9M Contributed Revenue up +8%
o/w +4% at constant scope and exchange rates
Contributed Revenue target confirmed close to EUR1,180 million in 2025
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Regulatory News:
Séché Environnement (Paris:SCHP):
Q3 2025 confirms the main trends that emerged at the start of the financial year, with activity remaining strong in France and internationally in the resilient markets of Hazard Management and Environmental Services. However, activity for the quarter remained impacted by the decline in Circular Economy activities in France and Spain. The period is also compared to the high base of Q3 2024.
These elements enable Séché to confirm its revenue target for 2025.
As of September 30, 2025, Séché Environnement posted contributed revenue of EUR857.4 million (vs. EUR791.4 million a year earlier), up +8.3% on a reported basis and +3.8% on a like-for-like basis(1) .
The third quarter of 2025 confirmed the trends that emerged at the beginning of the year in France and internationally.
The solid contribution from Hazard Management activities and the now more normative contribution from Services activities were significantly offset by the sharp decline in Circular Economy activities, particularly energy recovery in France and chemical purification in France and Spain.
In addition, Q3 2025 compares with the demanding base of the same period in 2024.
The French market thus posted a significant decline in activity of -6.7% (like-for-like), which was not offset by solid growth in international markets (+4.4% -like-for-like-). Overall, contributory revenue was down slightly by -2.9% (like-for-like) to EUR277.3 million.
While Q4 2025 will once again represent a high comparison basis, the Group anticipates that these trends will continue for most of its activities and geographical areas and confirms its revenue target of around EUR1,180 million for the current financial year(2) .
Comments on business performance in the third quarter of 2025
Séché Environnement published Q3 2025 consolidated revenue of EUR295.5 million, compared with EUR306.8 million a year earlier.
The published revenue includes non-contributed revenue(3) of EUR18.2 million, compared with EUR20.5 million a year earlier, broken down as follows:
In EUR million Q3 2024 Q3 2025 9M 2024 9M 2025 ------------------------------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- IFRIC 12 investments 2.4 - 6.4 0.6 General tax on polluting activities (TGAP) 18.1 18.2 49.4 50.3 ------------------------------------------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Non-contributed Revenue 20.5 18.2 55.8 50.9 ------------------------------------------ ------- ------- ------- -------
There is no perimeter effect over the period (consolidation of Eco on July 1, 2024). The currency effect was negative at EUR0.7 million, compared with EUR0.6 million a year earlier.
Net of non-contributing revenue, contributed revenue amounted to EUR277.3 million in Q3 2025, compared with EUR286.3 million a year earlier, marking a decline of -3.2% on a reported basis and -2.9% at constant exchange rates compared with the same period in 2024.
This change reflects the significant contraction in Circular Economy activities in France and Spain, the return of Services activities to a more normative contribution, and the positive trend in Hazard Management activities in most geographical areas.
Analysis by geographic area
Consolidated data
In EUR million Q3 2024 Q3 2025 Gross change Like-for-Like change ------------------------ ------- ------- ------------ -------------------- Subsidiaries in France 188.2 175.6 -6.7% -6,7% including scope effect - - International subsidiaries 98.1 101.7 +3.7% +4.4% including scope effect - - ------------------------ ------- ------- ------------ -------------------- Contributed Revenue 286.3 277.3 -3.2% -2.9% ------------------------ ------- ------- ------------ --------------------
Q3 2024 revenue at constant exchange rates would have been EUR285.6 million, reflecting a negative currency effect of EUR(0.7) million over the period.
The French market confirmed the strength of its Industrial and Local Authorities segments (excluding Circular Economy), while the international markets posted sustainable growth, albeit with varying situations depending on the subsidiary:
-- In France, contributing revenue amounted to EUR175.6 million, down 6.7%
compared to Q3 2024. Given the challenging basis for comparison with
Q3 2024, this decline was mainly attributable to Circular Economy
activities (chemical purification and energy recovery). In addition,
Services activities returned to a more normal level after the peak in
activity observed during the same period last year, and Hazard Management
activities confirmed their solid performance, particularly in the
Hazardous Waste sector.
-- International operations generated revenue of EUR101.7 million, up
+3.7% compared to Q3 2024 (published data) and +4.4% at constant exchange
rates, with varied situations depending on the subsidiaries and
geographical areas:
-- In Europe, the significant increase in revenue (+9.2% to EUR46.9
million) reflects the strong growth of platform activities in
Italy, which offset the decline in chemical purification
activities in Spain.
-- In Southern Africa, the slight decline (-3.4% to EUR23.4
million) reflects the lower contribution from Spill Tech
(environmental emergency spot markets), which was not offset by
the solid performance of Interwaste (waste management).
-- In Latin America, with growth of +15.5% to EUR13.5 million, the
scope benefited from the ongoing contribution of multi-year
service contracts signed a year earlier in Peru and Chile.
-- In Asia, Eco posted a slight decline in activity compared with
the same period last year (3.6% to EUR17.8 million). This
non-significant change is the result of a strategy to optimize the
waste mix to maximize margins with a lesser contribution of soil
remediation and material recovery activities compared to Q3 2024.
Analysis by activity
Consolidated data
Like-for-Like
In EUR million Q3 2024* Q3 2025 Gross change change
-------------------- ---------- -------- ------------- -------------------
Services 134.1 137.6 +1.2% +1.6%
of which scope
effect - -
Circular economy 82.4 72.5 -12.0% -12.0%
of which scope
effect - -
Hazard Management 69.8 69.0 -1.1% -0.9%
including scope
effect - -
-------------------- ---------- -------- ------------- -------------------
Contributed revenue 286.3 277.3 -3.2% -2.9%
-------------------- ---------- -------- ------------- -------------------
*Distribution modified from that presented on October 29, 2024 due to the
reallocation of certain contracts within the business lines.
Services and Hazard Management activities (excluding the Non-hazardous Waste segment) supported business in the third quarter of 2025:
-- Services activities generated revenue of EUR137.6 million, a slight
increase compared to the same period last year (+1.2% on a reported basis
and +1.6% at constant exchange rates). This change reflects:
-- In France: the favorable performance of the Global Offers and
Industrial Water Management businesses, as well as the return of
the "spot" activities of Depollution and Environmental Emergency
to a more normative contribution compared to their performance in
France in Q3 2024, which included exceptionally large contracts
worth approximately EUR5 million.
-- Internationally: the contribution of major service contracts
signed in Latin America in the middle of the year.
-- Circular Economy activities generated revenue of EUR72.5 million, down
significantly by 12.0% on a reported basis and at constant exchange
rates. This change reflects:
-- In France: the decline in energy sales prices (steam and
electricity) compared to the same period last year, resulting in a
(EUR1.9) million decrease in revenue over the period, which
particularly impacted the Non-Hazardous Waste sector.
-- In France and Spain: the contraction in chemical purification
activities for chemical companies, which had a negative impact of
approximately (EUR3.5) million on the Hazardous Waste segment's
growth over the period.
-- Hazard Management activities generated revenue of EUR69.0 million, down
slightly by 1.1% on a reported basis and 0.9% at constant exchange rates.
In France, the positive performance of industrial markets (incineration,
final waste management) in the Hazardous Waste segment did not offset the
temporary slowdown in final waste management activities in the
Non-Hazardous Waste segment.
Analysis by segment
Consolidated data
Like-for-like
In EUR million Q3 2024* Q3 2025 Gross change change
------------------- ---------- -------- -------------- -------------------
Hazardous waste 203.0 197.1 -2.9% -3.2%
of which scope
effect - -
Non-hazardous waste 83.3 80.2 -3.8% -2.3%
of which scope
effect - -
------------------- ---------- -------- -------------- -------------------
Contributed Revenue 286.3 277.3 -3.2% -2.9%
------------------- ---------- -------- -------------- -------------------
*Distribution modified from that presented on October 29, 2024 due to the
reallocation of certain contracts within the business lines.
During Q3 2025, the segments recorded a slight decline, mainly due to circular economy activities: chemical purification in France and Spain for the hazardous waste sector and energy recovery in France for the non-hazardous waste sector.
-- The Hazardous Waste segment declined by 2.9% (published data) and 3.2%
at constant exchange rates:
-- In France, with revenue of EUR112.5 million, down 8.5%, the
segment suffered from a sharp decline in chemical purification
activities (-EUR3.5 million in revenue), lower steam sales prices
(-EUR0.5 million in revenue) and a return to a more normative
contribution from Services activities (exceptional spot contracts
for pollution cleanup and environmental emergencies, which had
supported activity in the third quarter last year by around EUR5
million). These unfavorable developments mask the strength of the
Hazard Management markets, which are supported by the good
performance of industrial markets.
-- Internationally, with revenue of EUR84.6 million, up +4.7%, the
positive performance of activities in Latin America and Italy
offset the decline in Circular Economy activities in Spain (Valls
Quimica) and Environmental Emergency activities in Southern Africa
(Spill Tech).
-- The Non-Hazardous Waste segment posted revenue of EUR80.2 million, down
2.3% compared to Q3 2024 based on published data and down 3.2% at
constant exchange rates. This change mainly reflects:
-- In France, a 3.6% decline in revenue to EUR63.1 million, linked
to the downturn in energy recovery activities in France (revenue
impacted by approximately EUR1.4 million) and a temporary lesser
contribution in the Hazard Management business (final waste
management).
-- Internationally, revenue rose by +2.9% to EUR17.1 million,
thanks to the strong performance of activities in Southern Africa,
particularly Interwaste in South Africa.
Outlook confirmed for 2025
The third quarter of 2025 confirms the resilience of Séché Environnement's industrial markets in France and internationally, excluding the circular economy. Regarding the local authority markets (12% of consolidated revenue in 2024), the Group, which is involved in France in essential municipal waste treatment activities, considers itself to be relatively unaffected by any changes in the investment policies of these governmental clienteles.
For the coming months, Séché Environnement anticipates a continuation of the trends seen in the recent period.
Séché Environnement assumes that energy sales prices will remain at current levels. Furthermore, energy sales revenue, subject to changes in market prices, is now residual, estimated at around EUR20 million for 2025.
Regarding chemical purification activities, the Group has rolled out the production of new chemical molecules for a broader customer base in the biochemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and other industries. These production activities should lead to improved momentum in these activities in 2026.
While the fourth quarter of 2024 will once again be a strong basis for comparison, the Group expects a solid contribution of its Hazard Management activities in the coming months.
This outlook allows Séché Environnement to confirm its target of EUR1,180 million in contributed revenue for the current financial year.
Conference call
A videoconference on the activity for the third quarter of 2025 will be held in French only on October 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. $(CET)$.
To participate in the conference by audio from a telephone:
+33 (0)1 7099 5363 + Code 644 323 583 #
A presentation is available from 5:35 p.m. (CET) on the Séché Environnement website:
- in French: PowerPoint presentation
- in English: PowerPoint Presentation
A recording of the conference will be available on the Society's website at the same addresses.
Upcoming events
Consolidated results as of December 31, 2025: March 9, 2026 after market close
About Séché Environnement
Séché Environnement is a leading player in waste management, including the most complex and hazardous types, and environmental services, particularly in the event of environmental emergencies. Thanks to its expertise in creating circular economy loops, decarbonization, and hazard control, and its cutting-edge technologies developed by its R&D department, Séché Environnement has been contributing for nearly 40 years to the ecological transition of industries and territories, as well as to the protection of living organisms. A French family-owned industrial group, Séché Environnement supports its customers through its subsidiaries located in nine strategic countries and more than 120 sites around the world, including around 50 industrial sites in France. With some 7,300 employees, including around 3,000 in France, Séché Environnement generated revenue of EUR1,110.5 million in 2024, of which around 32% came from international operations.
Séché Environnement has been listed on the Euronext Eurolist (compartment B) since November 27, 1997. The stock is included in the CAC Mid&Small, and EnterNext PEA-PME 150 indices. ISIN: FR 0000039139 -- Bloomberg: SCHP.FP -- Reuters: CCHE.PA
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APPENDIX 1
Definitions relating to contributory revenue
IFRIC 12 revenue: investments made in assets under concession, re-invoiced to the Lessor and recognized as revenue in accordance with IFRIC 12 interpretation.
TGAP: General Tax on Polluting Activities paid by waste producers and collected on behalf of the State by treatment operators. This tax is paid to the State and has no impact on operating margins.
Its expected change between 2021 and 2025, which is both very significant and highly differentiated according to sector and type of treatment, leads to the recognition in published revenue of:
-- Non-economic revenue resulting from the significant increase in the
amount of tax collected, particularly in the Non-Hazardous Waste
segment.
-- Differentiated changes between activities, not representative of their
economic developments, particularly within the Hazard Management business
lines (thermal treatment and final waste management).
Its restatement as non-contributed revenue has no impact on operating margins, particularly EBITDA.
APPENDIX 2
Details of contributory revenue as of September 30, 2025 (9-month cumulative)
Breakdown by geographic area
Consolidated data
In millions of euros 09/30/2024 09/30/2025 Gross change Organic change ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Subsidiaries in France 542.3 554.5 +2.2% +2.2% including scope effect - - International subsidiaries 249.1 302.8 +21.6% +7.3% including scope effect - 37.1 ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Contributed revenue 791.4 857.4 +8.3% +3.8% ------------------------ ---------- ---------- ------------ --------------
Breakdown by activity
Consolidated data
In EUR million 09/30/2024 09/30/2025 Gross change Organic change ----------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Services 365.3 418.1 +14.4% +13.8% of which scope effect - 3.5 Circular economy 253.5 235.7 -7.0% -9.2% of which scope effect - 5.5 Hazard Management 172.6 203.6 +18.0% -1.8% including scope effect - 28.1 ----------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Contributed revenue 791.4 857.4 +8.3% +3.8% ----------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ --------------
Breakdown by segment
Consolidated data
In EUR million 09/30/2024 09/30/2025 Gross change Organic change ---------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Hazardous waste 547.9 613.6 +12.0% +5.1% of which scope effect - 31.6 Non-hazardous waste 243.4 243.8 +0.2% +0.6% of which scope effect - 5.5 ---------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ -------------- Contributed revenue 791.4 857.4 +8.3% +3.8% ---------------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ --------------
(1) At constant scope and exchange rates.
(2) See press release dated September 10, 2025.
(3) See Appendix 1.
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