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Danone stock: H1 recurring margin reached 13.30 percent

Published on 10/23/2026 at 16:03 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Margin reached 13.30 percent in H1 2026. Danone stock costs EUR 62.31 on October 23, 2026, down 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close.

Recurring earnings and dates

Danone reported a recurring operating margin of 13.30 percent for H1 2026 on July 29, 2026.
Recurring earnings per share reached EUR 1.92 in H1 2026, up 0.90 percent from the prior year.
Danone stock costs EUR 62.31 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CEST, minus 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close of October 22, 2026.
Third-quarter sales are scheduled for October 28, 2026.

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Danone reported a recurring operating margin of 13.30 percent for H1 2026, an improvement of 0.12 percentage points from the prior year. Yahoo Finance published the transcript on July 29, 2026. Danone stock was trading at EUR 62.31 at Lang & Schwarz on October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CEST, minus 0.18 percent versus the Xetra close of October 22, 2026 at EUR 62.42.

Margin improved to 13.30 percent

The margin result came with recurring earnings per share of EUR 1.92 in H1 2026, up 0.90 percent from the prior year. Free cash flow reached EUR 0.9 billion during the same period, according to Yahoo Finance. The figures place profitability alongside cash generation rather than sales growth alone.

Price sits 22.01 percent below high

The EUR 62.31 Lang & Schwarz price is 22.01 percent below the EUR 79.90 52-week high and 8.74 percent above the EUR 57.30 low, with both levels dated October 23, 2026. Danone's market capitalization stood at EUR 40.0 billion on the same date, while its price-to-earnings ratio was 20.43.

Valuation and October 28

Danone is scheduled to publish third-quarter sales on October 28, 2026, according to the company's Q3 aide-memoire carried by FT.com on October 1, 2026. The document states that H1 2026 like-for-like sales rose 3.50 percent and that full-year guidance remains 3.00 percent to 5.00 percent like-for-like sales growth.

Comparison with peers

Danone: minus 0.18 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 20.43, market capitalization EUR 40.0 billion. Nestle (SIX, CHF): minus 0.97 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 28.91, market capitalization CHF 214.9 billion. Unilever (LSE, GBp): minus 0.22 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 23.31, market capitalization GBP 107.0 billion.

Price and upcoming sales

Danone's H1 margin improvement provides a profitability measure ahead of the scheduled sales update. The next company figure to watch is the third-quarter sales release on October 28, 2026.

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