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HELSINKI, April 29, 2026
UPM-Kymmene Corporation Stock Exchange Release (Interim Report) April 29, 2026 at 09:45 EEST
HELSINKI, April 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —
UPM Interim Report Q1 2026:
Good start to the year – excellent performance in decarbonization solutions
Q1 2026 highlights
- Sales totaled €2,505 million (2,646 million in Q1 2025)
- Comparable EBIT decreased by 5% to €274 million, 10.9% of sales (287 million, 10.8%)
- Operating cash flow was €89 million (289 million)
- Net debt totaled €2,962 million (2,954 million) and net debt to EBITDA ratio was 2.30 (1.77)
- UPM Energy achieved record Q1 results supported by the cold winter and record electricity consumption in Finland
- UPM Biofuels continued to improve its performance and posted strong results
- UPM Adhesive Materials announced an investment to a new slitting and distribution terminal near New Delhi, India
- UPM Energy is investing in the modernization of the Tyrvää hydropower plant
- Preparations for the planned graphic paper Joint Venture and the strategic review of UPM Plywood continued
Key figures
Q1/2026
Q1/2025
Q4/2025
Q1-Q4/2025
Sales, EUR million 2,505 2,646 2,312 9,656
Comparable EBITDA, EUR million 395 421 382 1,311
% of sales 15.8 15.9 16.5 13.6
Operating profit (loss), EUR million 255 198 390 749
Comparable EBIT, EUR million 274 287 355 921
% of sales 10.9 10.8 15.3 9.5
Profit (loss) before tax, EUR million 236 173 406 690
Comparable profit before tax, EUR million 255 262 370 863
Profit (loss) for the period, EUR million 200 143 258 491
Comparable profit for the period, EUR million 213 223 300 714
Earnings per share (EPS), EUR 0.37 0.26 0.49 0.91
Comparable EPS, EUR 0.39 0.41 0.57 1.33
Return on equity (ROE), % 7.6 5.2 9.9 4.5
Comparable ROE, % 8.1 8.1 11.6 6.5
Return on capital employed (ROCE), % 7.4 5.5 12.3 5.5
Comparable ROCE, % 7.9 7.9 11.3 6.7
Operating cash flow, EUR million 89 289 720 1,405
Operating cash flow per share, EUR 0.17 0.54 1.36 2.66
Equity per share at the end of period, EUR 19.48 19.29 18.97 18.97
Capital employed at the end of period, EUR million 14,375 14,449 14,129 14,129
Net debt at the end of period, EUR million 2,962 2,954 3,004 3,004
Net debt to EBITDA (last 12 months) 2.30 1.77 2.29 2.29
Personnel at the end of period 14,801 15,890 15,127 15,127
UPM presents certain measures of performance, financial position and cash flows, which are alternative performance measures in accordance with the guidance issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The definitions of alternative performance measures are presented in UPM’s » Annual Report 2025
Massimo Reynaudo, President and CEO, comments on the results:
«We achieved a good start to the year, even if geopolitical events continued to introduce new uncertainties. Our businesses maintained the focus on performance, and supported by our balanced portfolio, we delivered solid results. Especially our decarbonization solutions showed their strength.
In Q1, our sales totaled €2,505 million. Comparable EBIT was €274 million, 5% lower than last year. Comparable EBIT margin was 10.9%, in line with last year. Net debt at the end of the reporting period totaled €2,962 million and net debt to EBITDA ratio was 2.30.
Decarbonization solutions businesses delivered excellent results. UPM Energy achieved its best Q1 results ever, supported by record electricity consumption in Finland and high prices during the winter months. UPM Biofuels continued to improve its performance and posted strong results. At our biochemicals refinery in Germany, the production of industrial sugars and lignin is ongoing and renewable functional fillers production will start in the coming weeks.
Our advanced materials businesses, UPM Adhesive Materials and UPM Specialty Materials, continued to deliver steady, resilient performance. Deliveries increased in both business areas compared to the previous quarter. Markets in Europe and Asia improved somewhat, whereas the U.S. market continued to be challenging. UPM Plywood performed well in stable markets and its results improved from last year.
UPM Fibres improved its underlying performance from the previous quarter on both platforms. The average price of UPM’s pulp deliveries increased slightly. In Fibres North, we started to see the impact of a decline in wood costs. From the beginning of 2026, UPM’s forests in Finland are part of Fibres North, and thus changes in forest fair values are included in the UPM Fibres business area results.
UPM Communication Papers delivered solid results in the context of the challenging paper markets and high energy prices. It increased paper deliveries compared to the previous quarter and succeeded well in optimizing its energy consumption.
Preparations for the planned graphic paper Joint Venture continued. The deal proceeded to phase II of EU merger control, which is a normal step in the Commission’s merger review process in cases where initial concerns have not been fully resolved during Phase I. We continue to engage openly and constructively with the Commission. As communicated earlier, we expect the definitive agreements to be signed during the first half of 2026.
With the ongoing portfolio initiatives in UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood, we aim to change the profile of the company, increasing its growth potential and margins. Future UPM would have an attractive portfolio focused on decarbonization solutions, advanced materials and renewable fibres. All these businesses operate in growing markets and have a strong combined track record of realized growth above GDP.
Disruptions in the fossil fuel markets underscore the importance of renewable alternatives, not only for mitigating climate change but also for the resilience of societies and value chains and ensuring supply security. Our decarbonization solutions help customers reduce their dependency on fossil-based materials. This highlights the strength of our balanced business portfolio with solid growth opportunities.
Overall, while geopolitics continue to impact the business environment, the strength of our portfolio and geographic presence provides us with resilience. We are heading towards a period of higher inflation and margin protection will be a priority for us. We will keep our focus on competitiveness, performance, cash flow and successfully completing the strategic portfolio initiatives during this year.»
Profit guidance
UPM’s comparable EBIT in H1 2026 is expected to be approximately in the range of €325-525 million (€413 million in H1 2025, and €508 million in H2 2025).
Outlook
There continue to be significant uncertainties in geopolitics and trade.
In H1 2026, compared with H2 2025, UPM’s performance is expected to benefit from moderately higher sales prices and delivery volumes and moderately lower fixed costs. Performance is expected to be held back by continued weak communication paper markets and increased costs during the early phase of the production ramp-up at UPM Leuna. Currencies have started the year at similar levels, compared with H2 2025. Comparable EBIT in H2 2025 benefited from the timing of energy refunds and increased fair value of forest assets, items that are not expected to take place during H1 2026 in similar quantities.
In H1 2026, compared with H1 2025, UPM’s performance is expected to benefit from lower variable costs and moderately higher delivery volumes. Maintenance activity is expected to be lower than in the comparison period. Performance is expected to be held back by continued weak communication paper markets and increased costs during the early phase of the production ramp-up at UPM Leuna. Currencies at the beginning of the year have been negative to comparable EBIT, compared with H1 2025.
Sensitivity to pulp and electricity prices
UPM’s comparable EBIT is sensitive to pulp and electricity prices. The figures below represent group earnings sensitivities on annual level.
UPM is a large producer and consumer of chemical pulp. A €50/tonne change in average pulp price would impact annual comparable EBIT by approximately €180 million (net impact: assuming no correlation between pulp and paper prices) to approximately €270 million (gross impact: assuming paper pricing would match changes in pulp costs).
UPM is a large producer and consumer of electricity in Finland and separately hedges part of its electricity sales and purchases. Based on UPM’s estimated unhedged net electricity sales position in Finland in 2026, a €10/MWh change in average electricity market price in Finland would impact annual comparable EBIT by approximately €40 million.
Foreign exchange exposure
Fluctuations in monetary policies and economic conditions can significantly impact the value of various currencies, which in turn may affect UPM. Additionally, the escalation of global trade tensions could influence currency exchange rates. These currency fluctuations could impact UPM’s cash flow, earnings, or balance sheet, and may also affect the relative competitiveness between different currency regions.
The Group’s policy is to hedge an average of 50% of its estimated net currency cash flows on a rolling basis over the next 12-month period. At the end of Q1 2026, UPM’s estimated net currency cash flows for the next 12 months totaled approximately €1.6 billion. USD was the largest exposure at approximately €1.4 billion, followed by UYU, GBP, CNY and JPY. In addition, the earnings of UPM’s foreign subsidiaries are translated to euros in reporting. UPM has significant foreign subsidiaries in Uruguay, the U.S. and China. Foreign exchange risks are discussed in UPM’s Annual Report 2025 on pages 313-314.
Invitation to UPM’s webcast on Q1 2026 Interim Report
A webcast and a conference call for analysts and investors will start at 13:15 EEST. The Interim Report will be presented in English by President and CEO Massimo Reynaudo and CFO Tapio Korpeinen. Participants can follow the webcast online via this link.
Participants wishing to ask questions after the presentation must register for the conference call. To participate in the conference call, please register here. After registering, you will be provided with telephone numbers, a user ID and a conference ID to access the conference. To ask a question, press *5 on your telephone keypad to join the queue.
The webcast will be available on the company website for 12 months after the call.
It should be noted that certain statements herein, which are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those regarding expectations for market growth and developments; expectations for growth and profitability; and statements preceded by «believes», «expects», «anticipates», «foresees», or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. Since these statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, they involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to materially differ from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (1) operating factors such as continued success of manufacturing activities and the achievement of efficiencies therein including the availability and cost of production inputs, continued success of product development, acceptance of new products or services by the Group’s targeted customers, success of the existing and future collaboration arrangements, changes in business strategy or development plans or targets, changes in the degree of protection created by the Group’s patents and other intellectual property rights, the availability of capital on acceptable terms; (2) industry conditions, such as strength of product demand, intensity of competition, prevailing and future global market prices for the Group’s products and the pricing pressures thereto, financial condition of the customers and the competitors of the Group, the potential introduction of competing products and technologies by competitors; and (3) general economic conditions, such as rates of economic growth in the Group’s principal geographic markets or fluctuations in exchange and interest rates. The main earnings sensitivities and the group’s cost structure are presented on page 276 of the Annual Report 2025. Risks and opportunities are discussed on pages 31-33, and risks and risk management are presented on pages 128-132.
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Tengo varias preguntas sobre esto a ver si me podiais aclarar:
-¿Puedo hacer un ingreso regular de 800 euros y me cobran 0euos de comisiones y mto.?
-¿Puedo sacar el dinero cuando quiera?,¿todo ó tengo entendido que hay que mantener un mínimo de 100 euros los 30 meses?
-No necesito pero me obligan a sacar una tarjeta de débito que me cuesta 11 euros el primer año y 22 euros la renovación, también otra de credito que me cuesta 0 euros el primer año y 35 euros la renovación.
¿Hay que mantenerlas 13 meses?
¿Puedo cancelar alguna de ellas desde el principio?
¿Puedo cancelar alguna de ellas antes de la renovación?
¿Hay alguna tarjeta de credito más barata?
Aparte de la cuenta nómina he visto que también que para que te den la tv también se puede sacar una cuenta tarifa plana básica o personal, ¿sabeis algo de estas cuentas?¿que requisitos tienen?
Muchas gracias a todos por responder
Yo fui a informarme y te cuento. Únicamente admiten los ingresos regulares en el caso de que seas autónomo. Te abren una cuenta Tarifa Plana Cero que está exenta de comisiones y presenta alguna ventaja más. Sobre dejar un mínimo de saldo en la cuenta no es necesario, pero sí te obligan a mantener varias tarjetas durante los 30 meses con un coste aproximado de 100 euros anuales.
hola buenas!
me llamo javi y estoy dudando de que banco, me puede dar mas beficios, sin sorpresas por domiciliar la nomina, ya que llevo años en la caixa y no me da nada ningun beneficio. es mas me rechazan los prestamos que solicito, ni siquiera una targeta de credito, por alegan de que siempre esta a cero la cuenta, yo cuando cobro la nomina dejo el dinero para los pagos, y saco el resto, pues no me fio, de que un dia me quede sin dinero, ya que esta todo muy mal, corre riesgo mi dinero o mis ahorros en el banco?? muchas gracias y un cordial saludo.
javi
NO TE EXTRAÑE QUE NO TE DEN LOS PTMOS, PORQUE LO QUE VEN ES QUE NO TIENES CAPACIDAD DE AHORRO PORQUE SIEMPRE DEJAS LA CTA. EN MINIMOS, ASI NINGUN BANCO TE LO VA A CONCEDER. TAMBIEN ES VERDAD QUE LA CAIXA, COMO TANTAS OTRAS CAJAS, TIENE EL PUÑO CERRADO PARA LOS RIESGOS, PARA REMONTAR. NO TE PREOCUPES, QUE POR UNA NOMINA NO CREO QUE NINGUN BANCO SE COJA LAS MANOS. LOS QUE SE TIENEN QUE PREOCUPAR SON LOS QUE TIENEN DÉPÓSITOS Y FONDOS EN BANCOS DE DUDOSA ACTIVIDAD. LA GENTE SE PIENSA QUE PORQUE LES DEN UN 7% YA ES UN GRAN BANCO Y SE EQUIVOCAN. LO QUE LES PASA ES QUE EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA LES PRESTA EL DINERO MAS CARO Y POR ESO OPTAN POR CONSEGUIRLO EN EL MERCADO MONETARIO, Y SI EL BANCO DE ESPAÑA NO SE FIA DE ELLOS, VA Y SE FIA LA GENTE. QUE LOS BANCOS NOES LA ADMON PUBLICA, ABRAN OS OJOS.
Hola , cuando vallais al banco queos dejen lo que hay que pagar de irpf y de iva sobre el valor de la tele ya que en la mayoria de bancos esto no lo dicen y luego llagan las sorpresas .A mi ya me ha pasado con la promoción del portatil y nunca me hablaros de esto . Cuidado
Yo he estado calculando y la tele entre unas cosas y otras te sale sobre unos 250euros que tampoco regalan tanto .Hay oficinas en las que han dado la occión de poner un dinero a plazo fijo a 12meses de 9300euros o 6800euros a 18 meses.
No es ningún chollo. Te obligan a contratar dos tarjetas de crédito que tienes que pagar porque las tienes que mantener 13 meses por lo menos y además llevan unos costes desproporcionados si las utilizas. En total, no usando las tarjetas y anulándolas una vez cumplidos los 13 meses puedes ahorrar unos 38 euros con respecto al precio de ese televisor en una gran superficie. Y además luego vendrá que te cobran para hacienda la retención correspondiente, por lo que probablemente incluso en las mejores condiciones te cueste más que si ahorras un poco y lña compras directamente.
Creó que teneis toda la razón, que aqui no te regalan nada, ya que a mí me paso con unas sartenes que regalaban el banco bilbao, que al final entre el irpf y el descuento de Hacienda, al final me salieron caras, así es que no os tomen el pelo, que al final siempre esta la letra pequeña que es la que nos joroba, por no decir otra cosa.
Yo saque el portatil y ahora me he sacado la TV LCD 32. Estas promos no hay que declararlas. No es obligado domiciliar nomina. Si, meter en la cuenta 800€ todos los meses en un margen de 10 dias. Cero matacero, pero cero,cero, cero de gastos de mantenimiento, ni por recibos, ni por el correo a casa, ni por transfer. Las tarjets gratis el 1er año. Resto fuera. Dadas de baja Menos la de debito. Banesto no pierde nada, ganar, gana clientes que es el proposito de esta promo. Precio de portatil y tv 32 en mercao unos 900€ los 2. En banest 197€. Los hay mejores, nos ha jodio! portatiles a 1200€, TV LCD 32 a 1000€. Señores, son lentejas. Relacion calida-precio-promo es cojonud…….Un saludit a los viandantes.
hola , no se si llegara mi comentario pero os voi a esplicar. esto es el cuento de la abuela. mira yo tengo el portatil. y he cogio tab la tele, pero sabeis ke?, me ha pasado de todo. os esplico. primero me cobran 74 euros y 25 euros de unas tarjetas que yo no las he visto aparecer por mi casa , me cabreo con el banco. llamo y pido esplicaciones. me dicen que van en la promocion, nunca jamas nadie me informo de las tarjetas, no me devuelven el dinero. me cabreo y me dicen que llame aun numero de tefono para darlas de baja, se pasan los dias, intentamos darlas de baja. largas y larga, que si este numero de tefono que si el otro bla bla bla. conseguimos hablar y nos dicen que tenemos que cambiar el contrato a tarifa plana o no se ke historias, llamando al banco se pasan los dias, largas y largas. me cabreo y estoi por suspender todo, me dicen que si lo quiero cambiar y dar de baja las tarjetas que nunca he tenido. tengo que pagar comisiones cada seis meses de doce y pico euros, y que si no quiero que me cobren comisiones tengo que ir todos los meses al banco a hacerlo yo, ufffffffffff.aun hay mas. me dan de baja y me hacen la tarifa plana, se equivocan un monton de veces. me hacen pasar muchos cabreos.y al final cuando llego a casa me han cobrado 25, 50 euros. y llamo por telefono y se lo digo , me dicen claro por dar de baja la otra cuenta , la madre que los pario. ladrones. o sea os digo que la tele no sale regalada, se la cobran y muy bien cobrada , nadie da nada por nada. en cuento termine de pagar lo que debo quito todas las cuentas del banesto.espero que alguien me lea y que me conteste gracias .
Banesto ha jodido a mi marido y a un amigo tambien. Para mi, despues de Banco de Andalucía son los peores. Y quieran creerlo o no ni la television ni el portátil te lo regalan.. como no cumplas cualquiera de las reglas te sancionan con 300 y pico de euros.. porque nos hemos mudado de casa y los recibos domiciados se cortaron «temporalmente» la sancion fue de mas de 300 euros.. y el cabreo q te llevas cuando ves lo q te han descontado y luego para ir a reclamarlos.. y como te tratan !! en fin.. espero que Banesto sea lo primero en undirse en el fin del mundo!!
CHOLLO!!!!!!!!!JAJAJAJAJA…….NO ES NINGUN CHOLLO!!!!!!! te cobran 100 € de gastos de manipulacion, mas 150 € en tarjetas durante 2 años, mas 6 € mensuales de mantenimiento de cuenta durante 30 meses, total que pagas 630 Euros por un ordenador o una TV que su valor seguro que no llega a 500 €. Y encima si vas a cancelar la cuenta cuando cumples los 30 meses requeridos te hacen esperar dos horas para decirte que no tienen linea de telefono para dar de baja la cuenta, cosa que no para nunca cuando vas a contratarlo. Y del trato que dispensan….., es el mismo que si vas con un fajo de billetes de 500 € por los CO-JONES
Banesto «premia», menuda falacia…
No hay ningún banco que premie a nadie.
BANESTO NECESITA NUESTRAS NÓMINAS, Y EN CUANTO VAS UN POCO JUSTO, COMO BUENOS JUDÍOS Y ÁVAROS QUE SON, TE ACOSAN Y MACHACAN, Y TE SACAN HASTA LAS ENTRAÑAS EN COMISIONES.
DESPUÉS EL ESTADO APOYA A LOS BANCOS, CON LA EXCUSA DE QUE SI CAEN LOS BANCOS CAEMOS TODOS. LOS BANCOS NECESITAN UN BOICOT DE VEZ EN CUANDO, PARA QUE NO NOS RESTREGUEN POR LA CARA SUS BENEFICIOS.
POR CIERTO, LO QUE MÁS FASTIDIA A UN BANCO ES UNA RECLAMACIÓN EN LA OFICINA DEL CONSUMIDOR Y OTRA AL BANCO DE ESPAÑA.
ES POR DAR PISTAS…