Strong reaction to Żabka's results. The company is the fastest growing stock on the WSE.

• The Żabka Group improved its revenues and net profit by 15 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2025.
• The group plans to open another 1,300 stores within the year (in Poland and Romania), and currently has almost 12,000 of them.
• In response to good results and ambitious expansion plans, the company's share price is growing the fastest on the entire WSE, generating the highest turnover.

In the first half of 2025, the Żabka Group reported consolidated revenues of PLN 12.8 billion, compared to PLN 11.14 billion a year earlier. During the period under review, EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization) slightly exceeded PLN 1.54 billion, compared to PLN 1.37 billion a year earlier. Net profit reached nearly PLN 67 million, compared to PLN 58 million a year earlier.

In the second quarter alone, revenues amounted to PLN 7.1 billion (PLN 7.2 billion a year ago), EBITDA was PLN 1.05 billion, and in the same period of the previous year it amounted to PLN 993.5 million.

The implementation of strategic assumptions is not threatened, the share price is up significantly

The Group said it remains confident in its ability to deliver on its strategic objectives for 2025 and beyond. It expects like-for-like sales growth to remain in the mid- to high-single-digit percentage range in 2025, supported by innovation and commercial initiatives.

Improved results, along with news of successful openings and planned expansion, have energized investors. On Wednesday , Żabka shares rose by over 9 percent in early trading , and the price—reaching nearly 22 złoty per share—returned to its highest level since early July. These gains were accompanied by the highest trading volume on the market.

The capitalization of the Żabka group currently amounts to just over PLN 21 billion, which makes it the 13th largest company in the WIG20 index.

Huge potential for new openings in Poland and Romania

As of the end of June 2025, the Żabka Group's store network totaled 11,793 stores , up 10.8% from the same period a year earlier. The market potential is estimated at nearly 19,500 stores in Poland and approximately 4,000 in Romania.

When publishing the results, the group announced that it plans to accelerate its expansion and launch over 1,300 new branches in Poland and Romania in 2025, compared to the previous plans of 1,100 points.

"In six months, we have opened over 800 new stores, bringing us closer to achieving our new goal: over 1,300 openings in 2025. We are also seeing dynamic growth in the Romanian market, where the Froo chain has opened over 100 stores just one year after its debut. In the near future, we will focus on increasing efficiency and achieving our strategic goal of doubling sales to end customers between 2023 and 2028," the company states.

In the second quarter of 2025 alone, 368 stores were opened (including 22 in Romania), and in the first six months of this year – 804 (51 in Romania). At the end of the first half of the year, Żabka had 109 stores in Romania, compared to five a year earlier.

The company's main shareholders are Heket Topco (40.8%) and PG Investment Company (12.6%). The group has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since October 2024. Its shares are included in the WIG20 index.