AUMOVIO reports sales of 8.6 billion euros, down 8.9 percent in the first half of 2026

AUMOVIO published its financial results for the first half of 2026. Adjusted consolidated sales came in at €8.6 billion, representing a decline of 8.9 percent year-on-year (H1 2025: €9.5 billion). Adjusted EBIT amounted to €157 million in the first half of 2026 (H1 2025: €260 million).

“We have reached a long-term agreement with BMW that concludes a legal dispute, strengthens our technology partnership, and paves the way for new projects with a planned order volume of well over one billion euros. At the same time, we have made important progress in efficiency and competitiveness and further strengthened our operational capabilities. We are continuing this course and are deliberately positioning AUMOVIO toward growth areas. For example, we are advancing a scalable autonomous system for commercial trucks together with Aurora and have established a new innovation process to focus on fast time-to-market of selected initiatives,” said Philipp von Hirschheydt, CEO of AUMOVIO.

Business performance in the second quarter of 2026

In the second quarter of 2026, AUMOVIO generated adjusted consolidated sales of €4.2 billion (Q2 2025: €4.7 billion). The adjusted EBIT amounted to €50 million (Q2 2025: €167 million), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 1.2 percent (Q2 2025: 3.5 percent). Excluding the accounting effects of the BMW settlement, adjusted consolidated sales in the second quarter of 2026 would have amounted to €4.3 billion, adjusted EBIT to €152 million, and the adjusted EBIT margin to 3.5 percent.  The adjusted EBIT margin would therefore have reached the prior-year level. Adjusted free cash flow in the second quarter of 2026 amounted to €-174 million (Q2 2025: €-144 million). Normalized free cash flow stood at €-34 million (Q2 2025: €-25 million).

In the Autonomous and Commercial Mobility business area, adjusted sales came in at €1.4 billion (H1 2025: €1.6 billion). The decline of approximately 12.7 percent was primarily driven by lower volumes in the U.S. market and adverse foreign exchange effects. Adjusted EBIT amounted to €-14 million (H1 2025: €-2 million).

The Architecture and Network Solutions business area recorded adjusted sales of €2.4 billion (H1 2025: €2.6 billion). The year-on-year decline of 6.1 percent was primarily driven by lower volumes in Europe and the U.S. market as well as by adverse foreign exchange effects. Adjusted EBIT improved by €40 million year-on-year to €142 million (H1 2025: €102 million).

The Safety and Motion business area generated adjusted sales of €3.4 billion (H1 2025: €3.7 billion). The year-on-year decline of 9.6 percent was mainly attributable to lower production volumes and foreign exchange effects. Adjusted EBIT was at €29 million, €127 million below the prior-year result (H1 2025: €156 million), mainly due to special effects related to the BMW settlement.

The User Experience business area achieved adjusted sales of €1.4 billion in the first half of the year, compared to €1.5 billion in the prior-year period. Portfolio-related one-off effects, foreign exchange impacts, regional demand shifts, and sustained competitive pressure, particularly from Asia, were the drivers of the 6.3 percent sales decline. Thanks to cost management and increased operational efficiency, adjusted EBIT improved to €14 million (H1 2025: €11 million).