Zara owner Inditex posted an uplift in profits and sales in its annual results, as it claimed the new year was off to a good start.

EBIT grew 5.9 per cent to £6.9 billion from January 2025 to the end of January 2026. Pre-tax profit rose 5.8 per cent to £6.9 billion, of which roughly £4.8 billion was made from the Zara fashion and homeware business.

Revenues also jumped 3.2 per cent to £34.5 billion over the period. 

Sales were up 1 per cent at Zara to £21.8 billion, with revenues also climbing in all of its other brands, including Stradivarius, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Oysho, and Pull&Bear.

Store and online revenue grew 9 per cent from 1 February to 8 March compared to the same period the year prior. 

The business attributed its profit and sales uplift to “very satisfactory development” across its shops and online.

Moving forward, Inditex claimed that it had made a “strong commitment to profitable growth,” amounting to a predicted 5 per cent rise in gross space (its total amount of new, refurbished, or expanded commercial floor area added to its physical store network).

Inditex CEO Óscar García Maceiras said: “These results reflect the ability of our teams to honour the trust that millions of customers place in our eight commercial formats every day. 

“Connecting with them, understanding their desires and delivering the best product and a differentiated experience underpin our long-term growth expectation.”

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