Leading wood-based panels and sawn timber producer Egger has delivered solid EBITDA of €541.8m for its 2025/26 financial year, despite the challenging market environment.
What’s more, the company continued with its long-term investment plans – investing €450.1m during the period (2024/2025 – €435m), with the focus on the further development of its industrial base, upgrading capacity, automation, future-oriented energy supply and the circular economy.
In the 2025/2026 financial year (results published on July 30), Egger generated group-wide revenue of €4.264bn (+3.4% compared to the previous year). The EBITDA figure of €541.8m was +0.1% on a year ago and the EBITDA margin was 12.7% (previous year: 13.1%).
“The 2025/2026 financial year was shaped by widely differing market signals,” said Thomas Leissing, Chief Financial Officer EGGER Group and Speaker of the Group Management.
“After initial positive signs in some markets, hopes of overall economic stabilisation were significantly dampened by the geopolitical tensions of spring 2026. In an environment marked by uncertainty and a high degree of volatility, we were able to achieve stable performance.”
The Group produced 10.9 million m³ of wood-based materials and timber (previous year: 10.8 million m³) during the period.
The Decorative Products segment (products for furniture and interior design) generated unconsolidated revenue of €3.794bn (+4.0% compared to the previous year). Unconsolidated revenue in the Building Products segment (products for timber construction and flooring) amounted to €714m (+1.2% compared to the previous year). A key factor was the persistent weakness of the construction sector, which held back the development of building products and flooring in particular.
In terms of the markets, the situation proved most challenging in German-speaking countries, where there is significant pressure on margins and volumes, particularly amongst industrial customers.
Major investments include the €200m expansion of the Markt Bibart plant (DE) and the commissioning of a new power plant in St Johann in Tirol (AT).
At Markt Bibart plant, a key milestone was reached there in the financial year 2025/2026 with the commissioning of two short-cycle presses. In addition to raw particleboards, the plant now also produces laminated decorative boards. At the same time, the recycled wood processing facility has been further ramped up, while a new high-bay warehouse will also begin operations by the end of the summer.
“Volatility has long since ceased to be just a short-term, exceptional phenomenon,” said Hannes Mitterweissacher, Chief Technology Officer, Egger Group.
“Developments in the cost of wood and, in particular, the sharp increase in the cost of our chemical raw materials as a result of the Iran conflict show just how quickly conditions can change. This is why we are systematically strengthening the foundations of our business with high-performance production infrastructure, efficient processes, more wood from the circular economy and targeted investment in our plants.”
Egger has a cautious outlook for the 2026/2027 financial year.
