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Kesko DNB Carnegie Consumer Conference 2026 presentation summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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DNB Carnegie Consumer Conference 2026 presentation summary25 Aug, 2026

Strategic direction and growth

  • Pursuing growth across grocery, building and technical, and car trade divisions, with a focus on both B2C and B2B segments.

  • Building and technical trade is set to become the largest division, driven by acquisitions and organic growth.

  • Major acquisition of Dahl’s technical trade operations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, the largest in company history, to strengthen Nordic presence.

  • Long-term net sales target of approximately €20 billion in the early 2030s, with a 6-8% operating margin for building and technical trade.

  • Sustainability, digitalisation, and operational excellence are core strategic pillars.

Financial performance and outlook

  • Net sales reached €12.9 billion (rolling 12 months Q2/2026), with operating profit at €678.7 million and a 5.3% margin.

  • All divisions reported sales growth in Q2/2026; technical trade was the main profit driver.

  • Profit guidance for 2026 updated to €670-730 million in comparable operating profit.

  • Cash flow from operating activities improved to €1,020.1 million (rolling 12 months Q2/2026).

  • Capital expenditure focused on store sites and acquisitions, with a strong balance sheet and net debt/EBITDA at 1.7.

Grocery trade division

  • Market share grew to 33.5% in Finland, with net sales of €6.5 billion and operating margin of 6.5%.

  • Investments in store network, quality, and price competitiveness; online grocery sales up 11.3%.

  • Kespro leads Finnish foodservice with a 49.2% market share.

  • Customer satisfaction and loyalty program engagement increased.

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