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Traction Q3 2026 earnings summary
Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.Q3 2026 earnings summary19 Oct, 2026
Executive summary
Q3 2026 net income was SEK 128m versus a loss of SEK 62m a year earlier; NAV per share rose 3% during the quarter, adjusted for dividends.
9M net income reached SEK 369m, and NAV per share increased 9% adjusted for dividends; results benefited from gains in financial placements and active holdings.
Financial highlights
Q3 result included SEK 116m of fair-value changes, SEK 8m of dividends and SEK 7m of financial income; 9M figures were SEK 241m, SEK 115m and SEK 26m, respectively.
Q3 EPS was SEK 8.64 versus negative SEK 4.14; 9M EPS was SEK 24.99 versus SEK 2.63.
Equity at September 30 was SEK 4,539m, or SEK 308 per share, versus SEK 4,153m and SEK 281 per share a year earlier.
Outlook and guidance
Focus is shifting toward new financial equity investments, including potentially larger individual positions; higher market rates may create opportunities to expand interest-bearing investments.
Active holdings remain a priority, with emphasis on growth initiatives and value-creating structural transactions.
Space Nord Invest’s planned voluntary liquidation could distribute about SEK 255m to shareholders, preliminarily expected no earlier than Q2 2027; the attributable share is just under SEK 134m.
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Latest events from Traction
- Q2 net profit soared to 345 MSEK, driven by strong portfolio returns and major divestments.TRAC
Q2 2026 - Net loss of 103 MSEK in Q1 2026, but post-quarter value recovery and Nilörngruppen offer boost outlook.TRACQ1 2026
- Q4 profit up, NAV per share rose 5% in 2025; dividend set at 8.30 kr per share.TRACQ4 2025
- Net loss in Q3 driven by active holdings, but NAV per share remained stable at 281 SEK.TRACQ3 2025
- Net income fell sharply year-over-year, but NAV per share increased 2% in H1 2025.TRACQ2 2025
- Net profit reached 354 Mkr YTD, with NAV per share up 9% to 279 kr.TRACQ3 2024
- Strong H1 results with 9% NAV growth and robust returns on listed holdings.TRACQ2 2024
- Q1 2025 profit dropped to 59 MSEK as market volatility and trade risks increased.TRACQ1 2025
- Strong unlisted holdings and financial placements drove 13% NAV growth in 2024.TRACQ4 2024
Next Traction earnings date
Q4 202612 Feb, 2027
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Next Traction earnings date
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Traction is an investment company that invests in small- and medium-sized companies in order to generate a good yield on its capital. The Company is also active in investments activities for the purposes of obtaining a good return on its capital through financial investments, mainly in other listed companies, but it may also purchase assets with current income or interest bearing assets.