Südzucker AG: Südzucker expects a significant increase in earnings in the first quarter of the current financial year 2026/27
Mannheim (pta018/13.05.2026/12:05 UTC+2)
Südzucker AG expects a significant increase in group EBITDA for the first quarter (1 March to 31 May 2026) of the financial year 2026/27 compared with the prior-year (Q1 2025/26: EUR 96 million).
In addition, Südzucker confirms the initial forecast for the current financial year 2026/27 (1 March 2026 to 28 February 2027), as published on 16 December 2025, and expects a slight decline in group revenues compared with the financial year 2025/26 (EUR 8.4 billion). Group EBITDA is expected to range between EUR 480 and 680 million.
With respect to the forecast for the financial year 2026/27, it is important to note that the future business performance of the Südzucker Group continues to be subject to significant uncertainties due to ongoing geopolitical and global economic developments.
The annual report, including a detailed forecast for the financial year 2026/27, will be published on 21 May 2026.
Südzucker AG
Maximilianstraße 10
68165 Mannheim, Germany
Investor Relations:
Andreas Rothe
Phone: +49 621 421-240
investor.relations@suedzucker.de
Financial Press:
Dr Wolfgang Kraus
Phone: +49 621 421-205
public.relations@suedzucker.de
About the Südzucker Group
Südzucker is a major player in the food industry with its sugar, special products, starch and fruit segments, and Europe's leading ethanol producer with its CropEnergies segment.
In the traditional sugar business, the group is Europe's number one supplier of sugar products, with 21 sugar factories and two refineries, extending from France in the west via Belgium, Germany and Austria, through to Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia, and Moldova in the east. The special products segment, with its consumer-oriented functional ingredients for food and animal feed (BENEO), chilled/frozen products (Freiberger) and portion packs (PortionPack Group), operates in dynamic growth markets. Südzucker's CropEnergies segment is Europe's leading producer of renewable ethanol, with production sites in Germany, Belgium, France and Great Britain. Other products in this segment are protein food and animal feed products as well as biogenic carbon dioxide. The starch segment comprises AGRANA's starch and ethanol activities. The group's fruit segment operates globally, is the world market leader for fruit preparations for dairies and is a leading supplier of fruit juice concentrates in Europe.
In 2024/25, the group employed about 19,300 persons and generated revenues of about EUR 9.7 billion.
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Südzucker AG Maximilianstraße 10 68165 Mannheim Germany |
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| Contact Person: | Andreas Rothe | |
| Phone: | +49 621 - 421-240 | |
| E-Mail: | investor.relations@suedzucker.de | |
| Website: | www.suedzuckergroup.com | |
| ISIN(s): | DE0007297004 (Share) XS2550868801 (Bond) XS2970728205 (Bond) XS3071332293 (Bond) | |
| Stock Exchange(s): | Regulated Market in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX; Free Market in Hannover |