Engine maker Deutz has started the first quarter of 2026 with significant increases in new orders, revenue, and earnings. New orders rose by 41.2% compared with the first three months of 2025, reaching a substantial €771.0 million.
Consolidated revenue advanced by 8.4% to €530.0 million, while adjusted EBIT (EBIT before exceptional items) improved by 45.7% to €37.3 million. The adjusted EBIT margin therefore stood at 7.0% (Q1 2025: 5.2%). This shows that Deutz maintained its growth trajectory from the second half of 2025 and started the new year with a margin that was above that of the traditionally strong fourth quarter, despite the first quarter usually being fairly weak.
“New orders, revenue, and earnings are all up sharply. Deutz has begun the new year with momentum, and the strategic transformation is increasingly paying off. Our engines business, our new energy and defense lines of business, and the service business – a key area of growth – are making a clear contribution even though the geopolitical situation and other factors mean that market conditions remain challenging,” explains CEO Dr. Sebastian C. Schulte.
“The Future Fit action plan has now been implemented in full. We will exceed our original savings target of €50 million by around 10%. More than €40 million of the total savings are accounted for by the Engines segment alone, where profits were well into positive territory again,” says Deutz CFO Oliver Neu.
Signs of a market recovery, particularly in the Construction Equipment and Agricultural Machinery application segments, resulted in a good level of organic growth for new orders in the Engines segment.
