The Otto Group was able to hold its own well in a challenging environment for all market participants and looks back on a very successful financial year. The group stabilized its revenues on a comparable basis and achieved a clearly noticeable improvement in earnings. The focus on profitability and liquidity continues to pay off, as does the concentration on scaling successful business models. At the same time, the corporate group was an early adopter of the transformative power of generative AI and is a technology pioneer in retail. The Otto Group is well positioned to meet upcoming challenges and to shape its future sustainably successfully.

The end of the 2025/26 financial year marked the end of an era as well: Benjamin Otto has taken over main responsibility for the Group from his father Prof. Dr. Michael Otto. In this interview, the two reveal why the Otto Group is built on a strong foundation, describe the challenges facing the Group and outline what needs to change and why values still point the way.