Metso's strategy, ‘We go beyond.’, focuses on business growth and improved profitability, customer-centricity, market leadership, and increasing the share of aftermarket.
Targets
Annual sales growth (CAGR) of at least 7%
Adjusted EBITA margin over 18%
Net debt to EBITDA ratio below 1.5
Annual dividend of at least 50% of earnings per share
Strategic objectives
Best customer experience
Higher aftermarket share
Financial excellence
Best customer experience
We aim to be the first choice for innovation, reliability and long-term value creation for our customers.
Metso's new strategy emphasizes our renewed commitment to customer-centricity. Our ambition is clear: to be the first choice for customers and partners, and to lead in innovation and long-term value creation. Achieving this requires a deep understanding of our customers’ operations, challenges, and aspirations, and a renewed focus on providing best-in-class customer value.
Higher aftermarket share
One of Metso's core strengths is our extensive service center footprint and close proximity to customers, an advantage we will continue to invest in and expand. By being close to our customers and supporting them in maintaining, optimizing and upgrading their equipment, we are well-positioned to capture the full aftermarket potential and achieve our growth ambitions. We currently have 17 service centers, including three Performance Centers in strategic locations globally. We will continue to invest, expand and strengthen our global presence.
Sustainability and safety frontrunner
We start with safety
Metso is committed to providing a safe working environment for all employees, contractors, and partners. Safety is at the core of Metso’s customer-centric growth culture and a starting point for all our actions and decisions. In 2025, we reinforced this commitment by launching the new proactive safety key message and mindset, “Start with safety”, which guides the daily operations and strategic direction for becoming a frontrunner in safety.
Setting new standards in sustainability
With our 'We go beyond.' strategy, we are setting new standards for environmental responsibility, innovation and stakeholder engagement. We are driving both operational excellence and long-term value creation, from suppliers to customers.
Our sustainability roadmap is built on three pillars to create impact:
- Ambitious net-zero journey, including the net zero by 2030 target in our own operations.
- Compliance and data-driven value with robust governance, transparency, and data enablement to support both growth and regulatory excellence.
- Beyond CO₂ initiative that inspires innovations in circularity, sustainable product development, and next-generation water strategies.
We are also investing in people. We are building sustainability expertise through training and engagement to empower teams to lead sustainability transformation.
Financial excellence
Metso's growth and profitability targets were elevated for the new strategy period, and they are set to be achieved by the end of 2028. The new financial targets include a sales growth target of at least 7% annually (CAGR). For profitability, Metso is targeting an adjusted EBITA margin exceeding 18%, in comparison to the previous target of 17%. The "maintain investment-grade rating" target was replaced with a target to maintain the net debt to EBITDA ratio below 1.5. The annual dividend target remains unchanged: at least 50% of earnings per share.
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