Kontron stock trades 25.00 percent below its 52-week high
Published on 10/08/2026 at 14:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Kontron (ISIN AT0000A0E9W5) was trading at EUR 20.43 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 2:01 p.m. CEST, which is 25.00 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 27.24. The stock's market capitalization was EUR 1.3 billion on the same date, giving the price context to the company's recent capital and operating updates.
Three events shape the picture
On August 6, 2026, Kontron's second-quarter revenue reached EUR 373.36 million, while net profit was EUR 20.84 million, according to Markets Insider. Revenue was below the EUR 395.70 million reported for the comparable quarter, and net profit was below EUR 68.81 million.
On September 30, 2026, Kontron received EUR 126.00 million from congatec in the third quarter and appointed Martin Rausch as chief technology officer, as OTS reported. The company said the payment would create additional room for selective acquisitions in its Software + Solutions segment.
On October 5, 2026, Kontron disclosed the completion of its 2026 share buyback. The company had repurchased 1,431,736 shares, equal to 2.24 percent of share capital, for EUR 30.06 million, according to Kontron.
What does the cash inflow change?
The EUR 126.00 million payment is the largest quantified balance-sheet item among the recent announcements. Set against the EUR 30.06 million buyback, it leaves the company with a materially larger disclosed cash inflow than the capital returned through the program. That contrast makes software acquisitions and execution in the second half of 2026 the key operating questions.
Results date is November 5
Kontron's investor calendar lists its third-quarter 2026 quarterly statement for November 5, 2026. The calendar also lists a Paris and Brussels roadshow for November 10 to November 11, 2026, followed by a Zurich roadshow on November 12, 2026, according to Kontron. The next report will therefore provide the first detailed operating update after the cash inflow and buyback disclosures.
Stock remains below its yearly high
At EUR 20.43, the Lang & Schwarz price was 25.00 percent below the EUR 27.24 52-week high and 25.03 percent above the EUR 16.34 low on October 8, 2026. The price was down 0.34 percent versus the Xetra close of EUR 20.50 on October 7, 2026.
The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Kontron stock.
Kontron stock at a glance
- Company: Kontron AG
- ISIN: AT0000A0E9W5
- WKN: A0X9EJ
- Ticker: KTN
- Primary exchange: Xetra
- Price Lang & Schwarz as of October 8, 2026, 2:01 p.m. CEST: EUR 20.43
- Change versus Xetra close: minus 0.34 percent
- Xetra close October 7, 2026: EUR 20.50
- Market capitalization: EUR 1.3 billion as of October 8, 2026
- 52-week range: EUR 16.34-EUR 27.24 as of October 8, 2026
- Sector / Industry: Technology / Information Technology Services
- Index membership: SDAX and TecDAX
- Next earnings date: November 5, 2026
Market context: Market report ATX.
