Switzerland's Lindt 2025 revenue slightly beats estimates helped by premiumization, price increases

Reuters01-13
Switzerland's Lindt 2025 revenue slightly beats estimates helped by premiumization, price increases

Overview

  • Swiss premium chocolate maker's 2025 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations, reaching CHF 5.92 bln

  • Company's growth driven by premiumization, price increases, and successful product innovations

  • Company expanded retail presence and launched Lindt Dubai Style Chocolate globally

Outlook

  • Lindt & Sprüngli expects 2025 operating profit margin increase at lower end of 20-40 basis points

  • Company reiterates 2026 organic sales growth target of 6-8%

  • Lindt & Sprüngli sees annual profit margin improvement of 20-40 basis points

Result Drivers

  • PREMIUMIZATION TREND - Ongoing global trend towards premiumization drove demand for high-quality products

  • PRICE INCREASES - Double-digit price increases implemented to offset high cocoa prices

  • PRODUCT INNOVATIONS - Successful product innovations, including Lindt Dubai Style Chocolate, contributed to growth

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

FY Revenue

Slight Beat*

CHF 5.92 bln

CHF 5.89 bln (15 Analysts)

*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

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