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Danone Spain reports €418 million profit after selling parent-company shares
Danone SA in Spain made €417.9 million in 2025 profit, up from €29.7 million the previous year.
The increase came mainly from selling its entire stake in French parent Danone, a holding of less than 2% of the company.
In December, it sold 5.78 million shares for €447.7 million, generating a €408.1 million gain.
Revenue edged up 0.9% to €912 million, while operating profit fell nearly 35% to €4.7 million.
Shareholders approved paying out the full net profit as dividends, including €367 million already paid and a further €50.9 million.
Yogurt and kefir made up three-quarters of sales, while plant-based products accounted for 14%; the accounts do not include Danone’s Spanish bottled-water or specialized-nutrition businesses.
Danone SA in Spain reported net profit of €417.9 million after selling its shares in its French parent company in December 2025.
The sale generated a capital gain of €408.1 million and accounted for the increase from €29.7 million in 2024.
The company’s shareholders approved distributing its entire net profit as dividends.
Revenue reached €912 million, up 0.9% from 2024.
Operating profit fell by nearly 35%, to €4.7 million.
- Who
- Danone SA, the French food group’s main subsidiary in Spain.
- What
- It reported net profit of €417.9 million, largely due to selling its shares in its parent company.
- When
- The shares were sold in December 2025; the results were reported in an article published on 26 October 2026.
- Where
- Danone SA is based in Barcelona; the shares were sold on the Euronext Paris stock market.
- Why
- The company said the sale was part of a simplification of its corporate structure.
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Danone SA reported net profit of €29.7 million.
Danone SA sold 5.78 million shares in its French parent company for €447.7 million.
Danone SA reported net profit of €417.9 million and revenue of €912 million.
The company’s shareholders approved distributing the entire net profit as dividends.
- Net profit
- €417.9 million
- Capital gain from sale
- €408.1 million
- Sale proceeds
- €447.7 million
- Revenue
- €912 million, up 0.9% from 2024
- Shares sold
- 5.78 million
- Operating profit
- €4.7 million, down nearly 35%
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simplification of the corporate structure