Q1 2026 Saab AB Earnings Call Transcript

Apr 23, 2026 / 08:00 AM GMT

Release Date Price: $63.79 (+4.20%)

Transcript

Key Points

Positve

Saab AB (SAABF) reported substantial organic growth of 23.6% in Q1 2026, indicating strong market momentum.
The company achieved a significant EBIT growth of 32%, driven by increased top-line revenue and operational efficiency.
Saab AB (SAABF) has a solid order backlog of $274 billion, positioning it well for long-term growth.
The Dynamics business area showed excellent demand with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2, indicating strong future revenue potential.
The company is making strategic investments in production capacity, including new facilities in Sweden, the US, and India, to support future growth.

Negative

The Aeronautics segment faced margin pressure due to increased R&D amortization and negative currency effects.
The T7 program continues to challenge profitability and ramp-up, impacting the Aeronautics segment's EBIT margin negatively.
Free cash flow was slightly negative at minus 300 million, impacted by higher supplementary tax payments.
There are ongoing challenges in securing timely production ramp-up for the T7 program, which may take a couple of years to resolve.
The company faces potential geopolitical risks and uncertainties in securing contracts, as seen with the potential loss of a contract to the F-16 in Peru.

Refinitiv StreetEvents Event Transcript
E D I T E D V E R S I O N

SAABb.ST - Saab AB
Q1 2026 Saab AB Earnings Call
Apr 23, 2026 / 08:00AM GMT

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Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the presentation for Saab's report for the first quarter of 2026. My name is Johan Andersen and responsible for the Investor Relations, and I will be the moderator here today. Here in Stockholm, I have our CEO, Michael Johansson and our CFO, Anna Vikander.

Michael and Anna will present the report, and thereafter, we will have a Q&A session. And I remind you that you can both ask your questions over the telephone conference, or you can write your question in the web interface, and I will read it out here in Stockholm. So with that, warm welcome, and I'll hand over to you, Michael.

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