General Meeting 2026: ORBIS reports a satisfactory fiscal year despite the generally challenging economic situation

The Executive Board and Supervisory Board proposed a dividend of 10 cents per share to the Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting approved this proposal.

At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders of ORBIS SE discharged the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board for the 2025 fiscal year.

The shareholders’ meeting appointed MSW GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Straße des 17. Juni 106-108, 10623 Berlin, as the auditor and group auditor for the 2026 fiscal year.

The shareholders then approved the compensation report.

The Annual General Meeting further resolved to cancel the existing Authorized Capital 2021 and approved the creation of a new Authorized Capital 2026.

Finally, the election to the Supervisory Board took place: Mr. Holzer, Mr. Gard, and Mr. Hörmann were re-elected as members of the Supervisory Board for another 5 years.

The Chief Financial Officer and Spokesman of the Executive Board, Mr. Stefan Mailänder, outlined the business performance for the year 2025 at the Annual General Meeting:

Despite the overall tense economic situation in 2025, ORBIS can look back on the fiscal year with satisfaction, according to Mr. Mailänder.

ORBIS reported consolidated revenue of €134,644,000 for the 2025 fiscal year, an increase of 1.9% over the previous year (previous year: €132,195,000). As of December 31, 2025, the number of employees stood at 900 (previous year: 901 employees).

Operating profit (EBIT) amounted to €4,368 thousand (previous year: €5,019 thousand). Adjusted for special items resulting from the amortization and impairment of intangible assets from purchase price allocations as well as goodwill impairment, the operating profit (EBIT before special items) was €6,507 thousand, 5.1% above the prior-year level (previous year: €6,194), according to Mr. Mailänder.

The share of consolidated net income attributable to ORBIS SE shareholders amounted to €3,241 thousand after taxes and minority interests (previous year: €3,999 thousand).

Cash flow from operating activities amounted to €8,380 thousand in 2025 (previous year: €10,409 thousand). Despite significant investments in the expansion of the Saarbrücken site and the growth of business operations, ORBIS continues to hold cash and cash equivalents of €17,698 thousand (previous year: €18,118 thousand), according to Mr. Mailänder.

The digitization of business processes remains at the top of the agenda for all companies in order to gain competitive advantages for the future. However, ORBIS must assume that the ongoing weak domestic and foreign demand, domestic and geopolitical uncertainties—particularly with regard to U.S. trade policy—and the resulting subdued consumer and investment sentiment will continue to have a negative impact on the business activities of ORBIS’s customers in 2026 and on their willingness to invest in new projects.

Mr. Mailänder emphasizes that ORBIS anticipates a single-digit percentage increase in revenue for the 2026 fiscal year, as well as a significant improvement in EBIT in both the Domestic and International segments, provided that the overall economic situation does not deteriorate further.

Mr. Mailänder highlights that ORBIS SE, as a software and business consulting firm, will celebrate 40 years of successful market activity in 2026: ORBIS has now supported approximately 1,000 companies in the automotive and construction supply industries, the electrical and electronics industry, mechanical and plant engineering, logistics, the metal industry, the consumer goods industry, and retail in their digital transformation.

Mr. Mailänder thanked the employees for their exceptional commitment and strong team spirit, and the customers for their trust and loyalty.

In closing, Mr. Mailänder announced that he would be retiring at the end of 2026 after more than 40 years with the company. He expressed great relief that ORBIS had been able to secure Ms. Verena Schwobe as his successor on the Executive Board—a highly dedicated and competent professional. Ms. Schwobe not only possesses the right expertise for the role of CFO but also the necessary competence and persuasiveness for the consulting business when dealing with customers.

Mr. Frank Schmelzer and Mr. Damien Schirrer, members of the ORBIS SE Executive Board, then provide a review of the operational business of the SAP and Microsoft divisions in 2025 and the outlook for 2026.

Mr. Schmelzer emphasized that ORBIS had once again succeeded in the 2025 fiscal year in acquiring numerous new clients and projects and in strengthening partnerships with existing clients.

ORBIS is able to offer customers a very comprehensive range of digitalization services, thereby supporting companies in automating their business processes—particularly through the use of artificial intelligence.

The key growth areas are AI and agent-based systems, cloud ERP, cross-platform integration, and industry-specific process solutions.

These topics are not isolated. AI requires a robust data foundation. Data only realizes its full value within integrated processes. Integrated processes require consulting that is both professionally and technically sound.

Mr. Schmelzer and Mr. Schirrer emphasize that this creates a strong starting position for ORBIS. ORBIS can connect the major platforms SAP and Microsoft, complement them with its own solutions, and support customers in creating concrete value.

This is a clear competitive advantage for ORBIS.

About ORBIS

ORBIS helps SMEs and international corporations to digitalize their business processes – from jointly developing the customer-specific big picture, to practical implementation in the project. The digitalization and automation of business processes across the entire value chain ensure our customers’ competitiveness. The in-depth process know-how and innovative strength of our 900 employees, combined with the expertise gained from more than 35 years of successful, international project work in various industries, make us a competent partner. We rely on the solutions and technologies of our partners SAP and Microsoft, whose portfolios are rounded off by ORBIS solutions. We focus on consistent end-to-end process consulting along the entire value chain – from Recruit to Retire and Design to Operate with Source to Pay, to Lead to Cash. Using smart cloud applications, AI and the IIoT as a basis, we promote our customers’ innovative power in the development, production and marketing of innovative products, services and business models, always closely monitoring the most important hot topics such as sustainability, security and process mining. Our expertise results from over 2,500 customer projects for more than 800 companies operating in the automotive supply industry, construction supply industry, electrical and electronics industry, mechanical and plant engineering, logistics, metal industry, consumer goods industry and trade. To name but a few examples, our long-standing customers include the ZF Group, Hörmann, Hager Group, Rittal, Andreas Stihl, BEUMER Group, NETZSCH Group, Paul Hartmann, SICK, DMG Mori, ThyssenKrupp, PERI, Sonepar, WAREMA, Witzenmann, Bystronic, Ferrum, Halter, V-ZUG, Blaser Swisslube, Hawa, Alfred Müller, Yanmar Marine International, Royal Avebe, Ottakringer and LiSEC.

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Dr. Sabine Stürmer, Head of Investor Relations at ORBIS SE
Tel: +49 (0)681 99 24 605, e-mail: sabine.stuermer(at)orbis.de