Ferroglobe Plc · NASDAQ:GSM

Ferroglobe — Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation

20 slides from Ferroglobe's earnings presentation, May 6, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Driving innovation of critical materials essential to a sustainable future

    Driving innovation of critical materials essential to a sustainable future First Quarter 2026 Results May 6, 2026 NASDAQ: GSM NASDAQ: GSM

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements and Non-IFRS Financial Metrics

    Forward-Looking Statements and Non-IFRS Financial Metrics This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward- lookin

  3. Slide 3: Ferroalloys Driving Topline Momentum, Reinforced by European Safeguards

    FERROALLOYS DRIVING TOPLINE MOMENTUM, REINFORCED BY EUROPEAN SAFEGUARDS Key Highlights • Trade measures drive ferroalloys volumes; EU Trade Commissioner commits to defending the silicon market • Actively pursuing potential restart of cost-competitive Venezuelan operations to access the U.S. market •

  4. Slide 4: Q1 Topline Driven by Strong Ferroalloys Volumes

    Q1 TOPLINE DRIVEN BY STRONG FERROALLOYS VOLUMES Shipments (I) (kt) Quarterly revenues ($´m) 347.7 177.0 329.4 $18.4 164.7 12.3 Q4 25 Q1 26 Q4 25 Q1 26 Quarterly Adj. EBITDA ($´m) Free cash flow ($´m) 14.6 Q4 25 Q1 26 $(11.2) 3.3 Q4 25 Q1 26 $2.1 (16.4) (18.5) (I) Excludes by-products and other produ

  5. Slide 5: Silicon Metal Update

    SILICON METAL UPDATE SiMe volume trends (mt) Outlook 62,872 56,910 49,797 • EU silicon demand remains subdued and pricing 44,610 36,308 33,561 impaired by predatory imports from China and Angola 32,634 30,533 • U.S. sales grew moderately in Q1 • Expect the U.S. region to outperform in the second hal

  6. Slide 6: Silicon Based Alloys Update

    SILICON BASED ALLOYS UPDATE Si-based alloys volume trends (mt) Outlook 60,674 53,048 • Silicon based alloy volumes highest since Q2 2021 51,279 46,953 45,489 42,864 42,968 • Converted 3 silicon furnaces to ferrosilicon to take 39,417 advantage of flexible global footprint • EU FeSi index prices up 9

  7. Slide 7: Manganese Based Alloys Update

    MANGANESE BASED ALLOYS UPDATE Mn-based alloys volume trends (mt) Outlook 88,188 85,743 81,464 80,778 • Q1 volumes up 6% due to safeguards, partially offset 67,712 67,229 69,552 64,495 by logistics issues from the Iran war • Index prices rose 18% since pre-safeguards • Expect strong shipments for res

  8. Slide 8: Finance Update

    FINANCE UPDATE NASDAQ: GSM

  9. Slide 9: Pricing Improvement Lagged Cost Increases

    PRICING IMPROVEMENT LAGGED COST INCREASES Adjusted EBITDA bridge ($´m) Q1 2026 Q4 2025 (in USD million, except EPS) 3.7 Sales $347.7 $329.4 2.8 Raw materials & $(229.0)* $(221.3)* energy for prod. 14.6 Raw materials / sales % 65.9%* 67.2%* Adj. EBITDA $3.3 $14.6 Adj. EBITDA margin % 1.0% 4.4% (16.7)

  10. Slide 10: Silicon Metal Adjusted EBITDA Bridge Q1-26 vs. Q4-25

    SILICON METAL ADJUSTED EBITDA BRIDGE Q1-26 VS. Q4-25 ($m) 1.2 Revenue decreased 13% to $84 million driven by: 0.9 • a 6% decrease in shipments primarily due to 23% decline in Europe, partially offset by a 13% increase in North America; 2.6 • average selling price declined 7% versus the (2.3) fourth

  11. Slide 11: Silicon Based Alloys Adjusted EBITDA Bridge Q1-26 vs. Q4-25

    SILICON BASED ALLOYS ADJUSTED EBITDA BRIDGE Q1-26 VS. Q4-25 ($m) 1.9 0.3 15.5 Revenue improved 18% to $122 million driven by: • 18% increase in shipments across all regions; • average selling price was flat 6.8 Costs increased due to higher energy prices and (10.9) raw material costs in Spain and th

  12. Slide 12: Manganese Based Adjusted EBITDA Bridge Q1-26 vs. Q4-25

    MANGANESE BASED ADJUSTED EBITDA BRIDGE Q1-26 VS. Q4-25 ($m) 8.5 Revenue increased 16% to $107 million driven by: • 6% increase in shipments • a 9% increase in average selling price due to 10.0 8.7 0.5 (7.8) strengthening EU prices Costs negatively impacted by elevated manganese ore prices and increa

  13. Slide 13: Cash Flow Impacted by Working Capital

    CASH FLOW IMPACTED BY WORKING CAPITAL FCF impacted by WC build-up as Cash flow summary ($´M) Ferroalloys volumes increase Q1 26 Q4 25 • Investment in working capital EBITDA $10.7 $(53.2) consumed $(13.4) million of CFO, driven by increased Changes in working capital $(13.4) $(7.8) volumes Energy reb

  14. Slide 14: Increased Quarterly Dividend by 7%

    INCREASED QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY 7% BALANCED CAPITAL ALLOCATION Net debt evolution ($´m) 54.6 Strategic Total distributions investments Cash CAPEX $24.8m 29.8 Dividend Coreshell Disciplined CAPEX Increased 7% $7m in Q1-26; $10.9m in Q1-26 Q4 25 Q1 26 $2.8m in Q1-26 Total $17m Adjusted gross debt ($´m

  15. Slide 15: Key Takeaways

    Key Takeaways Strong ferroalloy volumes driven by trade measures, expect silicon metal protection in the EU Critical material diversification and a cost-competitive Venezuelan assets provide additional growth opportunities Iran-related disruptions pressuring logistics, transportation & raw materials

  16. Slide 16: Q&A

    Q&A NASDAQ: GSM

  17. Slide 17: Appendix ─ Supplemental Information

    Appendix ─ Supplemental Information NASDAQ: GSM

  18. Slide 18: Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

    ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION ($ in millions) Q1 26 Q4 25 EBITDA 10.7 (53.2) Exchange differences1 (1.8) (2.1) Impairment (gain) loss — 29.7 Restructuring and termination costs — — New strategy implementation — — Subactivity — — PPA Energy2 (5.5) 40.2 Fines inventory adjustment3 — — Adjusted EBITDA

  19. Slide 19: Quarterly Sales and Adjusted EBITDA

    QUARTERLY SALES AND ADJUSTED EBITDA Quarterly Sales $ millions Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026 Silicon Metal 204 194 161 105 130 99 96 84 Silicon Alloys 105 102 85 91 112 92 104 122 Mn Alloys 98 90 78 74 106 84 93 107 Other Business 44 49 43 37 39 37 36 34 Total Reven

  20. Slide 20: Investor Relations and Media Contacts

    Investor Relations Media Inquiries Alex Rotonen Cristina Feliu Roig Vice President, Investor Relations Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs investor.relations@ferroglobe.com NASDAQ: GSM corporate.comms@ferroglobe.com NASDAQ: GSM

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