Heidelberger Druckmaschinen named Burkhard CFO. Heideldruck stock fell 2.84 percent

Published on 10/08/2026 at 18:55 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

First-quarter revenue reached EUR 404.00 million, down 13.30 percent year over year. Heideldruck stock cost EUR 1.37 on October 8, 2026 after EUR 1.41.

Key points in brief

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen named Christoph Burkhard CFO effective October 1, 2026.
First-quarter revenue fell 13.30 percent to EUR 404.00 million, while adjusted EBITDA margin reached 0.20 percent.
Heideldruck stock was at EUR 1.37 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026, down 2.84 percent from EUR 1.41.
The next scheduled report is the second-quarter 2026/2027 release on November 12, 2026.

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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen named Christoph Burkhard chief financial officer effective October 1, 2026, while Heideldruck stock was trading at EUR 1.37 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026, down 2.84 percent from the EUR 1.41 prior close. Packaging News Daily reported that Burkhard succeeded Volker Herdin and took responsibility for finance, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions.

Three events set the direction

On August 19, 2026, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen reported first-quarter revenue of EUR 404.00 million for fiscal 2026/2027, down from EUR 466.00 million a year earlier. The same quarter produced order intake of EUR 537.00 million versus EUR 559.00 million, a net loss of EUR 32.00 million and an adjusted EBITDA margin of 0.20 percent, according to Boerse Express.

On September 30, 2026, the company partnered with pfenning group to combine printing, pharmaceutical packaging and data-driven logistics. Heidelberg said the project extends its end-to-end system-integrator strategy beyond the printing process.

What does the strategy need?

The answer is operating improvement. Revenue fell 13.30 percent year over year, while the adjusted EBITDA margin dropped from 4.40 percent to 0.20 percent in the first quarter, leaving the company dependent on a recovery in the rest of fiscal 2026/2027. The partnership adds packaging and logistics capabilities, but its release contained no financial terms.

On October 1, 2026, Burkhard took over as CFO after Herdin retired on September 30, 2026. The leadership change therefore arrives while the company is defending full-year goals that call for stable revenue and a better adjusted EBITDA margin, according to FinanzNachrichten.de. The same coverage cited Warburg Research at a EUR 1.80 target and mwb research at EUR 2.35 after a cut from EUR 2.50.

Dates and valuation context

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen's investor-relations calendar lists November 12, 2026 for the second-quarter 2026/2027 report and February 16, 2027 for the third-quarter report, according to Heidelberg. The EUR 1.37 Lang & Schwarz price sits between the EUR 1.29 and EUR 2.29 52-week range as of October 8, 2026, while market capitalization stood at EUR 414.8 million.

Stock trades below prior close

Heideldruck stock was trading at EUR 1.37 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 6:42 p.m. CEST, down 2.84 percent versus the EUR 1.41 prior close at Lang & Schwarz on October 7, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Heideldruck stock.