BMW expects 2026 earnings decline as tariffs bite
BMW expects 2026 earnings decline as tariffs bite
ReutersThu, March 12, 2026 at 6:44 AM UTC
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FILE PHOTO: A logo of BMW is seen inside a car dealer in Nijmegen, Netherlands February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo
BERLIN, March 12 (Reuters) - BMW expects group pre-tax earnings to decline moderately this year and deliveries to stagnate, with trade barriers weighing on its core cars business, the company said on Thursday.
Headwinds from higher tariffs will further impact the EBIT margin in the automotive segment by about 1.25 percentage points in 2026, the German premium carmaker said, forecasting a margin in the range of 4 to 6% after 5.3% in 2025.
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The premium carmaker's EBIT margin in the automotive segment was 3.7% in the final three months of the year, missing analysts' forecast of 4.0%, according to a company-provided consensus.
(Reporting by Rachel More, editing by Miranda Murray)
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