Ascom reports significant increase in order intake in the first half of 2026 and improved profitability

Ad hoc a ou ceme t pu sua t to A t. 53 LRBaa , Switze la d, 29 July 2026

Ascom epo ts co ti ued p og ess i the fi st half of 2026, with highe i comi g o de s, a i c eased o de backlog a d imp oved p ofitability o EBITDA, EBIT a d G oup p ofit level. Net eve ue i c eased at co sta t cu e cies by 2.6% a d emai ed b oadly stable at actual cu e cies. Ascom co fi ms its 2026 guida ce of low to mid-si gle-digit eve ue g owth at co sta t cu e cies a d a EBITDA ma gi of 10–12%.

Fi st half of 2026 fi a cials at a gla ce:

• I comi g o de s i c eased to CHF 174.5 millio (H1/2025: CHF 156.6 millio ), co espo di g to g owth of 11.4% at actual cu e cies a d 14.6% at co sta t cu e cies.
• Net eve ue amou ted to CHF 139.8 millio (H1/2025: CHF 140.0 millio ), eflecti g a dec ease of 0.1% at actual cu e cies. At co sta t cu e cies, et eve ue i c eased by 2.6%.
• EBITDA i c eased to CHF 13.5 millio (H1/2025: CHF 12.1 millio ).
• EBITDA ma gi imp oved by 1.1 pe ce tage poi ts to 9.7% (H1/2025: 8.6%).
• G oup p ofit amou ted to CHF 5.4 millio (H1/2025: CHF 2.2 millio ), suppo ted by highe ope ati g ea i gs a d lowe fi a cial expe ses compa ed with the p io -yea pe iod.
• Net cash positio stood at CHF 25.3 millio at 30 Ju e 2026 (30 Ju e 2025: CHF 29.5 millio ), co side i g that CHF 8.8 millio mo e cash was etu ed to sha eholde s compa ed to p io -yea pe iod. The equity atio stood at 36.5% (30 Ju e 2025: 37.9%).

St ategy a d focus a eas co fi medAscom eaffi ms its st ategy to p ovide missio -c itical commu icatio a d wo kflow solutio s e abli g healthca e p ovide s a d e te p ises to commu icate, collabo ate a d d ive bette outcomes whe eve y seco d matte s. The Compa y emai s focused o the discipli ed executio of this st ategy, d ivi g i c easi g eve ue f om softwa e, both lice ses a d Softwa e as a Se vice, p ofessio al se vices, a d custome ca e ecu i g eve ue st eams. Mobility solutio s emai a impo ta t pa t of Ascom’s b oade value p opositio , especially i e te p ise a d o ga izatio s whe e obust devices, eliability, a d i teg atio i to custome wo kflows a e esse tial.

G owth i all egio s at co sta t cu e cies I comi g o de s g owth at co sta t cu e cies was visible ac oss all egio s. As a esult, the ove all o de backlog i c eased to CHF 344.6 millio as of 30 Ju e 2026 (30 Ju e 2025: CHF 309.6 millio ), ep ese ti g g owth of 11.3% at actual cu e cies a d 11.8% at co sta t cu e cies. Seve al o de s ep ese t multi-yea f ame co t acts that p ovide a solid eve ue basis fo the seco d half of 2026 a d i the comi g two yea s.F om a eve ue pe spective, each egio showed g owth at co sta t cu e cies: Regio No th g ew by 1.0%, Regio South g ew by 3.5% a d egio USA & Ca ada g ew by 4.0%. Busi ess pe fo med pa ticula ly well i the No dic cou t ies, i Ge ma y, a d i the g owth ma kets of CEE, MEA, a d Asia.

Fu the imp oved EBITDA ma gi P ofitability imp oved due to co ti ued cost ma ageme t a d ope atio al discipli e. G oss p ofit was CHF 66.0 millio , with a ma gi of 47.2% (H1/2025: 48.0%), d ive by p oduct mix. Ma keti g & Sales expe ses as well as ge e al admi ist atio costs dec eased as Ascom co ti ues to captu e the sy e gies f om the egio al model established i 2025 which has imp oved efficie cy ac oss all th ee egio s. EBITDA ose to CHF 13.5 millio (H1/2025: CHF 12.1 millio ), with the ma gi i c easi g to 9.7% (H1/2025: 8.6%), while EBIT imp oved to CHF 7.2 millio (H1/2025: CHF 5.0 millio ). Ascom closed the fi st half-yea of 2026 with a G oup p ofit of CHF 5.4 millio (H1/2025: CHF 2.2 millio ).

Solid bala ce sheet a d st o g et cash positio Ascom mai tai ed a solid bala ce sheet a d a st o g et cash positio . Cash a d cash equivale ts amou ted to CHF 25.3 millio at 30 Ju e 2026 (30 Ju e 2025: CHF 29.5 millio ), a dec ease of CHF 4.2 millio , co side i g that CHF 8.8 millio mo e cash was etu ed to sha eholde s compa ed to p io -yea pe iod. Ope ati g cash flow was CHF 14.0 millio (H1/2025: CHF 21.2 millio ) i the fi st six mo ths, ep ese ti g solid cash co ve sio of 104%, while H1/2025, with a cash co ve sio of 175%, i cluded positive o e-off effects i wo ki g capital.

Sha e buyback p og am completedAscom completed its sha e buyback p og am o 19 Ju e 2026, afte lau chi g it i May 2025. I total, the Compa y epu chased 3,000,000 egiste ed sha es fo CHF 13.4 millio , with the i te tio of subseque t capital eductio by ca celli g these sha es a d the eby imp ovi g sha eholde value.

Guida ce fo fiscal yea 2026 co fi medAscom co fi ms its 2026 guida ce of low to mid-si gle-digit eve ue g owth at co sta t cu e cies a d a EBITDA ma gi of 10–12%. Based o the st o g o de backlog a d co ti ued ope atio al discipli e, Ascom e te s the seco d half of 2026 with co fide ce. Geopolitical volatility will co ti ue to impact its diffe e t ma kets, while dema d fo its solutio s emai s solid. The Boa d of Di ecto s a d the Executive Committee emai focused o discipli ed executio a d ope platfo m fo fu the i ovatio , esilie ce, a d p ofitable g owth. Ascom’s missio -c itical commu icatio expe tise, ve do – eut al platfo m, a d deep wo kflow i teg atio suppo t sustai able value c eatio .

KEY FIGURES FIRST HALF-YEAR

¹ EBITDA, ea i gs befo e i te est, i come tax, dep eciatio , a d amo tizatio , see also defi itio i the 2026 Half-Yea Repo t o page 5.

The Ascom G oup’s Half-Yea Repo t 2026 a d the accompa yi g Half-Yea Results P ese tatio a e available i E glish at https://www.ascom.com/i vesto s/ epo ts-a d-p ese tatio s/.

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