Vulcan Energy Resources Limited VUL.AX
Half-year and annual results for Vulcan Energy Resources stock (VUL.AX) since 2023: revenue, earnings, balance sheet, cash flow and management guidance from IR documents, every figure with its source. As of 09/2026, half-year reporting. Latest reported (H1 2026): Restoration provision, EBITDA, VULSORB net. Latest reading: Revenue decelerating, Strategic pivot.
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Business Model#
What the company does and how it earns its money; written AI-editorially, exclusively from the company's original reports, without any assessment of our own.
Vulcan Energy Resources is a development-stage company advancing an integrated lithium and renewable geothermal energy project in Germany's Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF). The company's Zero Carbon Lithium approach extracts lithium from naturally hot geothermal brines using its proprietary VULSORB direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology, with process energy supplied by co-located geothermal power generation from the same brine resource. Revenue is expected to arise primarily from the sale of V-LiON battery-grade lithium hydroxide and lithium chloride into the European electric vehicle battery supply chain, as well as from renewable geothermal electricity generation. The company currently generates minimal revenue from pilot and preparatory activities while investing in construction of the Lionheart Phase One commercial project, with Project Ludwig representing a planned subsequent development phase in the Ludwig and Therese licence areas.
Current Status#
Summary of the most recent reporting period: core figures, drivers and management statements; written editorially from the current original report, every figure backed by a source number.
Price & Chart#
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Share-Price Drivers#
Factors the company itself names as material for its business development (IR-based); reproduced neutrally, no price forecast and no assessment of our own.
Reaching Financial Close in December 2025 backed by a €1,185 million financing package funds construction of the flagship geothermal and lithium extraction project that underpins the company's future revenue 6
Financial Close of equity and debt financing reached in December 2025 and a €1,185 million project financing facility secured; Lionheart Project Financial Close recorded 2026-05-27 6
Geothermal power plant civil construction commenced 2026-07-27; CLP permit approval and building permits for the 30 MW geothermal plant granted; battery-quality lithium hydroxide production at CLEOP 5 8
V-LiON™ lithium chemicals commercialisation for EV battery supply chain remains at the planned stage 8
Strategic Project designation under the EU CRMA obtained in March 2025 5 6
First-half 2026 revenue by geography is concentrated in Germany at 2.3, with Australia and Other European at nil, reflecting a development-stage business 8
Drilling at the Schleidberg well site launched in May 2025 and the LSC-1b well production test was completed in January 2026 5 6
Sector trend: Lithium and EV battery supply-chain demand continues to frame the investment case, but the company's own change flags point to decelerating growth with no guidance issued. Profitability remains negative, consistent with a development-stage producer ahead of first commercial output 8
Event Timeline#
This timeline collects the material events from the original reports: guidance changes, revenue and margin signals, strategy shifts, product and M&A announcements. Events are grouped by quarter (most recent first); the grey tag before each event names the event type, the date is the publication date of the source. Management quotes open the quarter block as direct quotes. Per quarter we show the three most defining events; more can be expanded per quarter, older years are collapsed. Every event carries its source as a superscript, clickable number.
2026 · 9 events
2026-H1 · Jan – Jun 2026
Preliminary Feasibility Study for Project Ludwig Phase Two released on 3 September 2026, targeting significant CAPEX reductions and potential renewable heat sales from integrated upstream and downstream production 8
Civil construction commenced on 27 July 2026 at Lionheart 30MW geothermal power plant site in Landau; foundation and concrete works under way with project on schedule 8
Initial equity funding drawdown received on 15 July 2026 from strategic investors under the €2.2bn Lionheart Project financing package to support ongoing development and construction 8
2026-Q2 · Apr – Jun 2026
Fifth and sixth wells (LSC-1 and LSC-2) successfully drilled in Lionheart Field Development Plan with production flow and lithium grade meeting or exceeding expectations 8
Siemens AG awarded major supply agreement for engineering, automation, telecommunications and building technology systems across the Vulcan value chain 8
Financial Close of €2.2bn Lionheart Project financing achieved; KfW (14.49% ordinary shares) and Sequana (10.35% preferred shares) created non-controlling interests of €141.3m; capital commitments rose to €374.6m from €275.1m at 31 Dec 2025 8
2026-Q1 · Jan – Mar 2026
Net loss widened to 69.6 million from €42.4 million; included €7,758 thousand impairment on mine properties from LSC-1a wellbore instability 6
Revenue from continuing operations declined to 7.3 million, with significant decreases in drilling personnel outsourcing and services revenue 6
2025 · 13 events
2025-H2 · Jul – Dec 2025
2025-Q4 · Oct – Dec 2025
Approximately €2.2 billion comprehensive financing package completed and Financial Close achieved; cash at year end reached 517.8 million 6
Binding offtake agreement signed with Glencore for 36,000-44,000 tonnes of LHM per year over eight-year initial term 6
Board took positive Final Investment Decision on Lionheart Project; construction commenced with groundbreaking ceremony at G-LEP site in Landau in December 2025 6
2025-Q3 · Jul – Sep 2025
Mannheim sector lithium brine Resource estimate increased to 3,225 kt LCE from 1,833 kt LCE; maiden geothermal Resource estimation of 2,848 PJ (Indicated) and 10,539 PJ (Inferred) for Mannheim sector announced 6
Permit secured to build and operate Central Lithium Plant for Phase One and second phase at Industriepark Höchst, Frankfurt 5
2025-Q2 · Apr – Jun 2025
Geox GmbH acquired for approximately €15.0 million, adding operational geothermal wells, renewable energy assets and lithium licences around Landau 6
First new well LSC-1 drilling commenced at Schleidberg well site on 27 May 2025, marking start of sub-surface project execution for Lionheart Phase One 5
2025-Q1 · Jan – Mar 2025
First battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate produced at CLEOP facility in Frankfurt, marking first fully integrated battery-quality lithium production in Europe 6
Lionheart Project designated Strategic Project under EU Critical Raw Materials Act by European Commission 6
Revenue grew to 8.1m, 19.7% higher than prior year, with geothermal energy sales of 18,490 MWh 2
First battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate produced at CLEOP downstream plant, first fully integrated battery-quality LHM in Europe from resource to final product 2
Key Figures (€m)#
The company's core financial figures in three views, one below the other: fiscal years (as reported; after restatements the table shows the most recent filing version, marked), half-years (6-month basis, H2 = second half on its own) and quarters (3-month basis, not cumulative). Each row is one period, most recent first. Values with a dotted underline are clickable and show the raw value, the exact source location, the scale evidence and the source; derived values additionally show their formula and inputs. All values are extracted automatically from the filings; errors are possible; please verify decision-relevant figures yourself by clicking through to the linked original.
All figures serve only to support your own investment decision and are not a recommendation; the company's original reports are authoritative.
Fiscal years
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS (€) | OCF | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 7.3 | -69.6 | -0.30 | -47.7 | 103 |
| FY2024 | 8.1 | -42.4 | -0.23 | -30.7 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 6.8 | -27 | -0.17 | -24.3 | 101 |
Half-years
| Period | Published | Revenue | Net income | EPS (€) | FCF | Cash | Net Debt | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-H1* | 2026-09-09 | 2.3 | -51.8 | -0.11 | -181.8 | 193.9 | -193.9~ | 104 |
| 2025-H2* | 2026-03-26 | 3.2 | -38.9 | -0.17*≈ | -55.9 | 517.8 | -517.8 | 6 |
| 2025-H1* | 2025-09-09 | 4.1 | -30.7 | -0.14 | -40.1 | 48.8 | – | 5 |
| 2024-H2* | 2025-09-09 | 4.4 | -23 | -0.12*≈ | -39.8 | 97.1 | – | 5 |
| 2024-H1* | 2025-09-09 | 3.8 | -19.3 | -0.11≈ | -49.1 | 60.6 | – | 102 |
Balance Sheet & Cash Flow (€m)#
Point-in-time balance sheet items (e.g. cash, financial debt) and cash flow items (operating cash flow, investments/capex) per fiscal year, half-year and quarter. Balance sheet values are as of the period end, flow items cover the period. Derived values are marked and are calculated, for example, as: net debt = financial debt − cash; free cash flow = operating cash flow − capex; the click popover shows formula and inputs. All values are extracted automatically from the filings; errors are possible; please verify decision-relevant figures yourself by clicking through to the linked original.
Fiscal years
| Period | Published | Cash | Debt | Net Debt | OCF | Capex | FCF | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2026-03-26 | 517.8 | 0° | -517.8 | -47.7 | 48.2 | -95.9 | 103 |
| FY2024 | 2025-03-25 | 97.1 | – | – | -30.7 | 58.3 | -89 | 2 |
| FY2023 | 2025-03-25 | 78.7 | – | – | -24.3 | 73.6~ | -98~ | 101 |
Half-years
| Period | Published | Cash | Debt | Net Debt | OCF | Capex | FCF | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-H1 | 2026-09-09 | 193.9 | 0~ | -193.9~ | -13.8 | 168 | -181.8 | 104 |
| 2025-H2 | 2026-03-26 | 517.8 | 0° | -517.8 | -23.3 | 32.5 | -55.9 | 6 |
| 2025-H1 | 2025-09-09 | 48.8 | – | – | -24.4 | 15.7 | -40.1 | 5 |
| 2024-H2 | 2025-09-09 | 97.1 | – | – | -18.2 | 21.7 | -39.8 | 5 |
| 2024-H1 | 2025-09-09 | 60.6 | – | – | -12.5 | 36.6 | -49.1 | 102 |
| 2023-H2 | 2025-03-25 | 78.7 | – | – | – | – | – | 101 |
Revenue by Type (as of 2026-H1 · EURm · 3/3)#
Revenue split by segment or product type, exactly as the company itself reports it. The basis is stated next to each value (3, 6 or 12 months); segment totals can deviate from group revenue (reconciliation/consolidation items). If the company changes its segment structure, older structures are kept in the expandable part. Rows in grey are no longer reported separately by the company; they show the last available figures and are never extrapolated.
| Segment | Since | Period | Basis | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | FY2023 | 2026-H1 | 6M | 2.3 | 8 |
| Australia | FY2023 | 2026-H1 | 6M | 0 | 8 |
| Other European | FY2023 | 2026-H1 | 6M | 0 | 8 |
Products & M&A (20/24 active+recent)#
Product announcements from the reports; market launches, approvals, partnerships; with first mention (date) and source. “Active/current” means: still mentioned in the most recent reports; what the company no longer mentions moves to the expandable part but is never deleted. Rows in grey are discontinued products.
| Product/Line | Since | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Ludwig (2x) | 2026-09 | Launched | 8 |
| Phase Two PFS release (Ludwig and Therese) | 2026-09 | Launched | 8 |
| Geothermal power plant civil construction commencement | 2026-07 | Launched | 8 |
| V-LiON™ lithium chemicals commercialisation for EV battery supply chain | 2026-06 | Launched | 8 |
| Lionheart Field Development Plan Phase One production commencement | 2026-06 | Launched | 8 |
| LiThermEx lithium production permit | 2026-03 | Launched | 6 |
| LSC-1b well production test | 2026-01 | Launched | 6 |
| Lionheart Project groundbreaking ceremony | 2025-12 | Launched | 6 |
| NORAM Electrolysis Systems contract for exclusive technology supply | 2025-09 | Launched | 5 |
| €30 million strategic equity placement | 2025-07 | Launched | 5 |
| Building permits approval for 30 MW geothermal plant | 2025-06 | Launched | 5 |
| Schleidberg well drilling commencement (3×) | 2025-05 | Launched | 6 |
| Strategic Project status under European Commission's Critical Raw Materials Act | 2025-03 | Launched | 5 |
| Strategic Project designation under EU CRMA | 2025-03 | Launched | 6 |
| V20 drill rig mobilisation to Phase One Schleidberg well site | 2025-02 | Launched | 2 |
| Lionheart Phase One Project (2×) | 2025-02 | Launched | 8 |
| Production of battery-quality LHM at CLEOP (2×) | 2025-01 | Launched | 5 |
| Joint 2D seismic survey with BASF SE approval | 2025-01 | Launched | 2 |
| LSC-1b wellbore drilling | 2025 | Launched | 6 |
| Heat offtake agreement with EnergieSüdwest AG | 2025 | Launched | 6 |
| Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant (LEOP) | 2024 | Launched | 2 |
| Geothermal and Lithium Extraction Plant construction | 2024 | Launched | 2 |
| Central Lithium Electrolysis Optimisation Plant (CLEOP) | 2024 | Launched | 2 |
| CLEOP lithium hydroxide production | 2024 | Launched | 2 |
M&A (17)#
All recorded acquisitions (purchases) and divestitures/exits with date, short description and source; deliberately including smaller transactions that summaries often miss. Purchase prices appear only where the company itself has disclosed them. Rows in grey are cancelled transactions; the cancellation date is shown in the row.
Acquisitions
| Transaction / stake | Date | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Lacaze appointment as Independent Non-Executive Director | 2026-08 | Completed | 8 |
| Lionheart Project Financial Close | 2026-05 | Completed | 8 |
| EAU Lithium A-DLE pilot plant acquisition | 2026-05 | Completed | 8 |
| Financial Close of equity and debt financing | 2025-12 | Completed | 6 |
| D12 site land acquisition agreement | 2025-12 | Announced | 6 |
| Vulcan Energy Engineering GmbH merger | 2025-09 | Completed | 6 |
| Performance rights exercise | 2025-06 | Completed | 5 |
| Leasehold Agreement for Geox licence area | 2025-04 | Announced | 5 |
| Share purchase plan (2×) | 2025-01 | Completed | 5 |
| Share placement | 2025-01 | Completed | 5 |
| €1,185 million financing package (3×) | 2025 | Completed | 6 |
| Placement with BNP Paribas Clean Energy Solutions Fund | 2025 | Completed | 6 |
| Glencore lithium offtake agreement | 2025 | Announced | 6 |
| Central Lithium Plant (CLP) site lease (2×) | 2025 | Completed | 5 |
| Geox GmbH acquisition | 2024-09 | Completed | 6 |
| Phase 1 Project Financing | 2024 | Completed | 2 |
| Comeback Personaldienstleistungen GmbH acquisition | 2023-02 | Completed | 2 |
Reported KPIs (as disclosed) (119)#
Figures the company discloses itself in addition to the standard financials; order intake, recurring revenue, user or unit counts, adjusted measures. These “story KPIs” usually slip through standard databases; here they are collected as reported, with no calculation of our own. Important: the definition comes from the company itself and can differ from firm to firm; period and source are stated next to every value.
| Date | Period | KPI | Value / change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | VULSORB net | 2,412 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Transactions with non controlling interest | (141,299) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total derivative financial assets | 6,169 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total Reserves | (107,293) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total Property Plant Equipment | 479,422 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total LCE Measured | 2,112 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total LCE Inferred | 17,466 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total LCE Indicated | 10,265 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Total LCE Combined | 29,822 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Software net | 1,984 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Shares issued advisory services | 72 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Share based payment reserve | 17,793 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Share based payment expense | 856 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Revaluation reserve | (4,107) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Restoration provision | 11,156 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Plant and Equipment | 100,949 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Performance rights on issue | 3,028,139 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Ordinary shares number | 478,660,737 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Operating permit net | 1,772 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | NCI balance | 141,299 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Mine Properties in Development | 313,892 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Lionheart Proved Reserves LCE | 318 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Lionheart Probable Reserves LCE | 252 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Land and Buildings | 22,915 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Kuniko Limited shares fair value | 199 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Foreign exchange gain loss | 21 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Foreign currency translation reserve | 21,175 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Financial assets fair value Australian equity | 885 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Financial assets FVOCI total | 885 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Exploration expenditure incurred | 1,805 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | EBITDA | -33,747 (AUD thousands) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Derivative financial liabilities FX forward | 1,563 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Derivative financial assets USD swaptions | 2,901 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Derivative financial assets FX forward | 1 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Derivative financial assets EUR swaptions | 3,267 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Customer contracts net | 222 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Cosmos Exploration shares fair value | 686 | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Cashflow hedge reserve | (855) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Assets under construction | 41,666 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-09-09 | 2026-H1 | Accrued expenses | 30,788 (AUD €'000) | 8 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Training sessions completed | 13,000 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Total licence area | 2,408 km² | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Total liabilities parent | 7,151 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Total equity parent | 967,013 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Total assets parent | 974,164 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Strategic placement BNP Paribas | €30m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Strategic investors equity | €133m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Senior debt funding | €1,185m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Retail entitlement offer | €205m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Renewable energy production Insheim | 19.51 GWh | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Renewable energy average selling price Insheim | €0.26/kWh | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | performance rights on issue | 3,346,885 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | ore reserves proved LCE | 318 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | ore reserves probable LCE | 252 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | ordinary shares on issue | 477,903,314 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Mannheim lithium brine resource indicated inferred | 3,225 kt LCE @ 155 mg/l Li | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Mannheim geothermal resource recoverable inferred | 377 PJ | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Mannheim geothermal resource recoverable indicated | 171 PJ | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Mannheim geothermal resource inferred | 10,539 PJ | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Mannheim geothermal resource indicated | 2,848 PJ | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | LSC1 measured depth | 3530m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | lost time injury frequency rate | 1.36 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | lost time injuries | 1 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | lithium resource estimate global | 29.1 Mt LCE | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Li4Bat grants total | €104m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | KfW equity investment | €150m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | institutional placement | €137m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Insheim gross revenue | €4.1m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Glencore offtake volume annual low | 36,000 tonnes | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Glencore offtake volume annual high | 44,000 tonnes | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | German government grants | €204m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | financing package total | €2.2 billion | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | exploration commitments one year | 3,304 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | exploration commitments one to five years | 6,242 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | equity raising proceeds | €528m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | capital commitments one year | 160,521 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | capital commitments one to five years | 114,610 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | BNP Paribas Clean Energy Solutions Fund subscription | €15m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | bank guarantees issued | 31,181,000 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | accumulated losses | -180,768 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | accelerated entitlement offer | €261m | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Total other income | 4,409 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Restoration provision | 11,714 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Other income | 927 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Leave obligations | 2,291 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Interest rate swaptions - USD denominated | 2,571 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Interest rate swaptions - EUR denominated | 5,354 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Government grants | 3,482 | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | EBITDA 2024 | -34,669 (EUR in thousands) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | EBITDA | -55,291 (EUR in thousands) | 6 |
| 2026-03-26 | FY2025 | Australian listed equity securities | 541 (EUR €'000) | 6 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | share-based payment reserve | 13,729 | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | restoration provision non-current | 5,560 | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | lease liabilities total | 7,625 | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | financial assets FVOCI | 737 (EUR in thousands) | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | bank guarantees | 5,091 | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Phase One renewable heat target | 560 GWh annually | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Phase One production target | 24,000 tonnes per annum | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Phase One electricity target | 275 GWh annually | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Mannheim lithium resource | 3,225 kt LCE | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Mannheim geothermal resource inferred | 10,539 PJ | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | Mannheim geothermal resource indicated | 2,848 PJ | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | lithium resource estimate | 29.1 Mt LCE | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | geothermal power production | 9,000 MWh | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | geothermal heat revenue | €2.31 million | 5 |
| 2025-09-09 | 2025-H1 | average electricity price | €0.258/kWh | 5 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | share price closing | 5.35 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | net current assets surplus | 86,837 (EUR in thousands) | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | total equity | 417,871 (EUR €'000) | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | right-of-use assets total | 3,836 (EUR €'000) | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | revolving credit facility available | 10,000 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | performance rights issued | 2,231,500 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Leave obligations | 1,523 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Government grants current | 2,110 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Deferred tax liability | 1,535 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Deferred tax asset | 3,568 (EUR €'000) | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Bank guarantees | 3,707,000 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Accumulated losses | -111,193 | 2 |
| 2025-03-25 | FY2024 | Accrued expenses | 3,852 (EUR €'000) | 2 |
Development#
A condensed summary per reporting period as running text: what changed operationally, which drivers management names, how earnings and cash flow developed. Most recent period first, grouped by year; each text is written from the original report of that period, superscript numbers lead to the source.
FY2026
Vulcan Energy Resources reached a construction commencement phase in FY2026, anchored by the Financial Close of the €2.2 billion Lionheart Project financing package in May 2026, with KfW subscribing 14.49% ordinary shares and Sequana subscribing preferred shares at 10.35% ownership, creating aggregate non-controlling interests of €141.3 million 8. Field development advanced with the successful drilling of the fifth and sixth wells (LSC-1 and LSC-2) in the Lionheart Field Development Plan, with production flow and lithium grade meeting or exceeding expectations, while spud-in of the seventh well (LSC-3) commenced as planned 8. Civil construction began at the Lionheart 30MW geothermal power plant site in Landau on 27 July 2026, supported by the initial equity funding drawdown on 15 July 2026, and construction of the lithium chemical plant at Infrasense Industrial Park Höchst in Frankfurt also commenced during the period 8. Total lithium mineral resources were updated to 29,822 kt LCE across licence areas as at 30 June 2026, and a Preliminary Feasibility Study for Project Ludwig Phase Two was released on 3 September 2026 focusing on integrated upstream and downstream production with targeted significant CAPEX reductions 8.
FY2025
In FY2025, Vulcan Energy Resources generated revenue from continuing operations of 7.3 million, with drilling personnel outsourcing and services revenue lower year-over-year 6. The net loss for the year widened to 69.6 million from €42.4 million in the prior year, with diluted loss per share of €0.30, partly reflecting an impairment of €7,758 thousand on mine properties following wellbore instability in the initial LSC-1a borehole 6. The defining milestone of the year was the completion of an approximately €2.2 billion comprehensive financing package in December 2025 and the Board's positive Final Investment Decision on the Lionheart Project, with construction commencing at the G-LEP site in Landau 6. Cash at year end stood at 517.8 million, materially higher than €96,988 thousand at the prior year end, driven by the equity raise and debt financing close 6. Earlier in the year the company produced the first battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate at the CLEOP facility in Frankfurt in January 2025 and received Strategic Project designation under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act in March 2025 6.
FY2024
In FY2024, Vulcan Energy Resources generated revenue of 8.1m, 19.7% higher than the prior year, while the net loss widened to 42.4m compared with €27.0m in 2023 2. The company reached a pivotal technical milestone by producing battery-quality lithium hydroxide monohydrate at the CLEOP downstream plant, marking the first fully integrated battery-quality LHM produced in Europe from resource to final product 2. On the financing side, Vulcan secured a €879m conditional debt commitment from Export Finance Australia and seven commercial banks, and the European Investment Bank Board approved up to €500m in financing participation for the Phase One Lionheart Project 2. The group raised €134m in equity capital during 2024, and cash and cash equivalents stood at 97.1m at year end 2.
Glossary#
- Revenue: Revenue from contracts with customers, net of sales deductions, as the company itself reports it; not total output, gross revenue, GMV or order intake.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the shareholders of the parent, after discontinued operations; not the result including minority interests, not comprehensive income.
- EPS: Diluted earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of the parent; a printed figure always beats a calculated one, calculated values are marked.
- FCF: Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment; the company's own free cash flow figure is shown separately.
- OCF: Cash flow from operating activities as reported; IFRS companies may show interest paid in financing cash flow, so the figure is not always comparable.
- Cash: Cash and cash equivalents, without securities unless the company reports them as part of the position.
- Net Debt: Net debt = financial debt excluding lease liabilities minus cash at the same reporting date; the company's own net position may differ.
- *: derived, the formula is in the hover
- ≈: calculated, approximation
- ~: uncertain; the value stays visible, verdicts do not use it
- °: repaired by a targeted query against the document, or curated with documentary evidence
- EBIT: EBIT as a fallback: the income statement carries no operating line
- basic: basic earnings per share as a fallback when diluted is missing
Sources: official investor relations documents#
All original documents used, with type (e.g. quarterly, half-year, annual report), publication date and a direct link to the filing (EDINET/SEC/IR). Every superscript number in the report points to an entry in this list; so every figure can be traced back to its place in the original.
| # | Document type | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 / #101 | IR-Annual | 2025-03-25 | Open |
| #5 / #102 | IR-Half | 2025-09-09 | Open |
| #6 / #103 | IR-Annual | 2026-03-26 | Open |
| #8 / #104 | IR-Half | 2026-09-09 | Open |
FAQ#
Which additional key figures does Vulcan Energy Resources Limited report?
As reported for H1 2026: Restoration provision, EBITDA, VULSORB net, Transactions with non controlling interest, Total Reserves, Total Property Plant Equipment. The chapter Reported KPIs lists every value with its source. Revenue is broken down by Germany, Australia, Other European.
Where can I find the official investor relations documents of Vulcan Energy Resources Limited?
The sources chapter links all 8 original filings used (IR documents) with type, publication date and a direct link; every figure in the report carries a source number.