Bureau Veritas SA
XMUN:4BV

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XMUN:4BV
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Price: 27.22 EUR -2.68%
Market Cap: €12.3B

Bureau Veritas SA
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Bureau Veritas is a testing, inspection, and certification company. It helps businesses prove that products, equipment, buildings, and operating processes meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards. Its work includes laboratory testing, factory and site inspections, audits, and issuing certificates that confirm compliance. The company sells these services to a wide mix of customers, including manufacturers, energy companies, construction firms, ship operators, and governments. Customers pay for independent checks that help them reduce risk, pass regulations, win contracts, and keep products moving through supply chains. Bureau Veritas makes money mainly by charging for inspections, tests, audits, and ongoing certification work. What makes its business model distinctive is its role as a trusted third party. Bureau Veritas does not usually make the products it examines; it sits in the middle of global trade and industry, acting as an outside verifier. That gives it a steady role wherever buyers, regulators, or insurers want objective proof that something is safe, compliant, or fit for use.

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Last Earnings Call
Fiscal Period
Q2 2026
Call Date
Jul 29, 2026
AI Summary
Q2 2026

Growth accelerated: Bureau Veritas reported 5% organic revenue growth in the first half, with Q2 accelerating to 5.5%, and said demand remained healthy across most businesses.

Margins improved: Adjusted operating margin rose to 15.5%, up 29 basis points at constant currency, while adjusted EPS increased 9.8% at constant currency.

Outlook raised: Excluding businesses planned for exit, full-year 2026 organic revenue growth guidance was upgraded to mid- to high single-digit growth; margin improvement and strong cash generation guidance were maintained.

Portfolio reshaping: Management said LEAP | 28 portfolio rotation has reached about 20% of the 2023 baseline, helped by acquisitions and planned disposals, including LotusWorks and the exit of oil, petrochemicals, coal, and government services.

Certification weakness: Certification had a slow first half, and management said the issue was execution-related rather than market-related, with sales and operations reviews underway to improve H2 performance.

Compliance provision: The company booked a EUR 32 million provision related to the compliance deviations disclosed in April, saying this reflects its best estimate of the full financial impact.

Key Financials
Revenue
EUR 3.3 billion
Organic revenue growth
5%
Organic revenue growth in Q2
5.5%
Adjusted operating margin
15.5%
Adjusted EPS
9.8% increase at constant currency
Free cash flow
EUR 158 million
Leverage
Within the 1 to 2 range
Compliance provision
EUR 32 million
Portfolio rotation
Approximately 20%
Acquisitions completed or announced
5 acquisitions
Acquisition revenue
EUR 138 million
Divestment revenue
EUR 489 million
Oil, petrochemicals and coal business revenue
approximately $450 million
Enterprise value of oil, petrochemicals and coal disposal
$470 million
Enterprise value to EBIT multiple
11x
Marine & Offshore organic growth
8.7%
Agri-Food & Commodities organic growth
3.3%
Industry organic growth
1%
Industry growth at constant currency
3.3%
Buildings & Infrastructure organic growth
8.7%
Buildings & Infrastructure Q2 organic growth
10.2%
Certification organic growth
1.9%
Consumer Product Services organic growth
5.1%
Consumer Product Services Q2 organic growth
5.7%
Net financial expense
EUR 55.5 million
Adjusted effective tax rate
29%
Working capital
6.8% of revenue
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Management

Ms. Hinda Gharbi M.Sc.
Chief Executive Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Francois Chabas
Executive VP of Finance & Group CFO
No Bio Available
Mr. Philipp Karmires
Executive VP and Chief Digital & Information Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Laurent Brunelle
Head of Investor Relations
No Bio Available
Ms. Beatrice Place Faget
Executive Vice-President of Group Legal Affairs & Internal Audit
No Bio Available
Mr. Juliano Cardoso
Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development & Sustainability
No Bio Available
Mr. Michael Hardy
Vice President of Sales
No Bio Available
Ms. Maria Lorente Fraguas
Executive VP & Chief People Officer
No Bio Available
Mr. Laurent Louail
Executive Vice President of Commodities, Industry & Facilities - South & West Europe
No Bio Available
Mr. Matthieu de Tugny
Executive Vice President of Marine & Offshore Division
No Bio Available

Contacts

Address
ILE-DE-FRANCE
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Immeuble Newtime, 40/52 boulevard du Parc
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