Lindt & Sprüngli (LISN) Q4 2025 TU earnings summary

Executive summary

• Achieved organic growth of 12.4% to CHF 5.92 billion in 2025, driven by premiumization, innovation, and price increases.

• Demonstrated resilience amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, high cocoa costs, and cautious consumer behavior.

• Expanded global retail footprint to around 620 stores and 21 e-shops, with 20.8% sales growth in this channel.

Financial highlights

• Group sales in Swiss Francs rose 8.2% to CHF 5.92 billion, with a negative currency effect of -3.9%.

• Organic growth was primarily driven by groupwide price increases of 19%.

Outlook and guidance

• Expects operating profit margin (EBIT) to increase at the lower end of 20-40 basis points for 2025 (previous year: 16.2%).

• Maintains medium- to long-term organic sales growth targets of 6-8% and annual EBIT margin improvement of 20-40 basis points.