Holcim Ltd · SIX:HOLN
Holcim — Shareholder Meeting (May 2026)
15 slides from Holcim's shareholder meeting presentation, May 13, 2026
Slide 1: Miljan Gutovic, Chief Executive Officer
MILJAN GUTOVIC CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Slide 2: Delivering strong profitable growth in 2025
DELIVERING STRONG PROFITABLE GROWTH IN 2025 Powered by leading positions in highly attractive markets and successful CHF 15.7 bn +3.0% in LC execution of 18 acquisitions NET SALES +3-5% guidance achieved Accelerated recurring EBIT growth in LC exceeding the top end of 2025 target CHF 2.9 bn +10.3% i
Slide 3: NextGen Growth 2030 strategy in full execution
NEXTGEN GROWTH 2030 STRATEGY IN FULL EXECUTION Focused investment in SUSTAINABILITY Expanding high-value PERFORMANCE CULTURE ATTRACTIVE MARKETS driving profitable growth BUILDING SOLUTIONS and value creation 1 2 3 4
Slide 4: NextGen Growth 2030 driving superior performance
NEXTGEN GROWTH 2030 DRIVING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE • Enhancing our leading positions with our sustainable offering powered by premium brands INDUSTRY-LEADING • Decarbonization and circular construction RECURRING EBIT driving profitable growth MARGIN INDUSTRY • Expansion of high-value Building Solutions
Slide 5: Scaling sustainable offering to meet customer demand
SCALING SUSTAINABLE OFFERING TO MEET CUSTOMER DEMAND CityWave, Italy Mohammed VI Tower, Morocco Built with ECOPact inside, made from Built with ECOPlanet and Airium inside calcined-clay ECOPlanet 31% 36% 2025 2025 % of ready-mix net sales % of cement net sales 26% 34% 2024 2024 Note: 2024 figures are
Slide 6: Circular construction as a driver of profitable growth
CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION AS A DRIVER OF PROFITABLE GROWTH Recygénie, France 100% recyclable at the end of its lifecycle, helping make our cities more circular Built with ECOCycle inside 8.0 +23.5% 2025 (million tons) Volume of recycled construction demolition materials (CDM) 6.5 2024 Note: 2024 figures
Slide 7: Growth investments delivering high returns
GROWTH INVESTMENTS DELIVERING HIGH RETURNS 1 Average payback of around 6 years and ROIC of over 39% Commissioned in 2025 To be commissioned Croatia Ecuador Belgium Alternative fuels expansion New calcined clay line State-of-the-art cement plant Australia Mexico United Kingdom New factory for Humes b
Slide 8: 21 value-accretive transactions closed
21 VALUE-ACCRETIVE TRANSACTIONS CLOSED Strengthening leadership in Expanding in high-value Investing in highly Building Materials Building Solutions attractive markets in Acquisitions Acquisitions 2025 to accelerate NextGen Growth 2030 6 in cement and aggregates across 5 in building systems across F
Slide 9: Expanding high-value Building Solutions with strategic acquisition of Xella
EXPANDING HIGH-VALUE BUILDING SOLUTIONS WITH STRATEGIC ACQUISITION OF XELLA Xella key facts & figures in 2026 1.0 bn >4 000 projected net sales (EUR) employees, including 200 specification salespeople 50+ production facilities in 21 Papieri Cham, Zug, Switzerland Belgrade Waterfront City Center, Serbi
Slide 10: Majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo to strengthen Latin American presence
MAJORITY STAKE IN CEMENTOS PACASMAYO TO STRENGTHEN LATIN AMERICAN PRESENCE Pacasmayo key facts & figures in 2025 0.6 bn >2 000 reported net sales (USD) employees 3 cement plants and 28 ready-mix and precast concrete plants Strengthening Building Materials Expanding Building Solutions Growing business
Slide 11: AI unlocking growth and value creation
AI UNLOCKING GROWTH AND VALUE CREATION LOGISTICS PRODUCTION Optimizing supply chain Driving manufacturing and distribution network and procurement excellence By 2028 CHF 200 m Rec. EBIT powered by AI initiatives1 COMMERCIAL ADMINISTRATION Enhancing customer experience Simplifying processes and acros
Slide 12: AI deployment progressing at scale – key initiatives
AI DEPLOYMENT PROGRESSING AT SCALE – KEY INITIATIVES PRODUCTION EXAMPLES 10 initiatives HOLCIM AI-powered prediction models for equipment performance, optimizing maintenance efficiency and driving operational excellence LOGISTICS 10 initiatives AI-powered forecasting models for sales and inventory,
Slide 13: Empowered leadership with strong performance culture
EMPOWERED LEADERSHIP WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE CULTURE Our strong 2025 results demonstrate how the 428 Holcim Spirit of Purpose, People and Performance named a Global Top empowered P&L leaders with drives our 45 000 employees to deliver value Employer 2025 by Top deeply embedded performance Employers
Slide 14: Guidance 2026: Delivering on NextGen Growth 2030
GUIDANCE 2026: DELIVERING ON NEXTGEN GROWTH 2030 Louvre Museum , Abu Dhabi, UAE ● 2026 growth in line with NextGen Growth 2030 targets: Built with Artevia inside ○ 3% to 5% organic net sales growth ○ 8% to 10% organic recurring EBIT growth ● Further increase of recurring EBIT margin ● Free cash flow
Slide 15: Continuing our shared growth journey
CONTINUING OUR SHARED GROWTH JOURNEY