Aurubis stock slips after strong year-to-date rally

Published on 09/10/2026 at 15:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Aurubis stock trades lower on September 10, 2026 after a strong year-to-date performance, with the copper producer still benefiting from raised 2025/26 guidance. Recent full-year guidance increases highlight higher revenues from copper and sulphuric acid demand.

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Aurubis stock (ISIN DE0006766504) is trading weaker on September 10, 2026, even after a strong year-to-date performance that has seen the copper producer’s shares rise around double digits in 2026, supported by upgraded full-year 2025/26 guidance and robust demand for copper and sulphuric acid.

Guidance raised for fiscal year 2025/26

According to Euronews on May 12, 2026, Hamburg-based Aurubis, Europe’s largest copper producer, raised its full-year 2025/26 guidance for the second time on May 8, 2026, citing sustained elevated copper prices, demand from artificial intelligence data centers, electrification and renewable energy, as well as higher revenues from sulphuric acid sales as key drivers.

In its guidance update for the 2025/26 fiscal year, Aurubis pointed to stronger earnings supported by favorable copper market conditions and by-product pricing, indicating that operating profit is expected to be higher than previously communicated, although exact ranges were not detailed in the available snippet. The company’s ability to raise guidance twice in one fiscal year underscores how sensitive its earnings are to commodity price trends and demand growth in energy transition-related sectors.

Recent fundamental performance and historical comparison

Recent portal data compiled on September 5, 2026 show that Aurubis reported revenue of EUR 18.17 billion in fiscal year 2025, up from EUR 17.14 billion in fiscal year 2024, an increase of about 6.0 percent, while EBIT rose to EUR 725.00 million from EUR 514.70 million over the same period, marking approximately 40.9 percent growth year-on-year, and net profit (annual surplus) increased to EUR 539.00 million from EUR 416.38 million, a gain of roughly 29.4 percent; these figures refer to fiscal years 2025 and 2024 and serve as historical context rather than current-period results.

The same data set shows that Aurubis generated EBITDA of EUR 950.00 million in fiscal year 2025 compared with EUR 726.57 million in fiscal year 2024, which represents historical growth of around 30.8 percent, highlighting improved profitability and operating leverage during that period as copper prices and processing margins recovered from prior-year levels.

Stock performance and current trading picture

On September 10, 2026, a real-time update from Teleborsa indicates Aurubis shares trading in Frankfurt around EUR 25.57, with an intraday move that at one snapshot showed a marginal change of about minus 0.04 percent, while another Teleborsa note on the same date described the session as a decline for the European copper producer with the stock down around 3.32 percent, illustrating intraday volatility as investors reassess the recent rally.

Peer-group performance data from a Deutsche mid-cap overview published on September 10, 2026 show that Aurubis achieved a month-on-month performance of 3.97 percent within a German mid-cap basket, placing it behind several technology and industrial peers but still in positive territory, which underlines that the stock remains supported by sector tailwinds despite short-term price setbacks.

Sector backdrop and risks for investors

The sector backdrop remains favorable, as Euronews highlighted that Aurubis shares were up about 50 percent year-to-date at the time of the May 12, 2026 report, driven by rising copper prices and strong demand from artificial intelligence data centers, electrification and renewable energy projects, along with higher sulphuric acid revenues, illustrating how thematic growth trends can translate into substantial share price appreciation for raw-material producers linked to the energy transition.

At the same time, the dependence on commodity price cycles and industrial demand introduces risk: weaker global manufacturing, lower copper prices or normalization in sulphuric acid pricing could pressure Aurubis margins and earnings in subsequent quarters, potentially reversing part of the year-to-date gains that made Aurubis one of Europe’s more prominent performers in 2026 according to the Euronews overview.

Stock remains sensitive to copper and guidance

For investors, the key takeaway is that Aurubis stock in September 2026 reflects both strong historical growth and raised guidance for the 2025/26 fiscal year, yet remains highly sensitive to copper price moves and demand trends; the combination of a roughly 50 percent year-to-date increase cited by Euronews in May 2026 and the more recent monthly gain of 3.97 percent within a German peer group, contrasted with an intraday decline of around 3.32 percent on September 10, 2026 in Frankfurt, shows how quickly sentiment can shift in response to commodity markets.