• Jenoptik posted first-half net profit of EUR 39.7 million, up 57.1% year on year; EPS rose 64.3% to EUR 0.69.
• EBITDA climbed 25.5% to EUR 98.9 million, lifting the EBITDA margin by 3.9 percentage points to 19.7%.
• Revenue edged up 1% to EUR 503.2 million, while order intake jumped 53% to EUR 723.4 million on higher demand and large orders.
• Backlog expanded 39.6% versus year-end 2025 to EUR 824.8 million; free cash flow increased 9.1% to EUR 47.2 million.
• Management now targets revenue growth in the upper half of its 2026 range, forecasting an EBITDA margin of 20%-21%.

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