Kontron Reports Strong 37% EBITDA Growth Despite Market Volatility

Kontron AG, a global leader in IoT technology, has released preliminary financial results for the first nine months of 2025 in response to what the company describes as a "fundamentally unfounded decline" in its share price. The Austrian technology firm, which operates across multiple industries including industrial automation, transportation, communications, medical, and energy solutions, reported revenue of EUR 1,182 million for the nine-month period, slightly down from EUR 1,208 million in the same period last year. However, the company demonstrated significant profitability improvement with EBITDA surging to EUR 194 million, representing a 37% increase compared to the previous year's figure of EUR 141 million. This performance includes a one-off effect of approximately EUR 46 million from the deconsolidation of the COM business, while operating EBITDA reached around EUR 148 million.

Looking ahead to full-year 2025, Kontron management maintains its EBITDA guidance of approximately EUR 270 million, which includes about EUR 220 million in operating EBITDA plus preliminary one-off income of around EUR 46 million from portfolio adjustments. The company's revenue forecast for 2025 has been adjusted to EUR 1.7 billion, down from the previous guidance of EUR 1.8 billion, reflecting the strategic discontinuation of the COM business and a deliberate shift toward higher-margin opportunities. CEO Hannes Niederhauser emphasized the company's strong order intake with a book-to-bill ratio exceeding 1x, particularly highlighting robust performance in railway infrastructure, defense, aerospace, and artificial intelligence sectors. The company will publish its complete nine-month results on November 5 as originally scheduled, providing investors with comprehensive financial details through its official Kontron blog and other communication channels.

Kontron's strategic positioning has been significantly enhanced by its acquisition of Katek SE in early 2024, which established the new GreenTec division focused on solar energy and eMobility solutions. This expansion has grown the company to approximately 7,000 employees across more than 20 countries worldwide, solidifying its position as a comprehensive IoT technology provider. The company's diverse portfolio now spans automated industrial operations, smarter transportation systems, advanced communications, medical technologies, and energy solutions, all designed to deliver value-added technologies for its global customer base. As a publicly traded company listed on both the SDAX® and TecDAX® indices of the German Stock Exchange, Kontron continues to leverage its more than 20 years of industry experience to drive innovation and growth across multiple technology sectors while maintaining transparent communication with stakeholders through platforms like www.newmediawire.com and other investor relations channels.