Continental stock gains as UBS keeps a buy call

Published on 09/04/2026 at 08:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Continental stock trades higher after UBS kept its buy recommendation. The group reported Q2 2026 revenue of EUR 8.809 billion and H1 2026 revenue of EUR 8.809 billion on August 3, 2026.

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Continental stock (ISIN DE0005439004) rose to USD 8.190 on OTC Markets on September 3, 2026, after gaining 2.98 percent on the day. On September 1, 2026, the company also held a shareholder and analyst call, and a UBS note on September 2, 2026 kept the buy recommendation in place.

Q2 2026 numbers stay central

Continental reported Q2 2026 revenue of EUR 4.413 billion, up from EUR 4.396 billion in Q1 2026. The company also posted Q2 2026 EBIT of EUR 395 million, compared with EUR 522 million in Q1 2026, while H1 2026 revenue reached EUR 8.809 billion.

That mix matters because the latest quarter showed a clear gap between sales and profit development. In the same reporting cycle, H1 2026 EBIT came in at EUR 784 million, versus EUR 562 million in H1 2025, and the annual analyst view on Zonebourse points to 2026 revenue of EUR 13.662 billion and EBIT of EUR 1.799 billion.

Margins and guidance

Zonebourse also shows Continental expected 2026 EBITDA of EUR 2.643 billion, up from EUR 1.858 billion in 2025, and 2026 EBITDA margin of 19.35 percent versus 9.44 percent in 2025. That is a concrete comparison investors can use to frame the restructuring story around the announced ContiTech divestment.

The same source lists H1 2026 EBITDA at EUR 1.205 billion and H1 2026 net income at EUR 474 million, both against a stronger H1 2025 comparison base of EUR 1.983 billion and EUR 574 million, respectively. For the market, the combination of a 2.98 percent daily gain and a year-to-date move of 2.38 percent shows a stock that is moving, but not yet stretched.

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Continental results and investor call

The latest shareholder and analyst call on September 1, 2026 gives the stock a fresh reporting anchor.

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Tires still set the tone

Continental's tire business remains the most visible operating lever in the current setup, because the market is still parsing the margin impact of the restructuring and the ContiTech exit. The stock data snapshot on September 3, 2026 also showed a 52-week range of USD 6.21 to USD 9.00 on OTC Markets, with the latest price sitting between those levels.

Stock snapshot

Continental stock was last quoted at USD 8.190 on OTC Markets on September 3, 2026, with a daily gain of 2.98 percent and a year-to-date increase of 2.38 percent. The next reported catalyst is the Q3 2026 release scheduled for November 4, 2026.