Key figures
The 2025/26 financial year was again challenging for all market participants, including the Otto Group, due to the tense trade and geopolitical situation and uncertain consumer sentiment. Nevertheless, the Otto Group was able to stabilize its revenue on a comparable basis at the previous year's level and also achieve a clearly noticeable profit improvement, as reflected in EBITDA and especially EBIT. The debt service ratio as an indicator of the Group's financial performance remained at the previous year's level due to increased profitability and a concurrent increase in net financial debt. The Otto Group can therefore look back on a successful 2025/26 financial year.
Group total*
| Key figure | 2025/26 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EUR billion | 13.8 | 14,9 |
| Change on a comparable basis* | in % | +0,4 | |
| EBITDA | EUR million | 1,132 | 916 |
| EBIT | EUR million | 641 | 276 |
| EBT | EUR million | 457 | 311 |
| Profit/ loss for the year | EUR million | 312 | 165 |
| Group equity | in EUR mill. | 4,439 | 4.909 |
| Net financial debt | in EUR mill. | 2,369 | 2.095 |
| Gross cash flow from operating activities | in EUR mill. | 1,136 | 964 |
| Free cash flow | in EUR mill. | 340 | 1.254 |
| Employees | number | 34,831 | 36.304 |
| thereof domestic | number | 20,001 | 21.334 |
| thereof foreign | number | 14,830 | 14.970 |
| Credit metrics | |||
| Cash EBITDA | in EUR mill. | 1,837 | 1.620 |
| Group equity ratio | in % | 34.3 | 36.5 |
| Debt service ratio | in years | 1,3 | 1,3 |
| Debt to equity ratio | ratio | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Selected key figures of the Sustainability Strategy **
| Key figure | 2025/26 | |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of preferred fibers | in % | 45 |
| Proportion of preferred wood | in % | 86 |
Climate target (near-term science-based target)
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| | At the end of the 2025/26 financial year |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-target 1: Absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission reduction by 42% by the end of the financial year 2030/31 compared to the financial year 2021/22 | in % | -59 |
| Sub-target 2 (Supplier Engagement): At least 75% of the third party brands, based on purchasing volume, and at least 20% of the marketplace partners based on gross merchandise value (GMV) have set their own SBT validated by the SBTi by the end of the 2027/28 financial year. *** | Proportion of third-party brands in % | 47 |
| | Proportion of marketplace partners in % | 8 |
| Sub-target 3: Absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions by 42% by the end of the financial year 2031/32 compared to the financial year 2021/22 | in % | -15 |
* The change on a comparable basis represents revenue growth adjusted for the effects of changes in the scope of consolidation and exchange rate changes.
** The key figures of the updated Sustainability Strategy were collected for the first time in the 2025/26 financial year.
*** Starting from the financial year 2025/26, we will report separately for third party brands (target value 75%) and marketplace partners (target value 20%).