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Colt CZ Group is closing out the first nine months of 2025 with solid momentum, posting CZK 16.1 billion in revenue, a 7.3% jump over the same period last year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company says<\/a> the ammo side of the house did the heavy lifting, powered by the full consolidation of Sellier & Bellot and strong demand across Europe and military\/law-enforcement contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adjusted EBITDA climbed 13.6% to CZK 3.43 billion, with margins rising to 21.4%, again thanks to the high-profit ammunition segment. Adjusted net profit also ticked up 11.8%, hitting CZK 1.45 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wasn\u2019t all sunshine. Firearm unit sales dipped 10.4%, down to 415,146 guns, driven largely by the soft U.S. commercial market<\/a>. CZ-branded handguns held their own, but Colt-branded products slipped year-over-year. Firearms revenue fell 24%, landing at CZK 8.4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a regional standpoint, performance was a mixed bag. Revenue in the Czech Republic fell sharply due to last year\u2019s unusually large MoD orders, while the United States<\/a> saw a 15.9% decline tied to weak commercial sales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Colt King Cobra 22: A Snake You Want On The Trail<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Europe (outside the Czech Republic) was the big winner, jumping 58.2%, with Canada, Africa, and Asia also posting strong gains. Latin America was the only region besides the U.S. to see a decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO Radek Musil said the company is \u201csatisfied\u201d with results so far, pointing to broad margin improvements and strong ammo profitability. Still, fallout from the six-week U.S. federal government shutdown is forcing Colt CZ to revise its full-year guidance downward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The halt in federal license processing delayed Q4 firearm sales<\/a> into 2026, creating a revenue-timing mismatch that hit profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, the company\u2019s year has been packed with major wins: a new CZK 4.26 billion framework agreement with the Czech Ministry of Defence, Colt Canada\u2019s contract to supply 26,000 C8 MRR carbines to Denmark, and the successful issuance of CZK 6 billion in new bonds after investor demand doubled<\/a> the original target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With ammo driving profits, firearms stabilizing<\/a>, and new contracts in hand, Colt CZ heads into 2026 with some headwinds, but also with plenty of horsepower behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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