Daimler Truck Holding AG (Daimler Truck) continued its path for sustainable growth and profitability, reporting strong second quarter and half-year 2023 results. After the Group just recently shared its upgraded full-year guidance, today’s Q2 disclosure is another proof for the positive momentum since Daimler Truck started its mission as an independent company. In the second quarter of 2023, worldwide unit sales of the Group increased by 9% versus the prior-year quarter, selling in total 131,888 units (Q2 2022: 120,961).

Supported by strong unit sales, a robust net pricing and an improvement of the aftersales business, the Group’s revenue rose significantly by 15% to €13.9 billion (Q2 2022: €12.1 billion). Adjusted Group EBIT increased significantly by 41% to €1,428 million in the reporting period (Q2 2022: €1,010 million). In the Industrial Business (IB), adjusted EBIT of €1,363 million was significantly higher (+45%) than in the same period of the previous year (Q2 2022: €940 million). At €1,004 million, net profit was slightly above prior-year's quarter of €946 million. With €382 million, free cash flow of the Industrial Business was significantly above previous year (Q2 2022: minus €756 million). With 10.3% adjusted ROS of the Industrial Business, Daimler Truck marks its first double-digit profitability (Q2 2022: 8.0%). Earnings per share amounted to €1.11 (Q2 2022: €1.12).