DHL Raises 2026 Guidance, Pledges $450M Eastern Europe and €300M Africa

· Logistics · Germany

DHL Group raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance, saying reported Group EBIT is now expected to exceed EUR 7.0 billion, up from a previous expectation of more than EUR 6.5 billion. The Bonn-based logistics group said management assessed the business outlook of its divisions in reaching the revised figure. Separately, DHL earmarked $450 million for logistics expansion in Central and Eastern Europe, and DHL Express committed EUR 300 million of investment across Africa through 2030, with its Sub-Saharan Africa chief executive urging businesses to diversify supply chains toward an area expected to become a major global growth engine by 2035.

Why it matters：One of the world's largest logistics groups raising guidance signals improving freight and express demand, while its emerging-market spending shows where the industry expects the next leg of growth to come from.

Key points

  • 2026 Group EBIT guidance lifted to more than EUR 7.0 billion from over EUR 6.5 billion.
  • $450 million earmarked for Central and Eastern Europe logistics expansion.
  • DHL Express committed EUR 300 million across Africa through 2030.

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