Siemens Puts Software Growth and a Healthineers Exit on the Same Page
Published on 11/14/2026 at 14:41 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Siemens is asking investors to read two stories at once: a digital business expanding at a double-digit clip, and a portfolio being reshaped around it. The Munich conglomerate plans to surrender its majority stake in Siemens Healthineers in May 2027, according to Reuters, a move that would leave the industrial and software operations carrying more of the group's weight.
The timing matters because the digital numbers are already doing heavy lifting. Revenue in the digital business climbed 16% to EUR 10.9 billion in fiscal 2026, giving the company a concrete growth engine alongside the surge in demand from data centers.
Software leads the charge
Within Digital Industries, software revenue rose 13% on a comparable basis to EUR 7.2 billion. Annual recurring revenue in that software unit advanced 12% comparably to EUR 6.1 billion — a pair of figures that together point to a broader, more durable base than a single quarter's bookings would suggest.
Profitability moved in step. Industrial business profit increased 13% to EUR 13.3 billion, with the corresponding margin reaching 16.3%. Whether that translates into the returns Siemens wants from Digital Industries is the open question: management is targeting comparable revenue growth of 8–12% for the segment in fiscal 2027, alongside a margin of 20–22%.
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A dividend bump and a buyback
Shareholders are being compensated along the way. Siemens proposed a dividend of EUR 5.50 per share for fiscal 2026, up from EUR 5.35 a year earlier. The company also kept buying back stock, repurchasing roughly 360,000 of its own shares between November 2 and November 8, according to a capital-market notice published on Monday.
On the deal front, Siemens signed an agreement on Tuesday to acquire Lauterbach, a German specialist in debug and trace tools, in a bid to broaden its portfolio for semiconductor design and verification.
Two banks, two targets
JPMorgan reaffirmed its "Overweight" rating and a EUR 345 price target after an online meeting with finance chief Veronika Bienert, with analyst Phil Buller pointing to strong end markets and market-share gains as support for the fiscal 2027 guidance. Berenberg stayed at "Buy" with a EUR 330 target on Thursday; analyst Richard Dawson cited better-than-expected results and order intake in the closing quarter, plus the raised medium-term outlook.
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Other post-results notes brought no fresh ratings or targets, with confirmed price targets across those houses ranging from EUR 280 to EUR 330 and recommendations split between buy and neutral.
Siemens has lined up a roadshow in Boston and New York for November 17–18, followed by Frankfurt on November 25 and Paris on November 26 — the next opportunities for management to make its case in person.
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