Bosch Rexroth keeps sales stable in 2025 and sees growth prospects in 2026

• Sales of 6.45 billion euros, 1.4 percent below the previous year's figure
• Order intake increased by approximately 9 percent
• Order intake at end of 2025 exceeding sales for first time since 2022
• Future growth supported by approximately 560 million euros for investments, research & development
• Cost adjustments to strengthen competitiveness
• Growth prospects subject to further geopolitical escalation

Lohr a. Main – In fiscal year 2025, Bosch Rexroth generated sales of approximately 6.5 billion euros. The company thus succeeded in maintaining its business at the previous year's level despite the persistently challenging environment. Order intake saw significant growth, rising by almost 9 percent to around 6.6 billion euros, exceeding sales for the first time since 2022. Bosch Rexroth expects slight growth for the current fiscal year, provided the geopolitical situation does not escalate further. To secure future growth, Bosch Rexroth invested around 560 million euros in research and development as well as buildings and facilities. At the end of 2025, the company employed approximately 31,900 associates worldwide.

“The economic and geopolitical environment remains a challenge for our customers and for us. Furthermore, competitors from Asia are pushing into our domestic markets. Innovation, customer proximity, adaptability, and cost awareness will therefore continue to be key success factors for Bosch Rexroth,” says Dr. Jochen Peter, CEO of Bosch Rexroth AG since March 2026. For example, Bosch Rexroth has restructured its business in China, strengthened its activities in Japan, and continuously adapted its product portfolio to meet customer needs. After around two years with lower order intake than sales, this ratio has improved. “We have won more orders again in 2025 and so far this year – this gives us cautious optimism for the future, provided that the current geopolitical challenges do not have a greater impact on business,” Peter continues.

Total sales stabilized by business in China

Sales, at 6.45 billion euros, was only 1.4 percent below the previous year's figure (6.54 billion euros in 2024) and has stabilized at a lower level compared to the particularly strong years of 2022 and 2023 (7 billion euros and 7.5 billion euros, respectively). Adjusted for exchange rates, sales increased by 0.9 percent. Slight year-on-year growth was recorded in Europe (excluding Germany) and the Asia/Africa/Australia region. In Germany, the company's largest market in terms of sales, 2025 saw a slight decline in sales compared to the previous year. Growth in China, the region with the third-largest sales, made a significant contribution to stabilizing overall sales.

Orders: up by around 9 percent

Order intake in 2025 amounted to 6.6 billion euros, which is around 540 million euros, or 8.9 percent, more than in the previous year. China recorded the strongest growth in orders. Significantly more orders were also received in Europe and Germany.

Outlook for 2026: growth in focus, pressure remains high

“Fiscal year 2026 has started well: Similar to last year, order intake to date is exceeding the previous year's figures, and sales are increasing accordingly, albeit cautiously. Nevertheless, the global business environment remains volatile, and cost pressure is high. We are therefore continuously working on cost reductions, our market-focused setup, and our product and solutions offering for our customers,” says Holger von Hebel, CFO of Bosch Rexroth AG.

Extensive investments in sites, research and development

To ensure the future viability of the product and solutions portfolio, approximately 560 million euros were invested in machinery, equipment, and buildings, as well as in research and development. In the three preceding years, substantial investments had already been made in plants and the entire manufacturing network, so there is sufficient production capacity worldwide when business recovers. In Germany, Bosch Rexroth invested around 57 million euros in the German plants in Lohr am Main, Elchingen, Nuremberg, and Horb alone. Further major investments were made in Mexico, the United States, and Sweden.

Innovations for greater efficiency, safety, and sustainability

In fiscal year 2025, Bosch Rexroth further strengthened its product portfolio with numerous innovations. In mobile hydraulics, for example, the new MPR Performance Radial Piston Motor increases the productivity and energy efficiency of compact working machines, and the ORC2 High-Performance Computer creates the system prerequisites for autonomous functions in mobile machines. The ctrlX AUTOMATION platform has been enhanced with AI functions and increased computing power for the ctrlX COREplus controller. New apps also complement the open operating system ctrlX OS, such as a Security Scanner for checking machine parks for vulnerabilities. In hydraulic service, the Hydraulic Hub was introduced: a digital toolbox that simplifies maintenance and thus increases machine availability.

Targeted adjustment of workforce

At the end of 2025, Bosch Rexroth employed approximately 31,900 associates worldwide. This represents a decrease of around 700, or 2.3 percent, compared to the previous year. Approximately 13,200 (41 percent) of all Bosch Rexroth associates work in Germany.

Bosch Rexroth at Hannover Messe

At the currently ongoing Hannover Messe trade fair, Bosch Rexroth is showcasing a new concept: In the newly created “Defense Production Area”, the company is presenting manufacturing technology that can be used in both civilian and defense technology production. Additionally, Bosch Rexroth is represented in the “Application Park” with exhibits on battery production and recycling, as well as at the joint booth of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy's Platform Industry 4.0, as part of the Fluid 4.0 research project. With this approach, Bosch Rexroth is addressing customers and interested parties at Hannover Messe in a significantly more industry-specific manner than before.

Bosch Rexroth part of the Bosch Group for 25 years

In May 2001, Bosch Automation Technology merged with Mannesmann Rexroth, so Bosch Rexroth has been contributing to the success of the Bosch Group and a more balanced distribution among the Bosch divisions for 25 years. “Despite many changes, one thing has remained the same over the years: the untiring commitment of the Bosch Rexroth team to our customers, the outstanding technological expertise and the passion for our products,” says Dr. Steffen Haack, who was CEO of Bosch Rexroth AG until the end of February and is now a Member of the Executive Board responsible for engineering activities and the identification of new strategic growth areas. The company looks back on a history spanning more than 230 years, which began with Ludwig Rexroth in 1795.