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Umicore H1 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H1 2025 earnings summary1 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • H1 2025 delivered strong results with sustained demand, operational efficiency, and a favorable metal price environment driving significant earnings growth.

  • Strategic focus on capital allocation, operational excellence, performance culture, and partnerships, with a new reporting structure grouping all battery-related activities.

  • Efficiency measures yielded over €50M in H1 savings, on track for €100M full-year impact.

  • Gradual ramp-up of Battery Cathode Materials contracts and continued leadership in next-generation battery technologies.

  • Foundation businesses and core segments performed strongly, supporting overall growth.

Financial highlights

  • H1 2025 revenues reached €1.8B; adjusted EBITDA was €433M, up 10% year-over-year; adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 24.3%.

  • Return on capital employed at 16.4%; adjusted EBIT increased 25% to €302M.

  • Adjusted net profit group share was €135M; adjusted EPS up 16% to €0.56.

  • Free cash flow from operations was negative €54M, reflecting higher working capital and equity injection into IONWAY.

  • Net financial debt at €1.8B; leverage ratio at 2.28x; net gearing ratio at 47.6%.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance reaffirmed at €790M–€850M.

  • Battery cathode materials expected to reach breakeven EBITDA for the full year; Battery Materials Solutions group expected at €-20M to €-25M.

  • Catalysis adjusted EBITDA anticipated slightly above 2024 record; Recycling to remain close to 2024 levels, with some H2 seasonality.

  • Specialty Materials expected to see modest EBITDA growth; corporate costs to decrease up to 20% year-over-year.

  • Leverage expected to peak in 2025–2026, then fall below 2x from 2027 as investments finalize.

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Umicore SA is a global materials technology and recycling company. The company focuses on the development and production of advanced materials used in various industries, including automotive, energy, and electronics. Umicore's core business segments include catalysis, energy and surface technologies, and recycling. It produces automotive catalysts for emission control, rechargeable battery materials for electric vehicles and energy storage, and also operates a highly specialized recycling business that processes complex waste streams to recover precious and base metals. The company serves sectors such as clean mobility, energy storage, and industrial applications. The company is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, and its shares are listed on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

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