Elis has announced a dividend increase and a share buyback program alongside the publication of its annual results, which notably show a slight improvement in its adjusted EBITDA margin.
Elis has reported a 4.7% increase in headline net income to €467.3 million for 2025, representing €1.85 per share (+5.2%), and a 4.6% improvement in adjusted EBIT to €766.6 million, maintaining a stable margin of 16.0% of revenue.
The group's adjusted EBITDA rose by 5.6% to €1,700.1 million, with the EBITDA margin increasing by 20 basis points to 35.4%, on revenue of €4,796.8 million, up 5.5% excluding currency effects (+3.8% organic).
The industrial laundry group cited "solid commercial momentum, supported by the continued development of outsourcing and the rollout of the group's services across all geographical areas."
"The high level of diversification in the customer portfolio helped mitigate the impact of the slowdown in activity observed in certain sectors in Europe, particularly in the second half of 2025," the company added.
Elis also highlighted favorable pricing dynamics driven by tariff adjustments to offset cost inflation, as well as continued productivity gains across all its regions.
On this basis, the group will propose a cash dividend of €0.48 per share for 2025 at the next Annual General Meeting, a 7% increase compared to the dividend paid for 2024.
It also announced a share buyback program for a total amount of up to €500 million in 2026, in connection with the potential exercise, starting in October 2026, of the early redemption option on the 2029 convertible bonds.
For 2026, Elis expects high-single digit growth in headline net income per share, slightly improved adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBIT margins, and organic revenue growth slightly lower than that of 2025.
Elis figures among the European leaders in services of rental and maintenance of table and household linen, work clothes and hygiene and wellness equipment. The services are provided to more than 400,000 companies operating in the hotel and restaurant trade, the health sector (public hospitals, private clinics and retirement homes), industry, commerce (hypermarkets and supermarkets and retail stores) and services (cleaning companies, the professions, public authorities, etc.).
At the end of 2025, the group had more than 480 production and distribution centers worldwide.
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