NORMA Group has reported weaker financial results for Q3 2025, with both adjusted EBIT and group sales declining.
The company’s adjusted EBIT decreased by 49.4% to €3.8 million in Q3 2025, down from €7.5 million in Q3 2024. The adjusted EBIT margin was 1.9%, down from 3.6% in Q3 2024. The company attributed the decline to higher personnel and special logistics costs.
Group sales in Q3 2025 amounted to €197.5 million, 4.3% below the same quarter of the previous year (€206.5 million in Q3 2024).
“NORMA Group’s Q3 results reflect a challenging market environment. We are working to strengthen our competitiveness through strategic measures, including our Transformation 2025–2028 programme,” said Birgit Seeger, CEO of NORMA Group.
Geographically, in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, sales amounted to €100.9 million in Q3 2025, decreasing by 5% from €106.3 million year on year. Business in joining technology for vehicles (Mobility and New Energy) suffered from weak demand in the automotive industry.
In the Americas, sales in Q3 2025 were down by 4.9% year on year to €66.3 million (Q3 2024: €69.7 million), due to exchange rate effects. Adjusted for the negative currency impact associated with the US dollar (-6.1%), business in the Americas grew by 1.2%.
Low production volumes at US truck manufacturers reduced demand from the American automotive industry. The passenger car business also failed to generate any positive growth momentum in the Mobility & New Energy business unit. Industry Applications, however, achieved additional business with truck spare parts and secured a DIY chain as a new major customer for joining technology, resulting in strong organic growth in the region.
In APAC, adjusted for currency effects, business in the region grew significantly by 6%. However, as a result of negative currency effects (-6.7%), total sales of €30.3 million were broadly stable compared with the previous year (Q3 2024: €30.6 million).
NORMA Group noted that, after a difficult first half of the year, organic growth trends were again perceptible in joining technology for vehicles. Business in Australia made a positive contribution to sales in Industry Applications.
For the first three quarters, NORMA Group generated sales of €631.8 million in continuing operations, representing a decrease of 6.7% compared with the prior-year period (€676.9 million). Adjusted for currency effects, the company recorded a 5.1% decline in sales in the first nine months of 2025.
Sluggish growth in several industries, geopolitical uncertainty and trade conflicts resulted in generally moderate demand for joining technology. The European and Chinese automotive industries showed no significant signs of recovery during the reporting period.
