Volvo Penta has reported continued progress with its IPS Hybrid platform in Volvo Group’s second quarter 2026 financial results, saying it continued to expand the hybrid-electric system into the professional vessel market following strong customer interest.
The update comes as the company reported marine order intake broadly inline with the second quarter of 2025, with growth in the commercial marine sector offsetting continued weakness in the leisure market.
Volvo Penta’s new D13 IPS Hybrid yacht propulsion system is due to be introduced later in 2026.
Volvo Group returns to growth
Volvo Group reported second quarter net sales of SEK 126.3bn, up three per cent year-on-year, with organic sales growth of seven per cent. Adjusted operating income increased to SEK 14.8bn from SEK 13.5bn in the same period last year, while the adjusted operating margin improved to 11.7 per cent from 11.0 per cent.
“The second quarter of 2026 demonstrates the strength and adaptability of the Volvo Group,” says Martin Lundstedt, president and CEO.
“We delivered net sales of SEK 126.3 billion, with an organic sales growth of 7 per cent. This improvement was broad-based with vehicle sales growing 6 per cent and service sales 7 per cent organically – reflecting both the quality of our product offering and the continued high utilization of our customers’ fleets across most markets.
“Profitability reached its highest level in recent quarters. Adjusted operating income rose to SEK 14.8 billion, with an adjusted operating margin of 11.7 per cent, up from 11.0 per cent in Q2 2025, progress that demonstrates our capacity to achieve good earnings through the business cycle.”
Commercial marine offsets weaker leisure demand
Within its marine business, Volvo Penta says commercial marine continued to perform strongly during the quarter, offsetting weaker demand in the leisure segment, which it attributes to continued low consumer confidence.
‘In marine, order intake was on par with last year, supported by strong growth in marine commercial, while marine leisure continued to be impacted by low consumer confidence,’ the company says.
Volvo Penta also says it continued introducing new versions of its IPS Hybrid platform during the quarter, expanding its hybrid-electric marine offering to professional vessels and generating strong customer interest.
The business reported a 13 per cent increase in order intake to 9,457 engines during the quarter, although deliveries fell nine per cent to 9,866 units. Net sales decreased by one per cent year-on-year to SEK 5.43bn, as a five per cent decline in engine sales was largely offset by an 11 per cent increase in service sales.
Adjusted operating income fell to SEK 908m from SEK 1.13bn in the second quarter of 2025, while the adjusted operating margin declined from 20.7 per cent to 16.7 per cent. Volvo Penta attributes the decrease to lower engine volumes, higher research and development costs, and US tariff costs, partly offset by price increases and continued growth in its service business.
Outside its marine business, Volvo Penta says it continued strengthening its position in the data centre power generation market by expanding its strategic collaboration with Utility Innovation Group. Data centre applications now account for 21 per cent of the company’s total order book value.
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