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Press and IR Release Schaeffler releases preliminary numbers for first nine months of 2026 • • HERZOGENAURACH , 2026-10-13 . Schaeffler Group performs solidly across all divisions in Q3 2026 despite challenging environment One - off special charges in E - Mobility division totaling around 240 million euros mostly in Q3 2026 to lead to moderate improvement in earnings performance in the coming years Further order book improvement in fast - growing humanoid robotics business FY 2026 guidance and mid - term targets for 2028 confirmed Schaeffler released today preliminary revenue and earnings figures for the first nine months and third quarter of 2026. All divisions successfully navigated challenging environments and delivered solid results . Schaeffler confirmed its 2026 full - year guidance for the Group as a whole and the individual divisions . The Schaeffler Group's preliminary key revenue and earnings figures for the first nine months and third quarter of 2026 are as follows : Revenue in the first nine months totaled 17.5 billion euros ( prior year period : 17.7 billion euros ) . The EBIT margin before special items improved over the same period to 4.5 percent ( prior year period : 4.2 percent ) . The nine - month free cash flow before cash in- and outflows for M & A activities was -40 million euros ( prior year period : +47 million euros ) . In the third quarter , the EBIT margin before special items was 4.2 percent ( prior year : 4.5 percent ) , and the free cash flow before cash in- and outflows for M & A activities was +260 million euros ( prior year : +175 million euros ) . The Schaeffler Group's divisional preliminary key figures for the first nine months and third quarter of 2026 are as follows : In the E - Mobility division , revenue increased in the first nine months to 3.9 billion euros ( prior year period : 3.7 billion euros ) . The EBIT margin before special items was -14.8 percent ( prior year : -17.8 percent ) . In the third quarter , the E - Mobility division's EBIT margin before special items improved to -13.1 percent . The figures for the other divisions are shown in the table above . SCHAEFFLER