Revenue for Lectra, the French industrial intelligence solutions specialist active in the fashion, automotive and furniture sectors, grew 11% in Q3. The revenue generated by Lectra since the beginning of the year is now €394.2 million, equivalent to a 10% increase.

Current EBITDA stood at €68.5 million over nine months, compared to €59.2 million over the same period a year ago. EBITDA margin rose from 16.5% to 17.4%. Positive signs that, according to the company, are coming after a tough third quarter for its clients.

“The macroeconomic and geopolitical situation deteriorated again in the third quarter, with different conditions in different geographical areas and sectors,” said Lectra. “This situation translates into a prudent approach to investment decisions by the group’s clients, resulting in a negative impact notably on orders for new systems,” added the company.

Lectra can rely on revenue for perpetual licences for software, equipment and other services, which generated €106.3 million over nine months, on par with last year. Orders for new licences increased by 4%, for a total value of €8 million. 

For 2025, Lectra is forecasting a revenue of €600 million, of which €400 million for recurring business, and EBITDA margin of over 20%.

On October 9, Lectra organised at its site in Cestas, near Bordeaux, the launch of its new Valia Fashion software, which uses AI tools to connect all the Lectra solutions for production planning. Valia Fashion is notably able to accurately predict the amount of material needed to produce a collection.