en.Wedoany.com Reported - Spanish business group Grupo Amper has released its H1 2026 results report. During the reporting period, the company recorded sales of €126 million, compared to €167.6 million in the same period of the previous year. The company explained that the decline in sales was due to the industrial services business being deconsolidated in 2025 and the anticipated reduction in offshore activity. Excluding these two factors, business actually grew by more than 25%.
EBITDA reached €24.8 million, up 52.8% year-on-year; the EBITDA margin stood at 19.7%, an increase of 10 percentage points compared to the same period last year. The company stated that this progress reflects a structural shift in the business mix, with an increased weight in the Defense and National Security segment, alongside improved operational efficiency, cost optimization, and the positive impact of a strategy focused on high-margin, high-value-added commercial projects.
EBIT grew by 120% compared to H1 2025, with after-tax profit at a positive €1 million, down €3.3 million from the same period in 2025. The decrease is attributed to a €7.1 million financial gain recorded in that period related to the divestment of the industrial services business; excluding this one-off impact, after-tax profit actually increased by €3.8 million compared to H1 2025.
Grupo Amper CEO Enrique López stated that the H1 results demonstrate that the transformation the company is implementing is delivering the expected outcomes. Based on its dual-use technology and industrial capabilities platform, the group has built a business structure with higher-quality revenue, significantly enhanced profitability, and alignment with two strategic growth areas. He also noted that, based on the progress made in H1, the company is confident in achieving the targets of its 2026-2028 strategic plan in the second half of the year.
As of the end of the reporting period, the company's order backlog stood at €676.2 million, up 18.2%. Management believes that the commercial opportunities currently being managed are performing well in terms of volume, quality, and maturity, and therefore maintains its target of exceeding €800 million in order backlog by the end of the fiscal year to strengthen revenue visibility in the coming years.
By business segment, the Defense and National Security division has reached agreements on planned bolt-on growth transactions involving Teltronic, Zeleros, and Freqcon. In the protection systems area, a non-binding proposal submitted for the final transaction has been accepted, and due diligence is currently underway, with the transaction expected to close in October. The division has also secured several significant contracts related to the Ministry of Defense's special modernization plan launched in 2025, and expects to participate in new plans to be launched this year.
In the Energy and Sustainability segment, COFIDES' investment in WindWaves will support the completion of its planned investment program to address anticipated demand in the offshore wind sector. The partnership with Brazil's Equatorial company has been strengthened through a new contract involving grid expansion projects in Brazil.
