Lonza Group stock reports CHF 3.4 billion in H1 sales

Published on 10/07/2026 at 13:51 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Core EBITDA reached CHF 1.2 billion and margin 34.8 percent in H1 2026, up 4.4 percentage points year over year. The SIX share traded at CHF 573.40 on October 7.

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Lonza Group stock is tied to CHF 3.4 billion in first-half 2026 sales and CHF 1.2 billion in Core EBITDA. The share traded at CHF 573.40 on the SIX Swiss Exchange on October 7, 2026, at 9:28 a.m. CEST, while the latest half-year figures show a 34.8 percent Core EBITDA margin.

Half-year margin reaches 34.8 percent

According to Yahoo Finance, Lonza reported H1 2026 sales of CHF 3.4 billion at constant exchange rates, representing 16 percent growth from H1 2025. Core EBITDA increased 27.4 percent to CHF 1.2 billion, and the margin rose 4.4 percentage points from the prior-year period.

The operating comparison matters because the improvement was not limited to revenue. Lonza also upgraded its full-year 2026 Core EBITDA margin outlook to 33 percent to 34 percent and reaffirmed constant-exchange-rate sales growth of 11 percent to 12 percent, according to Yahoo Finance.

Analyst targets stay above SIX price

Analyst coverage also places the stock above its October trading level. Markets Insider reported on October 1, 2026, that Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating with a CHF 680.00 price target. The same report cited Barclays at Buy with a CHF 730.00 target on September 28, 2026.

MarketWatch lists an Overweight consensus from 28 ratings, with an average target of USD 682.92, a high of USD 835.00 and a low of USD 440.00 in its September 11, 2026 analyst table. Those consensus figures refer to the US OTC quotation, so they are separate from the CHF price on SIX.

Share remains below yearly high

At CHF 573.40, the stock stood 4.26 percent below its 52-week high of CHF 597.80, reached on August 25, 2026. The 52-week low was CHF 454.60 on March 23, 2026, leaving a CHF 118.80 spread between the recorded high and low.

The October 7 session opened at CHF 573.80 and reached a low of CHF 572.20 by 9:28 a.m. CEST, with 3,308 shares traded. The combination of higher first-half profitability and a share price below the yearly high puts the upgraded margin outlook at the center of the Lonza investment case.

Lonza Group stock trades at CHF 573.40

Lonza Group stock was trading at CHF 573.40 on the SIX Swiss Exchange on October 7, 2026, at 9:28 a.m. CEST. The session change was negative 0.5 percent.