Result
€3.6m €3.6m
Back in profit in 2025, after a loss of €234.1m in 2024.
bpost
Lifetime
19 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 42 filings since 1984peak €2.35bn (2023)
€2.19bn▼ 4.8%
lowest -€234.1m (2024)
€3.6m▲ €237.7m
peak €987.3m (2007)
€657.6m▲ 0.5%
€3.37bn▲ 15.5%
peak 32,591.3 FTE (2007)
23,730.2 FTE▼ 2.8%
Board54 names since 2003all names
12 directorsMichael Stone and 11 others
Owners2 names in the annual accounts
Documentsfilings and deeds
18-05-202674 days before the deadline
2025financial year
Back to profit: €3.6mGeneral meeting of 14-05-2025 22-092 directors appointed, 5 resignations, 3 reappointments 09-07Amendment of the articles 02-06Resignations & appointments 04-04Debts from €2.92bn to €3.37bn
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsDebts
€3.37bn 79% of the balance sheet
Financial debts 52%Suppliers 7%Taxes and wages 13%Other 29%
Of this, €1.45bn falls due within a year.
Staff
24,816 employees on 31-12-2025
In 2025, 15,566 people joined and 16,529 left. On top of that, 1,063.3 agency workers worked there on average.
Group
27 companies controlled
Heads a group.
Board
2 joined · 2 left
Board changed. Latest change 12-06-2026 · 12 in office.
Public contracts
266 awards
Public contracts awarded. To 131 suppliers, 2018 to 2026.
Bankruptcy probability: legal form outside the modelStandalone figures, without subsidiaries
Checked score
40
Weak
Without a bankruptcy probability, the score rests on the figures alone.
▼ -11 on 2024
Bankruptcy probability within 12 months
The KBO gives the legal form as “Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht”. Checked does not compute a bankruptcy probability for it. The model is built on companies and gives no reliable figure for this form.
Financial strengthWeak
Credit verdict
Credit of up to €26,300,000 on 30-day terms, only on tighter conditions: weak financial health in the latest filing
Liquidity is tight, with a current ratio of 1.08 (0.97 in 2024), below the usual 1.5. Short-term debt is 33.9% and cash 11.1% of total assets. 84.6% of the assets are financed with debt and provisions.
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Signals
Two signals.
raises riskneutral
raises risk · Weak solvency compared with the sector
Solvency (equity / total assets) is in the sector's weakest quartile: better than 21% of 58 sector peers (2025).
NBB · sector comparisonPosition among 58 sector peers
Solvency
better than 21%
← weakest
strongest →
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 18-05-2026, 74 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 5 filingsDeviation from the deadline
2025
74 days early
2024
73 days early
2023
49 days early
2022
59 days early
2021
72 days early
← before the deadline
after the deadline →
tick = median of all Belgian filingsring = median in the sector
The company filed its last 5 accounts on average 65 days before the deadline. In the sector (NACE 53), the median for financial year 2024 was 13 days after the deadline, and 56% of those companies filed late.
Searched, nothing found (2)
neutral · Next filing not due yet
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today. The company usually files around 20 May (5 of the last 5 accounts filed within 30 days either side of that date).
Companies Code · seven monthsWhere today falls in the filing period
08-11-2026 today31-12-2026 year end31-07-2027 deadline
Board and ownership
and 6 others
- FEDERALE PARTICIPATIE- EN INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ 50%equity €11.45bn (2025) · 2025 annual accounts of FEDERALE PARTICIPATIE- EN INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ
Shares in 30 companies, including Active Ants BV and Active Ants Germany
Board & ownershipRecent changes
Environmental permit granted
Het reliëf van de bodem aanmerkelijk wijzigen, Nieuwbouw of aanleggen, Nieuwbouw van bijgebouwen en niet overdekte lage constructie and 2 more · Gent
Environmental permit granted
Verbouwen en/of uitbreiden zonder functiewijziging en zonder wijziging van aantal woongelegenheden · Veurne
2 directors appointed, 2 resignations
Resignations: David Cunningham (independent director) and Michael Stone (independent director) · Appointments: Helena Jansson (independent director) and Xavier Garijo (independent director) · General meeting of 13-05-2026 · Gazette deed
Environmental permit granted
Nieuwbouw van bijgebouwen, niet-overdekte lage constructies en andere handelingen · Gent
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 01-01-1974Normal situation
- Registered office
- 105 active companies are registered at this addressSource: KBO register, as of 8 November 2026.
- Activity
- Postal and courier activitiesNACE 53100
- Establishment units
- 2.145.915.2619185 Lochristi, since 01-01-1974
- 2.145.927.9319090 Merelbeke-Melle, since 01-01-1974and 1,058 others
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable since 13-02-2024
Annual accounts 2025
- €4.27bn▲ 12.1%
- Employeeson 31-12-2025
- 24,816▼ 3.7%
- Filing
- Filed on 18-05-2026, 74 days before the end of the filing period
Companies linked to bpost
Subsidiaries and holdings
- AMP100%
- CERTIPOST100%
- EURO - SPRINTERS100%
- Freight 4U logistics100%
- Paxon Fulfilment Belgium100%
- Paxon Logistics Belgium100%
- SPEOS BELGIUM100%
- Jofico20%
Insights on bpost
bpost has the legal form “Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht” in the KBO. Checked does not compute a bankruptcy probability for it. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €657.6m and a net result of €3.6m.
Equity has been growing by about 1.6% per year since 2018. Its solvency ranks better than 21% of 58 sector peers (NACE 53, financial year 2025).
The company has been active since 1974 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals.
Sources: KBO register, filings at the National Bank, Belgian Official Gazette. Click a figure with a dotted line for the item and the filing.
Key facts about bpost
- What is the company number of bpost?
- The company number of bpost is 0214.596.464. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0214.596.464.
- Where is bpost based?
- The registered office is at Anspachlaan 1, 1000 Brussels.Company details
- What does bpost do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is postal and courier activities (NACE 53100).
- What is the legal form of bpost?
- Legal form of bpost: Naamloze vennootschap van publiek recht.
- When was bpost founded?
- bpost was founded on 01-01-1974.
- Is bpost still active?
- Yes, bpost is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does bpost have?
- bpost had an average of 23,730.2 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- What is the turnover of bpost?
- The turnover of bpost was €2.19bn in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is bpost profitable?
- In financial year 2025, bpost made a profit of €3.6m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of bpost?
- bpost filed 67 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of bpost due?
- bpost must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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