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To stay invested in Tieto Oyj, you need to believe the company can convert its transformation program and record backlog into sustainable growth and better margins, despite a long history of flat revenues. The preliminary Q2 2026 guidance, pointing to softer revenue, reinforces that the key short term catalyst is margin improvement from cost programs, while the biggest risk remains that weak demand in key segments turns low growth into an entrenched pattern.
The most relevant recent announcement here is the February 2026 full year guidance, which framed 2026 as a year of roughly flat to slightly negative revenue growth but higher EBIT margins of about 14.8 to 15.8 percent. Against that backdrop, the Q2 2026 revenue shortfall sits broadly in line with a low growth year, but it also underlines how dependent the current thesis is on the €115 million cost optimization program delivering the expected uplift in profitability.
Yet beneath the margin story, there is a risk around persistent weak organic growth that investors should be aware of if...
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Tieto Oyj's narrative projects €1.9 billion revenue and €217.0 million earnings by 2029.
Uncover how Tieto Oyj's forecasts yield a €19.64 fair value, a 10% upside to its current price.
While consensus was already cautious, the most optimistic analysts were assuming revenue of about €1.9 billion and earnings of roughly €231.4 million by 2029, so this weaker Q2 update may challenge those upbeat expectations and highlights how differently you might weigh the upside of AI driven services against the risk of ongoing weak consulting demand.
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