Orange lifts 2026 profit growth target on Africa, Poland and Spain
Orange raised its 2026 core profit growth target to above 4.5%, helped by Africa, Poland and Spain, and beat EBITDAaL forecasts, per Reuters.
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According to Reuters, France's Orange raised its 2026 core profit growth target on Tuesday, citing expansion in Africa, Poland and Spain. The company now expects growth above 4.5%, compared with a previous forecast above 4%, and most of that gain depends on markets outside France, where demand is nearly flat. CEO Christel Heydemann told analysts that satellite links complement the group's networks rather than undercutting them, a point made after Orange, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone agreed last week to explore a joint bid for European spectrum for mobile satellite services.
In the third quarter, sales climbed 14.2% across Africa and the Middle East, and 7.9% in Poland. Orange España, renamed from MasOrange last month, lifted revenue 3.5% to €1.91 billion ($2.13 billion) in its first quarter inside the group. On a like-for-like basis, the group's top line increased 3.6%, reaching €12.19 billion. Quarterly EBITDAaL, a core profit measure widely used by telecom operators, climbed 4.6% to €4.14 billion, above a company-compiled consensus of €4.10 billion.
why it matters
Orange depends on foreign expansion to pay for shareholder returns and the planned SFR takeover while the French home market hardly expands. Operating cash flow rose 8.8% in the first nine months of the year, and Orange Cyberdefense, the cybersecurity unit, generated €1 billion of revenue over nine months, a 12.2% rise year on year. Exchange rate: $1 = €0.8946.
market impact
Orange shares: profit above consensus and a raised outlook support the stock
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- Orange raises 2026 profit outlook, talks up satellites as network boost — Reuters, 27 October 2026 at 09:01 UTC
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