Sopra Steria stock gains as 2026 targets move higher

Published on 09/22/2026 at 13:30 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sopra Steria stock closed at EUR 159.70 on September 21, 2026, up 1.01 percent. H1 revenue reached EUR 2.96 billion, up 4.1 percent.

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Sopra Steria stock closed at EUR 159.70 on Euronext Paris on September 21, 2026, gaining 1.01 percent from the previous session. The latest reported figures give the move a clearer operating backdrop: first-half revenue reached EUR 2,958.9 million, up 4.1 percent from EUR 2,843.7 million a year earlier.

Guidance rises with H1 growth

According to Scanx on September 21, 2026, Sopra Steria reported net profit attributable to the Group of EUR 146.3 million for H1 2026, an increase of 3.0 percent year on year. Underlying organic growth accelerated to 5.3 percent in Q2 2026, while organic revenue growth for the half year was 3.0 percent.

The company also raised its full-year 2026 organic revenue growth target to 2.0 percent to 2.5 percent from the previous range of 1.0 percent to 2.0 percent, according to the same September 21, 2026 report. That change is the most important operating signal because it combines a quantified guidance revision with stronger second-quarter momentum.

Margin and earnings add support

Operating profit on business activity rose 8.8 percent to EUR 284.5 million in H1 2026, and the operating margin increased to 9.6 percent from 9.2 percent in H1 2025. Basic earnings per share reached EUR 7.62, up 4.5 percent from the prior-year period.

For the full year 2026, Sopra Steria confirmed an operating margin on business activity of at least 9.5 percent and free cash flow of around 5 percent of revenue, according to Scanx on September 21, 2026. The comparison between 9.6 percent reported first-half margin and at least 9.5 percent full-year guidance puts execution, rather than a higher target, at the center of the next assessment.

Stock remains below its yearly range

The September 21, 2026 close of EUR 159.70 compares with EUR 162.80 on September 22, 2025 and EUR 143.30 on June 24, 2026. The same market snapshot showed a market capitalization of EUR 3,144,419,219 as of September 21, 2026.

Sopra Steria's operating profile therefore combines a raised growth range with a stock price that remains below its level from one year earlier. The next market test is whether the 5.3 percent underlying organic growth recorded in Q2 2026 can support delivery of the 2.0 percent to 2.5 percent full-year target.

EUR 159.70 close sets the reference

Sopra Steria stock closed at EUR 159.70 on Euronext Paris on September 21, 2026, with a daily change of 1.01 percent. The market capitalization was EUR 3,144,419,219 as of the same date.