Business area Project Development

Business area Project Development, which comprises Housing Development and Property Development, develops sustainable and vibrant urban environments with residential, commercial and public property. Housing Development of­fers a broad range of hous­ing forms in­clud­ing apart­ment build­ings with tenant-​owner apart­ments, con­do­mini­ums and apart­ments for rent. Property Development develops office buildings, premises and sometimes entire city districts in collaboration with municipalities and other partners.

Net sales and profit

April – June 2026

Net sales increased by 20 percent during the second quarter 2026 and amounted to SEK 899 million (751). The increase is mainly related to Housing Development where there have been more production starts in the quarter compared to the corresponding quarter last year.

Operating profit amounted to SEK 34 million (-1) and the operating margin was 3.8 percent (-0.1). The operating margin in Housing Development was 2.7 percent (-1.7). No major transactions have occurred in Property Development.

During the quarter production started on 501 (280) homes, of which 214 (108) were tenant-owner apartments/condominiums and 287 (-18) were homes on our own balance sheet. Most of the production-started homes were in the Stockholm area. In the comparable quarter, 85 homes that had been started on our own balance sheet were converted into tenant-owner apartment projects. During the corresponding quarter last year, 190 rental apartments were also started. The number of sold homes during the quarter was 322 (331), of which 182 (150) were tenant-owner apartments/condominiums, 116 (166) rental apartments and 24 (15) were homes on our own balance sheet.

January – June 2026

Net sales decreased during the first half-year 2026 and amounted to SEK 1,391 million (1,742). The decrease is related to Housing Development where there are fewer ongoing tenant-owner projects compared to the corresponding period last year.

Operating profit amounted to SEK 43 million (82) and the operating margin was 3.1 percent (4.7). The operating margin in Housing Development was 1.6 percent (1.3). No major transactions have occurred in Property Development during the period. The operating margin for the latest rolling 12 ​month period in business area Property Development was 5.0 percent compared to 5.5 percent for the full year 2025, of which the operating margin in Housing Development was 0.2 percent (0.2 in 2025).

Capital employed was SEK 18,522 million (19,199) at the end of June 2026.

During the period production started on 633 (803) homes, of which 323 (444) were tenant-owner apartments/condominiums, including 63 (125) were converted from homes on our own balance sheet, 86 (190) were rental apartments and 224 (169) were homes on our own balance sheet. The number of sold homes during the period was 437 (603), of which 285 (376) were tenant-owner apartments/condominiums, 116 (166) were rental apartments and 36 (61) were homes on our own balance sheet.

The trend of increasing sales as the project approaches completion continues. We are therefore working on the strategy of – given our financial targets – increasing our own housing development production on our own balance sheet to later convert them into tenant-owner apartments. This is particularly the case for projects in big city areas. Starting projects on our own balance sheet increases our tied-up capital and entails deferred effects on profit in segment reporting compared with our traditional method of advance sales before production starts of our own developments but it is considered the best way to create value in the Group in the current market situation.

The housing market in Sweden continues to recover gradually, whereas the recovery in the Finnish and Norwegian housing markets is proceeding somewhat more slowly than earlier assessments indicated. The opportunities to start production and sell new homes are clearly concentrated to big cities and specific micro-locations.

Peab’s significant joint venture companies are Fastighets AB ML4, Point Hyllie Holding AB and Skiab Invest AB. Ongoing returns are in the form of shares in the profit from joint ventures recognized in operating profit and interest income on lending. For more information on joint ventures, see the section Business area Project Development and note 18 in the Annual and Sustainability Report 2025.

Net sales

per geographic market, rolling 12 months

Housing Trägården

Gothenburg

Key ratios

Apr-Jun
2026
Apr-Jun
2025
Jan-Jun
2026
Jan-Jun
2025
Jul-Jun
2025/2026
Jan-Dec
2025
Apr-jun
2026
Apr-jun
2025
Jan-jun
2026
Jan-jun
2025
Jul-jun
2025/2026
Jan-dec
2025
Net sales, MSEK Nettoomsättning, Mkr 899 751 1,391 1,742 3,994 4,345
of which Property Development varav Fastighetsutveckling 78 36 109 93 182 166
of which Housing Development varav Bostadsutveckling 821 715 1,282 1,649 3,812 4,179
Operating profit, MSEK Rörelseresultat, Mkr 34 -1 43 82 199 238
of which Property Development varav Fastighetsutveckling 12 11 23 60 191 228
of which Housing Development varav Bostadsutveckling 22 -12 20 22 8 10
Operating margin, % Rörelsemarginal, % 3.8 -0.1 3.1 4.7 5.0 5.5
of which Property Development varav Fastighetsutveckling 15.4 30.6 21.1 64.5 104.9 137.3
of which Housing Development varav Bostadsutveckling 2.7 -1.7 1.6 1.3 0.2 0.2
Capital employed at the end of the period, MSEK
Sysselsatt kapital vid periodens utgång, Mkr
18,522 19,199 18,522 19,199 18,522 18,220
Orders received, MSEK Orderingång, Mkr 1,011 322 1,477 1,598 2,744 2,865
Order backlog, MSEK Orderstock, Mkr 2,119 1,738 2,119 1,738 2,119 1,702
Operating cash flow, MSEK Operativt kassaflöde, Mkr 181 -716 -2 -447 997 552
Average number of employees Medeltal antal anställda 114 130 115 131 118 126

Capital employed

MSEK Jun 30
2026
Jun 30
2025
Dec 31
2025
Mkr 30 jun
2026
30 jun
2025
31 dec
2025
Operations property Driftsfastigheter 29 33 31
Investment property Förvaltningsfastigheter 35 35 35
Project and development property
Projekt- och exploateringsfastigheter
16,900 17,575 16,477
of which housing development rights varav bostadsbyggrätter 7,797 9,154 8,689
of which commercial development rights varav kommersiella byggrätter 1,569 1,605 1,575
of which ongoing housing projects varav pågående bostadsprojekt  3,656 3,371 3,114
of which ongoing commercial projects 
varav pågående kommersiella projekt 
591 189 454
of which completed and repurchased homes varav färdigställda och återköpta bostäder 1,965 1,967 1,348
of which completed commercial property varav färdigställda kommersiella fastigheter 1,322 1,289 1,297
Shares in joint ventures Andelar i joint ventures 1,546 1,628 1,613
Loans to joint ventures Utlåning till joint ventures 461 500 492
Working capital and other Rörelsekapital och övrigt -449 -572 -428
Total Summa 18,522 19,199 18,220
of which Property Development varav Fastighetsutveckling 4,652 4,384 4,585
of which Housing Development varav Bostadsutveckling 13,870 14,815 13,635

Development rights for housing

Number of started-up homes 

Number of sold homes

Number of completed and repurchased homes

Number of homes in ongoing production

Property projects

* The amount includes approximately 17,000 m2 of parking space