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KION's revenue up 3.9% in first nine months, full-year outlook lowered
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KION Group's revenue for the first nine months of fiscal year 2026 rose 3.9% year on year to €8.522 billion, while adjusted EBIT increased 9.9% to €632.5 million. Growth was mainly driven by the Intelligent Automation Solutions business: revenue for this business grew 16.9% to €2.519 billion, and adjusted EBIT jumped 36.6% to €172.2 million. In the Industrial Trucks & Services business, order intake in the third fiscal quarter fell short of expectations, and the Group's total order intake dropped to €8.445 billion. On October 14, 2026, the KION Executive Board lowered the forecast targets for the Group as a whole and for both business segments for fiscal year 2026, mainly due to the order performance of the Industrial Trucks & Services business.
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- Smart automation business drives KION revenue and profit growth
KION Group's revenue for the first nine months of fiscal year 2026 rose 3.9% to €8.522 billion, while adjusted EBIT increased 9.9% to €632.5 million, driven mainly by the smart automation solutions business, whose revenue grew 16.9% to €2.519 billion and whose adjusted EBIT jumped 36.6% to €172.2 million. Order intake for the industrial trucks and services business fell short of expectations, bringing total group order intake down to €8.445 billion, and the company therefore lowered its fiscal year 2026 outlook.
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