Shares of The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. (MICC) are higher after the company published its Q1 2026 trading update on April 30, 2026, pointing to a “solid start to the year” and reiterating its full-year outlook. The update showed organic sales growth that management attributed to contributions from both volume and price, alongside ongoing execution of its productivity program and summer-season readiness. (news.magnumicecream.com)

For Q1 2026, MICC reported revenue of €1.770 billion versus €1.792 billion in Q1 2025, with organic sales growth of 4.5% driven by organic volume growth of 2.9% and organic price growth of 1.6%. Reported revenue growth was -1.2% year over year, with foreign exchange translation cited as a -5.5% impact. (news.magnumicecream.com)

MICC reaffirmed its full-year 2026 outlook of 3% to 5% organic sales growth and an underlying adjusted EBITDA margin improvement of 40 to 60 basis points. The company said its productivity program remains on track, and noted that acquisitions in India and Portugal were completed on March 30, 2026 and April 1, 2026, with financial contributions expected to be reflected from Q2 2026 onward due to timing. (news.magnumicecream.com)

Management scheduled an investor and analyst call for April 30, 2026, where investors will look for more detail on regional demand trends heading into the peak summer selling season, the pace of productivity savings, and how quickly the India and Portugal additions begin to flow through reported results. A key swing factor will be whether commodity and energy cost dynamics remain manageable versus pricing and productivity offsets outlined in the update. (news.magnumicecream.com)