FACC, the Austria-based aerospace supplier, has seen a continued growth trajectory in Q3 2026, achieving large gains in its key financial indicators over the first nine months of 2026. The company reports that its turnover rose by 14.7% compared with the same period in 2025, reaching €800.1 million. In terms of operating profit growth, EBIT rose by 86% to €40.0 million and the operating profit margin improved from 3.1% to 5.0%.
The third quarter of 2026 also demonstrates what FACC describes as a “sustained positive trend”. Turnover rose by 28.6% compared with the same quarter last year, to €273.8 million. Operating profit in Q3/2026 rose from €3.1 million to €14.6 million.
“Demand in the aviation industry is currently offering us good growth opportunities. We are making consistent use of this momentum not only to increase our turnover but, above all, to improve our profitability in the long term,” said Robert Machtlinger, CEO of FACC. “Key to this are our employees and the consistent further development of our processes and production structures.”
Greater efficiency boosts competitiveness
A key factor in the positive financial results is CORE, FACC’s company-wide efficiency programme. FACC is increasingly developing this two-year efficiency programme into an integral part of day-to-day corporate management. The aim is to permanently embed efficient processes and sustainable cost reductions across the Group – both internally and within the supply chain – in all areas of the business.
This progress is also reflected in the relationship between growth and employment: while turnover rose by 14.7% in the first nine months of 2026, FACC’s workforce increased by 7.4%. FACC says it is utilising its existing capacities more efficiently and managing growth with a comparatively moderate expansion of its workforce.
Cabin interiors are the strongest driver of earnings
FACC’s Cabin Interiors division performed particularly well. Operating profit rose from €1.7 million to €15.2 million in the first nine months of 2026. Key drivers included higher delivery volumes for the Airbus A320 family and business jets, as well as the expansion of production capacity at FACC’s facility in Croatia.
The Aerostructures division also improved its earnings significantly, increasing EBIT from €4.2 million to €12.5 million.
In the Engines & Nacelles division, earnings of €12.3 million were below the previous year’s figure of €15.6 million. According to FACC, this fall was primarily due to delays in reaching milestones for individual development projects in the Advanced Air Mobility sector.
Based on current expectations, the company anticipates that by the end of the year, the Engines & Nacelles segment will also return to the EBIT margin seen in recent years.
A sound financial position
In addition to improving its operating results, FACC has further strengthened its financial performance during the year. Operating cash flow rose by 69% to €69.9 million in the first nine months of 2026. Free cash flow more than doubled, reaching €50.3 million. At the same time, net debt was reduced by €23.4 million since the start of the year, to €192.4 million.
In view of what FACC says are “strained international supply chains”, the company is deliberately maintaining higher stock levels to safeguard its own production and ensure reliable deliveries to customers. The company is working intensively on more targeted inventory management, a strategic restructuring of its own supply chains, and a gradual reduction in tied-up funds.
“Our growth is generating significantly higher earnings and more cash flow. At the same time, we are working to further improve our profitability and, by gradually reducing safety stock levels, to convert tied-up capital into cash flow despite sharply rising turnover,” explained CFO Florian Heindl.
The next phase of growth
In line with its positive business performance, FACC is pressing ahead with the expansion of its international production infrastructure. Production space has been tripled at its Croatia facility. Together with its Indian partner Kineco Aerospace, FACC is also expanding its composites manufacturing in India.
A new high-tech plant for aircraft structures is also currently under construction at the St. Martin im Innkreis site in Austria. The investment for this project amounts to around €120 million.
In total, the company plans to invest around €350 million by 2030. In doing so, FACC is laying the foundations to meet the rising production rates of international aircraft manufacturers and to strengthen its position as an international technology and systems partner to the aviation industry.
The 2026 full-year forecast
FACC has shared its forecast for the full year 2026, based on business performance to date. The company expects revenue growth of between 10% and 15% and an operating profit margin (EBIT margin) of between 5.25% and 6.25%.
These figures are subject to aircraft manufacturers largely adhering to their announced delivery schedules and the currently known global conditions remaining largely unchanged.
