Electronics drives FORVIA HELLA profitability boost

23 February 2026  

FORVIA HELLA has announced increased operating income driven mainly by the group’s electronics business, in preliminary full-year results for 2025.

Operating income increased to €474 million (£414 million) compared to €446 million in the previous year, although currency-adjusted sales remained flat (€8 billion). Sales dipped by just over 2% to €7.9 billion, including negative foreign exchange effects.

In Europe and China, the group said it benefited from increased demand for vehicle access systems.

However, in the group’s lighting unit, sales fell to 8.3% to €3.7 billion, primarily due to the phase-out of large-volume series projects, which had a negative impact on sales development, especially in China and the Americas.

In addition, declining production volumes in Europe significantly affected the lighting business and led to lower call-off volumes.

‘High resilience’

The group said its independent aftermarket business developed steadily, particularly in connection with an expanded range of products in the Asian region.

CEO Peter Laier said fiscal 2025 was successful overall, with electronics, covering core sectors such as automated driving, electromobility and software-defined vehicle architectures a key driver.

“In a market environment characterised by global supply chain and trade risks, we fully met our company outlook for the year. This once again underscores our high resilience and adaptability.

“In lighting, we aim to continue driving forward the transformation and to sustainably improve profitability in this area. In Electronics, we are addressing major mobility trends of tomorrow from a market-leading position, for example with our radar sensors and intelligent, complex control electronics.”