Third-quarter revenue growth

Orange reported strong financial results for the third quarter, with revenue reaching 12.2 billion euros, an increase of 3.6 percent compared to the same period last year.

Africa and Middle East lead growth

Africa and the Middle East were the main growth drivers, with a 14.2 percent increase in revenue, showing the strongest performance among all regions.

Europe sees mixed results

In Europe, Orange showed sustained growth in the Benelux and Eastern European countries, with Poland recording a 7.9 percent increase in revenue. In Spain, its subsidiary Orange España recorded a 3.5 percent growth.

France experiences slow growth

Growth in France stagnated, with a 0.5 percent increase in revenue. However, excluding the switched telephone network (RTC), growth was 1.1 percent.

Subscriber numbers rise

The company added 146,000 new mobile subscribers and 78,000 fixed-line subscribers, indicating continued interest in its services.

EBITDAaL increases

The group's EBITDAaL, which is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and after rent, reached 4.1 billion euros, up 4.6 percent from the previous year.

Raised growth target

For the entire year of 2026, the group is raising its EBITDAaL growth target from more than 4 percent to more than 4.5 percent, reflecting confidence in its future performance.

Price increases and churn risk

The announced price increases in mobile packages in France at the start of the year should further improve the average revenue per user (Arpu), although there is a risk of increasing the churn rate, which decreased by 1.1 points in the third quarter.

Strategic plan boosts performance

Christel Heydemann, CEO of Orange, stated that the solid performance is the result of the strategic plan "Trust the future," which aims to position the operator as a trusted actor to increase its market share.

Innovation and new services

Orange is also focusing on innovation, with new services expected to generate an additional 1 billion euros in revenue by 2028, including a high-tech products marketplace and a backup solution called Reconnexion Flash.

Partnership for 2 GHz frequencies

This month, Orange also signed a letter of intent with Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone for a joint application for 2 GHz MSS frequencies in Europe, aiming to counter the ambitions of American Starlink in direct satellite-mobile connection services.

BtoB activity declines

However, the BtoB activity of Orange Business recorded a 2.5 percent decline in revenue to 1.717 billion euros, with fixed-line and mobile services both showing declines.

Cybersecurity subsidiary performs well

Orange recalls that its cybersecurity subsidiary, Orange Cyberdefense, is performing strongly, with a 12 percent increase in revenue, and that Orange Business has obtained the SecNumCloud qualification for its Cloud Avenue product range.

Efforts to improve BtoB performance

Several actions have been taken to get Orange Business out of the red, including a fully operational international partnership with the Indian services giant Tech Mahindra.

Focus on AI and cloud

The enterprise subsidiary intends to accelerate the launch of AI and trusted cloud offers to the defense and security sectors and rationalize its cloud platforms to gain efficiency.