TEL AVIV, Israel & ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 10, 2026--
ICL (NYSE: ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Consolidated sales of $1.91 billion were up 3% versus $1.85 billion in the prior year. Operating income was $225 million versus $230 million in the third quarter of last year, while adjusted operating income was $233 million versus $241 million. For the third quarter, net income attributable to shareholders was $120 million versus $115 million in the prior year, with adjusted net income attributable to shareholders of $126 million up 2% compared to $124 million.
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In the third quarter, adjusted EBITDA of $402 million was up 1% year-over-year versus $398 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.09 and adjusted diluted EPS was $0.10, both in-line with the prior year. Operating cash flow for the third quarter was $256 million, while free cash flow was $66 million.
“ICL delivered another quarter of growth in sales, net income and adjusted EBITDA, as we successfully navigated record high raw material prices, elevated freight and logistics costs, and the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. In addition to the implementation of targeted price increases across key end-markets, each segment worked to proactively and effectively manage controllable factors, while capitalizing on its specific market conditions,” said Elad Aharonson, president and CEO of ICL.
“Our diversified portfolio of global food, industrial and agriculture product offerings provided us with flexibility to optimize our production capacity utilization. We also maximized our sales mix to drive profitability, while meeting our customers' needs. We delivered third quarter gross margin of 32.9% – up 30 basis points annually and the highest rate since the fourth quarter of 2024 – along with lower operating costs and solid underlying cash generation. We continued to benefit from our global reach with strong local presence, and we look forward to successfully leveraging market and industry dynamics as opportunities emerge in 2027."
“Looking ahead, we expect to enter 2027 from a position of strength. Our diverse portfolio covers a wide array of end markets, and our solid balance sheet provides a resilient foundation. The new segment structure will sharpen the focus on our core businesses and growth engines and the customers we serve, and the ELEVATE program is expected to begin delivering meaningful cost savings. When combined, these position ICL for stronger performance and growth as market conditions normalize," concluded Aharonson.
The company reiterated its guidance for full year 2026, with consolidated adjusted EBITDA of between $1.5 billion and $1.7 billion. The company also continues to expect Potash sales volumes of between 4.5 million and 4.7 million metric tons. (1a)
The international earnings call will begin today at 8:30 a.m. New York time (1:30 p.m. London and 3:30 p.m. Tel Aviv). The dial-in number for financial analysts in North America is (833) 461-5787, or (585) 542-9983 for international analysts, and the conference ID is 933751205. Analysts can pre-register for the call by visiting https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/933751205?pwd=De4Wdmyk. Employees, the media and the public are invited to listen to the call using the webcast link found at ICL Group Investors Relations - Reports News & Events.
Industrial Products
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Key developments versus prior year
Potash
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Key developments versus prior year
Phosphate Solutions
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Key developments versus prior year
Growing Solutions
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Financial Items
Financing Expenses
Net financing expenses for the third quarter of 2026 were $42 million, down versus $44 million in the corresponding quarter of last year. This decrease was primarily driven by lower financing expenses in the prior year, mainly due to exchange rate gains, as well as higher net interest expenses incurred this year.
Tax Expenses
Reported tax expenses in the third quarter of 2026 were $54 million, reflecting an effective tax rate of approximately 30%, compared to $57 million in the corresponding quarter of last year, reflecting an effective tax rate of 31%.
Available Liquidity
ICL’s available cash resources, which are comprised of cash and deposits, unutilized revolving credit facility, and unutilized securitization, totaled $2,154 million, as of September 30, 2026.
Outstanding Net Debt
As of September 30, 2026, ICL’s net financial liabilities amounted to $2,626 million, an increase of $366 million compared to December 31, 2025.
Dividend Distribution
In connection with ICL’s third quarter 2026 results, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 4.88 cents per share, or approximately $63 million, versus 4.80 cents per share, or approximately $62 million, in the third quarter of last year. The dividend will be payable on December 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2026.
About ICL
ICL Group Ltd. is a global leader in agriculture, food and industrial solutions, utilizing its unique mineral resources and extensive expertise to address key sustainability challenges related to food security and access to essential minerals. ICL is focused on driving long-term growth through its specialty agriculture and food businesses, while strategically managing its bromine, potash and phosphate mineral resources. ICL’s global professional workforce is dedicated to expanding its growth engines and efficiently operating – both structurally and economically – while maintaining and optimizing its core operations. The company’s operations are organized under four segments: Industrial Products, Potash, Phosphate Solutions and Growing Solutions. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide, and its 2025 revenues totaled approximately $7 billion. For more information, visit the company's website at www.icl-group.com.
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Guidance
(1a) The company only provides guidance on a non-GAAP basis. The company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to GAAP net income (loss), due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting, and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, in particular, because special items such as restructuring, litigation, and other matters, used to calculate projected net income (loss) vary dramatically based on actual events, the company is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income (loss) at this time. The amount of these deductions may be material and therefore could result in projected GAAP net income (loss) being materially less than projected adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP). The guidance speaks only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law.
Non-GAAP Statement
The company discloses in this press release non-IFRS financial measures titled adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA. Management uses adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period. The company calculates adjusted operating income by adjusting our operating income to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under “Adjustments to reported operating, and net income (non-GAAP)” below. Some of these items may recur. Adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders is calculated by adjusting net income attributable to the company’s shareholders to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under “Adjustments to reported operating, and net income (non-GAAP)” below, excluding the total tax impact of such adjustments. Diluted adjusted earnings per share is calculated by dividing adjusted net income by the weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income before financing expenses, net, taxes on income, share in earnings of equity-accounted investees, depreciation and amortization, and certain adjustments presented in the reconciliation table under “Consolidated adjusted EBITDA, and diluted adjusted Earnings Per Share for the periods of activity” below, which were adjusted for in calculating the adjusted operating income. You should not view adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share or adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for operating income or net income attributable to the company’s shareholders determined in accordance with IFRS, and you should note that the definitions of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA may differ from those used by other companies. Additionally, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which may reduce the usefulness of the company's non-IFRS financial measures as tools for comparison. However, the company believes adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the company’s shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain items that management believes are not indicative of our ongoing operations. Management uses these non-IFRS measures to evaluate the company's business strategies and management performance. The company believes these non-IFRS measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of the financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate performance.
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains statements that constitute “forward‑looking statements,” many of which can be identified by the use of forward‑looking words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “expect,” “should,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “strive,” “forecast,” “targets” and “potential,” among others. The company is relying on the safe harbor provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in making such forward-looking statements.
Forward‑looking statements appear in a number of places in this announcement and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the company's intent, belief or current expectations. Forward‑looking statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward‑looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to :
Loss or impairment of business licenses or mineral extractions permits or concessions, including our ability to win the new concession at the Dead Sea in 2030; the effects of the ongoing security situation in Israel, including the nature and duration of related conflicts; volatility of supply and demand and the impact of competition; the difference between actual reserves and the company reserve estimates; natural disasters and cost of compliance with environmental regulatory legislative and licensing restrictions including laws and regulation related to, and physical impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; failure to "harvest" salt which could lead to accumulation of salt at the bottom of the evaporation Pond 5 in the Dead Sea; litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings; disruptions at the company's seaport shipping facilities or regulatory restrictions affecting the company's ability to export products overseas; changes in exchange rates or prices compared to those we are currently experiencing; general market, political or economic conditions in the countries in which the company operates; price increases or shortages with respect to water, energy and the company's principal raw materials; pandemics may create disruptions, impacting our sales, operations, supply chain and customers; delays in the completion of major projects by third-party contractors and/or in termination of engagements with contractors and/or governmental obligations; the inflow of significant amounts of water into the Dead Sea which could adversely affect production at the company plants; labor disputes, slowdowns and strikes involving the company employees; pension and health insurance liabilities; changes to governmental incentive programs or tax benefits, creation of new fiscal or tax related legislation; and/or higher tax liabilities; changes in the company evaluations and estimates, which serve as a basis for the recognition and manner of measurement of assets and liabilities; failure to integrate or realize expected benefits from mergers and acquisitions, organizational restructuring and joint ventures; currency rate fluctuations; and restrictions, as well as credit risk rising interest rates; the outcome of government examinations or investigations; disruption of information technology systems or breaches of the company, or the company service providers, data security; failure to retain and/or recruit key personnel; inability to realize expected benefits from the company cost reduction program according to the expected timetable; inability to access capital markets on favorable terms; cyclicality of the company's businesses; Our exposure to risks relating to its current and future activity in emerging markets; changes in demand for the company's fertilizer products due to a decline in agricultural product prices, lack of available credit, weather conditions, government policies or other factors beyond the company control; disruption to sales of the company's industrial products and phosphate solutions segments' products, as well as magnesium products, due to factors beyond our control; the company including changes in global economic conditions and environmental regulations; our ability to secure additional resources to continue the company's phosphate mining operations at ICL Rotem; volatility or crises in the financial markets; hazards inherent to mining and chemical manufacturing; the failure to ensure the safety of the company's workers and processes; exposure to third party and product liability claims; product recalls or other liability claims as a result of food safety and food-borne illness concerns; insufficiency of insurance coverage; war or acts of terror and/or political, economic and military instability in Israel and its region; including the state of security tension in Israel and the resulting disruptions to the company supply and production chains; filing of class actions and derivative actions against the company, its executives and Board members; current closing of transactions, mergers and acquisitions; and other risk factors discussed under ”Item 3 - Key Information— D. Risk Factors" in the company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 11, 2026 (the Annual Report).
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except as otherwise required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements, targets or goals in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Investors are cautioned to consider these risks and uncertainties and to not place undue reliance on such information. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
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ICL Reports 3Q'26 Earnings
