US: Amrize reported sales of US$2.18bn in the first quarter of 2026, up by 5% year-on-year. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by 10% to US$192m. The company said that growth was driven by higher cement and aggregates volumes, with cement volumes rising by 14% to 4.10Mt and aggregates volumes up by 14% to 17.8Mt. Building Materials sales rose by 13% to US$1.50bn, while segment EBITDA increased by 42% to US$170m. It sold 4.1Mt of cement in the first quarter of 2026, representing a 14% year-on-year increase from 3.6Mt. Amrize said that cement price increases were put in place in April 2026, as well as fuel surcharges to offset cost inflation.
Amrize confirmed its 2026 outlook, targeting sales of US$12.3bn-US$12.5bn and adjusted EBITDA of US$3.25bn-US$3.34bn.
CEO Jan Jenisch said “While this is a seasonally small quarter for Amrize, we are encouraged by our progress and the acceleration of customer demand in Building Materials. With growing new project starts and multi-year supply agreements for mega-projects, we achieved double-digit volume growth in cement and aggregates. Our Building Materials business is well positioned for 2026 and we are well positioned to capitalise on accelerating customer demand and deliver profitable growth.”
