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MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ermenegildo Zegna N.V. (NYSE:ZGN) (the “Company” and, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Ermenegildo Zegna Group” or “the Group”) today announced Profit of €28.4 million in H1 2026 compared to €47.9 million in H1 2025, and Adjusted EBIT of €74.5 million compared to €68.7 million in H1 2025³.

Ermenegildo “Gildo” Zegna, Group Executive Chairman, commented: “Our first half 2026 results reflect the effectiveness of our Group’s strategy, anchored in the strength of each of our brands’ identities and their direct connection to clients, as well as the continued innovation coming from our Filiera, the heart of our Group’s legacy.

The disciplined execution of our strategy resulted in a 9% organic growth in first-half revenues and an improvement of the Group’s Adjusted EBIT Margin despite adverse foreign exchange movements. I am notably pleased by the continued margin expansion at the Zegna segment and our improved net cash surplus, which reached €60 million.

While the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment continues to be uncertain, we remain focused on delivering sustainable and profitable growth guided by our long-term vision.”

Results of Operations

Half Year 2026 Key Financial Highlights

Revenues

In H1 2026 the Group recorded revenues of €987.3 million (+6.4% YoY and +9.3% organic). DTC channel revenues outperformed (+12.1% YoY and +15.8% organic) accounting for 86% of Group’s branded revenues, while the continued streamlining of the wholesale channel across the three brands resulted in a 14.6% YoY decline in wholesale revenues (-13.3% organic).

In the first six months of 2026, the ZEGNA brand recorded revenues of €634.6 million, +11.2% YoY and +13.9% organic. Thom Browne revenues were €123.1 million (-4.7% YoY and -0.1% organic). TOM FORD FASHION recorded €156.8 million of revenues (+2.7% YoY and +6.4% organic). Textile revenues were €67.0 million (-0.1% YoY and -0.3% organic).

Full details of the Group’s revenues are included in the Semi-Annual Report for the six months ended June 30, 2026, which is going to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today.

Gross Profit, Operating Profit and Profit

Gross profit in H1 2026 reached €667.8 million, from €626.0 million in H1 2025, with a gross profit margin of 67.6% compared to 67.5% in H1 2025. Gross profit margin continued to benefit from a favorable channel mix, with DTC revenues increasing to 86% of branded Group revenues (vs. 82% in H1 2025), partially offset by adverse foreign exchange movements.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were €531.1 million (53.8% of revenues) in H1 2026, compared with €501.8 million (54.1% of revenues) in H1 2025. The lower incidence of SG&A on revenues was driven by improved operating leverage and lower impairment costs, partly offset by ongoing investments in the expansion of the DTC distribution network.

Marketing expenses were €68.2 million in H1 2026, compared with €62.9 million in H1 2025, with the ratio to revenues broadly unchanged at 6.9% (vs. 6.8% in H1 2025). The disciplined increase in marketing expenses reflects the Group’s strategy of supporting brand equity through focused and selective initiatives.

As a result of the above, the Group reported an operating profit of €68.5 million, compared to €61.3 million in H1 2025.

In the first six months of 2026, the sum of financial income, financial expenses, and foreign exchange gains and losses, were a negative €22.7 million, compared to a positive €6.0 million in H1 2025. This performance reflected higher net financial expenses and lower foreign exchange gains compared with H1 2025, largely related to the effects of the remeasurement of non-controlling interest put option liabilities, primarily attributable to Thom Browne. The effective tax rate increased to 38.8% from 29.6% in H1 2025. In H1 2025 tax rate benefited from non-taxable financial income and foreign exchange gains.

Consequently, the Group’s Profit in H1 2026 was €28.4 million (2.9% profit margin), compared to €47.9 million (5.2% profit margin) in H1 2025.

Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT Margin

In H1 2026, Adjusted EBIT amounted to €74.5 million, compared to €68.7 million in H1 2025. Adjusted EBIT Margin was 7.5%, up 10bps from H1 2025.

The table below shows the reconciliation of profit to Adjusted EBIT and the calculation of the profit margin and the Adjusted EBIT Margin in H1 2026 and 2025. Adjusted EBIT is the main performance metric used by the Group’s management at the consolidated and reporting segment level.

Analysis by Segment

Intersegment eliminations include revenues from sales of Textile and Other product lines (which are both included in the Zegna segment) to the Group’s brands.

Zegna segment

In H1 2026, the Zegna segment (which includes the ZEGNA brand, Textile and Other) generated revenues of €724.3 million, +9.7% YoY and +11.9% organic.

Adjusted EBIT for the Zegna segment was €106.9 million in H1 2026, with an Adjusted EBIT Margin of 14.8% compared to 14.3% in H1 2025. The 50 bps increase in Adjusted EBIT Margin was driven by operating leverage in the DTC channel, supported by higher revenues per square meter and improved sell-through.

Thom Browne segment

In H1 2026, the Thom Browne segment generated revenues of €123.1 million (-4.9% YoY and -0.3% organic).

Adjusted EBIT for the Thom Browne segment was negative €8.3 million in H1 2026, compared to positive €4.5 million in H1 2025. The decrease was primarily driven by the negative forex exchange impact and investments to support the Brand’s transition to a retail-first culture.

Tom Ford Fashion segment

In H1 2026, the Tom Ford Fashion segment generated revenues of €156.8 million (+2.7% YoY and +6.4% organic).

Adjusted EBIT for the Tom Ford Fashion segment in H1 2026 was negative €12.1 million, compared to negative €19.4 million in H1 2025. The improvement was primarily driven by revenue growth, which enabled greater absorption of fixed costs, coupled with cost control.

Corporate

Corporate costs amounted to €12.0 million in H1 2026 compared to €10.7 million in H1 2025. The increase was mainly related to the strengthening of the Group’s structure.

Capital Expenditure, Trade Working Capital, Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus) and Free Cash Flow

Capital expenditure

Capital expenditure (capex) was €64.0 million in H1 2026, compared to €54.0 million in H1 2025. The H1 2026 increase in capex was primarily driven by investments in the production activities, in particular related to the new shoe production plant in Parma (Italy), which will be operational by year end.

Trade Working Capital

Trade Working Capital was €420.0 million at June 30, 2026, compared with €407.7 million at December 31, 2025 and €441.8 million at June 30, 2025. The evolution reflects improved receivables management, offsetting the increase in working capital required to support business expansion.

Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus)

Cash surplus was €59.6 million at June 30, 2026, compared to €52.1 million at December 31, 2025.

Free Cash Flow

In H1 2026 Free Cash Flow was positive €19.2 million compared to negative €23.1 million in H1 2025. The change is attributable to the improved net cash flows from operating activities in the period largely driven by higher Adjusted EBIT and improved Trade Working Capital management.

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Conference Call

As previously announced, today, at 8:00 a.m. ET (2:00 p.m. CEST), the Group will host a live webcast and conference call available at the following:

Dial in

Italy: +39 800 909 780
United States: +1 585 542 9983
United Kingdom: +44 117 389 0104

Meeting ID: 289540920

Webcast link: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/289540920

An online archive of the broadcast will be available on the website shortly after the live call and will be available for twelve months.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Next financial releases

• October 22, 2026: Q3 2026 Unaudited Revenues

About Ermenegildo Zegna Group

Founded in 1910 in Trivero, Italy, the Ermenegildo Zegna Group (NYSE:ZGN) is a global luxury company with a leading position in the high-end menswear business. Through its three complementary brands, the Group reaches a wide range of communities and market segments across the high-end fashion industry, from ZEGNA’s timeless luxury to the modern tailoring of Thom Browne, to seductive elegance with TOM FORD FASHION. The Ermenegildo Zegna Group is internationally recognized for its unique Filiera, owned and controlled by the Group, which is made up of the finest Italian textile producers fully integrated with unique luxury manufacturing capabilities, to ensure superior excellence, quality and innovation capacity. The Ermenegildo Zegna Group has more than 7,200 employees and recorded revenues of €1.92 billion in 2025.

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Forward Looking Statements

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Most of these factors are outside the Company’s control and are difficult to predict. In light of the significant uncertainties in these forward-looking statements, you should not regard these statements as a representation or warranty by the Company and its directors, officers or employees or any other person that the Company will achieve its objectives and plans in any specified time frame, or at all. The forward-looking statements in this communication represent the views of the Company as of the date of this communication. Subsequent events, factors and developments may cause that view to change, and it is not possible to assess the impact of such event, factor or development on the Company’s and the Group’s business. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company disclaims any obligation to update or revise publicly forward-looking statements. You should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing the views of the Company as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.

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First Half 2026 - Group Revenues Tables

REVENUES BY SEGMENT (Unaudited)

Intersegment eliminations include revenues from products that the Textile and Other product lines (included in the Zegna segment) sold to the Group’s brands.

REVENUES BY BRAND AND PRODUCT LINE (Unaudited)

REVENUES BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL (Unaudited)

REVENUES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA (Unaudited)

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Group Monobrand⁽¹⁾ Store Network at June 30, 2026

Non-IFRS Financial Measures

The Group’s management monitors and evaluates operating and financial performance using several non-IFRS financial measures including: adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (“Adjusted EBIT”), Adjusted EBIT Margin, Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus), Trade Working Capital, Free Cash Flow, revenues on a constant currency basis (Constant Currency) and revenues on an organic growth basis (organic or organic growth). The Group’s management believes that these non-IFRS financial measures provide useful and relevant information regarding the Group’s financial performance and financial condition, and improve the ability of management and investors to assess and compare the financial performance and financial position of the Group with those of other companies. They also provide comparable measures that facilitate management’s ability to identify operational trends, as well as make decisions regarding future spending, resource allocations and other strategic and operational decisions. While similar measures are widely used in the industry in which the Group operates, the financial measures that the Group uses may not be comparable to other similarly named measures used by other companies nor are they intended to be substitutes for measures of financial performance or financial position as prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. A definition, explanation of relevance and a reconciliation of each non-IFRS financial measure to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards are set out below.

Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT Margin

Adjusted EBIT is defined as profit or loss before income taxes plus financial income, financial expenses, foreign exchange losses and gains, and the result from investments accounted for using the equity method, adjusted for income and costs which are significant in nature and that management considers not reflective of underlying operating activities, including, for one or all of the periods presented and as further described below, severance costs, impairment of stores and legal costs for trademark dispute.

Adjusted EBIT Margin is defined as Adjusted EBIT divided by revenues of the applicable period.

The Group’s management uses Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT Margin for internal reporting to assess performance and as part of the forecasting, budgeting and decision-making processes as they provide additional transparency regarding the Group’s underlying operating performance. The Group’s management believes these non-IFRS financial measures are useful because they exclude items that management believes are not indicative of the Group’s underlying operating performance and allow management to view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and benchmark performance between periods and among segments. The Group’s management also believes that Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT Margin are useful for investors and analysts to better understand how management assesses the Group’s underlying operating performance on a consistent basis and to compare the Group’s performance with that of other companies. Accordingly, management believes that Adjusted EBIT and Adjusted EBIT Margin provide useful information to third party stakeholders in understanding and evaluating the Group’s operating results.

The following table presents a reconciliation of profit to Adjusted EBIT and the calculation of the Profit Margin and the Adjusted EBIT Margin for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.

Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus)

Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus) is defined as the sum of financial borrowings (current and non-current) and derivative financial instrument liabilities, net of cash and cash equivalents, derivative financial instrument assets and securities (recorded within other current financial assets in the semi-annual condensed consolidated statement of financial position).

The Group’s management believes that Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus) is useful to monitor the level of net liquidity and financial resources available to the Group. The Group’s management believes this non-IFRS financial measure aids management, investors and analysts to analyze the Group’s financial position and financial resources available, and to compare the Group’s financial position and financial resources available with that of other companies.

The following table presents the calculation of Net Financial Indebtedness/(Cash Surplus) at June 30, 2026 and at December 31, 2025.

Trade Working Capital

Trade Working Capital is defined as current assets less current liabilities adjusted for derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities, tax receivables and liabilities, cash and cash equivalents, borrowings, lease liabilities, and certain other current assets and liabilities.

The Group’s management uses Trade Working Capital to understand and evaluate the Group’s liquidity generation/absorption. The Group’s management believes this non-IFRS financial measure is important supplemental information for investors in evaluating liquidity and provides insight into the availability of net current resources to fund our ongoing operations. Trade Working Capital is a measure used by management in internal evaluations of cash availability and operational performance.

The following table presents the calculation of Trade Working Capital at June 30, 2026 and at December 31, 2025.

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities less payments for property, plant and equipment (net of proceeds from disposals), intangible assets, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

The Group’s management believes that Free Cash Flow is a useful metric for management, investors and analysts to assess the Group’s ability to generate cash, including in comparison to other companies. Free Cash Flow should not be considered representative of residual cash flows available for discretionary purposes.

The following table presents the Free Cash Flow for the six months ended June 30, 2026, and 2025.

Revenues on a constant currency basis (Constant Currency)

In addition to presenting our revenues on a current currency basis, we also present certain revenue information on a constant currency basis (Constant Currency), which excludes the effects of foreign currency translation from our subsidiaries with functional currencies different from the Euro.

We calculate Constant Currency revenues by applying the current period average foreign currency exchange rates to translate prior period revenues of foreign subsidiaries expressed in local functional currencies different than the Euro.

We use revenues on a Constant Currency basis to analyze how our underlying revenues have changed between periods independent of the effects of foreign currency translation.

Revenues on a Constant Currency basis are not a substitute for revenues on a current currency basis or any IFRS-related measures, however we believe that revenues excluding the impact of foreign currency translation provide additional useful information to management and to investors in analyzing and evaluating our revenues and operating performance.

Revenues on an organic growth basis (organic or organic growth)

In addition to presenting our revenues on a current currency basis, we also present certain revenue information on an organic growth basis (organic or organic growth). Organic growth is calculated as the change in revenues from period to period, excluding the effects of (a) foreign exchange and (b) acquisitions and disposals.

In calculating organic growth, the following adjustments are made to revenues:

We believe the presentation of revenues on an organic basis is useful to better understand and analyze the underlying change in the Group’s revenues from period to period on a consistent perimeter and constant currency basis.

Revenues on an organic basis are not a substitute for revenues on a current currency basis or any IFRS-related measures, however we believe that revenues excluding the effects of (a) foreign exchange and (b) acquisitions and disposals provide additional useful information to management and to investors in analyzing and evaluating our revenues and operating performance.

The tables below show a reconciliation of reported revenue performance to Constant Currency, excluding the effects of foreign exchange, and to organic performance, which also excludes acquisitions and disposals, by segment, by brand and product line, by distribution channel and by geographic area for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025 (H1 2026 vs H1 2025) and for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025 (Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025).

Segment

Brand and product line

Distribution channel