Barclays
July 2, 2026
European Morning Research Summary
Daily UpdateCommoditiesEquitiesEnergyHealth Care
This report provides a daily summary of equity research across European sectors, including earnings estimate revisions, Q2 previews, and strategic company updates.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Global energy demand reached a new high in 2025, with renewables leading growth but fossil fuels remaining dominant.
- 2.Associated British Foods saw mixed performance with UK consumer trends improving but European weakness and sugar earnings downgrades impacting outlook.
Table of Contents
- Summary of Changes
- Company Research
- Industry Research
- Publications Summary
- Basic Industries
- European Metals & Mining
- Consumer
- European Consumer Staples
- Energy
- European Energy Services
- European Integrated Energy
- Financial Services
- European Diversified Financials
- Nordic Insurance
- European Insurance
- Healthcare
- European Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
- Industrials
- Continental: Thesis intact ahead of Q2
- European Autos & Auto Parts
- Saint-Gobain: Steady, still attractively priced (Q2 preview)
- European Construction, Building Materials & Infrastructure
- Schneider Electric: Cognite deal
- European Capital Goods
- Sika: Slight improvement (Q2 preview)
- European Cement: Q2'26 previews
- Internet & Media
- Pearson plc: ETS buys ACT - potential impact for Pearson
- European Media
- Power & Utilities
- National Grid: Capturing a strategic US data centre opportunity
- European Utilities & Clean Energy
- Retail
- Nike, Inc.: FY4Q26 Review: The Only Way Out is Through
- U.S. Specialty Retail, Apparel & Footwear
- RevPAR Weekly, IHG/AC/Eden/PLX previews: Football fever
- European Leisure
- Technology
- Infineon Technologies AG: Feedback from fab event
- European Technology Hardware
- Telecommunications
- Deutsche Telekom AG: Concerns, risks...and valuation
- European Telecom Services
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Authors
Ian RossouwMatthew ClementsJames Gordon
Securities
ABFSASY.PA
Themes
Energy TransitionQ2 Earnings Season
Regions
EuropeAsia PacificUnited KingdomGermanyFrance
