Vidrala closed the first half of the year with net profit of EUR 117.4 million, representing a 8.9 percent increase compared with the same period last year.
EBITDA reached EUR 225.5 million, up 4.4 percent year-on-year, while the EBITDA margin improved by 110 basis points to 29.9 percent of sales. Against a challenging backdrop marked by weak consumer demand in Europe and inflationary pressures stemming from the conflict in Iran, these results reflect the group’s operational discipline, cost efficiency, the benefits of its ambitious investment programme and the value of its strategic diversification into new growth regions.
Profitability margins improved consistently across all three regions in which Vidrala operates, confirming the successful adaptation of its cost base to prevailing demand conditions and the competitive environment. Revenue amounted to EUR 754 million, representing reported growth of 0.5 percent. Another key indicator of the group’s financial strength is its leverage position, with net financial debt of EUR 252.3 million, equivalent to 0.6x EBITDA. The first-half performance also drove earnings per share to EUR 3.36, compared with EUR 3.06 in the same period last year, an increase of 9.9 percent.
Raúl Gómez, CEO of Vidrala, said, “Despite a highly challenging environment, during the first half of 2026 we delivered earnings growth and further strengthened our margins. This performance is the direct result of the strategic decisions we have taken and the management initiatives currently underway, confirming the resilience of our business model.”
On this basis, Vidrala maintains its targets for full-year 2026: achieving EBITDA of more than EUR 450 million, increasing earnings per share by more than 5 percent, and generating approximately EUR 200 million in cash flow.
Vidrala’s objective is to balance customer-focused investment and international expansion with an attractive and growing shareholder return policy. In line with this commitment, the company recently announced the expansion of its share buyback programme to up to 3% of share capital.
As part of this remuneration policy, Vidrala has also increased its annual dividend by 15 percent this year, bringing the expected total shareholder remuneration to EUR 1.7505 per share.