Materialise reports underlying manufacturing growth driven by aerospace and defence
Materialise, headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026, reporting strong activity in aerospace and defence as a key contributor to underlying manufacturing growth.
The company, a developer of Additive Manufacturing software and a provider of contract manufacturing services, revealed its total revenue increased by 2.1% to €67.67 million for the third quarter of 2026 compared to €66.26 million for the corresponding 2025 period.
Materialise’s manufacturing revenue totalled €21.3 million, a year-on-year decrease of 6.2%, although revenue increased by 1.5% year-on-year when adjusted for recent divestments. Revenue from its Software segment fell by 4.1% year-on-year to €9.9 million.
“In the third quarter of this year consolidated revenue grew to €67.7 million, representing 4.9% year-on-year growth when excluding last year’s revenue from the recent divestitures in our Materialise Manufacturing segment,” said Brigitte de Vet-Veithen, CEO, Materialise.
She continued, “Our Materialise Medical segment continued to deliver double-digit growth, while our Materialise Manufacturing segment, when adjusted for its recent divestitures, confirmed its renewed revenue growth driven by strong performance in its aerospace and defence focus markets.”
