Bechtle raises 2026 outlook. Bechtle stock holds near Xetra close

Published on 10/26/2026 at 15:43 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue guidance is now 5 percent to 10 percent from 0 percent to 5 percent. Bechtle stock costs EUR 35.79 on October 26, 2026, 0.14 percent above Xetra close.

Bechtle stock stays close to its Xetra close

Bechtle raised its 2026 revenue growth guidance to 5 percent to 10 percent from 0 percent to 5 percent.
The October 5, 2026 IR presentation also cited second-quarter revenue of EUR 1.732 billion and EBT of EUR 80.2 million.
At Lang & Schwarz, Bechtle traded at EUR 35.79 on October 26, 2026, 0.14 percent above the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 35.74.

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Bechtle (ISIN DE0005158703) was trading at EUR 35.79 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, at 3:35 p.m. CET, 0.14 percent above the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 35.74. The restrained market reaction gives the raised outlook a tougher test ahead of the next results.

According to Bechtle in its October 5, 2026 investor presentation, the company raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast to 5 percent to 10 percent from 0 percent to 5 percent. The forecast for earnings before taxes was also lifted to 5 percent to 10 percent from 0 percent to 5 percent.

Growth is stronger but margins matter

The revised outlook followed second-quarter operating progress. Bechtle reported revenue of EUR 1.732 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up 16.5 percent from EUR 1.487 billion in the second quarter of 2025. Earnings before taxes reached EUR 80.2 million, up 20.1 percent from EUR 66.8 million a year earlier, according to the same Bechtle presentation.

The key market question is whether the stronger top line can persist through the final quarter. Bechtle's presentation showed a second-quarter EBT margin of 3.5 percent of business volume, compared with 3.5 percent a year earlier, so the guidance increase currently rests more on growth than on margin expansion.

Results will test the revised range

MarketScreener lists Bechtle's third-quarter 2026 earnings release for November 12, 2026. That date is the next scheduled test of the revised revenue and earnings ranges.

Stock remains close to the reference level

The current move is small in relation to the guidance change. The stock's position only 0.14 percent above the Xetra close indicates that investors have not repriced the shares sharply during the session, leaving execution in the final quarter as the more important near-term issue.

Bechtle was trading at EUR 35.79 at Lang & Schwarz on October 26, 2026, at 3:35 p.m. CET, 0.14 percent above the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 35.74. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Bechtle stock.