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RTL Group Q2 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q2 2025 earnings summary8 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Accelerated transformation with nearly 30% streaming revenue growth, a 15% increase in paying subscribers, and a target for streaming profitability by 2026.

  • Announced acquisition of Sky Deutschland to boost streaming and pay TV presence, expected to close in 2026.

  • Completed sale of RTL Nederland for €1.1bn, generating a €900m capital gain and an expected €5/share dividend.

  • Portfolio focused on core business units, generating €2.7bn from disposals since 2019 and high cash returns to shareholders.

  • Outlook for 2025 confirmed, with adjusted EBITA expected to rise to ~€780m, assuming 2–3% TV ad revenue growth in H2.

Financial highlights

  • Group revenue down 3.2% to €2.78bn, mainly due to lower TV ad and content revenue, partly offset by higher streaming revenue.

  • Adjusted EBITA decreased 7% to €160m; margin at 5.8%.

  • Adjusted EBITDA margin at 9.8% (H1/2025: €273m).

  • Group profit at €59m, impacted by one-time effects including restructuring and portfolio measures.

  • Net cash from operating activities rose to €88m; net debt increased to €1.05bn due to dividend payment.

Outlook and guidance

  • Full-year 2025 revenue expected to rise to ~€6.45bn, mainly from streaming and portfolio effects.

  • Adjusted EBITA for 2025 guided to ~€780m, driven by lower streaming startup losses and continued performance.

  • Streaming business on track for profitability in 2026; €750m streaming revenue target for 2026 remains ambitious but achievable.

  • Dividend policy unchanged: payout of at least 80% of adjusted full-year net result.

  • Fremantle's Adjusted EBITA margin expected to reach 9% by 2026.

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RTL Group S.A., a subsidiary of Bertelsmann Capital Holding GmbH, is a significant player in the media industry. The company is engaged in television broadcasting, content production, and digital media services across a global network. It operates numerous television channels and radio stations in various regions including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Luxembourg. RTL Group is known for producing a wide range of television content such as talent and game shows, reality shows, soaps, dramas, documentaries, and cartoons. In addition to traditional broadcasting, the company offers streaming services and maintains a robust presence in the digital video business, focusing on advertising technology and content distribution across various platforms. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, and its shares are listed on the Luxembourg and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges.

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