Sika Posts Lower H1 Net Profit, Net Sales

11:18 PM EDT, 07/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Sika (SIKA.SW) said Tuesday that attributable net profit and net sales for the first half dropped year over year. Profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended June 30 was 551.3 million francs, compared with 553.8 million francs earlier. EPS moved to 3.43 francs from 3.45 francs. The specialty chemicals company's net sales totaled 5.59 billion francs, compared with 5.68 billion francs a year ago. Sika raised its 2026 sales growth guidance to between 3% and 6% in local currencies, compared with a previous guidance range between 1% and 4%.