Revenues up and profit down for Bologna Fiere in the first half of the year. The company’s board of directors (listed on the Euronext Growth Milan segment of Borsa Italiana) approved the financial report for the first six months of 2026, during which the Bologna Fiere group reached 200.8 million euros in revenue, up 4% compared to the same period in 2025, despite a less favorable trade fair calendar. The 2025 half-year report had in fact benefited “from the holding of important biennial events, including Zoomark International and Autopromotec, not present in this year’s calendar,” explains a note released by the company.
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Growth was particularly supported by the Allestimenti & Architecture sector, which reached third-party revenues of 76.8 million euros, an increase of 9.8 million compared to the first half of 2025 (+14.6%). Revenues from Trade Fair Organization stood at 96.6 million euros, representing 48% of the total, while Venue Management confirmed a substantially stable trend, with revenues of 27.4 million euros.
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The different composition of the event portfolio and the greater contribution of setup activities, characterized by a different margin compared to trade fair organization, affected operating results, the company explains: EBITDA stood at 40 million euros, down from 51 million in the first half of 2025, while EBIT was 28.1 million, compared to 40.8 million last year. Consolidated net profit fell to 19.3 million, down 25% from 37.6 million and 25.9 million in the first half of 2025.
“The results confirm our ability to grow leveraging an increasingly integrated and diversified industrial model,” comments Antonio Bruzzone, CEO of the group. “The increase in revenues and the strong growth of the Allestimenti & Architecture sector demonstrate the solidity of the path undertaken. We are simultaneously carrying out significant investments in the Bologna trade fair district, external growth operations, and a further strengthening of our international presence.” For chairman Gianpiero Calzolari, “these results allow us to look with confidence to the next phase of development. The goal is to consolidate the group’s role as a major international platform capable of generating relationships, business opportunities, and attractiveness for the territory.” In this perspective also fits the transformation of the Bologna trade fair district, which is increasingly opening up, alongside fairs and congresses, to major sporting and entertainment events. We are building an infrastructure and an offer capable of competing with the main European venues and further strengthening Bologna’s positioning as an international destination for events, businesses, and people.”
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