ASSA ABLOY reported SEK40.771 billion in quarterly sales and a 17.4% EBIT margin. Organic growth was 4%; the company’s profit-growth comparison excludes prior-year items affecting comparability.
Three components of sales growth
ASSA ABLOY’s third-quarter net sales increased 7% to SEK40.771 billion, while its operating margin on an earnings-before-interest-and-tax, or EBIT, basis reached 17.4%. The access-solutions group’s 27 October report separates the sales increase into 4% organic growth, 2% net acquired growth and a 1% currency contribution.
Organic growth describes expansion on the company’s comparable business and currency basis; acquisitions and exchange-rate movements are separate contributions. The 7% total increase is therefore not a 7% organic expansion. This distinction helps readers see how much of the change reflects the existing business rather than the reporting perimeter or currency translation.
Read the profit comparison’s footnote
Operating income on the EBIT basis was SEK7.102 billion. The issuer’s headline comparison shows 11% growth against SEK6.416 billion in the same quarter of 2025, but its footnote excludes items affecting comparability in that prior-year period. That is not an unqualified comparison with prior-year reported profit.
The same footnote applies to the headline net-income and per-share comparisons. Net income was SEK4.718 billion and EPS SEK4.24, against comparability-adjusted prior-year figures of SEK4.144 billion and SEK3.73. Keeping the basis visible is more useful than combining these numbers under a single unsupported claim that all reported earnings grew by the headline rate.
Cash generation and regional differences
Operating cash flow reached SEK7.405 billion, compared with SEK6.969 billion a year earlier. Cash flow measures cash generated by operations and is distinct from the income-statement profit measures above. The release also described stronger organic sales in Americas and EMEIA, growth in Global Technologies and Entrance Systems, and a decline in Asia Pacific; the group total does not mean every region expanded.
Three acquisitions with combined annual sales of about SEK350 million and one disposal were completed during the quarter. Those acquired businesses’ annual sales are not the same as their revenue contribution in this reported quarter. Subsequent disclosures will show integration and cash-conversion progress. This report does not establish an analyst-consensus beat, market reaction or assured return.
| Measure | Disclosed figure | Basis or caveat | Primary evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 net sales | SEK40.771bn; +7% | 4% organic, 2% net acquired, 1% currency | ASSA ABLOY Q3 release |
| Q3 EBIT | SEK7.102bn | 11% increase versus prior-year figures excluding comparability items | ASSA ABLOY Q3 release |
| Q3 EBIT margin | 17.4% | Prior-year headline comparator 16.8%, on stated adjusted basis | ASSA ABLOY Q3 release |
| Q3 net income / EPS | SEK4.718bn / SEK4.24 | Prior-year headline comparators exclude items affecting comparability | ASSA ABLOY Q3 release |
| Q3 operating cash flow | SEK7.405bn | Prior-year SEK6.969bn | ASSA ABLOY Q3 release |
Primary evidence: ASSA ABLOY AB Q3 release dated 27 October 2026, observed at 2026-10-27T10:57:12.760Z. Exact official-page HTML is retained locally. Figures use the currencies and reporting bases stated above.
The full financial report’s page 12 makes the distinction explicit: prior-year reported EBIT was SEK6.429 billion, versus the SEK6.416 billion comparability-adjusted figure used in the headline comparison. Supplementary document observed and reviewed at 2026-10-27T10:59:04.748Z.
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