Lufthansa stock gains 1.09 percent as fuel costs pressure profit growth: ?????? test

Published on 10/06/2026 at 15:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Lufthansa stock was trading at EUR 7.58 on October 6, 2026, while Q2 revenue reached EUR 11.141 billion. Fuel costs pushed adjusted EBIT down to EUR 383 million.

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Lufthansa stock (ISIN DE0008232125) was trading at EUR 7.58 on Xetra on October 6, 2026, up 1.09 percent from the prior close. The latest quarterly picture is mixed: Q2 2026 revenue increased 8 percent year over year to EUR 11.141 billion, but adjusted EBIT fell 56 percent to EUR 383 million, according to Aviation Intelligence.

Revenue rises as profit weakens

The second quarter shows why revenue growth alone is not enough for the airline. Q2 2026 revenue of EUR 11.141 billion compared with EUR 10.3 billion in Q2 2025, while adjusted EBIT dropped from EUR 870 million to EUR 383 million and the adjusted margin declined from 8.4 percent to 3.4 percent, according to Aviation Intelligence.

Net income was EUR 123 million in Q2 2026, compared with EUR 1.0 billion in the same quarter of 2025. The earnings pressure came even as unit revenue increased 6.4 percent year over year, leaving costs as the central test for the group.

Fuel costs shape the outlook

Lufthansa's full-year 2026 adjusted EBIT guidance stands at EUR 1.7-2.2 billion, below the EUR 1.960 billion reported for fiscal year 2025. Aviation Intelligence also reports a Q2 fuel-cost increase of EUR 750 million and strike-related costs above EUR 150 million, figures that explain the sharp gap between sales and operating profit.

Bernstein Research kept Lufthansa at Market-Perform with a EUR 9 price target in its October 6, 2026 report, citing higher fuel prices as a risk to next year's results, as Investing.com reports. The target is EUR 1.42 above the Xetra price, equal to 18.7 percent above EUR 7.58.

Q3 results are the next checkpoint

Lufthansa is scheduled to publish its Q3 2026 results on November 3, 2026, according to MarketScreener. That report should show whether stronger demand can offset fuel and labor costs during the important summer quarter.

Stock trades below yearly high

Lufthansa stock was trading at EUR 7.58 on Xetra at 3:15 p.m. CEST on October 6, 2026. Its 52-week range was EUR 6.72 to EUR 10.29, while market capitalization stood at EUR 9.1 billion and volume reached 1,749,371 shares.