Jorg Peters
Head of Investor Relations

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, for the conference call regarding the publication of our interim statement Q1 2026 of Amadeus FiRe Group. Robert Von Wulfing, our CEO, will give you some insights into the business development in the first quarter this year and will be available for a Q&A session afterwards and will be at your disposal.

So Robert, the stage is yours.

Robert Von Wulfing
Chairman of the Management Board, CEO & CFO

Well, thanks, Jorg. Good morning, everybody. So next round, Q1 figures, Amadeus FiRe. So first glance, we can take in new fiscal year 2026. And overall, I would say, we saw a quarter where business, from our point of view, was in line with our expectations and in comparison to last quarter Q4 2025, stabilized. So we saw some positive signs in the continuation of the quarters, Q1 to -- comparison to Q4. In comparison to Q1 last year, in some key figures, we still see a decline because of the development over the course of the year last year with a declining trend.

So for us, a good start in '26. And overall, my picture for the next year, also next year remains unchanged. Skills and qualifications will be needed. Scarcity is still existing, and the change we will see will accelerate. So overall, our positioning, doing both services, staffing and training around certain skills should pay off. So for this year, our commitment is to take step-by-step back to profitability and to regain the position for the strength we saw within the Amadeus FiRe Group for many