Total revenue: the companies of Schwarz Group saw total revenue rise by 5.8 percent year on year to 185.6 billion euros.
Online revenue: the Lidl and Kaufland retail divisions generated online revenue of 1.7 billion euros, remaining level year on year.
Year-on-year comparison of revenue at the divisions:
Employees: 9,000 new jobs were created in 2025, up 1.5 percent year on year, and the companies of Schwarz Group now employ 604,000 people, of whom 217,000 in Germany.
Stores: The Lidl and Kaufland store network grew by 300 new stores, increasing by 2.1 percent (year on year) to 14,500 stores in 33 of the 34 country locations, of which more than 3,250 Lidl stores and 790 Kaufland stores in Germany.
Investments: Roughly 9 billion euros were invested in fiscal year 2025, of which EUR 3.7 billion in Germany as a business location. More than 10 billion euros have been earmarked for investment across all divisions in the current fiscal year.
The companies of Schwarz Group continued to leverage targeted investments to drive forward growth in fiscal year 2025 with the aim of strengthening security of supply, expanding resource sovereignty and promoting digital sovereignty.
Acting Ahead rather than just thinking ahead – the companies of Schwarz Group.
The companies of Schwarz Group generated total revenue of 185.6 billion euros in fiscal year 2025, an increase of 5.8 percent year on year (previous year: 175.4 billion euros).
Lidl generated 140.2 billion euros in store revenue in fiscal year 2025 (+6.1 percent; previous year: 132.1 billion euros).
At Kaufland, store revenue amounted to 36.7 billion euros in fiscal year 2025 (+4.3 percent; previous year: 35.2 billion euros ).
As projected, online revenue at Lidl and Kaufland totaled 1.7 billion euros (previous year: 1.7 billion euros) in fiscal year 2025, remaining stable year on year, thus reflecting overall market trends.
The circular economy division PreZero increased its recycling revenue to 4.1 billion euros (+5.1 percent; previous year: 3.9 billion euros).
The production companies of Schwarz Group increased their revenue to 5.7 billion euros (+23.9 percent; previous year: 4.6 billion euros).
Revenue at Schwarz Digits grew to 2.2 billion euros (+15.8 percent; previous year: 1.9 billion euros).
The companies of Schwarz Group employed 604,000 people in fiscal year 2025. This figure is up 1.5 percent from 595,000 employees in the previous year, meaning that 9,000 new jobs were created.
Of the 604,000 people employed worldwide, 217,000 are in Germany, up 2.4 percent year on year.
The two retail divisions, Lidl and Kaufland, operated 14,500 stores in 33 of the 34 country locations in fiscal year 2025. This marks an increase of 2.1 percent, extending the network by 300 stores year on year (14,200 stores).
Of the 14,500 stores operated worldwide, there are more than 3,250 Lidl stores and 790 Kaufland stores in Germany.
The companies of Schwarz Group invested around 9 billion euros in fiscal year 2025, 3.7 billion euros of which in Germany as a business location.
Outlook: More than 10 billion euros is earmarked for investments across all divisions in the current 2026 fiscal year, of which approximately 5 billion euros in Germany as a business location.
Lidl expanded its store network and invested in modernizing the Tailwind fleet to safeguard supply chains between Asia and Europe.
Kaufland expanded into Italy and France with Kaufland Marketplace and now operates this online platform in seven European countries.
PreZero acquired a major European battery recycler, thereby strengthening its position in the high-potential market of battery recycling. Also, a strategic partnership within the automotive industry aims to develop a business model for the recovery and recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
Schwarz Produktion invested in expanding the Bonback industrial bakery in Halle (Saale), Germany, to further strengthen security of supply for baked goods, and expanded its portfolio to include fruit and honey products.
Schwarz Digits invested in the 200-megawatt data center in Lübbenau, Germany – a significant investment in one of Europe's most cutting-edge data centers.
