Car manufacturer: China slowdown and Iran war – Mercedes significantly lowers profit forecast

Dusseldorf. Mercedes-Benz is significantly lowering its profit forecast for the current year. The DAX group announced this in a mandatory announcement on Tuesday. Mercedes now only expects profits to be at the same level as last year. The car manufacturer had previously expected revenues that were “significantly higher” than the previous year. That would have been a profit increase of at least 15 percent.

At Mercedes, a profit at the previous year's level means a change of up to plus or minus five percent compared to the previous year. In 2025, Mercedes made a profit before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 5.8 billion euros. Analysts had already expected the group to warn of lower profits.

After the news was announced, Mercedes shares temporarily lost more than five percent. She was the biggest loser in the Dax on Tuesday afternoon. It was the sharpest decline in over a month.