ABBOTT
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ABBOTT has been active since 1948 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €2.10bn and a net result of €369.8m. Equity remains stable across the filed financial years (±0.3% per year). Its solvency ranks better than 93% of 6,105 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.2% (very low).
Financials · financial year 2025, full format
In the rankings
#1 company by total assets in Walloon Brabant, Wholesale and retail trade sector#1 company by equity in Walloon Brabant, Wholesale and retail trade sector#3 oldest company in Wavre, Wholesale and retail trade sector
Turnover
€105.6m▲ 7.4%
2024 · €98.3m
EBIT margin
4.1%▲ 1.8pp
2024 · 2.3%
Net result
€369.8m
2024 · -€5.4m
Working capital
-€187.9m▼ 0.3%
2024 · -€187.4m
Trend over the years
2021 to 2025, 5 financial years 2019 to 2025, 6 financial years
After the dip in 2022 the operating result has climbed three years in a row; 2025 is 94% above 2024 and is the highest result in the available series.
What the company sold each financial year and what was left of it. A loss stands below the zero line.
Turnover€105.6m
2025
Operating result€4.3m
2025
Net result€369.8m
2025
What the company owns (total assets), how much of it is its own (equity) and how much it owes.
Total assets€2,338.1m
2025
Equity€2,104.8m
2025
Debt€232.1m
2025
Short-term assets minus short-term debts. Above zero the company can pay its bills in the short term.
Working capital-€187.9m
2025
How much of each euro of turnover is left from operations (EBIT margin) and what the assets earn (return on assets).
EBIT margin4.1%
2025
Return on assets (ROA)15.8%
2025
The share of the company financed with its own means. The higher it is, the better it absorbs a shock.
Solvency90.0%
2025
Short-term assets per euro of short-term debt. Above 1 the short-term debts are covered.
Current ratio0.19
2025
Average staff in full-time equivalents (FTE).
Staff (FTE)71.2
2025
Use the arrow keys on the chart for the figures per year.
Sector: the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30. Dashed line: the median. Available for Net result, Equity, Total assets, Working capital, Solvency, Current ratio, Return on assets (ROA), Staff (FTE).
Every figure with its change against the financial year before
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Line201920212022202320242025
Turnover€78.8m-€94.1m-€91.4m▼ 2.9%€93.6m▲ 2.5%€98.3m▲ 5.0%€105.6m▲ 7.4%
Operating result€1.7m-€1.7m-€0.3m▼ 80.1%€2.1m▲ 533%€2.2m▲ 5.3%€4.3m▲ 94.0%
Net result€496.5m-€66.2mabove the sector's middle half-€217.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 229%-€4.3mbelow the sector's middle half-€5.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 26.5%€369.8mabove the sector's middle half
EBIT margin2.2%-1.8%-0.4%▼ 1.4pp2.3%▲ 1.9pp2.3%=4.1%▲ 1.8pp
Equity€2,140.3m-€2,142.5mabove the sector's middle half-€2,114.2mabove the sector's middle half▼ 1.3%€2,109.9mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.2%€2,108.1mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.1%€2,104.8mabove the sector's middle half▼ 0.2%
Total assets€3,379.0m-€2,326.6mabove the sector's middle half-€2,328.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.1%€2,335.8mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.3%€2,339.1mabove the sector's middle half▲ 0.1%€2,338.1mabove the sector's middle half=
Debt€1,238.2m-€183.7m-€214.3m▲ 16.6%€225.2m▲ 5.1%€230.1m▲ 2.2%€232.1m▲ 0.9%
Working capital-€150.2m--€152.3mbelow the sector's middle half--€181.8mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 19.4%-€185.6mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 2.1%-€187.4mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 0.9%-€187.9mbelow the sector's middle half▼ 0.3%
Solvency63.3%-92.1%above the sector's middle half-90.8%above the sector's middle half▼ 1.3pp90.3%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.5pp90.1%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.2pp90.0%above the sector's middle half▼ 0.1pp
Current ratio0.88-0.17below the sector's middle half-0.15below the sector's middle half▼ 0.020.17below the sector's middle half▲ 0.030.18below the sector's middle half▲ 0.010.19below the sector's middle half=
Return on assets (ROA)14.7%-2.8%within the sector's middle half-9.4%within the sector's middle half▲ 6.5pp-0.2%below the sector's middle half▼ 9.5pp-0.2%below the sector's middle half=15.8%above the sector's middle half▲ 16.0pp
Staff (FTE)85.7-82.5above the sector's middle half-87.3above the sector's middle half▲ 5.8%775above the sector's middle half▲ 788%75.8above the sector's middle half▼ 90.2%71.2above the sector's middle half▼ 6.1%
above
within
below
the middle half of NACE 46, Wholesale trade: a quarter of companies sit below it, a quarter above. Each year compared with accounts in the same format, and only where there are at least 30.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €2.34bn
Fixed assets
€2.30bn ▼ 0.1%
Current assets
€43.0m ▲ 3.1%
Equity and liabilities €2.34bn
Equity
€2.10bn ▼ 0.2%
Provisions
€1.2m ▲ 21.9%
Debt
€232.1m ▲ 0.9%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total rises from 9.8% to 9.9%. Equity is lower and debt is higher.
Key figures and ratios
EBITDA
€6.8m▲
2024 · €4.9m
Cash flow
€372.3m▲
2024 · -€2.7m
Quick ratio
0.18▲
2024 · 0.18
Debt to equity
0.11▲
2024 · 0.11
ROE
17.6%▲
2024 · -0.3%
Interest coverage
1.44▲
2024 · 0.65
Debt ≤ 1 year
€230.9m▲
2024 · €229.1m
Income taxes
-€840,128▼
2024 · €137,733
Staff costs
€13.7m▲
2024 · €13.0m
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Annual accounts
| Line | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income70/76A | €81.2m | €95.8m | €93.1m | €95.6m | €100.0m | €107.3m | ▲ 7.3% |
| Turnover70 | €78.8m | €94.1m | €91.4m | €93.6m | €98.3m | €105.6m | ▲ 7.4% |
| Other operating income74 | €2.3m | €1.7m | €1.7m | €2.0m | €1.7m | €1.7m | ▼ 0.3% |
| Operating charges60/66A | €79.4m | €94.1m | €92.8m | €93.5m | €97.8m | €103.0m | ▲ 5.3% |
| Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60 | €57.2m | €72.1m | €69.0m | €65.6m | €71.8m | €76.5m | ▲ 6.6% |
| Purchases600/8 | - | - | - | €64.7m | €70.9m | €75.4m | ▲ 6.4% |
| Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609 | -€0.1m | €0.7m | €0.6m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €1.1m | ▲ 24.2% |
| Services and other goods61 | €6.6m | €7.0m | €7.1m | €8.3m | €9.9m | €9.9m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Remuneration, social security and pensions62 | €13.1m | €11.7m | €13.5m | €13.5m | €13.0m | €13.7m | ▲ 5.8% |
| Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630 | €1.9m | €2.1m | €2.1m | €2.5m | €2.7m | €2.5m | ▼ 7.6% |
| Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4 | €0.07m | €0.4m | €0.09m | €0.4m | €0.2m | -€0.2m | - |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges: additions (uses and reversals)635/8 | €0.04m | €0.1m | -€0.08m | €2.2m | -€0.01m | €0.2m | - |
| Other operating charges640/8 | €0.2m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €0.9m | €0.2m | €0.3m | ▲ 36.0% |
| Non-recurring operating charges66A | €0.2m | €0.02m | €0.02m | €0.002m | €0.003m | €0.06m | ▲ 1,991% |
| Operating profit (loss)9901 | €1.7m | €1.7m | €0.3m | €2.1m | €2.2m | €4.3m | ▲ 94.0% |
| Financial income75/76B | - | - | - | €0.05m | €0.1m | €369.5m | ▲ 279,731% |
| Recurring financial income75 | €500.4m | €65.1m | €219.8m | €0.05m | €0.1m | €369.5m | ▲ 279,726% |
| Income from financial fixed assets750 | €500.0m | €65.0m | €219.8m | - | - | €369.5m | - |
| Income from current assets751 | €0.4m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other financial income752/9 | €0.04m | €0.07m | - | €0.05m | €0.1m | - | - |
| Non-recurring financial income76B | €0.01m | €0.04m | - | - | - | €0.006m | - |
| Financial charges65/66B | €5.2m | €0.4m | €1.7m | €7.0m | €7.6m | €4.8m | ▼ 37.1% |
| Recurring financial charges65 | €1.1m | €0.4m | €1.7m | €7.0m | €7.6m | €4.8m | ▼ 37.1% |
| Debt charges650 | €0.7m | €0.09m | €0.6m | €6.8m | €7.6m | €4.7m | ▼ 37.7% |
| Other financial charges652/9 | €0.3m | €0.3m | €1.2m | €0.1m | €0.03m | €0.06m | ▲ 102% |
| Non-recurring financial charges66B | €4.2m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903 | €496.9m | €66.4m | €218.4m | -€4.8m | -€5.3m | €369.0m | - |
| Income taxes67/77 | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.6m | -€0.5m | €0.1m | -€0.8m | - |
| Taxes670/3 | €0.4m | €0.2m | €0.6m | - | €0.1m | - | - |
| Tax adjustments and reversals of tax provisions77 | - | - | - | €0.5m | - | €0.8m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €496.5m | €66.2m | €217.8m | -€4.3m | -€5.4m | €369.8m | - |
| Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905 | €496.5m | €66.2m | €217.8m | -€4.3m | -€5.4m | €369.8m | - |
| Line | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Total assets20/58 | €3,379.0m | €2,326.6m | €2,328.8m | €2,335.8m | €2,339.1m | €2,338.1m | = |
| Fixed assets21/28 | €2,291.6m | €2,295.9m | €2,297.2m | €2,296.8m | €2,297.4m | €2,295.1m | ▼ 0.1% |
| Intangible fixed assets21 | - | €0.002m | €0.002m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.2m | = |
| Tangible fixed assets22/27 | €12.4m | €13.6m | €14.9m | €15.3m | €16.0m | €13.7m | ▼ 14.4% |
| Furniture and vehicles24 | €0.1m | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.3m | €0.3m | €0.3m | ▲ 12.3% |
| Other tangible fixed assets26 | €10.8m | €13.5m | €14.7m | €15.0m | €15.7m | €13.4m | ▼ 14.8% |
| Assets under construction and advance payments27 | €1.4m | - | - | - | - | €0.003m | - |
| Financial fixed assets28 | €2,279.3m | €2,282.3m | €2,282.3m | €2,281.3m | €2,281.2m | €2,281.2m | = |
| Affiliated companies280/1 | €2,278.6m | €2,281.4m | €2,281.4m | €2,280.1m | €2,280.1m | €2,280.1m | = |
| Participating interests280 | €2,278.6m | €2,281.4m | €2,281.4m | €2,280.1m | €2,280.1m | €2,280.1m | = |
| Other financial fixed assets284/8 | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.1m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Amounts receivable and cash guarantees285/8 | €0.7m | €0.9m | €1.0m | €1.2m | €1.1m | €1.1m | ▼ 0.6% |
| Current assets29/58 | €1,087.3m | €30.7m | €31.6m | €39.0m | €41.7m | €43.0m | ▲ 3.1% |
| Stocks and contracts in progress3 | €1.2m | €2.4m | €1.6m | €2.7m | €1.1m | €0.7m | ▼ 43.0% |
| Stocks30/36 | €1.2m | €2.4m | €1.6m | €2.7m | €1.1m | €0.7m | ▼ 43.0% |
| Goods purchased for resale34 | €1.2m | €2.4m | €1.6m | €2.7m | €1.1m | €0.7m | ▼ 43.0% |
| Amounts receivable within one year40/41 | €1,083.5m | €25.5m | €27.7m | €31.7m | €37.8m | €41.1m | ▲ 8.7% |
| Trade receivables40 | €21.1m | €23.9m | €27.5m | €31.5m | €37.6m | €41.0m | ▲ 9.1% |
| Other amounts receivable41 | €1,062.3m | €1.6m | €0.3m | €0.2m | €0.2m | €0.08m | ▼ 60.7% |
| Cash at bank and in hand54/58 | €2.4m | €2.8m | €2.2m | €4.5m | €2.6m | €1.1m | ▼ 58.6% |
| Deferred charges and accrued income490/1 | €0.2m | - | - | €0.1m | €0.2m | €0.2m | ▲ 11.6% |
| Equity and liabilities | |||||||
| Total equity and liabilities10/49 | €3,379.0m | €2,326.6m | €2,328.8m | €2,335.8m | €2,339.1m | €2,338.1m | = |
| Equity10/15 | €2,140.3m | €2,142.5m | €2,114.2m | €2,109.9m | €2,108.1m | €2,104.8m | ▼ 0.2% |
| Contributions10/11 | €3,325.7m | €3,260.7m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €2,645.2m | ▼ 12.3% |
| Capital10 | €3,325.7m | €3,260.7m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €2,645.2m | ▼ 12.3% |
| Issued capital100 | €3,325.7m | €3,260.7m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €3,014.6m | €2,645.2m | ▼ 12.3% |
| Reserves13 | €32.9m | €36.2m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | = |
| Non-distributable reserves130/1 | - | €36.2m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | = |
| Legal reserve130 | €32.9m | €36.2m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | €47.1m | = |
| Reserves not available under the articles1311 | €0.001m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other1319 | - | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | €0.001m | = |
| Profit (loss) carried forward14 | -€1,218.3m | -€1,154.5m | -€947.6m | -€951.9m | -€953.7m | -€587.5m | ▲ 38.4% |
| Provisions and deferred taxes16 | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €1.2m | ▲ 21.9% |
| Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5 | €0.4m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €1.2m | ▲ 21.9% |
| Pensions and similar obligations160 | €0.08m | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other liabilities and charges164/5 | €0.3m | €0.5m | €0.4m | €0.8m | €1.0m | €1.2m | ▲ 21.9% |
| Amounts payable17/49 | €1,238.2m | €183.7m | €214.3m | €225.2m | €230.1m | €232.1m | ▲ 0.9% |
| Amounts payable within one year42/48 | €1,237.5m | €183.0m | €213.3m | €224.6m | €229.1m | €230.9m | ▲ 0.8% |
| Trade debts44 | €10.7m | €9.0m | €9.8m | €15.1m | €15.5m | €13.1m | ▼ 15.6% |
| Suppliers440/4 | €10.7m | €9.0m | €9.8m | €15.1m | €15.5m | €13.1m | ▼ 15.6% |
| Taxes, remuneration and social security45 | €5.3m | €5.2m | €6.6m | €4.5m | €3.9m | €5.2m | ▲ 34.3% |
| Taxes450/3 | €1.6m | €1.5m | €2.8m | €0.8m | €0.3m | €1.2m | ▲ 284% |
| Remuneration and social security454/9 | €3.7m | €3.6m | €3.8m | €3.8m | €3.6m | €4.0m | ▲ 13.0% |
| Other amounts payable47/48 | €1,221.6m | €168.8m | €196.9m | €205.0m | €209.7m | €212.6m | ▲ 1.4% |
| Accrued charges and deferred income492/3 | €0.7m | €0.7m | €0.9m | €0.5m | €1.0m | €1.2m | ▲ 22.3% |
| Line | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit (loss) for the period9904 | €496.5m | €66.2m | €217.8m | -€4.3m | -€5.4m | €369.8m | - |
| + Depreciation and write-downs630 | €1.9m | €2.1m | €2.1m | €2.5m | €2.7m | €2.5m | ▼ 7.6% |
| Operating cash flow (approximation) | €498.4m | €68.3m | €219.9m | -€1.8m | -€2.7m | €372.3m | - |
| Investment in fixed assets (approximation) | - | - | -€3.4m | -€2.1m | -€3.4m | -€0.2m | ▲ 93.8% |
| Change in cash | - | - | -€0.6m | €2.2m | -€1.9m | -€1.5m | ▲ 19.6% |
Simplified and derived: a Belgian filing has no cash-flow statement, so these rows come from the income statement and the balance-sheet moves.
Latest 10 of 49 filings with the National Bank
| Financial year | Type | Filed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31-12-2025 | full format | 03-07-2026 | 2026-00244956 |
| 31-12-2024 | full format | 12-12-2025 | 2025-00581178 |
| 31-12-2023 | full format | 10-07-2024 | 2024-00245182 |
| 31-12-2022 | full format | 05-07-2023 | 2023-00213064 |
| 31-12-2021 | full format | 23-08-2022 | 2022-20309821 |
| 31-12-2020 | full format | 27-07-2021 | 2021-42800478 |
| 31-12-2019 | full format | 23-09-2020 | 2020-55500164 |
| 31-12-2018 | full format | 30-12-2019 | 2019-77900550 |
| 31-12-2017 | full format | 27-09-2018 | 2018-66500521 |
| 31-12-2016 | full format | 29-06-2017 | 2017-25400270 |
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