H&M Q3 FY26 operating profit climbs 22.9% to SEK 6.04 billion; net sales edge up 0.3% to SEK 57.19 billion
Bitget2026/09/24 06:02- H&M posted Q3 net sales of SEK 57.19 billion, up 0.3% year on year, while operating profit climbed 22.9% to SEK 6.04 billion.
- Operating margin widened 2 percentage points to 10.6%, and was helped by a one-time 1.6 percentage-point effect from tariffs and goods imports.
- Net profit rose 27.6% to SEK 4.1 billion, and cash flow from operating activities increased 19.2% to SEK 11.91 billion.
- For the first nine months, operating profit increased 11.9% to SEK 13.46 billion, while net sales fell 4.4% to SEK 161.62 billion.
- Stock-in-trade rose to SEK 39.36 billion; the increase was explained by higher goods in transit from supply-chain disruption and European logistics consolidation.
Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.
You may also like
Japanese Finance Minister: Sanae Takaichi is not a "reflationist" and highly respects the independence of the central bank
The Japanese Finance Minister stated that Ms. Komei herself has repeatedly requested her to clarify this position to overseas investors. This statement attempts to dispel the market’s perception that the Komei government interferes with the central bank or pursues a loose monetary policy. Last Wednesday, two committee members nominated by Komei opposed a Bank of Japan interest rate hike, further reinforcing the market’s view that the Japanese government tends to delay rate increases.
HIFI Raises $37M Series A to Build Settlement Rails for Tokenized Money
Report: Anthropic in talks to lease up to 1GW of data center capacity, with related investments of at least 40 billions dollars
According to media reports, Anthropic is considering renting up to 1GW of computing power from Stream Data Centers. The data center developer indicated that deploying a full 1GW of computing power would require an investment of at least 40 billion USD. Anthropic needs to provide financial guarantees for this lease and separately raise funds for the installed chips.