The company's revenues in the first six months of 2025 amounted to PLN 1.82 billion, which means a decrease compared to PLN 2.3 billion a year earlier. Operational profitability also decreased – the EBITDA indicator was at PLN 140.2 million against PLN 237 million in 2024.
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PKP Cargo problems. It started with it
PKP Cargo, listed on the Stock Exchange, remains under the control of the Treasury via PKP SA, which has 33.01 percent. shares. Another significant shareholder are the Nationale-Nederlanden PTE SA funds (12.08 percent), while the remaining 54.91 percent It belongs to individual and institutional investors.
The company has been struggling with financial difficulties for years – Only in 2024, its net loss amounted to PLN 2.41 billion, with EBITDA less than PLN 300 million.
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The carrier's problems led to the initiation of restructuring proceedings in July 2024. At the same time, the management board decided on broadly launched employment reductions. As a result, in 2024, ranks PKP Cargo left over 3.6 thousand people, and the employment status dropped to approx. 10,000
The next stages of the exemptions were announced at 2025 and 2026. Initially, they were to cover 1041 and 1388 people, but in September 2025 the company announced that the reduction scale this year would be limited to a maximum of 500 employees. The process of termination of contracts is to end by the end of September.
PKP Cargo, the largest freight railway carrier in Poland, feels the effects of a decrease in coal and steel transport, as well as growing competition from road transport. In the face of structural changes on the market, management focuses on savings programs and employment restructuring, hoping for a gradual improvement in financial results.
Despite the clear limitation of losses in 2025, the company's situation remains difficult. The carrier's fate will be decided not only by subsequent staff movements, but also the success of restructuring and the ability to regain the share in the freight market.
