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PVA TePla Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary5 Nov, 2026
Executive summary
9M order intake reached a record €273.4m, up 54.9% YoY, with a 1.50 book-to-bill ratio and demand across both segments.
9M revenue rose 3.7% to €181.8m, while EBITDA fell to €10.4m from €18.7m; Q3 revenue and profitability recovered.
Q3 revenue rose 12.3% YoY to €62.7m; EBITDA reached €6.0m and a 9.6% margin.
Financial highlights
Q3 gross profit increased 17.3% to €19.3m; gross margin was 30.8%, versus 29.4% a year earlier and 28.1% in Q2.
9M gross profit was €52.9m versus €56.3m; gross margin fell to 29.1% from 32.1%.
9M EBIT was €1.6m versus €11.2m; net loss was €2.0m versus net profit of €6.2m. Q3 net profit was €0.8m.
Outlook and guidance
FY 2026 revenue guidance remains €255m–€275m; EBITDA is expected at the lower end of the original €26m–€31m range.
Q4 revenue is expected to rise significantly as Material Solutions orders from Q4 2025 and Q1 2026 enter production; Q4 gross margin is expected in the mid-30s with broadly flat OpEx.
Higher utilization, stronger Metrology contributions and higher-margin Material Solutions projects are expected to improve Q4 earnings; management confirmed the €500m midterm revenue target for 2028.
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Latest events from PVA TePla
- Order intake up 80% year-over-year, with improved Q2 and confirmed full-year guidance.TPE
Q2 2026 - Record order intake and robust segment momentum support confirmed full-year guidance.TPEQ1 2026
- Order intake surged 109.9% year-over-year, offsetting revenue delays from project timing.TPEQ4 2025
- Order intake surged, but revenue fell on project delays; recovery and growth expected in 2026.TPEQ3 2025
- Targeting €500M revenue by 2028 through innovation, metrology growth, and global expansion.TPECMD 2025
- Order intake up 43% and gross margin at 33.3%, offsetting an 11.6% sales decline.TPEQ2 2025
- Revenue and margins up, order intake down, full-year outlook at lower end of guidance.TPEQ3 2024
- Profitability rose sharply in H1 2024, supporting a confident full-year outlook.TPEQ2 2024
- 2024 saw sales and margins rise, metrology excel, and strategic investments drive future growth.TPEQ4 2024
Next PVA TePla earnings date
Q4 202618 Mar, 2027
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PVA TePla AG is a Germany-based company that specializes in providing vacuum solutions for high-temperature and plasma treatment processes, alongside offering plant engineering solutions. The company operates through two main segments: Industrial Systems and Semiconductor Systems. The Industrial Systems segment is focused on the development, construction, and marketing of vacuum heat treatment furnaces used for processing materials at high temperatures. Meanwhile, the Semiconductor Systems segment caters to the semiconductor and solar industries, offering systems for the production of silicon crystals for semiconductor, solar, and opto-electronic industries, plasma treatment in semiconductor assembly, and systems for non-destructive, ultrasonic quality inspection of materials. PVA TePla's expertise also extends to systems for hard-metal sintering and crystal growing, as well as plasma systems for surface activation, functionalization, coating, ultra-fine cleaning, and etching.