Waga Energy delivers a healthy H1 2026 growth with revenues up by +22% yoy and EBITDA improving
Waga Energy Waga Energy delivers a healthy H1 2026 growth with revenues up by +22% yoy and EBITDA improving
Waga Energy (EPA: WAGA), a leader in the production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from landfill gas, today reports its H1 2026 results. Consolidated revenues reached € 33.5m, up +22% yoy, thanks to recurring revenues up +27% yoy, more than compensating the equipment sales decrease Increased revenues and healthy costmanagement have allowed Waga Energy to reach its 2nd consecutive semester of positive EBITDA at +€ 0.5m(+€ 0.8m yoy) for H1 2026, with :
In H1 2026, Group capex reached € 57m, free cashflow after interest -€ 67m, and net result -€ 12.4m, due to the Wagabox® portfolio expansion. Waga Energy has maintained a high-performance level in H1 2026, achieving an average availability of 94% for units that have been in operation for more than 12 months. To date, Waga Energy operates 38 RNG production units[8] in France, Spain, Canada and the United States, offering an installed capacity of 2.1 TWh (7.1 million MMBtu) p.a., and 21 units are under construction in the United States, Spain, Italy, France, Canada and Brazil (with a 1st project for a 3,000 scfm Wagabox® recently signed), representing an additional installed capacity of 2.3 TWh (7.8 million MMBtu) p.a. Although commissioning timelines for US units remain longer than expected due to local specificities, including delays on permitting and interconnections, the Group’s portfolio of 59 projects will represent, when delivered, estimated signed annual recurring revenues3 of around € 264m, compared to € 177m a year ago. Despite supply tensions in global natural gas markets, the US RNG market has remained more competitive with some pressure on prices, shorter maturities and/or offtake agreements being signed closer to units commissioning. In this context, Waga Energy remains well positioned thanks to the competitiveness of its unique proprietary technology. The Group keeps expanding a robust pipeline of 240 projects3, representing a potential installed capacity of 19.4TWh (66.2 million MMBtu) p.a., +16% yoy and + 3% vs the press release of April 15th, 2026. Within this pipeline, phase 3 projects (ie which are at contractual negotiations phase) represent 2.6 TWh / 8.7 million MMBtu p.a., up +70% yoy whereas phase 2 projects (offer submitted) reached 5.7 TWh / 19.6 million MMBtu (-25% yoy) and phase 1 (feasibility study ongoing) 11.1 TWh / 37.9 million MMBtu p.a. (+48 % yoy). In relation to ITCs (investment tax credits in the US) that support the earn out mechanism of the tender offer initiated by EQT, as of today, Waga Energy has signed 19 projects in the US eligible to ITC, representing an installed capacity of 2.3 TWh (7.8 million MMBtu) p.a., the Group makes its best efforts to monetize ITCs at the best financial conditions and as soon as possible; however, given the time required to commission US projects, it will be difficult for all of the 19 projects to be commissioned in time for the corresponding ITCs to be monetized before June 30, 2028, and any new US projects signed since the Summer are unlikely to have their ITC monetized before 30th June, 2028. The Group maintains astrong total liquidity of € 210m as of June 30, 2026, including€ 46m incashand€ 164m in available debt (which is subject to usual conditions precedent to drawdown, including the signature of offtake contracts) – before another € 136m new financings signed in July, partly to refinance existing debt on a portfolio of around 20 WAGABOX® units in operation. The gearing ratio reaches 72% as of 30th June, 2026 (+6 pts yoy), thanks to the highly predictable cashflows pattern of projects. In a challenging market environment (including heightened geopolitical uncertainties, extended commissioning timelines for US units, and softer conditions for the US offtake market):
Mathieu Lefebvre, Chief Executive Officer of Waga Energy, stated: “Waga Energy delivered strong growth in the first half of 2026, despite a continuing challenging US market environment. This performance highlights the industrial excellence of our teams and the superior competitiveness of our proprietary WAGABOX® technology. By producing renewable natural gas from landfill gas, we continue to deliver a tangible positive environmental impact while staying true to our DNA of disciplined and profitable growth.”
CONTACT:
Summary table of units in operation/construction
Glossary Signed annual recurring revenues : annual contractual and recurring revenue correspond to the revenues anticipated by the Company over a period of 10 to 20 years in the context of long-term contracts, either for the sale of RNG or for purification services, using normalised FX rates based on EUR/USD at 1.10. It does not constitute a forecast and is intended to represent, at the date, the potential of the installed base of WAGABOX® units and those under construction. In the case of a RNG sales contract, the revenue depends on the price obtained from an energy company and the sales volumes anticipated by the Group based on the biogas audit carried out before each project. It is stated that this potential revenue associated to contracts signed with landfills operators may be partly sold at a variable price, and does not systematically have a corresponding RNG offtake contract signed at the same time as the gas right agreement signing. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization) : indicator of operating performance, defined as operating income before non-recurring items restated for net depreciation, amortization and provisions on assets, as well as expenses related to share-based payments (IFRS 2). Gearing ratio : gross debt divided by total equity in the balance sheet Project EBITDA : indicator of operating performance, defined as operating income before non-recurring items restated for net depreciation, amortization and provisions on assets, as well as expenses related to share-based payments (IFRS 2), calculated per project. Project EBITDA include a fixed portion of allocated overheads as well as any grant directly attributable to a specific project. The Project EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing Project EBITDA of a project by the revenues of such specific project. Recurring revenue : total revenues minus sale of equipment. It mainly corresponds to RNG and gas upgrade service sales as well as O&M and other services. RNG/gas upgrade service sales : revenue from renewable natural gas sales and from gas purification service sales to landfill operators that sell the renewable natural gas produced themselves. About Waga Energy Founded in 2015, Waga Energy (EPA: WAGA) produces competitively priced Renewable Natural Gas (also known as “RNG”) by upgrading landfill gas using a patented purification technology called WAGABOX®. The RNG produced is injected directly into the gas distribution networks that supply individuals and businesses, providing a substitute for fossil natural gas. Waga Energy operates 38 RNG production units in France, Spain, Canada and the USA, representing an installed capacity of more than 7.1 million MMBtu (2.1 TWh) per year. WagaEnergy now has 21 RNG production units under construction worldwide. Each project initiated by WagaEnergy contributes to the fight against global warming and helps the energy transition. www.waga-energy.com/en Forward-Looking Statements Certain information contained in this press release is forward-looking statements and not historical data. These forward-looking statements are based on opinions, projections and current assumptions including, but not limited to, assumptions concerning the group’s current and future strategy and the environment in which the group is developing. They imply known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could result in actual results, performances or achievements, or the results of the sector or other events, differing significantly from those described or suggested by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include those that are indicated and detailed in Chapter 3 “Risk factors” in Waga Energy's universal registration document and in section 7 of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||