Slide 1: FUCHS SE Financial Results Q1 2026
FUCHS SE Financial Results Q1 2026 | Analyst Conference, April 29, 2026 | Stefan Fuchs, Chief Executive Officer | Esma Saglik, Chief Financial Officer | Andreas Schaller, Head of Investor Relations
Slide 2: Disclaimer
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Slide 3: Highlights Q1 2026
HIGHLIGHTS Q1 2026 Sales revenues EBIT € 934 mn € 125 mn +1% (Q1 2025: € 924 mn) +16% (Q1 2025: € 108 mn) Strong volume growth drives sales FCF before acquisitions increase despite FX headwinds EBIT reaches new quarterly record € 54 mn EPS up 15% to € 0.68 (0.59) € +37 mn (Q1 2025: € 17 mn)
Slide 4: Quarterly Sales Development
QUARTERLY SALES DEVELOPMENT € mn +1% +8% 924 934 877 887 902 880 896 859 863 Q1 ’24 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 ’25 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 ’26 l4
Slide 5: Sales Q1 2026
SALES Q1 2026 € mn +1% 924 2 -34 934 42 (+5%) (+0%) (-4%) Q1 2025 Organic External Currency Q1 2026 l5
Slide 6: Quarterly EBIT Development
QUARTERLY EBIT DEVELOPMENT € mn +16% +15% 125 116 117 111 108 109 107 100 101 Q1 ’24 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 ’25 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 ’26 l6
Slide 7: KPI Summary Q1 2026
KPI SUMMARY Q1 2026 KPI in € mn Q1 2026 Q1 2025 Sales 934 924 Sales up 1% or € 10mn led by strong organic growth and despite heavy negative currency headwinds Cost of sales -606 -607 Gross margin at 35.1%, well ahead of prior year’s figure of 34.3% and Gross profit 328 317 on par with previous t
Slide 8: Europe, Middle East, Africa
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA KPI in € mn Q1 2026 Q1 2025 Sales up 5% year over year driven by organic growth; increasing demand in March Sales 547 522 Most countries expand sales; high growth in South Africa, Germany, Organic growth 25 (5%) -6 (-1%) Italy and the UK External growth 1 (0%) 14 (2%)
Slide 9: Asia-Pacific
ASIA-PACIFIC KPI in € mn Q1 2026 Q1 2025 Sales up 1%; strong organic growth of 6% driven by business expansion, especially in China, Australia and many smaller countries Sales 266 264 Significant negative currency effects almost entirely offset organic Organic growth 17 (6%) 16 (7%) growth Exter
Slide 10: North and South America
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA KPI in € mn Q1 2026 Q1 2025 Sales decline 6% year over year due to significant negative currency effects Sales 172 183 Organic growth of 3% year over year predominantly driven by North Organic growth 6 (3%) 12 (8%) America External growth 1 (1%) 2 (1%) External growth f
Slide 11: Net Operating Working Capital (NOWC)
NET OPERATING WORKING CAPITAL (NOWC) € mn Q4 25 vs Q1 26: Inventories € +8 mn Receivables ./. Payables € +50 mn Inventories Receivables ./. Payables -5.3% NOWC (in %) 871 829 824 798 785 768 236 729 726 246 227 243 201 210 205 160 635 567 583 571 580 566 574 524 25.0% 22.3% 22.4% 22.7% 23.0% 21.6% 2
Slide 12: Net Liquidity
NET LIQUIDITY € mn Free cash flow before acq. €54 mn 89 1 13 0 0 203 -2 -49 151 Inventories: -1 Receivables: -94 Liabilities: +46 Net. liq. Earnings D&A ./. Capex NOWC Other Changes Dividend Aquisitions Other Changes Net. liq. Dec. 25 after tax Mar. 26 l 12
Slide 13: Middle East Conflict: Trend Change for Material Prices
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT: TREND CHANGE FOR MATERIAL PRICES 2026 Balanced supply and demand situation until beginning of March; Middle East conflict disruptive to price trend and availability Confident to supply our existing customers thanks to our broad Base Oils sourcing network – but tight supply
Slide 14: Outlook 2026
OUTLOOK 2026 Outlook Outlook Actuals 2026 2026 KPI1 in € mn 2025 (March, 20th) (April, 29th) Significantly Organic growth accelerated by strong price increases to compensate Sales 3,563 ~3,700 above 3,700 raw material cost inflation; M&A activities; negative FX effects in H1 Price increases to compe
Slide 15: News from the FUCHS world
News from the FUCHS world
Slide 16: FUCHS strengthens its presence in Turkey with the complete takeover of the joint venture
FUCHS strengthens its presence in Turkey with the complete takeover of the joint venture OPET FUCHS l 16
Slide 17: Prioritizing six global focus areas with the greatest growth opportunities
Prioritizing six global focus areas with the greatest growth opportunities Turning sustainability into measurable customer benefits Building a winning culture with future skills and collaboration across countries and functions
Slide 18: Financial Calendar & Contact
FINANCIAL CALENDAR & CONTACT May 2026 June 2026 • 05/06 Annual General Assembly, Mannheim • Roadshows • 05/12 UBS Pan European Small and Mid-Cap Conference 2026, London • 05/20 - 05/21 Berenberg European Conference, New York • 05/26 dbaccess Conference, Frankfurt July 2026 August 2026 • 07/31 Half-y
Slide 19: FUCHS SE Financial Results Q1 2026 Q&A
FUCHS SE Financial Results Q1 2026 | Q&A