Leifheit AG Adjusts 2026 Forecast Amid Market Challenges

Leifheit Aktiengesellschaft has revised its 2026 forecast due to market conditions and internal changes. The Management Board, after reviewing preliminary financial results for the first nine months, has adjusted expectations for the year. Despite some positive developments in Q4, a mid-single-digit percentage decline in turnover is now anticipated, compared to earlier projections of a slight decrease from 2025's EUR 232.6 million.

Group EBIT is now expected to range between EUR -5 and -6 million, rather than the previously anticipated EBIT of EUR 0 million. This revision includes EUR 7 million in special items related to the FOCUS performance program and costs associated with changing the Management Board. Excluding these, EBIT before special items is forecasted to be EUR 1 to 2 million. Free cash flow is projected to fall between EUR -1 and -2 million, down from the previous EUR 0 million forecast.

Preliminary numbers indicate that in the first nine months, turnover was EUR 169.1 million and EBIT was EUR -2.9 million. Final results will be released on November 5, 2026.