Wacker Neuson CFO leaves as Wacker Neuson stock sits 9.29 percent below its high

Published on 10/02/2026 at 14:10 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-half 2026 revenue rose 17.00 percent to EUR 1.26 billion. Wacker Neuson stock costs EUR 23.63 on October 2, 2026 after EUR 23.85.

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Wacker Neuson (ISIN DE000WACK012) was trading at EUR 23.63 at Lang & Schwarz on October 2, 2026 at 2:01 p.m. CEST, down 0.92 percent from the prior close of EUR 23.85. Christoph Burkhard was CFO until August 31, 2026, before joining Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, according to Packaging News Daily on October 1, 2026.

Profit growth supports the outlook

Wacker Neuson generated EUR 1.26 billion of revenue in the first half of 2026, up 17.00 percent from the prior-year period. EBIT reached EUR 104.70 million, while the EBIT margin rose to 8.30 percent, according to Boersengefluester.

The operating improvement matters because the company expanded profit faster than sales during the first half. The second-quarter EBIT margin reached 9.50 percent, giving the group a stronger earnings base than the 8.30 percent half-year margin.

Guidance is higher but cautious

Wacker Neuson raised its fiscal-year 2026 revenue guidance to EUR 2.3 billion-EUR 2.4 billion from EUR 2.2 billion-EUR 2.4 billion. EBIT margin guidance increased to 7.00%-8.00% from 6.50%-7.50%, a 0.50 percentage-point improvement, according to Yahoo Finance on August 13, 2026.

The counterweight is weaker order momentum in the second quarter, particularly in Europe. Management also cited geopolitical risks and U.S. tariff policies, so the higher margin outlook does not remove execution risk in the second half.

Stock remains below its yearly high

The Lang & Schwarz price was 9.29 percent below the 52-week high of EUR 26.05 and 41.87 percent above the 52-week low of EUR 16.66 on October 2, 2026. The market capitalization was EUR 1.6 billion, while the stock's position in the range leaves operating delivery as the central valuation test.

Wacker Neuson is listed in the SDAX and operates in industrial machinery, with light equipment, compact construction machinery and services as its main activities. Its investor-relations page identifies the security as WAC, WKN WACK01 and an instrument of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Prime Standard.

Price and investor perspective

At EUR 23.63, Wacker Neuson stock was trading below the EUR 26.05 yearly high but above the EUR 23.85 Lang & Schwarz prior close reference used for the daily comparison. The next signal for the market is whether the first-half margin improvement can coexist with the weaker order momentum described in the 2026 outlook.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Wacker Neuson stock.