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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Constellium SE Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Constellium SE Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded Apr 29, 2026
Apr 29, 2026 33 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Constellium reported record Q1 2026 adjusted EBITDA of $359 million (up 93% YoY), with all three segments posting year-over-year growth, and raised its full-year 2026 guidance to $900–$940 million adjusted EBITDA (ex-metal price lag) and free cash flow above $275 million.

PARP segment record performance and recycling/scrap 21 Full-year 2026 outlook raise 15 Capital return and share repurchase 14 Quarterly financial performance 14 Macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties 10 Middle East conflict impact assessment 9

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “we are very pleased with our first quarter performance, including record adjusted EBITDA. We are also raising our outlook for the full year and expect 2026 to be a record year for the company, both in terms of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.”
  • “we achieved an adjusted EBITDA of $262 million in the quarter. This represents an all-time record for the company and is up 78% versus the $147 million in the first quarter last year.”
  • “the overall impact from the conflict in the Middle East appears digestible at this point. The longer-term impacts remain uncertain and difficult to predict, but we are confident in our ability to manage our business in any environment.”
  • “we have no clear visibility of how the full year is going to look.”

Forward guidance

1 guided metrics

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Revenue $2.46B +24.4% YoY
Diluted EPS $1.42 +446.2% YoY
Net income $199.00M +437.8% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $359 million in Q1 2026, up 93% year-over-year, including an all-time record $262 million excluding metal price lag (+78% YoY)
  • PARP adjusted EBITDA of $151 million was a new quarterly record, up 152% versus Q1 2025
  • A&T adjusted EBITDA of $102 million was a record first quarter, up 24% YoY, with aerospace shipments up 13% and TID shipments up 18%
  • Net income of $196 million vs. $38 million in Q1 2025
  • Raised full-year 2026 guidance to adjusted EBITDA of $900–$940 million (ex-metal price lag) and free cash flow in excess of $275 million
  • New $300 million share repurchase program approved (expires December 2028), with 1.2 million shares repurchased for $28 million in Q1; leverage at 2.2x within 1.5x–2.5x target

Risks & pressure points

  • Shipments declined 1% year-over-year to 370,000 tons, with lower shipments in PARP and AS&I
  • Packaging shipments in PARP decreased 6% versus Q1 2025
  • AS&I automotive shipments down 3% on European weakness, and industry shipments down 5%
  • AS&I automotive structures business negatively impacted by North America supply shortages of aluminum automotive body sheet, with no clear visibility on full-year impact
  • Beginning to see inflationary pressures in freight, lubricants and coatings; Q1 free cash flow was only $5 million

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“We are also raising our outlook for the full year and expect 2026 to be a record year for the company, both in terms of adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.” Ingrid Joerg, CEO
“Looking at 2026, we now expect to generate free cash flow in excess of $275 million for the full year. We expect CapEx to be approximately $330 million, which is up from $315 million previously.” Jack Guo, CFO

Forward guidance

From the 8-K filed Apr 29, 2026.

Metric Guided
Free Cash Flow
Full Year 2026
at least $275M

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Revenue · segments

Packaging and Automotive Rolled Products$1.48B +24.4% YoY
Aerospace and Transportation$609.00M +30.1% YoY
Automotive Structures and Industry$415.00M +8.9% YoY
Holding Corporate$2.00M

Capital returned

Buybacks
$28.00M
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