• Hugo Boss management no longer backs its three-year average annual free cash flow target of EUR 300 million before IFRS 16.
• CEO Daniel Grieder and CFO/COO Ivico Moric attended the November 3, 2026, third-quarter earnings Q&A with analysts.
• Free cash flow will fall well below original expectations for 2026, reflecting lower earnings, reduced working-capital support and higher capital spending.
• The EBIT outlook reduction reflects roughly equal contributions from operating deleverage and higher depreciation and amortization, particularly on IT and software assets.
• Upcoming-season wholesale orders remain below prior-year levels; early fourth-quarter demand showed no meaningful improvement, leaving visibility into 2027 limited.

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