Wärtsilä sets new mid-term financial targets to accelerate value creation and moves to a new guidance practice in 2027

Wärtsilä's Board of Directors has approved new mid-term financial targets that demonstrate the company's improved financial performance, attractive growth prospects and determination to create more value for shareholders. These new targets for Marine, Energy and the Group show a renewed focus on accelerating value creation.

For Marine, the company aims for mid-single-digit annual organic net sales growth and an operating result of 14%. In the Energy segment, Wärtsilä targets high-teens percent growth in organic net sales along with an operating result of 18%. The Group as a whole is looking at low-double-digit organic net sales growth and a 16% operating result. Additionally, the company sets a target for the conversion of net profit to free cash flow of 90%, and intends to pay at least 50% of earnings per share in dividends.

Wärtsilä has introduced separate targets for Marine and Energy to better reflect their different growth and profitability trajectories. The new Group-level target emphasizes translating profitable growth into cash generation and shareholder value. The targets also account for the estimated impact of IFRS 18, which will apply from 2027 onwards, and restated 2026 financial information will be published in March 2027.

The new financial targets follow Wärtsilä's progress since previous objectives were set, which included a combined 5% annual organic growth for Marine and Energy, a 14% operating margin, below 0.5 gearing for the Group, and a dividend of at least 50% of earnings per share. The company believes its new strategy, The Wärtsilä Way, positions it for accelerated value creation in the next phase of its development.

Håkan Agnevall, President & CEO of Wärtsilä, commented on the new targets and strategy: "Wärtsilä has transformed significantly over the past years and has reached its previous financial targets. Today, we are a more focused and more profitable company, operating in markets where the structural demand drivers create attractive opportunities for profitable growth. Our new financial targets reflect both the progress we have already made and the significant potential we see ahead of us."

The new guidance practice, effective from the beginning of 2027, will provide separate guidance for Marine and Energy net sales for the next 12 months, offering greater transparency and visibility into future growth and profitability. Wärtsilä will present these new targets and the path to achieve them at its Capital Markets Day on November 3, 2026. Registration for the event is still open.