European Growth Leaders 2026

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Croatia · Industrials

Koncar D&ST

Manufactures medium-power, distribution and special transformers, including electric-traction transformers and auxiliary autotransformers.

+101%revenue growth
FY2022–FY2025
+509%net-income growth
FY2022–FY2025
+1152%stock return
FY2022–FY2025
+24%2026 stock return
current context only

Company profile

Transformer families, factory capabilities and export projects

KONČAR – Distribution and Special Transformers Inc. is the Zagreb-listed transformer issuer profiled here and a member of KONČAR Group. It makes medium-power, oil-immersed, dry-type and special transformers for grids, renewables, rail and industrial duties, then supports transport, installation, field testing and commissioning. The official group describes its members as independently managed companies; this profile therefore excludes the separate KONČAR – Power Transformers and KONČAR – Transformer Tanks businesses.

Transformer families

Four ranges span grid, renewable, rail and industrial duties

Medium-power oil-immersed transformers and autotransformers reach 160 MVA and 170 kV. Distribution ranges cover oil-immersed units from 50 kVA to 8 MVA and dry-type units from 50 kVA to 3.15 MVA. The special range adds grounding, rectifier, auxiliary, generator, test-station, offshore, vibration-resistant, mobile-substation and electric-traction designs, plus MV reactors.

Manufacturing and testing

In-house core and winding work feeds a dedicated test station

At the Zagreb plant, high-permeability steel cores are cut on in-house automated lines and aluminium or copper windings are made on automatic machines before assembly and final inspection. A plant visit documents core cutting and assembly, winding, transformer assembly and the test station. A 2026 Swedish unit passed routine, type and special tests to IEC 60076; medium-power deliveries can extend to field testing and commissioning.

Named projects and customers

Klimapark Steinhöfel and Göteborg turn specifications into use cases

For Klimapark Steinhöfel in Brandenburg, D&ST contracted four 125 MVA transformers that connect up to 753 MWp through E.DIS's network; the first two were delivered, installed and commissioned in May 2026. For Göteborg Energi's K20 substation, it supplied a 40 MVA, 145 kV unit using biodegradable insulating liquid. Auxiliary and earthing transformers also serve Qatar's 800 MWp Al Kharsaah solar plant.

Footprint and positioning

A separately listed KONČAR member with a 110-country record

D&ST says it has delivered more than 4,000 medium-power transformers totalling 85,000 MVA to over 110 countries in 40 years, and positions itself among Europe's leading manufacturers up to 160 MVA and 170 kV. Its ordinary and preferred shares trade on the Zagreb Stock Exchange as KODT and KODT2. KONČAR Group identifies D&ST as one independently managed member, not as the separate large-power-transformer or transformer-tank companies.

Current 2026 update

What has changed in 2026?

Contract announced 1 July 2026 · 1 July 2026

Contract announced 1 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
+24%2026 stock return · context only

First-quarter sales

Reported sales revenue reached EUR 142.5 million, 10.1% above the comparable quarter; Novi Feromont's operations entered the consolidation from 1 January 2026.

First quarter ended 31 March 2026 · EUR 142.5m · +10.1%

Order backlog

The backlog stood at EUR 1.14 billion at quarter-end, 22.8% above the prior-year level.

First quarter ended 31 March 2026 · EUR 1.14bn · +22.8%

Margins

Operating margin fell to 33.4% from 34.9%, net margin to 27.6% from 29.0%, and EBITDA margin to 35.0% from 36.1%.

First quarter ended 31 March 2026 · All three reported margins declined

Elia transformer contract

Elia Asset awarded a power-transformer supply contract with a binding quantity worth more than EUR 15 million; deliveries are expected from 2028 to 2032.

Contract announced 1 July 2026

Annual record

Ranking history

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

EditionMeasurement periodRankRevenue growthNet-income growthStock return
2026FY2022–FY20256+101%+509%+1152%