Key Highlights

  • Diebold Nixdorf will publish third-quarter 2026 results before trading opens on Wednesday 28 October, with a webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
  • Second-quarter Revenue was $930.8 million, up 1.7 per cent, with adjusted Earnings Per Share of $1.10 and adjusted EBITDA of $120.6 million.
  • The company reaffirmed 2026 guidance of $3.86 billion to $3.94 billion in revenue and $255 million to $270 million in free cash flow.

An earnings date with a fixed time

Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD), the banking and retail technology group, will publish third-quarter 2026 results before trading opens on Wednesday 28 October, with a webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The company announced the arrangements on 7 October.

That makes this a natural moment to revisit what the company said at its previous report, on 29 July, and what it guided for the year.

Second-quarter results in detail

In the second quarter of 2026, GAAP revenue was $930.8 million, up 1.7 per cent year on year, while order entry rose 3 per cent. GAAP Net Income was $16.2 million, and Diluted Earnings per Share were $0.44 against $0.33 a year earlier. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.10, up 17 per cent from $0.94.

Adjusted EBITDA was $120.6 million, up 8.5 per cent, with a Margin of 13.0 per cent, 80 basis points higher. Free Cash Flow was an outflow of $28.9 million, or $11.0 million excluding discrete German tax payments, which management linked to an inventory build to support demand.

The retail Business grew more than 20 per cent for a second consecutive quarter, with point-of-sale unit sales in Europe up nearly 170 per cent. Banking Backlog increased sequentially, which management said supports second-half visibility.

Guidance reaffirmed but not yet delivered

The company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance in July. This is a forecast, not a result. Revenue is guided to between $3.86 billion and $3.94 billion, adjusted EBITDA to between $510 million and $535 million, free cash flow to between $255 million and $270 million, and adjusted earnings per share to between $5.25 and $5.75.

Chief executive Octavio Marquez said the quarter's combination of results reinforced confidence in the full-year outlook. The full-year free cash flow target is large relative to the first-half outflow, so the second half carries a heavy burden. The third-quarter report will show how much progress has been made.

What to watch on 28 October

Several measurable items will be informative. Does revenue growth, which was modest in the second quarter, accelerate toward the guided annual range? Do adjusted EBITDA margins continue to improve from the 13.0 per cent recorded? Does free cash flow turn positive, as the full-year target implies?

Further evidence in retail, where growth exceeded 20 per cent, and in banking backlog conversion will also be of interest. Any change to the guidance ranges would be the clearest signal of management's confidence.