The travel group TUI earned significantly more operationally than expected in the first quarter of 2025/26 with stable sales and confirmed its annual forecast.

CEO Sebastian Ebel said he was very satisfied with the start of the year. Bookings for the winter season 2025/26 and summer 2026 are in line with expectations and demand remains robust, he said.

TUI increases profits significantly

In the period from October to December, the MDAX group achieved sales at the previous year’s level of around 4.9 billion euros; adjusted for currency effects, this is a small increase of 1.3 percent. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), on the other hand, increased significantly by 26.3 million euros to 77.1 million euros. Here the group was able to reduce the operating loss in the markets and airlines area. The holiday experiences sector with the segments hotels & resorts, cruises, a href=”https://www.finanzen.net/aktien/tui-aktie” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>TUI Musement, on the other hand, increased.

What analysts expected

Analysts had unanimously expected sales of 4.88 billion euros and an adjusted EBIT of 63 million.

For the 2025/26 financial year, TUI continues to expect an increase in sales of 2 to 4 percent compared to the previous year and an increase in adjusted EBIT of 7 to 10 percent.

This is how the TUI share reacts

Investors may have hoped for more: in XETRA trading, the TUI share temporarily lost 5.33 percent to 8.85 euros.

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