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AKWEL Press release Champfromier , Thursday 17 September 2026 NET INCOME OF € 10.5M IN THE FIRST - HALF OF 2026 • Current operating margin of 4.3 % of revenue • Restated net cash of € 123.7M at 30 June 2026 AKWEL ( FR0000053027 , AKW , PEA - eligible ) , a systems and equipment supplier to the automotive and heavy - duty vehicle industries , specialising in fluid management , mechanisms and structural components for electric vehicles , published its 2026 half - year results , approved by the Management Board on 11 September 2026. Audit reports are in the process of being issued . Consolidated data - in € millions 30/06/2026 30/06/2025 Var . in % Revenue 415.0 510.6 -18.7 % EBITDA 35.8 6.5 + 452.2 % Current operating income 18.0 27.8 -35.3 % Current operating margin 4.3 % 5.4 % -1.1 pt Operating income 15.9 26.8 -40.6 % Financial income 0.4 ( 1.9 ) -122.8 % Net result ( group share ) 10.5 13.6 -22.7 % Net margin 2.5 % 2.7 % -0.2 pt HALF - YEAR REVENUE DOWN 18.7 % AKWEL recorded consolidated revenue of € 415.0M in the first half of the 2026 financial year , down 18.7 % , or 16.9 % on a like - for - like basis , with an unfavourable currency impact of € 9.4M . CONTROLLED OPERATING PROFITABILITY Business volumes were down significantly , due , on the one hand , to the scheduled end of production of standard SCR tanks , and , on the other hand , to the cancellation , postponement , or scaling back of several projects by manufacturer customers in a still highly uncertain and volatile global automotive market . Against this challenging backdrop , AKWEL demonstrated resilience , with profitability remaining under control . Efficiency gains , the ability to adapt its cost base to business levels and effective inventory management helped offset restructuring costs , increases in payroll costs and higher raw material and component costs resulting from geopolitical tensions . Gross operating surplus reached € 35.8M and current operating income € 18.0M , i.e. , a current operating margin of 4.3 % of revenue , a contained decline of 1.1 points . Operating income was down to € 15.9M . After a tax charge of € 5.9M , net profit amounted to € 10.5M in the first half of the financial year , representing a net margin of 2.5 % of revenue , down 0.2 percentage points . WWW.AKWEL-AUTOMOTIVE.COM [ 1 ]