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Saint-Gobain reported Q1 2026 group sales of €11.14bn, down 2.3% like-for-like — better than the -3% to -5% guidance issued at full-year results — with Asia-Pacific up 9% in local currencies offsetting weather-driven weakness in Europe and the Americas. Management reaffirmed full-year EBITDA margin guidance of above 15%, with pricing actions across all regions targeting a slight positive price-cost spread for 2026.
Performance Highlights
Saint-Gobain reported Q1 2026 group sales of €11.14bn, a 2.3% decline both like-for-like and in local currencies, beating internal guidance of -3% to -5% and representing a -4.9% decline in reported terms due to a -2.6% currency headwind. The outperformance was driven by a stronger-than-expected March, attributed to weather catch-up across regions and some anticipatory purchasing ahead of announced price increases.
Asia-Pacific was the standout performer, accelerating to +9.0% in local currencies and +7.0% like-for-like, with India delivering double-digit volume growth and China continuing the positive trend established in H2 2025. Europe, Middle East and Africa held broadly firm at -0.9% like-for-like despite record rainfall and flooding, while the Americas declined 8.6% in local currencies, weighed by a tough Q1 2025 comparison base in North American roofing and persistent new construction weakness.
Management Outlook and Forward Catalysts
Management reaffirmed its 2026 EBITDA margin target of above 15%, projecting H1 to be pressured by adverse weather effects and negative FX translation, with H2 2025 EBITDA margins cited as the best proxy for H1 2026 performance. The group expects mid-single-digit inflation on its €12bn energy, transportation and raw materials bill, and is pushing price increases across all regions through Q2 with full realisation targeted in H2, expressing confidence in delivering a slightly positive price-cost spread for the full year.
The central investor debate heading into Q2 centres on whether price increases can be implemented fast enough and at sufficient scale to offset accelerating input cost inflation stemming from Middle East-related commodity pressure, with bulls pointing to the demonstrated March volume recovery, 180 active North American data centre project specifications versus 80 a year ago, and structural renovation tailwinds in Europe, while bears focus on continued North American new construction weakness, the possibility that H1 like-for-like remains negative, FX translation drag, and execution risk around sustaining a positive price-cost spread in a volatile geopolitical environment.
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