Havas has started 2026 with “solid” organic growth, driven by strong performance in the United States and a run of new business wins, as the global advertising group reiterated its full-year outlook despite ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty.
The company posted organic revenue growth of 2.5 per cent in the March quarter, underpinned in particular by its US business, which grew 7.4 per cent. Havas said recent pitch wins across key markets are also expected to support momentum in the year ahead.
Despite a mixed global backdrop, the group maintained its full-year guidance of 2 per cent to 3 per cent organic growth.
Havas also noted it has “modest” exposure to the Middle East, representing 1.9 per cent of 2025 net revenue.
“Havas has started 2026 on a solid footing, continuing its momentum and delivering organic growth in net revenue of +2.5 per cent,” said CEO Yannick Bolloré.
“This performance, in line with our full year 2026 guidance, was driven in particular by continued strength in the US and reflects the resilience of our model and the quality of our recent new business wins across key markets,” he said.
“Building on the transformation delivered in recent years, we remain focused on disciplined execution, the continued deployment of our Converged strategy, and our commitment to empowering our teams through the roll-out of our AVA LLM portal and comprehensive training in AI and new technologies, further strengthening collaboration and value creation across the Group.
“While the environment remains uncertain, the fundamentals of our model and our ability to adapt with agility give us confidence in our capacity to deliver sustainable, profitable growth.”
The result follows a strong end to 2025 for the group, when it reported full-year organic growth of 3.1 per cent, slightly ahead of its guidance range of 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent. That performance was supported by a particularly strong December quarter, with organic growth of 3.7 per cent, reversing a negative result in the prior year period.
At the time, Havas also reported stronger performance in North America compared to other regions, alongside continued contributions from Europe and Latin America, while APAC and Africa posted more modest growth.
The company has also been actively expanding through acquisitions and capability-building, including strengthening its AI-driven offering and integrated media and creative services under its Converged strategy.
