Zalando's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -0.8%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.5% per year. Zalando's return on equity is 4.3%, and it has net margins of 0.9%.
Key information
-0.83%
Earnings growth rate
-1.41%
EPS growth rate
Specialty Retail Industry Growth
14.25%
Revenue growth rate
4.48%
Return on equity
4.27%
Net Margin
0.91%
Next Earnings Update
04 Aug 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Zalando makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
SWX:ZAL Revenue, expenses and earnings (EUR Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
12,923
118
4,741
0
31 Dec 25
12,346
215
4,509
0
30 Sep 25
11,575
241
4,282
0
30 Jun 25
10,943
271
4,036
0
31 Mar 25
10,751
270
3,982
0
31 Dec 24
10,573
251
3,911
0
30 Sep 24
10,329
204
3,751
0
30 Jun 24
10,216
152
3,706
0
31 Mar 24
10,129
113
3,681
0
31 Dec 23
10,143
83
3,702
0
30 Sep 23
10,255
110
3,767
0
30 Jun 23
10,329
82
3,843
0
31 Mar 23
10,395
40
3,939
0
31 Dec 22
10,345
17
3,988
0
30 Sep 22
10,277
5
4,031
0
30 Jun 22
10,211
32
3,994
0
31 Mar 22
10,321
139
4,013
0
31 Dec 21
10,354
235
3,923
0
30 Sep 21
9,828
278
3,715
0
30 Jun 21
9,394
345
3,541
0
31 Mar 21
8,696
347
3,207
0
31 Dec 20
7,982
226
3,035
0
30 Sep 20
7,395
180
2,839
0
30 Jun 20
7,066
108
2,754
0
31 Mar 20
6,629
31
2,685
0
31 Dec 19
6,483
100
2,591
0
30 Sep 19
6,158
71
2,459
0
30 Jun 19
5,837
42
2,356
0
31 Mar 19
5,570
49
2,248
0
31 Dec 18
5,388
51
2,168
0
30 Sep 18
5,060
56
2,045
0
30 Jun 18
4,934
87
1,961
0
31 Mar 18
4,705
83
1,873
0
31 Dec 17
4,489
103
1,774
0
30 Sep 17
4,247
103
1,683
0
30 Jun 17
4,007
118
1,569
0
31 Mar 17
3,823
121
1,489
0
31 Dec 16
3,639
121
1,415
0
30 Sep 16
3,416
163
1,344
0
30 Jun 16
3,294
130
1,330
0
31 Mar 16
3,111
102
1,300
0
31 Dec 15
2,958
122
1,248
0
30 Sep 15
2,755
66
1,166
0
Quality Earnings: ZAL has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ZAL's current net profit margins (0.9%) are lower than last year (2.5%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ZAL's earnings have declined by 0.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ZAL's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: ZAL had negative earnings growth (-56.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Specialty Retail industry average (13%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ZAL's Return on Equity (4.3%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/06 14:27
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/03 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Zalando SE is covered by 47 analysts. 23 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.