01:44 AM EDT, 07/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Nokia (NOKIA.HE) said Thursday its profit and net sales jumped year over year for the first half. Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent for the six months ended June 30 was 88 million euros, compared with 31 million euros earlier. EPS moved to 0.02 euro from 0.01 euro. The Finnish telecommunications infrastructure company's net sales were 9.25 billion euros, compared with 8.74 billion euros a year ago. Comparable attributable profit was 722 million euros and comparable EPS was 0.13 euro, compared with the year-ago period's 420 million euros and 0.08 euro, respectively. Comparable net sales came in at 9.25 billion euros, compared with 8.75 billion euros earlier. Meanwhile, the board kept its quarterly dividend unchanged at 0.04 euro per share, payable Aug. 6 to shareholders on record July 28. For 2026, Nokia now expects comparable operating profit in the range of 2.1 billion euros to 2.6 billion euros, against the previous 2.0 billion euros to 2.5 billion euros. The updated outlook reflects a technical revision following the reclassification of Nokia's two businesses as discontinued operations.

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