Gasgoo Munich- on March 18 that AUMOVIO released its fiscal 2025 earnings. Despite a challenging market, the company hit its financial targets, posting a significant boost in profitability and kicking off its first full year as an independent entity on a strong note.
The report shows adjusted sales of 18.5 billion euros for fiscal 2025, a 5% year-on-year decline that was in line with expectations. Stripping out the impact of portfolio changes and currency swings, organic sales slipped 2.5%. Profitability, however, stood out: adjusted EBIT jumped 45.4% to 717 million euros. That pushed the adjusted EBIT margin to 3.9% — a sharp rise from 2.5% in fiscal 2024 and landing at the top end of the company's guidance range.
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On the financial front, AUMOVIO's capital base remains solid. Even after absorbing a hefty 491 million euro cash hit from restructuring and business spin-offs, the group generated 159 million euros in positive adjusted free cash flow. Excluding special items, free cash flow from underlying operations reached 650 million euros. By the end of 2025, net liquidity stood at 1.4 billion euros, with an undrawn syndicated credit line further bolstering financial resilience.
Performance across business groups was mixed, with several units showing marked improvement. The Safety and Dynamics Control group drove the profit surge: adjusted sales fell slightly by 1.8% to 7.4 billion euros, but cost-cutting efforts pushed EBIT up 42.1% to 372 million euros. The User Experience group swung to a profit, turning a 147 million euro loss in 2024 into an 11 million euro gain. Losses narrowed at the Automated Driving and Mobility group, where EBIT improved from -46 million euros to -41 million euros. Meanwhile, the Architecture and Connectivity Solutions group saw EBIT drop 14.1% to 360 million euros, weighed down by discontinued operations.
Looking to fiscal 2026, AUMOVIO anticipates the market will stay tough, forecasting a slight dip in global passenger car and light commercial vehicle production. Against this backdrop, the company set targets of 17 to 18.5 billion euros in adjusted sales, an EBIT margin of 3.5% to 5%, and underlying free cash flow of 500 to 800 million euros. To get there, AUMOVIO will push ahead with efficiency programs and streamline its global manufacturing footprint. It also plans a restructuring of its engineering division affecting up to 4,000 positions globally, while rolling out "Pioneer Projects" focused on future mobility tech like sensors and displays to sharpen its competitive edge.
