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Continental — Q3 2026 Earnings Presentation
30 slides from Continental's earnings presentation, Nov 4, 2026
Slide 1: Q3 2026 Results
Q3 2026 Results Hanover – November 4, 2026 Ticker: CON ADR-Ticker: CTTAY Christian Kötz – CEO http://www.continental-ir.com Roland Welzbacher – CFO Public
Slide 2: Agenda
Agenda 1 Business Overview 3 2 Development by Region 11 3 ContiTech 14 4 Cash Flow and Balance Sheet 15 5 Outlook 2026 17 6 Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 — Q3 2026 21 2 Public
Slide 3: Innovation Is Key to Our Future Success
01 | Business Overview Innovation Is Key to Our Future Success BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS UHP Expansion Record Efficiency › Continental to add more than 650 new UHP tire sizes by the › Continental tires contributed to Volkswagen’s Mission end of 2027, supporting demand worldwide Efficiency concept vehicle
Slide 4: Continuously Strong Results Drive Update of Full-Year Guidance
01 | Business Overview Continuously Strong Results of Continuing Operations Drive Update of Full-Year Guidance EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Q3 2025 Q3 2026 › Sales: Organic growth of -1.5%; impact from FX of Sales €3,898 mn €3,454 mn +1.3%; sales decline mainly due to sale of OESL Adjusted EBIT1 €482 mn €514 m
Slide 5: Starting with Q3 2026, Continental Will Report by Region
01 | Business Overview Starting with Q3 2026, Continental Will Report by Region New reporting of Continental: Previously: By focusing on the three regions EMEA, Americas, and APAC, Continental will provide additional transparency into its tires business 5 Public
Slide 6: Strong Performance Across Tires Regions Drives Margin Improvement
01 | Business Overview Strong Performance Across Tires Regions Drives Margin Improvement GROUP SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1 – Q3 2026 Continuing Operations Discontinued Operations Group EMEA Americas APAC ContiTech -1.5% Sales (€ mn) Organic growth2 3,898 3,454 OESL +2.2% -7.4% -1.7% 1,867 1,875 -1.0% 1
Slide 7: Global Passenger-car Tire Markets Remain Under Pressure
01 | Business Overview Global Passenger-car Tire Markets Remain Under Pressure PLT MARKET DEVELOPMENT YEAR-ON-YEAR Light Vehicle Production PLT Replacement Market 1 2 1 Europe North America China Worldwide Europe North America China 15% 9% 7% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -1% -1
Slide 8: North American Commercial Vehicle Production Surges While European Replacement Remains Robust
01 | Business Overview North American Commercial Vehicle Production Surges While European Replacement Remains Robust TT MARKET DEVELOPMENT YEAR-ON-YEAR Commercial Vehicle Production TT Replacement Market 1 1 Europe North America Europe North America 34% 22% 18% 16% 10% 10% 7% 6% 6% 1% 2% 1% -1% -1%
Slide 9: Slight Organic Sales Decline Due to Subdued Volume Environment
01 | Business Overview Slight Organic Sales Decline Due to Subdued Volume Environment SALES BRIDGE CONTINUING OPERATIONS – Q3 2026 › Volumes: -4.5%1; PLT: Moderately weaker OE volumes and slightly weaker RE volumes, driven 3,898 especially by the Americas 3,485 102 3,431 50 3,454 › TT: Solid growth
Slide 10: Strong Mix Development Drives Improvements in EBIT Margin
01 | Business Overview Strong Mix Development Drives Improvements in EBIT Margin Despite the Challenging Market Environment ADJ. EBIT1 BRIDGE CONTINUING OPERATIONS – Q3 2026 › Healthy price/mix overcompensated negative 15 volumes and overall cost inflation 109 11 514 14 › Mix is driven by robust UHP
Slide 11: Growth in UHP and Robust Winter Tires Business Contribute to Strong Margin in EMEA
02 | Development by Region Growth in UHP and Robust Winter Tires Business Contribute to Strong Margin in EMEA EMEA SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1 – Q3 2026 Sales (€ mn) Adjusted EBIT1 (€ mn) Sales › Impact from FX: -0.3% Sales +0.4% Adj. EBIT1 › Slight organic growth against a strong growth +8.3% comparis
Slide 12: Americas Achieved Stable Results Amidst Continued Weak End-markets
02 | Development by Region Americas Achieved Stable Results Amidst Continued Weak End-markets and Challenging Business Conditions AMERICAS SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1 – Q3 2026 Sales (€ mn) Adjusted EBIT1 (€ mn) Sales › Impact from FX: +2.4% › Organic decline driven by significantly lower PLT Sales OE
Slide 13: UHP Growth and Exposure to Export Business Continue to Support APAC Business
02 | Development by Region UHP Growth and Exposure to Export Business Continue to Support APAC Business APAC SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1 – Q3 2026 Sales (€ mn) Adjusted EBIT1 (€ mn) Sales › Impact from FX: +5.7% › Sales development negatively impacted by portfolio measures Sales › Decline in non-UHP vo
Slide 14: Difficult Market Environment Continues to Weigh on ContiTech Results
03 | ContiTech Difficult Market Environment Continues to Weigh on ContiTech Results While Order Intake Remains Encouraging CONTITECH SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1 – Q3 2026 Sales (€ mn) Adjusted EBIT1 (€ mn) Sales › Impact from FX: +1.8% -1.7% › Resilient development in a challenging market; decrease mai
Slide 15: Positive Adj. Free Cash Flow Driven by Improved Operational Performance
04 | Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Positive Adj. Free Cash Flow Driven by Improved Operational Performance and Capex Phasing ADJUSTED FREE CASH FLOW1 BRIDGE CONTINUING OPERATIONS – Q3 2026 Operating Cash Flow 49 › EBITDA improved, mainly driven by a better operational performance in EMEA (Tires) 27 ›
Slide 16: Working Capital Slightly Up on Typical Seasonality; Net Debt Improved
04 | Cash Flow and Balance Sheet Working Capital Slightly Up on Typical Seasonality; Net Debt Improved by around €500 mn Year-on-Year BALANCE SHEET DEVELOPMENT Working Capital (Absolute and as % of Sales) Net Indebtedness and Leverage Ratio1 Continuing operations excl. OESL Continuing operations and
Slide 17: Market Development to Remain Unsupportive in Challenging and Uncertain Conditions
05 | Outlook 2026 Market Development to Remain Unsupportive in Challenging and Uncertain Conditions MARKET OUTLOOK 2026 Passenger Cars Commercial Industrial & Light Trucks Vehicles Production Light Vehicle Commercial Vehicle in units (vs. prior year) PLT RE TT RE Production Production 9M 2026E 9M 20
Slide 18: Continuously Strong Results Drive Update of Full-Year Guidance
05 | Outlook 2026 Continuously Strong Results of Continuing Operations Drive Update of Full-Year Guidance GUIDANCE – FY 2026 2025 2026E Prev. Guidance Continental Group consolidated sales €15.4 bn Around €13.5 bn – €13.9 bn Around €13.2 bn – €14.2 bn Adj. EBIT1 margin 12.6% Around 13.4% – 14.0% Arou
Slide 19: Q&A
Q&A 19 Public
Slide 20: Disclaimer
Disclaimer › This presentation has been prepared by Continental Aktiengesellschaft solely in connection with the Analyst and Investor Call on November 4, 2026, and the subsequent analyst and investor meetings. It has not been independently verified. It does not constitute an offer, invitation or rec
Slide 21: Back-Up
Back-Up 21 Public
Slide 22: Guidance Ranges for the Regions
06 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Guidance Ranges for the Regions Significantly below Slightly below Around Slightly above Significantly above Sales X < -7% -7% ≤ X < -2% -2% ≤ X < +2% +2% ≤ X < +7% X > +7% Adj. EBIT1 margin X < -1.5pp -1.5pp ≤ X < -0.5pp -0.5pp ≤ X < +0.5pp +0.5pp ≤ X < +
Slide 23: Back-Up: Relevant Bonds
06 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Back-Up RELEVANT BONDS Issuer Continental AG Continental AG Continental AG Continental AG Continental AG Continental AG Continental AG Current rating (issuer) BBB (S&P1), BBB (Fitch2), Baa2 (Moody’s3) Issue Senior Notes Principal amount €500 mn €625 mn €75
Slide 24: Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 24 Public
Slide 25: Fact Sheets: Sales and Adjusted EBIT by Quarter
06 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Fact Sheets SALES AND ADJUSTED EBIT1,2 BY QUARTER 2025 2026 2025 2026 Sales in € millions adj. EBIT¹ in € millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year EMEA 1,867 2,031 7,423 1,804 1,740 1,875 EMEA 325 383 1,228 301 304 351 A
Slide 26: Fact Sheets: EBITDA and EBIT by Quarter
08 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Fact Sheets EBITDA AND EBIT1 BY QUARTER 2025 2026 2025 2026 EBITDA in € millions EBIT in € millions Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Year EMEA 408 464 1,575 398 315 435 EMEA 307 355 1,170 299 216 336 Americas 159 116 607 141 1
Slide 27: Fact Sheets: Reported and Adjusted Q3 2026 Results
08 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Fact Sheets REPORTED AND ADJUSTED Q3 2026 RESULTS € millions EMEA Americas APAC ContiTech Other/ Hold./ Cons. Group Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Q3 2025 Q3 2026 Sales 1,867 1,875 1,172 1,113 454 476 1,482
Slide 28: Calendar
08 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Calendar FINANCIAL CALENDAR AND UPCOMING INVESTOR MEETINGS 2026 Full-Year Results March 4, 2026 › Virtual Roadshow Q3 2026 (CFO) November 5 & 6, virtual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting April 30, 2026 › UBS European Conference Q1 Quarterly Statement May 6, 202
Slide 29: Contact
08 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 Contact INVESTOR RELATIONS Continental-Plaza 1 30175 Hanover | Germany e-mail: [email protected] fax: +49 511 938 1080 www.continental-ir.com Max Westmeyer Fabio Hölscher Andrea Kraft Head of Investor Relations Senior Manager Investor Relations Senior Manager In
Slide 30: References
08 | Back-up and Fact Sheets 2025 – Q3 2026 References USEFUL LINKS TO CONTINENTAL WEBSITES Investor Relations Presentations Events Finance Calendar Sustainability Integrated Sustainability Report Corporate Governance Principles Corporate Governance Presentation Financial Reports Shares Debt and Rat