EQS-News: Kontron Drives Growth in Edge AI with Intel Panther Lake Platforms
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EQS-News: Kontron AG
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Less complexity, more performance: New platforms enable more efficient and cost-effective AI applications at the edge Linz, June 16, 2026 – Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/embedded computer technology (ECT), is expanding its position in the dynamically growing edge AI market in collaboration with Intel. The new Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 (Intel codename: Panther Lake) offers significant advantages for industrial AI applications: the combination of CPU, GPU, and NPU in a highly integrated chip enables more compact, energy-efficient, and cost-effective IoT solutions. This results in reduced hardware requirements, lower complexity, and faster implementation. These benefits are particularly evident in high-growth application areas, such as robotics and automation, as well as in safety-critical markets, including defense, aviation, and infrastructure, where fast and highly secure processing of large volumes of data is becoming increasingly important. To address these requirements, Kontron has developed, among other solutions, the new high-performance computing board VX30101, specifically designed for real-time AI applications at the edge. The market launch is expected in the third quarter of 2026. Kontron is among the first providers to make Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 available in embedded products. As early as January 2026, the company introduced its first single-board computers and box PCs based on the new architecture. The collaboration with Intel forms a key foundation for Kontron’s strategic development in the AI sector. “Edge AI is one of the key growth drivers for the coming years—and with Panther Lake, AI performance is shifting much more significantly to the edge,” says Philipp Schulz, Member of the Executive Board at Kontron. “For our customers, this means simpler system architectures and new application opportunities. We see significant growth potential here.”
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About Kontron Kontron AG (www.kontron.com, ISIN AT0000A0E9W5, WKN A0X9EJ, KTN) is a leading IoT technology company. For more than 20 years, Kontron has been supporting companies from a wide range of industries to achieve their business goals with intelligent solutions. From automated industrial operations, smarter and safer transport to advanced communications, connectivity, medical, and energy solutions, the company delivers technologies that add value for its customers. Kontron is listed on the SDAX® and TecDAX® of the German Stock Exchange and employs around 6,500 employees in over 20 countries worldwide.
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | Kontron AG |
| Industriezeile 35 | |
| 4020 Linz | |
| Austria | |
| Phone: | +43 (732) 7664 - 0 |
| E-mail: | ir@kontron.com |
| Internet: | https://www.kontron.com |
| ISIN: | AT0000A0E9W5 |
| WKN: | A0X9EJ |
| Indices: | SDAX, TecDAX |
| Listed: | Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX; BX, Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF) |
| EQS News ID: | 2346414 |
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| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026e | ||
| Sales1 | 1.254,80 | 1.341,95 | 1.096,10 | 1.225,95 | 1.684,82 | 1.607,26 | 1.775,00 | |
| EBITDA1,2 | 130,04 | 126,27 | 69,99 | 126,02 | 191,79 | 237,39 | 200,00 | |
| EBITDA-Margin3 | 10,36 | 9,41 | 6,39 | 10,28 | 11,38 | 14,77 | 11,27 | |
| EBIT1,4 | 68,58 | 62,68 | -2,02 | 86,48 | 114,16 | 163,03 | 130,00 | |
| EBIT-Margin5 | 5,47 | 4,67 | -0,18 | 7,05 | 6,78 | 10,14 | 7,32 | |
| Net Profit (Loss)1 | 54,62 | 48,96 | 231,88 | 78,12 | 91,64 | 140,10 | 110,00 | |
| Net-Margin6 | 4,35 | 3,65 | 21,16 | 6,37 | 5,44 | 8,72 | 6,20 | |
| Cashflow1,7 | 140,81 | 95,28 | 44,44 | 116,86 | 98,98 | 167,69 | 145,00 | |
| Earnings per share8 | 0,84 | 0,74 | 3,59 | 1,19 | 1,42 | 2,22 | 1,70 | |
| Dividend per share8 | 0,30 | 0,35 | 1,00 | 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,00 | 0,00 | |
1 in Mio. Euro; 2 EBITDA = Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation; 3 EBITDA in relation to sales; 4 EBIT = Earnings before interest and taxes; 5 EBIT in relation to sales; 6 Net profit (-loss) in relation to sales; 7 Cashflow from operations; 8 in Euro; Source: boersengefluester.de
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| WKN | ISIN | Legal Type | Marketcap | IPO | Recommendation | Plus Code |
| A0X9EJ | AT0000A0E9W5 | AG | 1.502,00 Mio € | 17.11.2000 | Halten | 8FWP8877+GG |
| PE 2027e | PE 10Y-Ø | BGFL-Ratio | Shiller-PE | PB | PCF | KUV |
| 12,78 | 19,64 | 0,65 | 17,35 | 2,03 | 8,96 | 0,93 |
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| 0,50 | 0,60 | 0,00 | 0,00% |
| Annual General Meeting | Q1-figures | Q2-figures | Q3-figures | Annual press conference |
| 30.06.2026 | 07.05.2026 | 06.08.2026 | 05.11.2026 | 26.03.2026 |
| Distance 60-days-line | Distance 200-days-line | Performance YtD | Performance 52 weeks | IPO |
| +8,45% | +1,07% | +3,53% | -2,17% | +38,00% |
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