Earnings calls of companies listed in Switzerland ·
Swiss earnings calls, November 2026: Kuehne + Nagel raises 2026 profit guidance
Kuehne + Nagel said it raised its 2026 recurring earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) guidance to CHF 1.5 billion–CHF 1.6 billion (Swiss francs, CHF). Alcon expects 2026 sales growth of approximately 6%.
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Key figures
- Kuehne + Nagel, recurring earnings before interest and taxes guidance, fiscal year 2026
- CHF 1.5 billion–CHF 1.6 billionstated by the chief financial officer; raised, with the lower end up CHF 150 million and the upper end up CHF 50 million
- Alcon, expected sales growth, fiscal year 2026
- approximately 6%stated by the chief financial officer; consistent with the midpoint of its original February guidance
- Alcon, core diluted earnings per share growth guidance, fiscal year 2026
- 12%-14%stated by the chief financial officer; guidance narrowed
- Kuehne + Nagel, expected gross savings from cost-saving program, fiscal year 2026
- CHF 150 millionstated by the chief financial officer; expected to exceed this amount, up from CHF 120 million
Kuehne + Nagel raised its fiscal year 2026 profit outlook and expects higher cost savings
On its call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, the chief financial officer of Kuehne + Nagel said the company raised its guidance for recurring earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) to CHF 1.5 billion–CHF 1.6 billion, in Swiss francs (CHF). The chief financial officer said the lower end rose CHF 150 million and the upper end rose CHF 50 million. The chief financial officer said the midpoint is nearly 20% above the March opening estimate.
- The chief financial officer said gross savings from the cost-saving program are expected to exceed CHF 150 million in fiscal year 2026, up from CHF 120 million.
- The chief financial officer said the expected fiscal year 2026 effective tax rate remains unchanged at 25%.
- The chief executive said sea freight yields are expected to remain stable through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026 and the first quarter of fiscal year 2027.
Alcon kept its sales outlook and narrowed its earnings guidance
On its call for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, the chief financial officer of Alcon said year-to-date sales are up 6%. The chief financial officer said Alcon narrowed its fiscal year 2026 guidance to core operating margin expansion of 100-150 basis points and core diluted earnings per share (EPS) growth of 12%-14%. The chief executive said Alcon estimated that its markets grew approximately 3% in the quarter, at the low end of its guidance assumptions. The chief executive said cataract procedure growth remains below historical levels.
Both companies described targets for 2027
- The chief financial officer of Kuehne + Nagel said the company expects artificial intelligence (AI) productivity gains of CHF 100 million–CHF 150 million to emerge in fiscal year 2027.
- The chief executive of Kuehne + Nagel said a collaboration with an unnamed important customer aims to reach CHF 1 billion in revenue as of 2027.
- The chief financial officer of Alcon said gross margin improvement for fiscal year 2027 is expected to start at 150–200 basis points before adjustments, above the historical 100–150 basis-point range.
Source: Earnings calls of companies listed in Switzerland.