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2025 Half Year Results

Consistent execution delivers strong H1 results

Coca-Cola HBC AG, a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, reports its financial results for the six months ended 27 June 2025.

Half-year highlights

  • Focused execution of strategic priorities drives organic revenue growth of 9.9%1
    • Organic volume grew 2.6%, driven by Sparkling +2.3% and Energy +30.0%, with notable strength in Emerging markets; Q2 volumes improved to +3.2%, with all segments contributing
    • Organic revenue per case growth of 7.2%, driven by targeted revenue growth management initiatives
    • Reported revenue growth of 8.6%, with good organic growth slightly offset by FX headwinds in the Emerging segment
    • Value share growth of 100 basis points in Non-Alcoholic Ready-To-Drink (NARTD) year-to-date, on top of strong gains in 2024
  • Strong organic comparable EBIT growth of 11.8%
    • Comparable EBIT of €649.8 million, growing 15.2% on a reported basis and 11.8% on an organic basis
    • Comparable EBIT margins improved 70 basis points on a reported basis to 11.6%, and grew 20 basis points on an organic basis
    • Comparable gross profit margin grew 60 basis points to 36.7%, reflecting improvement in the Emerging segment
    • Opex as a percentage of revenue slightly improved year-on-year, despite increased investment in marketing, as we lapped the currency remeasurement of balance sheet items in the prior-year period
  • Segmental highlights: Broad-based organic revenue growth
    • Established: Organic revenue increased by 2.5%, led by revenue-per-case expansion and resilient volumes; organic EBIT declined 7.2% driven by higher marketing investment
    • Developing: Organic revenue up 6.4%, driven by revenue-per-case expansion; organic EBIT down 0.6% on tough comparatives
    • Emerging: Organic revenue up 17.4% driven by revenue-per-case expansion and solid volume growth; organic EBIT up 31.3%
  • Strong EPS, benefitting from EBIT growth and lower finance costs
    • Comparable EPS of €1.31, up 25.8%
    • Finance costs improved significantly year-on-year, driven by lower foreign exchange losses in Nigeria and higher finance income
    • Free cash flow increased 10.1% to €242.5m, despite higher capex year-on-year
    • Maintained a strong balance sheet and liquidity position
  • Continued focus on innovation, and investment in our 24/7 portfolio and strategic priorities
    • Successful launch of the “Share a Coke” campaign across our markets from April, with ongoing activation through the summer
    • Launched new innovations of Monster and introduced targeted local marketing activations
    • Strong performance of Coffee in the out-of-home channel, as we executed on our joint strategic decision with Costa Coffee to focus on this channel
    • Leveraged global football ambassadors and local sports activations together with new innovations to drive strong growth in Powerade
    • Launched new Finlandia marketing campaign across all markets
    • We were again the number one contributor to retail customers’ absolute revenue growth within FMCG in Europe, according to Nielsen

For details on APMs refer to ‘Alternative Performance Measures’ and ‘Definitions and reconciliations of APMs’ sections.

This has been a strong first half with consistent execution of our strategy driving organic revenue growth of 9.9%, including good growth in volumes. Building on strong gains in 2024, we further increased our value share in NARTD as a result of continued investment behind our 24/7 portfolio and strategic priorities. Highlights in the period included the successful launch of the “Share a Coke” campaign from April, the continued rollout and marketing of innovations in Monster, Fanta, Sprite and Schweppes, and further investment in our bespoke capabilities, notably digital and technology.

I would like to thank our teams for their dedication, passion and drive, which is at the heart of everything we achieve. Strong partnerships and collaboration are the cornerstone of our success. I would like to extend my appreciation to our customers, suppliers and partners for their ongoing support, particularly The Coca-Cola Company, as we continue to push boundaries across our markets.

As we progress into the second half of the year, our teams continue to raise the bar to execute with excellence, leveraging our targeted in-market plans and the strength of our portfolio. We are mindful of what is a challenging and unpredictable macroeconomic and geopolitical environment but given our strong start to the year, we now expect to deliver growth in organic revenue and EBIT at the top end of our guided ranges for 2025.

Zoran Bogdanovic Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola HBC AG
Half-Year        
  2025 2024 % Change Reported % Change Organic1

Volume (m unit cases)

1,463.4

1,426.7

2.6%

2.6%

Net sales revenue (€ m)

5,620.3

5,175.6

8.6%

9.9%

Net sales revenue per unit case (€)

3.84

3.63

5.9%

7.2%

Operating profit (EBIT)2 (€ m)

644.6

566.1

13.9%

 

Comparable EBIT1 (€ m)

649.8

564.1

15.2%

11.8%

EBIT margin (%)

11.5

10.9

50bps

 

Comparable EBIT margin1 (%)

11.6

10.9

70bps

20bps

Net profit3 (€ m)

470.6

381.6

23.3%

 

Comparable net profit1,3 (€ m)

474.7

380.3

24.8%

 

Basic earnings per share (EPS) (€)

1.297

1.043

24.4%

 

Comparable EPS1 (€)

1.308

1.040

25.8%

 

Free cash flow1 (€ m)

242.5

220.2

10.1%

 

1For details on APMs refer to ‘Alternative Performance Measures’ and ‘Definitions and reconciliations of APMs’ sections.

2Refer to the condensed consolidated interim income statement.

3Net Profit and comparable net profit refer to net profit and comparable net profit respectively after tax attributable to owners of the parent.