European Growth Leaders 2026

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Spain · Technology

Indra Sistemas

Develops defence technologies, optimises airspace management, provides space capabilities, digitalises roads, railways, ports and airports, and transforms organisations through platforms, analytics and AI.

+42%revenue growth
FY2022–FY2025
+154%net-income growth
FY2022–FY2025
+375%stock return
FY2022–FY2025
+11%2026 stock return
current context only

Company profile

Mission systems from future combat aircraft to satellite control

Indra Sistemas is the listed company behind Indra Group. The group's current site separates Indra Defence, Indra Air Traffic, Indra Space, Indra Mobility, IndraMind and Minsait. This profile concentrates on mission-critical systems: radar and electronic warfare for armed forces, automation for air-traffic controllers, and satellite ground infrastructure. Minsait is the group's digital-transformation and IT-consulting business; IndraMind is its sovereign-AI and cyber-resilient intelligence initiative, rather than a synonym for the whole company.

Defence programmes

FCAS links sensors, combat cloud and national coordination

Indra is Spain's national coordinator for NGWS/FCAS and leads the international Sensors pillar, working with FCMS and Thales on a networked sensor suite for future fighters and remote carriers. Its current air-dominance portfolio also names Eurofighter radar, A400M avionics, CH-47F systems and F-18 IFF modernisation. On ECRS Mk1, Indra and HENSOLDT completed the first Eurofighter radars with new Processor and Antenna Power Supply & Control subsystems.

Air-traffic deployment

Jakarta shows how controller automation and digital voice fit together

Indonesia's air navigation provider selected ManagAir to replace the Jakarta control-centre system, covering flights across more than half of the country's skies. GAREX IP voice communications connect controllers, pilots and other participants; three approach systems in Balikpapan, Medan and Pontianak are also being renewed. The deployment turns a broad air-traffic portfolio into a concrete operating chain from trajectory planning to controller-pilot communication.

Space infrastructure

Galileo depends on a worldwide ground network

Indra Space says it has designed, deployed and maintains Galileo mission and control infrastructure: 15 sensor stations, 20 uplink stations and seven telemetry, tracking and control stations. Its ground-segment page says systems support more than 30 Earth-observation missions and identifies gs4EO as a multi-mission control suite. At Puertollano in Spain, four antennas include a 10.2-metre S/X-band antenna with visibility over Europe and North Africa.

Group boundaries

Indra, Minsait and IndraMind do different jobs

The listed company presents Indra Group as a holding company whose businesses operate independently. Its group page describes Indra as the brand for Defence, Air Traffic and Mobility, and Minsait as the digital-transformation and IT-consulting company. The current navigation also presents Space and IndraMind separately; IndraMind is the group's cyber-resilient sovereign-AI initiative. The Leading the Future plan sets a focus on defence, aerospace and advanced digital technologies.

Current 2026 update

What has changed in 2026?

Six months ended 30 June 2026 · 23 July 2026

Six months ended 30 June 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+11%2026 stock return · context only

Revenue

First-half revenue rose 29.7% to EUR 3,178.6 million; acquisitions contributed EUR 377 million, versus EUR 6 million a year earlier.

Six months ended 30 June 2026 · EUR 3,178.6m · +29.7%

Profit

First-half profit attributable to owners rose 2.1% to EUR 219.2 million; second-quarter profit fell 7.9% to EUR 143.1 million from EUR 155.4 million.

Six months ended 30 June 2026 · EUR 219.2m · +2.1%

Backlog

Backlog reached EUR 20.53 billion, up 116.7%; the total included EUR 2.72 billion from the consolidation of Hispasat and Hisdesat.

Six months ended 30 June 2026 · EUR 20,533m · +116.7%

Free cash flow and outlook

Reported free cash flow was EUR 1.49 billion versus EUR 65 million, driven by programme advances; excluding that working-capital effect and using a constant factoring level, it would have been EUR 15 million. Indra reiterated its 2026 targets.

Six months ended 30 June 2026

Annual record

Ranking history

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

EditionMeasurement periodRankRevenue growthNet-income growthStock return
2026FY2022–FY202541+42%+154%+375%