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Profoto Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary20 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
Q3 net sales rose 7.9% YoY to SEK 128m, with 7.7% organic growth; Americas and EMEA growth was offset by an APAC decline.
Nine-month sales fell 7.7% to SEK 419m, while EBITDA rose to SEK 96m and EBIT improved to SEK 35m from a SEK 22m loss.
Financial highlights
Reported Q3 EBIT was SEK 19m, with a 14.6% margin; a SEK 15m U.S. tariff refund benefited COGS and EBIT. Adjusted EBIT was just over SEK 4m, with a 3% margin.
Q3 EBITDA was SEK 40m, with a 30.9% margin; profit was SEK 14m and EPS was SEK 0.36.
Q3 2025 included SEK 47m of adjustments, including SEK 41m of intangible-asset impairment and SEK 6m of restructuring; adjusted EBIT was -SEK 10m.
Underlying Q3 costs were SEK 66m; personnel and external expenses were low partly due to seasonality, with cost control continuing.
Segment performance
Americas organic growth was 20.2% (total growth 21.7%); EMEA organic growth was 14.6% (total growth 15.2%).
APAC organic sales fell 21.1% (total decline 19.8%), reflecting lower economic activity and soft sentiment in China.
Japan benefited from several large LED orders; Canada weighed on Americas, while some major customers showed positive trends.
Creator demand was stable and growing; photographic studio sales were seasonally weak, with studios increasingly investing in LED and hybrid production.
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Latest events from Profoto
- Sales fell 16.8% and EBIT was flat, but cash flow and financial position stayed resilient.PRFO
Q2 2026 - EBIT margin rose to 11.3% as cost control offset a 9.5–10% sales decline.PRFOQ1 2026
- Sales and EBIT fell in 2025, but cost cuts and new LED launches support a positive outlook.PRFOQ4 2025
- Q3 2025 saw a 28% sales drop, negative EBIT, and cost savings as new LED products launch.PRFOQ3 2025
- Sales and EBIT fell, but new LED launches and cost cuts support future growth.PRFOQ2 2025
- Q3 sales fell 4.4% as weak demand persisted, but Americas grew and new launches are planned.PRFOQ3 2024
- Q2 sales up 7.3% on new launches, but EBIT margin dropped to 18.5% amid higher costs.PRFOQ2 2024
- Sales and profit fell on weak US demand; cost cuts, price hikes, and LED launches planned.PRFOQ1 2025
- Sales fell but margins improved as new launches and cinema lighting target future growth.PRFOQ4 2024
Next Profoto earnings date
Q4 202610 Feb, 2027
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Next Profoto earnings date
Q4 202610 Feb, 2027
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Profoto Holding AB (publ) develops, markets, and sells lighting systems for professional photography. The company operates through Lighting, Light Shaping Tools, and Other segments. It offers lighting products, including monolights; heads, battery packs, kits, generators an dcorded flash products; control devices; and studio systems. Profoto Holding AB (publ) was founded in 1968 and is based in Sundbyberg, Sweden.