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Posted on February 18, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 3, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleOrange posted Q4 EBITDAaL of €3.6B, beating the €3.3B consensus. Africa and Middle East growth offset softer France, pushing core profit above expectations.
PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Orange, France's biggest telecoms operator, reported quarterly core profit slightly ahead of expectations on Wednesday, driven by strong growth in Africa and Middle East that helped offset a slowdown in its home market.
The company posted adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization after leases (EBITDAaL) of 3.6 billion euros ($4.25 billion) for the quarter ended in December. Analysts had expected an average of 3.3 billion euros, according to a company-compiled consensus poll.
($1 = 0.8467 euros)
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro and Leo Marchandon; Editing by Joe Bavier)
Orange beat quarterly earnings expectations as growth in Africa and the Middle East offset a slowdown in France. The focus is on Q4 EBITDAaL performance.
Adjusted EBITDAaL came in at €3.6 billion for the quarter ended December, ahead of the €3.3 billion analyst consensus.
Double‑digit momentum in Africa and the Middle East lifted core profit, balancing weaker trends in Orange’s home market of France.
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