French rail manufacturer Alstom reported Thursday a strong first half of its 2025-2026 fiscal year, as sales and net profit both rose, propelled by healthy global demand for trains and rail infrastructure.

From April through to September, Alstom generated net income of 220 million euros ($256 million), compared to 53 million euros in first-half 2024-2025, on improved operating profitability, lower financial expenses and completion of the Bombardier integration programme, having acquired the latter in 2021.

“The strong sales growth across all product lines demonstrates our ability to accelerate execution of our order book,” CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge said in a statement.

Alstom expects revenue growth to top five percent this fiscal year, ahead of previous forecasts of between three and fi

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