The Würth Group saw stronger sales and operating results in the first half of the year compared to the first six months of 2025, the German distribution giant reported Wednesday.
The company said its first-half sales came in at 10.9 billion euros — roughly $12.4 billion — an increase of 4.3% year-over-year. Its operating results, meanwhile, increased 8.4% to 515 million euros, or nearly $588 million.
Würth said that its sales in Germany accounted for some 38.5% of its overall first-half sales, and that e-commerce was responsible for just over one-quarter of its sales volume.
Company officials said that the economic environment “remains challenging,” citing rising energy prices, geopolitical uncertainty and “subdued industrial activity,” although the global PMI reflects “moderate growth.” The company’s first-half performance amid an uncertain environment, Würth Group Central Management Board Chairman Robert Friedmann said, “shows that our sales approach is the right fit for our customers.”
“We have the scale, the international footprint, and the financial stability to demonstrate our competitive strength even in a demanding environment,” Friedmann said in a statement. “However, the economic development in the second half of the year will depend on the reliability of geopolitical signs of easing and the stability of key trade routes.”
The company highlighted its electronics and chemicals segments, which it said were “developing very dynamically,” and noted that its fastening technology division exhibited signs of recovery.
