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Italy's Leonardo posts 12.2% jump in first-quarter EBITA
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Leonardo's Q1 EBITA rose 12.2% to €211M, with revenue up 13.5% to €4.2B. New orders increased 19.7% amid geopolitical tensions.
(Reuters) -Italy's Leonardo reported a 12.2% jump in first-quarter earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) to 211 million euros ($238.58 million) on Thursday, boosted by volume growth and increased profitability compared with the same period last year.
Leonardo's shares rose as much as 2.8% after the results and were up 2% by 1431 GMT.
The state-controlled defence and aerospace group's first-quarter revenue increased 13.5% year on year to 4.2 billion euros, above the expectations of analysts at brokerage Equita and Banca Akros.
Leonardo's January-to-March new orders totalled 6.9 billion euros, up 19.7% from the same period last year, spurred by heightened demand for security in response to rising geopolitical tensions.
The group, which could benefit from Europe's push for increased defence spending, reported an order backlog of 46.18 billion euros, up 7% from last year's first quarter.
The Rome-based defence conglomerate also confirmed its 2025 guidance.
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(Reporting by Romolo Tosiani in GdanskEditing by Ewan Harwood and David Goodman)
Leonardo reported a first-quarter EBITA of 211 million euros, reflecting a 12.2% increase.
Following the earnings report, Leonardo's shares rose as much as 2.8% and were up 2% by 1431 GMT.
The increase in new orders, totaling 6.9 billion euros, was spurred by heightened demand for security in response to rising geopolitical tensions.
Leonardo reported an order backlog of 46.18 billion euros, which is a 7% increase from the same period last year.
The article mentions that Leonardo confirmed its guidance for 2025, indicating confidence in future performance.
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