Result
-€1.5m -€1.5m
From profit to loss in 2025, after a profit of €3.5m in 2024.
STOW INTERNATIONAL
Lifetime
19 annual accounts with figures on one time axis, 49 filings since 1977peak €722.5m (2022)
€547.7m▼ 8.2%
lowest -€6.7m (2020)
-€1.5m▼ €5.0m
peak €123.1m (2024)
€120.7m▼ 1.9%
€578.8m▲ 1.2%
peak 470.3 FTE (2023)
451.4 FTE▲ 0.3%
Board17 names since 2011all names
4 directors and 3 others
Owners5 names in the annual accounts
consolidates
Documentsfilings and deeds
16-07-202615 days before the deadline
2025financial year
Loss of €1.5mInvestments €52.0mCash from €41.3m to €22.0m
Key points
from the 2025 annual accountsDebts
€578.8m 83% of the balance sheet
Financial debts 73%Suppliers 20%Taxes and wages 2%Other 4%
Of this, €221.1m falls due within a year.
Investments
€59.8m 6.5 × depreciation
Green is investment, beige is depreciation. Machinery stands 12.0% higher than in 2024.
Staff
442 employees on 31-12-2025
In 2025, 74 people joined and 87 left. On top of that, 15.7 agency workers worked there on average.
Payment terms
84 days to suppliers
STOW INTERNATIONAL pays its suppliers 21 days later than in 2024. Customers pay 3 days earlier.
Position in the sector
-€1.5m
Lower net result than 94% of companies in fabricated metal products. Sector median €163,180 · 451 companies.
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Signals
Board and ownership
Managing director,
Director, since 15-09-2017
Director, since 30-09-2022
Director, , since 01-01-2023
Auditor,
- consolidatesscore equity €118.0m (2025) · annual accounts 2025
Shares in 21 companies, including and
Board & ownershipRecent changes
2 directors appointed, 1 resignation
Resignation: (managing director) · Appointments: (managing director) and · Permanent representatives: and · General meeting of 23-01-2023 · Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Resignation: (director) · Permanent representative: · Appointment: (director) · General meeting of 08-11-2022 · Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: and
“Fabricatie,aan-en verkoop van industriële magazijnrekken en hun toebehoren; Fabricatie,aan-en verkoop van…” (deed in Dutch) · General meeting of 15-03-2022 · Gazette deed
Transfer proposal: Stow International transfers a branch of activity to Stow Robotics
Board meeting of 05-10-2021 · Gazette deed
Comparable companies
same main activity, similar in size and age| Company | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STOW INTERNATIONAL Spiere-Helkijn | €547.7m | -0.2% | 17.2% | 451.4 |
| JORIS IDE Wingene | €560.6m | 4.1% | 27.4% | 652 |
| IEMANTS Arendonk | €555.1m | 8.1% | 15.6% | 506.5 |
| SMULDERS PROJECTS BELGIUM Arendonk | €422.3m | 9.1% | 17.3% | 270.8 |
| ALIPLAST Lokeren | €86.0m | 24.0% | 51.5% | 182.6 |
| EQUANS Saint-Josse-ten-Noode | €1,260.6m | 2.3% | 28.7% | 4,823.5 |
| LUC VULSTEKE INDUSTRIAL Kortemark | €94.1m | 2.7% | 13.5% | 26.3 |
Grey: the largest companies of the sector (fabricated metal products (NACE 25)), without their names. Blue: the sector peers from the table.
These companies have the same main activity as STOW INTERNATIONAL: manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (NACE 25110). They are comparable in size and age: total assets between €104m and €969m, founded between 1983 and 2004.
Official details
Source: KBO- Status
- Active since 30-03-1977Normal situation
- Activity
- Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structuresNACE 25110and 2 others
- Joint committees
- 209White-collar workers in metal manufacturing
- 111Metal, mechanical and electrical engineering · annual accounts 2025
- Establishment units
- 2.102.207.6557711 Mouscron, since 08-03-2001
- 2.298.610.7808587 Spiere-Helkijn, since 16-11-2007and 2 others
- Financial year end
- 31 December
- Peppol
- Reachable
Annual accounts 2025
- €700.0m▲ 0.6%
- Employeeson 31-12-2025
- 442▼ 1.8%
- Filing
- Filed on 16-07-2026, 15 days before the end of the filing period
Companies linked to STOW INTERNATIONAL
Subsidiaries and holdings
- 100%
- 100%
Insights on STOW INTERNATIONAL
STOW INTERNATIONAL has existed since 1977. Turnover grew from €113.1m in 2007 to €547.7m in 2025 and staff from 253 to 451.4 full-time equivalents.
Turnover has fallen every year since 2022.
In April 2023, the Official Gazette published the appointment of as managing director.
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 STOW INTERNATIONAL
- What is the company number of STOW INTERNATIONAL?
- The company number of STOW INTERNATIONAL is 0416.991.320. The VAT number is the same number with BE in front: BE 0416.991.320.
- Where is STOW INTERNATIONAL based?
- The registered office is at Industriepark 6B, 8587 Spiere-Helkijn.Company details
- What does STOW INTERNATIONAL do?
- According to the KBO register, the main activity is manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures (NACE 25110).
- What is the legal form of STOW INTERNATIONAL?
- STOW INTERNATIONAL is a public limited company (NV).
- When was STOW INTERNATIONAL founded?
- STOW INTERNATIONAL was founded on 30-03-1977.
- Is STOW INTERNATIONAL still active?
- Yes, STOW INTERNATIONAL is an active enterprise in the KBO register.
- How many employees does STOW INTERNATIONAL have?
- STOW INTERNATIONAL had an average of 451.4 full-time equivalents in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.Financials
- Which joint committee does STOW INTERNATIONAL fall under?
- In its 2025 annual accounts, STOW INTERNATIONAL states joint committees 209 (White-collar workers in metal manufacturing) and 111 (Metal, mechanical and electrical engineering).
- What is the turnover of STOW INTERNATIONAL?
- The turnover of STOW INTERNATIONAL was €547.7m in financial year 2025, according to the filed annual accounts.
- Is STOW INTERNATIONAL profitable?
- In financial year 2025, STOW INTERNATIONAL made a loss of €1.5m.
- Where can I find the annual accounts of STOW INTERNATIONAL?
- STOW INTERNATIONAL filed 68 annual accounts with the National Bank of Belgium, the latest for financial year 2025.
- When are the next annual accounts of STOW INTERNATIONAL due?
- STOW INTERNATIONAL must file the annual accounts for financial year 2026 by 31-07-2027.Timeline
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