Operator

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the PostNL Trading Update Q1 2026 Results Call. [Operator Instructions] Now I would like to hand over the conference call to Ms. Inge Laudy, Manager, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, madam.

Inge Laudy
Manager of Investor Relations

Thank you, operator, and welcome to you all. We have published our Q1 '26 trading update this morning. It is the first time that we chat to you in this format and we will explain the highlights of Q1 in this analyst call.

With me in the room is Linde Jansen, our CFO. She will guide you through a short presentation, and we'll then take your questions. Please go ahead, Linde.

Linde Jansen
Chief Financial Officer

Thank you, Inge. Well, let's start this first trading update by giving you a short and factual overview on the first quarter. I will then give more color on relevant developments in a minute.

Revenue came in at EUR 781 million, which is about flat compared to previous quarter last year. Although we will not quantify normalized EBIT and free cash flows in the quarters that we provide a trading update, I can mention that these metrics developed in line with expectations and followed the usual seasonal pattern.

With that, we confirm the outlook for 2026 as we have shared with you on 23rd of February 2026 when presenting our full year 2025 results. I would also like to