European Growth Leaders 2026

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Croatia · Industrials

Dalekovod

Designs and manufactures power infrastructure and has expanded from energy into transportation and information-and-communication technology.

+104%revenue growth
FY2022–FY2025
+1466%net-income growth
FY2022–FY2025
+268%stock return
FY2022–FY2025
+90%2026 stock return
current context only

Company profile

Grid engineering, specialist hardware and field delivery

Dalekovod is a Croatian engineering group that designs, manufactures and constructs electricity and transport infrastructure. Dalekovod-Projekt supplies engineering, Dalekovod OSO makes specialist overhead-line hardware, and Dalekovod d.d. delivers projects in the field. Its work ranges from 750 kV substations and long-distance transmission lines to railway electrification, with Norway and Sweden among its principal international markets.

Operating model

Design, hardware and construction sit in one group

Dalekovod-Projekt prepares power, transport, renewable-energy and communications designs; engineers use drones plus optical, thermal and laser cameras for surveys and condition analysis. Dalekovod OSO supplies line hardware, while the construction business carries projects through assembly, testing and commissioning.

Equipment and systems

From laboratory-tested fittings to 750 kV substations

At Velika Gorica, Dalekovod OSO develops and tests fittings and damping systems for overhead networks, with an accredited laboratory supporting product verification. Project references extend from the multi-voltage Plat substation in Croatia to the 750/330 kV Kijevska installation in Ukraine and a 390 km, 500 kV line designed, supplied and built with local subcontractors in Kazakhstan.

Projects in the field

Fjords, German corridors and a Croatian railway

On Norway's Vik-Sogndal line, crews are installing 50-metre towers for a fjord crossing in demanding wind and terrain. In Germany, the Landesbergen-Borken programme covers a 30 km section of 380/220/110 kV rehabilitation. The Dugo Selo-Križevci railway combines 35 km of reconstructed track, 35 km of new track and four stations.

Recent project momentum

Three 2026 wins point to a wider European pipeline

By the 28 July cutoff, Dalekovod had announced a selected €135 million German grid bid, four Swedish design contracts covering nearly 600 km of 400 kV lines, and consortium contracts totaling €53.76 million for a 131.25 MW wind farm and its grid connection in North Macedonia. These are recent project milestones, presented separately from the financial measurements.

Current 2026 update

What has changed in 2026?

Wind-farm project announced 23 July 2026 · 23 July 2026

Wind-farm project announced 23 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+90%2026 stock return · context only

First-quarter operating revenue

Operating revenue was EUR 62.7 million, 13.1% above the first quarter of 2025.

First quarter ended 31 March 2026 · EUR 62.7m · +13.1%

First-quarter EBITDA and net profit

EBITDA rose to EUR 7.3 million from EUR 4.0 million, while net profit rose to EUR 6.3 million from EUR 3.0 million.

First quarter ended 31 March 2026

Cash flow and segment declines

Operating cash flow fell to EUR 6.24 million from EUR 8.50 million and net cash flow reversed to negative EUR 3.97 million from positive EUR 5.29 million; Infrastructure revenue fell 10% and Dalekovod Mostar revenue 13%.

Three months ended 31 March 2026

Wind-farm contract

Dalekovod and KONČAR were awarded a EUR 53.76 million wind-farm contract covering 21 turbines and 131.25 MW of installed capacity.

Wind-farm project announced 23 July 2026

Annual record

Ranking history

Future editions add rows; they do not rewrite the 2026 record.

EditionMeasurement periodRankRevenue growthNet-income growthStock return
2026FY2022–FY20259+104%+1466%+268%