Net profit in the third quarter amounted to PLN 463 million compared to PLN 319 million profit a year earlier. Analysts expected net profit of PLN 399.1 million. Adjusted net profit amounted to PLN 505 million compared to PLN 341 million profit a year earlier.
The revenues of the Żabka Group in the third quarter amounted to PLN 7.44 billion compared to PLN 6.578 billion a year ago (an increase of 13.3% y/y). The consensus forecast was PLN 7.396 billion in revenues.
Sales to end customers amounted to PLN 8.5 billion in the third quarter – an increase of 14%. on an annual basis. The increase in like-for-like sales amounted to 4.5%.
That's how many stores Żabka wants to have
Żabka's management board said at a press conference that the company's goal now is 16,000. stores by the end of 2028 – an increase of 1.5 thousand. compared to previous forecasts. The company now wants to open 1.3 thousand. points per year (300 more than in previous forecasts).
At the end of September 2025, the Żabka Group store network had a total of 12,099 locations, compared to 10,906 at the end of Q3 2024. Within 9 months, the group opened 1,127 new stores and closed 97 stores.
Żabka also wants to expand rapidly in Romania. “We entered this market in the middle of last year, at the end of the last quarter we had over 120 stores,” said Tomasz Blicharski, Chief Strategy & Development Officer of Żabka. In the long term, Żabka (which operates on this market under the Froo brand) intends to have 7.6 thousand. shops. The company's management announced at a press conference that brand awareness in Bucharest alone has already exceeded 44%.
“The number of Froo customer visits has already reached the same level as the average for Polish stores in September, which makes us incredibly optimistic about the development of this business. These are still young stores that are developing, not all services are available there yet, our application is not working yet. It is a young business, so for this stage of development the result is above our expectations,” Tomasz Blicharski also added.
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