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- Jun 25, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
H&M Group Reports Flat First-Half Sales, Sharper Margins
- First-half net sales were SEK 104,435 m, down 1% in local currencies from SEK 112,047 m a year earlier[1]
- Operating profit excluding one-time costs rose 14% to SEK 8,104 m, lifting the margin to 7.8%; including a SEK 679 m restructuring charge, reported operating profit was SEK 7,425 m[1]
- The second quarter alone saw operating profit before one-time costs up 11% to SEK 6,592 m, a 12.0% margin[1]
- H&M opened its first Rio de Janeiro store during the quarter and re-opened its flagship on Hamngatan in Stockholm[1]
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- [1]90%hmgroup.com/news/h-m-hennes-mauritz-ab-six-month-report-2026hmgroup.com· Posted Sep 25, 2026· Starts Jun 25, 2026 ✓· 59% of score
H&M's own release states the six-month report, covering 1 December 2025 - 31 May 2026, "will be published at 08:00 CEST on 25 June 2026" (06:00 UTC), and is dated "25 June, 2026."
- [2]75%H&M Q2 2026 earnings: sales miss, margins improvefinance.yahoo.com· Published Jun 26, 2026· 41% of score
Confirms the SEK 679 million restructuring charge, the quarter's flat local-currency sales, and H&M's plan for about 90 store openings and 170 closures in the financial year, including its first Brazil store in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
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