Econocom Group (ENXTBR:ECONB) Stock Faces Thin 1.5% Margin Despite Earnings Growth Narrative

Econocom Group (ENXTBR:ECONB) has reported its H1 2026 results with revenue trends that have recently ranged from about €1.42 billion in H1 2025 to €1.50 billion in H2 2025, alongside basic EPS moving from €0.114 to €0.205 over the same period. This sets the stage for investors to focus on how those headline lines translate into underlying profitability. The company has seen total revenue move from €1.47 billion in H2 2024 to €1.50 billion in H2 2025, while trailing twelve month EPS values of €0.24 and €0.32 sit against an 8.1% earnings growth figure, putting the latest release in the context of earnings momentum as well as scale. With net profit margin at 1.5% for the trailing twelve months and slightly higher than the prior year, the earnings season story for Econocom Group is now about how efficiently that revenue base is being converted into profit.

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With the headline numbers set, the next step is to weigh them against the main narratives around Econocom Group to see which stories the results support and which they start to challenge.

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8.1% earnings growth versus longer 5 year decline

• Econocom Group’s earnings grew 8.1% over the last year, set against a longer 5 year pattern where earnings declined 9.7% per year.
• Analysts' consensus view ties this recent upswing to a push into higher margin, value added services and AI, yet:
  • Trailing 12 month net profit margin is still only 1.5%, only slightly above the prior 1.4%, so the profitability base remains thin.
  • Consensus also points to revenue growth expectations of about 3.3% per year, which is slower than the Belgian market forecasts cited and could limit how far earnings growth can go if margins do not move much higher.

Low P/E and DCF fair value gap

• The stock trades on a P/E of 5.4x versus 17.5x for the European IT industry and 28.4x for peers, while the DCF fair value of €1.87 sits above the current €1.41 share price.
• Consensus narrative frames this as a value case built on improving profitability, but the numbers leave some open questions:
  • Net profit margin at 1.5% and trailing 12 month net income excluding extra items of €42.8 million both point to earnings that are still modest relative to roughly €2.9b of revenue.
  • With the analyst price target capped here at €1.74, there is a gap between that target and the DCF fair value of €1.87, so readers need to decide which set of expectations feels more realistic.

Thin margins and debt alongside growth plans

• Over the trailing 12 months Econocom Group recorded €2.9b of revenue and a 1.5% net profit margin, while the company is also flagged for a sizeable debt load and an unstable dividend track record.
• Analysts' consensus view highlights plans to grow higher margin services and use AI to improve efficiency, and the current data both supports and tests that idea:
  • Earnings from discontinued operations reduced profit by €37.1 million over the last 12 months, and earlier half year figures show similar impacts of €24.3 million and €46.8 million, which means cleaning up non core activities remains an important part of the story.
  • At the same time, the 8.1% earnings growth and slightly better margin indicate some progress, which matters if the company wants to maintain its debt and dividend commitments while pursuing the “One Econocom” consolidation and AI related investments.

Next Steps

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