Kontron AG has released preliminary financial figures for the first nine months of 2025, confirming its full-year profit guidance while addressing recent market volatility in its share price. The IoT technology company reported revenue of €1,182 million for the nine-month period, down from €1,208 million in the same period last year, primarily due to the strategic discontinuation of its COM business.
Despite the revenue decline, the company demonstrated significant profitability improvement with EBITDA increasing 37% to €194 million compared to €141 million in the previous year. This performance includes a one-off effect of approximately €46 million from the deconsolidation of the COM business. On an operating basis, excluding this one-time item, EBITDA reached approximately €148 million for the first nine months of 2025.
The company's full-year 2025 revenue expectation has been adjusted to €1.7 billion from the previously guided €1.8 billion, reflecting the ongoing portfolio optimization. However, management maintains its EBITDA forecast of around €270 million for the full year, which includes approximately €220 million in operating EBITDA plus preliminary one-off income of about €46 million from portfolio adjustments.
Hannes Niederhauser, CEO of Kontron AG, emphasized the company's strong operational performance, stating that Kontron continues to see robust order intake with a book-to-bill ratio greater than 1x, particularly in strategic growth areas including railway infrastructure, defense, aerospace, and artificial intelligence. This announcement comes as the company seeks to address what it describes as fundamentally unfounded declines in its share price and to prevent market speculation.
The financial update is significant for investors and industry observers as it demonstrates Kontron's successful transition toward higher-margin businesses within the IoT technology sector. The company's ability to maintain profitability targets despite revenue headwinds from strategic business exits indicates effective portfolio management and operational efficiency improvements. Kontron's performance in high-growth sectors like artificial intelligence and infrastructure technology positions it well in competitive global markets.
Kontron will publish its complete results for the first nine months of 2025 on November 5 as scheduled. Additional information about the company can be found at https://www.kontron.com. The original press release is available through https://www.newmediawire.com.
