Bertelsmann Reports €13.5 Billion Revenue and 1.9% Organic Growth for Nine Months

Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA reported revenues of €13.5 billion for the first nine months of 2025, representing a 0.8 percent increase compared to the previous year and an organic revenue growth of 1.9 percent. Key contributors to this growth included Penguin Random House, Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Education Group, and Bertelsmann Investments. The company made investments totaling €1.3 billion as part of its Boost strategy during the period. Bertelsmann Investments held 313 investments as of the end of September, with 32 new and 19 follow-on investments since the start of the year. Notable investments included the Indian startup Handpickd and a follow-on in social commerce platform Rozana. The Bertelsmann Education Group recorded solid growth, highlighted by strong performance in continuing education and compliance management in the U.S. healthcare sector at Relias, as well as medical training in Brazil at Afya. In May 2025, Afya acquired Faculdade Única de Contagem, raising its number of medical students to over 25,000. Bertelsmann Marketing Services faced challenges, with revenues in digital marketing declining due to the loss of a major client and reduced advertiser demand, while book printing in Germany performed positively. For the full year 2025, Bertelsmann expects stable revenues, with operating EBITDA adjusted likely to be moderately lower, reflecting currency effects, the absence of RTL Nederland contributions, and a decline in TV advertising markets in Germany and France. The company anticipates achieving group profit of more than €1 billion in 2025.

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