Unilever said it plans to spin off its ice cream business, and the consumer goods company reported mixed financial results. Michelin reported a decline in revenue and earnings in 2024. Barclays plans to return as much as 10 billion to shareholders over the three years to 2026.
Schindler reported a rise in profit despite construction industry headwinds. Heineken said organic beer volume increased, and the company launched a stock repurchase plan. Siemens Energy estimated revenue growth in all of its units except for the Gamesa division.
ams-OSRAM forecast higher sales in the fiscal second quarter after reporting weak sales in the first quarter. Kering SA said sales of luxury goods declined in the fourth quarter. UniCredit hiked its plans to share a higher portion of income with shareholders.
Nokia announces a new chief executive as the company pins hope on artificial intelligence-driven data centers. Vontobel Holding, the Swiss asset management company, reported steady growth in earnings in fiscal 2024. Iveco's fourth-quarter revenue declined, but net income swung to a profit.
Iveco NV signaled a possible spinoff of its defense business. Ashmore reported a sharp decline in half-year profit. Legal & General agreed to sell its U.S. insurance unit to Japan's Meiji Yasuda Life.
Banco Santander announced a record quarterly profit and announced a stock repurchase plan. Credit Agricole reported an increase in earnings in the fourth quarter. Pandora issued muted organic sales growth in 2025.
BNP Paribas boosts stock buyback and dividend after trading revenue lifts overall profit in the fourth quarter. Dassaul guided higher sales and earnings in 2025. UBS announced a $3 billion stock repurchase plan, but the stock eased on global trade war fears.
Automobile makers, advanced semiconductor equipment companies, and chemical and pharma companies were under pressure ahead of a possible increase in trade barriers in the U.S.
ATOSS Software lifted its dividend plan following a rise in profit in the fourth quarter. Novartis said an increase in sales in the fourth quarter surpassed expectations, and the company lifted its dividend. Smiths Group expanded its stock repurchase plan.
H&M reported weaker-than-expected revenue in the latest fiscal quarter. ABB Ltd. reported higher sales, earnings, and orders, and the Swedish engineering company launched a new stock repurchase plan.
Logitech reported strong quarterly results, and the company lifted its outlook. LVMH reported weaker-than-expected sales and earnings. Givaudan reported strong quarterly results.
Netcompany dropped after the Danish technology consulting company reported a decline in revenue and earnings and offered a weaker-than-expected revenue growth outlook in the current year. SAP reported strong quarterly results. SThree trimmed its final dividend payout.
The low-cost airline Ryanair reported a tenfold increase in earnings in the fiscal third quarter, but the company estimated muted increases in annual net income.
Burberry said the sales decline was less than expected, largely because of the strength in the U.S. Ericsson reported weaker-than-expected results because of weaker comparable sales in India. Givaudan SA lifted its five-year sales increase target.
