Heidelberg Materials reported that it has delivered “very good results” in the second quarter of 2025, in a persistently challenging market environment. The company increased its revenue slightly by €177 million or 3% to €5,683 million compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
The result from current operations (RCO) climbed significantly by €77 million or 8% to €1,048 million (previous year: 971). The RCOBD margin increased to 24.2%. Earnings per share increased by €0.69 to €3.85 in the first six months of 2025. At €2.3 billion, free cash flow for the last 12 months was at the very high level of the previous period.
Heidelberg Materials has also made further progress in the area of sustainability. The share of revenue from sustainable products rose to around 37%, and specific net CO₂ emissions fell by around 4%.
“Next to price adjustments, our strict cost management has proven particularly effective in the second quarter. Our ongoing Transformation Accelerator initiative is fully on track and has helped us to grow our earnings once again with further increasing cost savings,” said Dr. Dominik von Achten, chairman of the managing board of Heidelberg Materials. “Even though demand is still volatile in some regions, we expect that stabilisation in our core markets is continuing. Against this backdrop, we confirm our outlook for the 2025 financial year.
“With the opening of the world’s first industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in the cement industry in Brevik in June, we have impressively underlined our pioneering role on the path to net zero. Thanks to evoZero, our globally unique carbon captured net-zero cement, our customers can significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their construction projects – benefiting from the same product characteristics as conventional cement. This is a true game changer for our industry,” said von Achten. “At the same time, we have made significant progress across all our key sustainability figures. This once again demonstrates that transformation at Heidelberg Materials is not just lip service, it is actually happening – and goes hand in hand with a very convincing economic performance.”
In May, Heidelberg Materials presented its “Strategy 2030: Making a Material Difference” at this year’s Capital Markets Day in Brevik, Norway. Building on a strong track record, the strategy outlines an ambitious path towards accelerated growth and profitability with new medium-term targets by 2030. As the leading global company in the heavy building materials industry, Heidelberg Materials is well positioned to leverage significant synergies in the areas of sustainability, digitalisation, and technical excellence.
As part of its ongoing portfolio optimization, Heidelberg Materials has further expanded its presence in the attractive growth market of North America. In June, Heidelberg Materials entered into a purchase agreement to acquire assets of Concrete Crushers Inc., the largest concrete recycling company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
