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- HORNBACH Holding AG & Co. KGaA, formerly Hornbach Holding AG, is a Germany-based holding company of the Hornbach Group, founded in 1877 and headquartered in Bornheim. The company operates through three main subgroups: HORNBACH Baumarkt AG, which runs DIY megastores with garden centers offering hardware/electrical, paint/wallpaper/flooring, construction materials/timber/prefabricated components, sanitary/tiles, and garden products; HORNBACH Baustoff Union GmbH, active in builders' merchants business selling construction materials; and HORNBACH Immobilien AG, focused on developing and utilizing retail real estate properties for the group's operations. It serves consumer and professional customers across Europe, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia, Romania, and France, with the majority of revenue generated from Germany.
In recent developments, HORNBACH Holding reports solid sales growth of 4.4% and adjusted EBIT growth of 2.5% in the first half of fiscal year 2025/26, driven by strong spring trading and new store openings including Duisburg and Nuremberg in Germany, Timisoara in Romania, and further expansions in Austria and Romania, alongside announcement of entry into Serbia. The company invests heavily in capital expenditures totaling €107 million in H1 2025/26, primarily for land, real estate, and new store developments, while improving free cash flow to €129.6 million and net debt-to-EBITDA ratio to 2.4x. At its 2025 annual general meeting, it approved a dividend of EUR 2.40 per share for fiscal year 2024/25, maintaining continuity since its 1987 IPO, and authorized new capital measures for financing flexibility.