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1ST HALF: SYNGENTA'S SALES DOWN 2%, EARNINGS UP 2%: $2.4 BILLION
Aug. 31, 2026
Source: Syngenta news release
Basel, Switzerland / Shanghai, China -- Syngenta Group, the world's largest agricultural technology company by revenue, reported its financial results for the first half and second quarter of 2026, delivering a robust performance with improved profitability and margins across all business units. The Group's strategic focus on core businesses, innovation and AI leadership, together with disciplined cost management, continued to support margin growth.
Sales for the first half of 2026 were $12.2 billion, down 2% year-on-year (-7% at CER). The slight sales decline was primarily due to business restructuring, specifically the reduction of the low-margin grain trading business in China.
EBITDA for the first half of the year rose to $2.4 billion, up 2% (+3% at CER) year-on-year. The Group's EBITDA margin for the first half of 2026 was 19.5%, up 0.9 percentage points compared to 18.6% in H1 2025. In H1 2026 Syngenta Group expanded its EBITDA margins across all business units, underscoring the deliberate shift toward higher-quality earnings.
Sales for the second quarter of 2026 were $5.7 billion, down 7% compared to the prior year, and down 10% at CER. Second quarter 2026 EBITDA was $1.0 billion, down 2% in reported terms but up 4% at constant exchange rates.
In the first half of 2026, Syngenta Group reinforced its ambition to scale AI capabilities for operational and strategic leadership by investing in partnerships and projects that translate artificial intelligence into tangible business value.
Syngenta Group remains focused on accelerating innovation delivery and digital capabilities, while managing cost discipline amid a volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, to sustain profitable growth under the new leadership of Hengde Qin who took over the CEO role on 1 August 2026.
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