Interim Statement January – September 2026

Key figures

HHLA Group

in € million

 

1–9 | 2026

 

1–9 | 2025

 

Change

Revenue and earnings

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

1,375.1

 

1,331.4

 

3.3 %

EBITDA

 

245.6

 

246.7

 

- 0.4 %

EBITDA margin in %

 

17.9

 

18.5

 

- 0.6 pp

EBIT

 

81.2

 

117.1

 

- 30.7 %

EBIT margin in %

 

5.9

 

8.8

 

- 2.9 pp

Profit after tax

 

13.3

 

52.8

 

- 74.8 %

Profit after tax and non-controlling interests

 

2.0

 

34.9

 

- 94.1 %

Cash flow statement and investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

 

131.9

 

215.4

 

- 38.8 %

Investments

 

304.8

 

378.1

 

- 19.4 %

Performance data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Container throughput in thousand TEU

 

4,446

 

4,798

 

- 7.3 %

Container transport in thousand TEU

 

1,509

 

1,501

 

0.5 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in € million

 

30.09.2026

 

31.12.2025

 

Change

Balance sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet total

 

3,608.0

 

3,474.6

 

3.8 %

Equity

 

851.1

 

837.2

 

1.7 %

Equity ratio in %

 

23.6

 

24.1

 

- 0.5 pp

Employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of employees

 

7,520

 

7,269

 

3.5 %

HHLA subgroups

 

 

Port Logistics subgroup1,2

 

Real Estate subgroup1,3

in € million

 

1–9 | 2026

 

1–9 | 2025

 

Change

 

1–9 | 2026

 

1–9 | 2025

 

Change

Revenue

 

1,346.8

 

1,303.5

 

3.3 %

 

35.6

 

34.8

 

2.3 %

EBITDA

 

226.3

 

229.6

 

- 1.4 %

 

19.3

 

17.2

 

12.6 %

EBITDA margin in %

 

16.8

 

17.6

 

- 0.8 pp

 

54.2

 

49.3

 

4.9 pp

EBIT

 

70.2

 

107.4

 

- 34.7 %

 

10.7

 

9.5

 

13.1 %

EBIT margin in %

 

5.2

 

8.2

 

- 3.0 pp

 

30.1

 

27.3

 

2.8 pp

Profit after tax and non-controlling interests

 

- 4.0

 

29.6

 

neg.

 

6.1

 

5.3

 

13.9 %

Earnings per share in €4

 

- 0.06

 

0.41

 

neg.

 

2.24

 

1.97

 

13.9 %

1

Before consolidation between subgroups

2

Listed class A shares

3

Non-listed class S shares

4

Basic and diluted