Footwear & accessories · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Sep 30 · Reports in EUR
Birkenstock reported revenue of EUR 2.1B in the fiscal year ended Sep 2025, up 16.2% from the year before. Operating income was EUR 550M, an operating margin of 26.2%, and net income was EUR 348M. Operating cash flow of EUR 384M less capital expenditure of EUR 77M left free cash flow of EUR 308M. Net debt was EUR 816M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,243 | 1,492 | 1,805 | 2,097 |
| Cost of revenue | 493 | 566 | 744 | 858 |
| Gross profit | 750 | 926 | 1,061 | 1,240 |
| Operating income | 363 | 261 | 421 | 550 |
| Interest expense | 113 | 107 | 127 | 79.6 |
| Pre-tax income | 251 | 154 | 294 | 470 |
| Income tax | 63.4 | 78.6 | 102 | 122 |
| Net income | 187 | 75.0 | 192 | 348 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.02 | 0.41 | 1.02 | 1.87 |
| Diluted shares | 183 | 183 | 188 | 187 |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 307 | 344 | 356 | 329 |
| Receivables | 66.1 | 91.8 | 114 | 160 |
| Inventory | 536 | 595 | 625 | 704 |
| Current assets | 960 | 1,081 | 1,163 | 1,275 |
| Net PP&E | 205 | 286 | 319 | 357 |
| Goodwill | 1,674 | 1,594 | 1,555 | 1,512 |
| Total assets | 4,789 | 4,827 | 4,885 | 4,942 |
| Payables | 113 | 123 | 136 | 136 |
| Deferred revenue | 1.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Current liabilities | 324 | 379 | 448 | 454 |
| Short-term debt | 46.6 | 37.3 | 24.7 | 17.1 |
| Long-term debt | 1,920 | 1,816 | 1,170 | 1,128 |
| Total liabilities | 2,431 | 2,427 | 2,260 | 2,219 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,358 | 2,401 | 2,625 | 2,723 |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 234 | 359 | 429 | 384 |
| Capital expenditure | 70.8 | 102 | 65.4 | 76.7 |
| Free cash flow | 163 | 257 | 363 | 308 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 81.3 | 83.4 | 101 | 114 |
| Stock-based compensation | – | 65.4 | −3.6 | – |
| Acquisitions | 1.0 | – | – | – |
| Fiscal year | Sep 2022 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 20.0% | 21.0% | 16.2% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −28.2% | 61.5% | 30.5% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −59.8% | 148.8% | 83.3% |
| Gross margin | 60.3% | 62.1% | 58.8% | 59.1% |
| Operating margin | 29.2% | 17.5% | 23.3% | 26.2% |
| Net margin | 15.1% | 5.0% | 10.6% | 16.6% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 7.9% | 3.1% | 7.3% | 12.8% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 8.1% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 12.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.1% | 17.2% | 20.1% | 14.7% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.25x | 4.78x | 2.24x | 1.10x |
| Receivable days | 19 | 22 | 23 | 28 |
| Inventory days | 397 | 384 | 307 | 300 |
| Payable days | 84 | 79 | 67 | 58 |
| Interest cover | 3.23x | 2.44x | 3.31x | 6.91x |
| Debt ÷ equity | 0.83x | 0.77x | 0.46x | 0.42x |
| Net debtDebt − cash & equivalents; excludes investments; negative = net cash | 1,659 | 1,509 | 839 | 816 |
| Current ratio | 2.96x | 2.85x | 2.60x | 2.81x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.