{"id":9932,"date":"2026-05-13T05:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/ir\/sixt-with-a-strong-start-to-the-year-revenue-rises-to-eur-929-million-earnings-significantly-exceed-prior-year\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T05:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:30:27","slug":"sixt-with-a-strong-start-to-the-year-revenue-rises-to-eur-929-million-earnings-significantly-exceed-prior-year","status":"publish","type":"ir","link":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/ir\/sixt-with-a-strong-start-to-the-year-revenue-rises-to-eur-929-million-earnings-significantly-exceed-prior-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SIXT with a strong start to the year: Revenue rises to EUR 929 million \u2013 earnings significantly exceed prior year"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Sixt SE<\/p>\n<p> \/ Key word(s): Quarter Results<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>SIXT with a strong start to the year: Revenue rises to EUR 929 million \u2013 earnings significantly exceed prior year (news with additional features)<\/p>\n<p>13.05.2026 \/ 07:30 CET\/CEST<\/p>\n<p>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><strong>SIXT with a strong start to the year: Revenue rises to EUR 929 million \u2013 earnings significantly exceed prior year<\/strong><br \/>\nQ1 2026: Revenue up 12.6% currency-adjusted, earnings before taxes +EUR 19.7 million \u2013 2026 guidance confirmed<\/p>\n<p><b>Pullach, 13 May 2026.\u00a0<\/b>SIXT is consistently pursuing its growth course and is delivering a significant improvement in earnings in the seasonally weakest quarter. Group revenue in the first quarter rises to EUR 928.9 million \u2013 an increase of 12.6% on a currency-adjusted basis. Earnings before taxes improve by EUR 19.7 million to +EUR 2.1 million. With this, SIXT delivers its 19th record quarter in a row and confirms its full-year guidance of EUR 4.45 to 4.60 billion in revenue at an EBT margin in the area of 10%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander Sixt, Co-CEO of Sixt SE:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cWe are growing profitably because our strategy is clear and consistent: a tight, demand-oriented fleet, sustained strong investments in premium vehicles, brand, network, and above all technology. Strong customer growth lifts revenue to yet another record level of EUR 929 million for a first quarter. This growth is also reflected in earnings: +EUR 19.7 million in EBT. My thanks go to our customers and partners for their trust \u2013 and above all to our employees, whose daily commitment makes this performance possible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Franz Weinberger, CFO of Sixt SE:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>\u201cThe foundation on which we are executing our strategy of profitable growth is robust: EUR 2.2 billion in equity and an equity ratio of around 30%. This stability gives us the ability to act \u2013 even when markets are turbulent. We confirm our full-year guidance \u2013 despite increased geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guidance for the 2026 fiscal year:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4.45-4.60 bn EUR Revenue<\/li>\n<li>~10% EBT Margin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Highlights Q1 2026:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Premium network expanded.\u00a0<\/b>SIXT operates around 2,300 branches worldwide \u2013 nearly 200 more than in Q1 2025. With Brussels Airport, the 500th branch in the new premium design was opened.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Premium fleet strengthened.<\/strong>\u00a0More\u00a0than 9,000 additional premium vehicles versus Q1 2025. The premium share remains steady at 58%.<\/li>\n<li><b>SIXT ONE rolled out.\u00a0<\/b>With the rollout in Canada, our global rewards program is live in all Corporate Countries. SIXT ONE is more than a rewards program \u2013 it is the foundation for turning transactions into digital customer relationships. For our customers, this means: exclusive Member Rates, free upgrades and, with Mobile Check-In, the logical evolution of digital rental \u2013 members select their specific vehicle in the SIXT App before the rental begins and pick it up seamlessly. For SIXT, SIXT ONE means: higher booking frequency, a continuously growing direct-channel share \u2013 and a platform for structurally recurring revenue.<\/li>\n<li><b>Technology platform expanded.<\/b>\u00a0In the first quarter, SIXT again invested a double-digit million amount in its digital platform. These investments power innovations like Mobile Check-In, deliver measurable gains in utilization, and lift the customer experience to the next level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group key figures for the first quarter of 2026\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>928.9 m EUR Revenue (+12.6% fx-adjusted vs. Q1 2025) &#8211;\u00a0Another record revenue for the first quarter thanks to strong demand for SIXT branded products<\/li>\n<li>67.7 m EUR Corp. EBITDA (+40.2% vs. Q1 2025) &#8211;\u00a0Operating profitability increased significantly compared with the same quarter of the previous year<\/li>\n<li>+2.1 m EUR EBT (+19.7 m EUR vs. Q1 2025) &#8211;\u00a0A jump in earnings of EUR 19.7 million and a turnaround in profitability in the seasonally weakest quarter of the year<\/li>\n<li>182,900 avg.\u00a0fleet size (excl. Franchise)\u00a0(+8.4% vs. Q1 2025) &#8211;\u00a0Disciplined fleet growth below currency-adjusted revenue, while premium share remains stable at ~58%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Additional features:<\/p>\n<p>File: <a href=\"https:\/\/eqs-cockpit.com\/cgi-bin\/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&amp;url=6c056865d1ebb37b6837ed0ff825ec1b&amp;application_id=2326182&amp;site_id=airport_aws~~~7cc68db1-74de-43c8-af69-2ae0a97efdc3&amp;application_name=news\">SIXT_Press Release Q1 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\n13.05.2026 CET\/CEST Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by <a href=\"https:\/\/eqs-cockpit.com\/cgi-bin\/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&amp;url=2be925ac0334ae7b4f51fbaee4a6daf0&amp;application_id=2326182&amp;site_id=airport_aws~~~7cc68db1-74de-43c8-af69-2ae0a97efdc3&amp;application_name=news\">EQS News<\/a> &#8211; a service of <a href=\"https:\/\/eqs-cockpit.com\/cgi-bin\/fncls.ssp?fn=redirect&amp;url=f5d50dc7e8798b6eb177f7955e598e60&amp;application_id=2326182&amp;site_id=airport_aws~~~7cc68db1-74de-43c8-af69-2ae0a97efdc3&amp;application_name=news\">EQS Group<\/a>.<br \/>The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The EQS Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial\/Corporate News and Press Releases.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Language:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Company:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Sixt SE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" \/>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Zugspitzstra\u00dfe 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" \/>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">82049 Pullach i. Isartal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" \/>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Phone:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">+49 (0)89 74444-5104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Fax:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">+49 (0)89 74444-85104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">E-mail:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">investorrelations@sixt.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Internet:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">http:\/\/ir.sixt.eu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">ISIN:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">DE0007231326, DE0007231334 Sixt Vorz\u00fcge, DE000A1K0656 Sixt Namensaktien, DE000A351WB9 Sixt-Anleihe 2023\/2027, DE000A3827R4 Sixt-Anleihe 2024\/2029, DE000A4DFCK8 Sixt-Anleihe 2025\/2030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">WKN:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">723132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Indices:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">SDAX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Listed:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">Regulated Market in Frankfurt, Munich; Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">EQS News ID:<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">2326182<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"2\" \/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" colspan=\"2\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">End of News<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">EQS News Service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>2326182\u00a0\u00a013.05.2026\u00a0CET\/CEST\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eqs-cockpit.com\/cgi-bin\/fncls2.ssx?fn=show_t_gif&amp;application_id=2326182&amp;application_name=news&amp;site_id=airport_aws~~~7cc68db1-74de-43c8-af69-2ae0a97efdc3\" alt=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"ir-category":[80],"class_list":["post-9932","ir","type-ir","status-publish","hentry","ir-category-corporate-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ir\/9932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ir"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ir"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ir-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/about.sixt.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ir-category?post=9932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}