Operator
Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the GEA Group AG Pre-Close Call Q3 2026 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Oliver Luckenbach. Please go ahead.
Oliver Luckenbach
Head of Investor Relations
Thank you very much, Heidi, and good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our Q3 2026 pre-close call. My name is Oliver Luckenbach. I’m the Head of GEA’s Investor Relations team, and I’m joined by my colleagues Rebecca and Eduard.
As today’s call will contain forward-looking statements, it will be conducted according to our disclaimer. I will not read the disclaimer, but please be aware of the cautionary language that is included in our safe harbor statement, which is part of our presentations, you can find on the Internet.
We will now address certain topics, which we also discussed during recent conferences and roadshows. And afterwards, you will have time to ask questions. First topic, our guidance. We confirmed our group guidance for fiscal year 2026, which we raised in July.
We expect organic sales growth between 6% and 8%, EBITDA margin before restructuring expenses, 17% to 17.4% and return on capital employed between 36% and 40%. Second topic, customer industries. Let me start with food. The business is looking good overall with projects and sub industries like