Annual Report 2025
5 Years in Figures

 

 

 

1.1.-
31.12.2025

 

1.1.-
31.12.2024

 

Change in %
2025–2024

Business volume

€k

 

8,596,105

 

7,948,975

 

8.1

Revenue

€k

 

6,405,874

 

6,305,762

 

1.6

Germany

€k

 

3,737,802

 

3,789,726

 

−1.4

France

€k

 

637,574

 

673,856

 

−5.4

Benelux

€k

 

759,491

 

752,482

 

0.9

Other Europe

€k

 

1,271,007

 

1,089,698

 

16.6

EBITDA

€k

 

494,564

 

491,647

 

0.6

EBIT

€k

 

335,296

 

351,327

 

−4.6

Germany

€k

 

230,674

 

226,023

 

2.1

France

€k

 

16,294

 

30,562

 

−46.7

Benelux

€k

 

33,694

 

37,539

 

−10.5

Other Europe

€k

 

54,634

 

56,978

 

−4.3

EBIT margin

%

 

5.2

 

5.6

 

 

Germany

%

 

6.2

 

6.0

 

 

France

%

 

2.6

 

4.5

 

 

Benelux

%

 

4.4

 

5.0

 

 

Other Europe

%

 

4.3

 

5.2

 

 

EBT

€k

 

324,197

 

345,053

 

−6.0

EBT margin

%

 

5.1

 

5.5

 

 

Earnings after taxes of the shareholders of Bechtle AG

€k

 

229,211

 

245,498

 

−6.6

Earnings per share

 

1.82

 

1.95

 

−6.6

Financial data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return on equity

%

 

12.2

 

14.4

 

 

Key indicators

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities

€k

 

289,780

 

558,151

 

−48.1

Cash flow per share

 

2.30

 

4.43

 

−48.1

Number of employees (as of 31.12)

 

 

16,360

 

15,801

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12.2025

 

31.12.2024

 

Change in %
2025–2024

Cash and cash equivalents*

€k

 

452,031

 

716,202

 

−36.9

Working capital

€k

 

500,548

 

560,842

 

−10.8

Equity ratio

%

 

44.9

 

45.4

 

 

*

Incl. time deposits and securities

Review by Quarter 2025

 

 

 

First quarter 1.1.–31.3.

 

2nd quarter 1.4.–30.6.

 

3rd quarter 1.7.–30.9.

 

4th quarter 1.10.–31.12.

 

FY 2025
1.1.–31.12.

Business volume

€k

 

1,967,133

 

1,925,471

 

2,048,723

 

2,654,778

 

8,596,105

Revenue

€k

 

1,461,036

 

1,487,178

 

1,588,185

 

1,869,475

 

6,405,874

EBITDA

€k

 

95,712

 

106,674

 

123,647

 

168,531

 

494,564

EBIT

€k

 

57,157

 

68,365

 

83,477

 

126,297

 

335,296

EBT

€k

 

55,300

 

66,778

 

80,473

 

121,646

 

324,197

EBT margin

%

 

3.8

 

4.5

 

5.1

 

6.5

 

5.1

Earnings after taxes of the shareholders of Bechtle AG

€k

 

38,870

 

47,661

 

57,518

 

85,162

 

229,211