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Freetrailer raises 2026 revenue guidance after 26% Q2 sales jump

Danish trailer rental firm Freetrailer Group lifted its full-year net revenue forecast to DKK 178-185 million following a 26% year-over-year revenue increase in Q2 2026.

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Helena Vásquez · Business Desk · 28 Aug 2026 · 15:26 · 2 min read
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Freetrailer raises 2026 revenue guidance after 26% Q2 sales jump

Freetrailer Group A/S reported a 26% year-over-year increase in net revenue for the second quarter of 2026, prompting the company to raise its full-year guidance. Revenue reached DKK 50.0 million in Q2, compared with DKK 39.6 million in the same period a year earlier, while total rentals grew 22.3% to 559,333 units.

The company’s cash position strengthened to DKK 41.4 million as of June 30, up from DKK 30.5 million a year prior, though adjusted EBIT declined 19.8% to DKK 8.8 million. Profit before tax fell 18.7% to DKK 7.6 million, impacted by DKK 4.5 million in one-off strategic costs. The adjusted EBIT margin stood at 11.9%.

Fleet expansion continued with the total number of rental units rising 23.7% year-over-year to 7,268 by quarter-end. Closed-trailer production capacity increased to 75 units per week from 40 previously, while the company added 658 new product agreements and expanded its retail partner network by 35% to 323 partners. The rental app now serves over 1.31 million users, all operating on a self-service basis.

Geographic performance varied, with Denmark reporting a 94.4% utilization rate and 21% partner growth, while Sweden saw utilization decline 2.1 percentage points to 70.3% despite a 31% location expansion. Germany, the fastest-growing market, expanded locations by 100% and trailers by 84%, though utilization fell 6.9 percentage points to 29.8%. The Netherlands, established 15 months prior, reported a 31.1 percentage-point improvement in utilization to 61.6%.

Freetrailer raised its full-year 2026 net revenue guidance to DKK 178-185 million, representing 24-28% growth, up from the previous range of DKK 168-178 million. EBIT guidance was increased to DKK 27-32 million with a margin of 16-17%, compared with the prior DKK 20-30 million and margin of 12-17%.

CEO Thomas Zeihlund described the quarter as demonstrating "continued momentum" ahead of the company’s Strategy 2030 announcement scheduled for September 17, 2026.

This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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