorption rate of more than 20 months4 for the overall market at year-end 2025)

    • Volume of unsold completed homes still marginal, limited at around 100 units

Leading indicators

  • The backlog at end-March stood at €3.7 billion, equivalent to 1.5 years’ revenue. Of this total, 45% is secured by sales for which notarial deeds of sale have been signed.

  • As a reminder, business potential (excluding Planning) at end-December 2025 was the equivalent of 42,000 homes, or 3.5 years’ revenue, providing a profitable pipeline geared to market conditions of nearly €13 billion in total.

    • This figure does not yet include the first contributions from the Carrefour partnership, under which the first building permit was obtained in Lomme (Nord) for the redevelopment and renaturing of a brownfield site of more than 8,000 sq.m. This project involves the development of 120 family homes, mostly sold in bulk, a 300-unit student residence and 2,500 sq.m of open ground. For reference, revenue at termination over approximately the next ten years is estimated at more than €2 billion.

Planning and Development – Commercial Real Estate

The downcycle in the commercial real estate market5 continued into Q1, with commercial real estate investment down 48% nationwide and a 15% decline in take-up in the Paris region.

In this market environment, Nexity recorded a limited order intake (€10 million), mainly concentrated outside the Paris region.

The Group’s commercial asset diversification initiative is ongoing, with strong momentum in calls for proposals, covering a wide range of property types – including hotels, cinemas, hospitals and regional centres – as well as its general contractor business.

The backlog stood at €66 million at end-March 2026.

Revenue – Planning and Development

The Planning and Development division (excluding international operations) recognised revenue of €411 million in the first quarter of 2026, down 15% relative to Q1 2025. This change was in line with our expectations and mainly reflected the following:

  • Residential Real Estate: Decline in business activity from projects underway over the past three years, due to the recognition of revenue using the percentage-of-completion method

  • Commercial Real Estate: Limited replenishment of the backlog over the past two years

It should be noted that revenue generated by the development businesses from VEFA off-plan sales and CPI development contracts is recognised using the percentage-of-completion method, i.e. on the basis of notarised sales and pro-rated to reflect the progress of all inventoriable costs.

Services

Following the finalisation in 2025 of the Property Management disposal plan, with the disposal of Accessite and the Week’in hospitality subsidiary, the Services business is now focused solely on Serviced Properties and Distribution.

Revenue from Services for the period was stable at €101 million:

  • Revenue from Serviced Properties accounted for 77% of revenue from Services and rose by 5% to €78 million, driven by occupancy rates remaining high for student residences (98%) and coworking spaces (83%6). As a reminder, the total number of serviced properties in operation includes 17,000 student residence units spread across 54 cities and nearly 170,000 sq.m7 of coworking spaces.

  • Revenue from Distribution (which accounted for 23% of revenue from Services) fell by €4 million (down 14%) to €23 million. However, this change – which included an unfavourable base effect related to the end of France’s Pinel scheme in late 2024 (reservations made in late 2024, for which notarial deeds of sale were signed in Q1 2025) – is not representative of performance for the full financial year.

Guidance for 2026 unchanged

Update on the geopolitical environment: The conflict in the Middle East is likely to have an impact on the macroeconomic environment. Nexity operates exclusively in France (with international operations being managed on a run-off basis) and does not have any direct exposure to this region.
Still, the Group remains attentive to developments in the situation. Should this conflict persist over the long term, its consequences could lead to higher inflation (including raw materials costs and interest rates) or supply chain pressures.

Outlook: The Group is approaching 2026 with a streamlined organisation and a refocused business model, which will enable it to capitalise on the rebound in the cycle once it arrives, while continuing to improve margins and lower the leverage ratio. In a market at a cyclical low, our model is demonstrating its resilience and enabling us to keep our outlook for 2026 unchanged.

Guidance

Barring any deterioration in the macroeconomic environment:

  • Improvement in operating profitability, with COP for New Nexity8 up in 2026

  • Ongoing reduction in the leverage ratio,9 with the swiftest possible return to a level below the target of 3.5x, no later than 2027

FINANCIAL CALENDAR & PRACTICAL INFORMATION

  • Shareholders’ Meeting                                 Thursday, 21 May 2026

  • Results for H1 2026                                 Thursday, 23 July 2026 (after market close)

  • Revenue and business activity for 9M 2026        Thursday, 22 October 2026 (after market close)

A conference call will be held today at 6:30 p.m. (Paris time)
in French, with simultaneous translation into English



The presentation accompanying this conference will be available on the Group’s website from 6:15 p.m. (Paris time).
A recording of the webcast will be available the following day at www.nexity.group/en/finance.

The information, assumptions and estimates that the Company could reasonably use to determine its targets are subject to change or modification, notably due to economic, financial and competitive uncertainties. Furthermore, it is possible that some of the risks described in Chapter 2 of the Universal Registration Document filed with the AMF under number D.26-0249 on 13 April 2026 could have an impact on the Group’s operations and the Company’s ability to achieve its targets. Accordingly, the Company cannot give any assurance as to whether it will achieve its stated targets, and makes no commitment or undertaking to update or otherwise revise this information.

NEXITY – LIFE TOGETHER
With €2.8 billion in revenue in 2025, Nexity has a nationwide presence as an urban operator working for urban regeneration and meeting the needs of regions and its clients. Drawing on our dual expertise as a planner/developer and a developer/operator, we are rolling out a regional, multi-product range of services and solutions. As a long-standing proponent of access to housing for all and the leader in our sector when it comes to low-carbon construction, we are dedicated to making new and renovated real estate both affordable and sustainable. In line with our corporate purpose, “Life together”, we endeavour to help build more vibrant, livable cities that are more welcoming and affordable and that respect individuals, the community and the planet. In 2025, Nexity was ranked France’s number-one low-carbon project owner by the BBCA for the seventh year running and came fifth in the customer relations ranking drawn up by Les Échos and HCG. Nexity is listed on the SRD, Euronext’s Compartment B and the SBF 120, as well as Euronext’s FAS IAS index.

CONTACTS:
Anne-Sophie Lanaute – Head of Investor Relations & Financial Communications
+33 (0)6 58 17 24 22 / investorrelations@nexity.fr
Mathieu Mascrez – Analyst, Investor Relations & Financial Communications
+33 (0)6 65 50 08 91 / investorrelations@nexity.fr
Nicolas Rehel – Media Relations & Social Media Manager
+33 (0)6 59 06 66 46 – presse@nexity.fr

ANNEXES

1.   Residential Real Estate Development – Quarterly reservations

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

Number of units

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

New homes (France)

 

2,005

3,055

3,049

5,278

 

1,434

2,844

2,828

4,902

 

1,449

Subdivisions

 

221

218

267

362

 

278

406

313

410

 

278

Total number

 

2,226

3,273

3,316

5,640

 

1,712

3,250

3,141

5,312

 

1,727

of reservations (France)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

Value (€m incl. VAT)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

New homes (France)

 

446

614

630

1,028

 

312

618

585

977

 

320

Subdivisions

 

18

17

24

36

 

26

32

34

41

 

31

Total amount

 

464

631

654

1,064

 

339

650

619

1,018

 

351

of reservations (France)

 

 

 

2.   Residential Real Estate Development – Cumulative reservations

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

Number of units

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

New homes (France)

 

2,005

5,060

8,109

13,387

 

1,434

4,278

7,106

12,008

 

1,449

Subdivisions

 

221

439

706

1,068

 

278

684

997

1,407

 

278

Total number

 

2,226

5,499

8,815

14,455

 

1,712

4,962

8,103

13,415

 

1,727

of reservations (France)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

Value (€m incl. VAT)

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

New homes (France)

 

446

1,060

1,690

2,718

 

312

930

1,515

2,492

 

320

Subdivisions

 

18

35

58

95

 

26

58

92

133

 

31

Total number

 

464

1,095

1,748

2,812

 

339

988

1,607

2,625

 

351

of reservations (France)

 

 

 

3.   Breakdown of new home reservations by client (France)

Breakdown of new home reservations by client (France) – New scope

Q3 2024

Q3 2025

Change

 

 

Homebuyers

465

15%

505

17%

+9%

 

o/w: - First-time buyers

390

13%

436

14%

+12%

 

   - Other homebuyers

75

2%

68

2%

-9%

 

Individual investors

719

24%

475

16%

-34%

 

Professional landlords

1,865

61%

1,848

61%

-1%

 

o/w: - Institutional investors

663

22%

536

18%

-19%

 

   - Social housing operators

1,202

39%

1,312

43%

+9%

 

Total

3,049

100%

2,828

100%

-7%

 

4.   Backlog

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

(In millions of euros, excluding VAT)

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

H1

9M

12M

 

Q1

Backlog – Residential Real Estate Development (France)

4,845

4,699

4,411

4,354

 

4,036

4,022

3,844

3,833

 

3,679

Commercial Real Estate Development

 

248

208

43

38

 

41

26

23

63

 

66

Total (France)

 

5,093

4,907

4,455

4,392

 

4,077

4,048

3,867

3,896

 

3,745

5.   Services

Serviced Properties

 

31 Dec. 2025

 

31 Mar. 2026

 

Change

Student residences

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of residences in operation

 

138

 

138

 

0 pts

Occupancy rate (rolling 12-month basis)

 

97.6%

 

97.6%

 

-0.0 pts

Shared office space

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of sites opened – Morning

 

53

 

51

 

-2

Number of sites opened – Hiptown

 

38

 

37

 

-1

Number of sites opened

 

91

 

88

 

-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floor space under management (in sq.m) – Morning

 

140,386

 

142,367

 

+1,981

Floor space under management (in sq.m) – Hiptown

 

26,757

 

26,124

 

-633

Floor space under management (in sq.m)

 

167,143

 

168,492

 

+1,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy rate (rolling 12-month basis) – Morning

 

80.00%

 

79.40%

 

-0.6 pts

Occupancy rate (rolling 12-month basis) – Hiptown

 

78.01%

 

79.00%

 

+1.0 pts

Occupancy rate (rolling 12-month basis)

 

79.7%

 

79.3%

 

-0.3 pts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Occupancy rate at mature sites (rolling 12-month basis) – Morning

84.00%

 

84.00%

 

0.0 pts

Occupancy rate at mature sites (rolling 12-month basis) – Hiptown

78.79%

 

79.00%

 

+0.2 pts

Occupancy rate at mature sites (rolling 12-month basis)

 

82.9%

 

83.1%

 

+0.2 pts

Distribution

 

Q1 2025

 

Q1 2026

 

Change

Total reservations (1)

 

710

 

616

 

-13%

o/w: Reservations on behalf of third parties (1)

 

621

 

527

 

-15%

(1) Of which: Reservations for Nexity

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.   Revenue – Quarterly figures

 

 

2024

 

2025

 

2026

(In millions of euros)

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

Q1

Planning and Development

 

556

745

715

752

 

484

611

525

706

 

411

Residential Real Estate

 

452

667

547

728

 

470

594

513

700

 

405

Commercial Real Estate (1)

 

104

78

168

24

 

15

17

12

6

 

6

Services

 

85

87

115

145

 

101

96

103

113

 

101

Serviced Properties

 

63

65

72

76

 

74

71

81

75

 

78

Distribution

 

22

22

44

70

 

27

25

22

38

 

23

Other Activities

 

1

1

1

2

 

1

1

1

2

 

1

Revenue – New scope

 

642

833

831

899

 

586

708

629

820

 

513

International operations (2)

 

0

3

1

-1

 

0

0

0

67

 

6

Revenue from discontinued operations (3)

 

87

17

16

5

 

3

3

4

0

 

0

Revenue

 

729

852

848

904

 

590

712

633

887

 

518

GLOSSARY

Absorption rate: Available market supply compared to reservations for the last 12 months, expressed in months, for the new homes business in France.

Adjusted EBITDA: Adjusted EBITDA corresponds to current operating profit before depreciation, amortisation and impairment of non-current assets, net changes in provisions, share-based payment expenses and the transfer from inventory of borrowing costs directly attributable to property developments, plus dividends received from equity-accounted investees whose operations are an extension of the Group’s business. Depreciation and amortisation includes right-of-use assets calculated in accordance with IFRS 16, together with the impact of neutralising internal margins on disposal of an asset by development companies, followed by take-up of a lease by a Group company.

Bank leverage ratio: The leverage ratio reflects a company’s capacity to repay its debt using its EBITDA. It is calculated as follows: Net debt and project-related debt excluding IFRS 16 / Adjusted EBITDA after lease payments.

Business potential: The total volume of potential business at any given moment, expressed as a number of units and/or revenue excluding VAT, within future projects in Residential Real Estate Development (new homes, subdivisions and international) as well as Commercial Real Estate Development, validated by the Group’s Committee, in all structuring phases, including the programmes of the Group’s urban regeneration business (Villes & Projets); this business potential includes the Group’s current supply for sale, its future supply (project phases not yet marketed on purchased land, and projects not yet launched associated with land secured through options).

Current operating profit: Includes all operating profit items with the exception of items resulting from unusual, abnormal and infrequently occurring transactions. In particular, impairment of goodwill is not included in current operating profit.

Development backlog (or order book): The Group’s already secured future revenue, expressed in euros, for its real estate development businesses (Residential Real Estate Development and Commercial Real Estate Development). The backlog includes reservations for which notarial deeds of sale have not yet been signed and the portion of revenue remaining to be generated on units for which notarial deeds of sale have already been signed (portion remaining to be built).

EBITDA after lease payments: EBITDA net of expenses recorded for lease payments that are restated to reflect the application of IFRS 16 Leases.

Free cash flow: Corresponds to cash generated by operating activities (operating free cash flow) after taking into account tax paid and financial expenses, reflected in the change in net financial debt.

Joint ventures: Agreement under which two or more property developers operate together to jointly design, finance, build and market a property development.

Land bank: Amount corresponding to acquired land development rights for projects in France carried out before obtaining a building permit or, in some cases, planning permissions.

Market share for new homes in France: Number of reservations made by Nexity (retail and bulk sales) divided by the number of reservations (retail and bulk sales) reported by the French Federation of Real Estate Developers (FPI).

Order intake – Commercial Real Estate Development: The total of selling prices excluding VAT as stated in definitive agreements for Commercial Real Estate Development projects, expressed in euros for a given period (notarial deeds of sale or development contracts).

Net profit before non-recurring items: Group share of net profit restated for non-recurring items such as change in fair value adjustments in respect of the ORNANE bond issue and items included in non-current operating profit (disposal of significant operations, any goodwill impairment losses, remeasurement of equity-accounted investments following the assumption of control). Planning: In property development, planning refers to all activities aimed at making land buildable and preparing it to accommodate a real estate project. This includes the preparation of land for construction, plot division, creation of roads and utilities, as well as formalities to obtain the necessary administrative authorisations.

Pipeline: Sum of backlog and business potential; may be expressed in months or years of revenue (as for backlog and business potential) based on revenue for the previous 12-month period.

Reservations by value (or expected revenue from reservations) – Residential Real Estate: The net total of selling prices including VAT as stated in reservation agreements for development programmes, expressed in euros for a given period, after deducting all reservations cancelled during the period.

Revenue: Revenue generated by the development businesses from VEFA off-plan sales and CPI development contracts is recognised using the percentage-of-completion method, i.e. on the basis of notarised sales and pro-rated to reflect the progress of all inventoriable costs.

Serviced Properties: Operation of student residences and flexible workspaces.

Working capital requirement (WCR): Total amount that a company needs to finance its operations owing to the time lag between disbursements and receipts. It is calculated as follows: “WCR” = “Inventories” + “Short-term operating receivables” - “Short-term operating liabilities”.

1 New Nexity scope – Excluding discontinued operations and international operations being managed on a run-off basis
2 Barring any deterioration in the macroeconomic environment
3 Level of the leverage ratio included in the banking covenants: <8.5x at year-end 2025, <7x at year-end 2026 and ≤3.5x at year-end 2027
4 Data from the French Federation of Real Estate Developers (FPI)
5 Immostat data for Q1 2026
6 Method used to calculate occupancy rate updated at 1 January 2024 to take into account the inflationary environment and the impact of rent indexation; rolling 12-month basis – occupancy rate at mature sites (open for more than 12 months)
7 Total floor area net of additions/disposals
8 Current operating profit/(loss) (COP) for New Nexity – Excluding discontinued operations and international operations being managed on a run-off basis
9 Level of the leverage ratio included in the banking covenants: <8.5x at year-end 2025, <7x at year-end 2026 and ≤3.5x at year-end 2027

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