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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 45 % of short-term debt in 2026; threshold 65 %.
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Busy address KBO
75 other companies have their registered office at the same address; threshold 10.
Financials
Financial year 2026
Colruyt Group from Halle, company number BE0400378485, closed financial year 2026 with a result of € 103.8 million after tax. For that financial year Colruyt Group recorded revenue of € 930.1 million and equity of € 6.3 billion. Compared with financial year 2025, the result moved from € 2.1 billion to € 103.8 million. The company is profitable. The company holds a healthy buffer. A strong own buffer against the debts. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on October 12, 2026.
€ 6.3 billion
▼ 3% vs 2025
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 103.8 million
▼ 95% vs 2025
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 441.9 million
▼ 5% vs 2025
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 163.2 million paid out
More than the year’s profit went to the shareholders; reserves fell.
People and assets in 2026
4,183.3
▲ 55.4 vs 2025
Average over the fiscal year, from the social balance sheet.
€ 347.9 million
▲ 6% vs 2025
€ 83,200 per full-time equivalent. Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 58.4 million
▲ 28% vs 2025
Of which on lease € 12.7 million.
Debts at end 2026
€ 1.6 billion
▲ 3% vs 2025
€ 88.3 million is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 5 years.
€ 142.3 million
▼ 7% vs 2025
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year. Pays suppliers within 85 days on average.
€ 213.6 million
▲ 6% vs 2025
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change 2025 → 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | € 7,467,200,746 | € 4,254,284,170 | € 866,398,904 | € 930,096,286 | ▲ 7% |
| Profit after taxes | € 1,810,573,489 | € 1,732,745,326 | € 2,146,487,912 | € 103,760,816 | ▼ 95% |
| Equity | € 3,473,439,223 | € 4,665,384,988 | € 6,529,762,048 | € 6,317,287,583 | ▼ 3% |
| Total debts | € 6,323,256,160 | € 1,936,982,594 | € 2,110,825,153 | € 2,134,943,159 | ▲ 1% |
| Cash | € 36,679,072 | € 421,075,729 | € 463,566,201 | € 441,868,775 | ▼ 5% |
| Land & buildings | € 152,253,734 | € 5,425,459 | € 4,416,163 | € 3,126,817 | ▼ 29% |
| Retained profit | € 3,102,941,502 | € 4,286,349,939 | € 6,145,023,013 | € 5,929,700,134 | ▼ 4% |
| Dividend | € 99,567,090 | € 297,397,990 | € 165,742,148 | € 163,200,172 | ▼ 2% |
| Bank debt | € 4,707,870,507 | € 1,358,185,454 | € 1,546,757,162 | € 1,596,943,703 | ▲ 3% |
| Balance sheet total | € 9,798,194,501 | € 6,602,665,242 | € 8,641,113,803 | € 8,452,669,460 | ▼ 2% |
| Employees (FTE) | 18,760.1 | 11,459.7 | 4,127.9 | 4,183.3 | ▲ 55.4 |
Key figures of Colruyt Group, fiscal years 2023 to 2026, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2027) expected before 31 October 2027.
What happened to Colruyt Group?
What happened at Colruyt Group in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- RUDANN BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Korys Business Services I NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Fast Forward Services BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Korys Business Services II NV stepped down as director. NBB
- Stefan Goethaert BV stepped down as director. NBB
- Korys NV stepped down as director. NBB
- 7 Capital SRL stepped down as director. NBB
- New annual accounts for financial year 2026: profit of € 103.8 million (▼ 95% vs 2025). Source: NBB ↗
In short
From € 1.8 billion profit in 2023 to € 103.8 million profit in 2026.
Paid € 35.7 million in corporate taxes since 2023.
Best year ever: 2025, with € 2.1 billion profit.
Paid out € 725.9 million in dividends to the owners in total.
Management
The shares are held by Korys NV (66.5%), Gedematerialiseerd Aandelen (22.1%), Familie Colruyt (6.5%), Colruyt Group NV (3.4%), Korys Investments NV (0.9%) and Korys Management Investments BV (0.3%). It owns 100% of Codevco II RDC S.A.S.U, 100% of Codevco XXIII, 100% of Codevco XVIII, 100% of Ahara, 100% of Daltix and 100% of Codevco X itself.
Directors
According to the 2026 annual accounts
Managing director · represented by Stefan Goethaert
Also active at: USIMEX - INVEST, DE PRINS RETAIL, APOTHEEK BEAUJEAN CENTRUM, VISIEBLE, RIVAN, JIMS Expansion, Holding De Prins, Fitness New Generation +8 more
since 2024 · until 2028
Korys Business Services III NV
Director · represented by Wim Colruyt
Holds a stake via Colruyt Group NV
Also active at: Virya Energy, Eoly Energy, EUROWATT GREEN ENERGY GROUP, DATS 24
since 2022 · until 2026
Director · represented by Lisa Colruyt
Also active at: GINSTBRONNEN, reMYND, D-DRINKS GROUP, FLUVES, SOFINDEV IV, URBANTZ, Pantarein Water, Sitemark +19 more
since 2022 · until 2026
Director · represented by Rudi Peeters
Also active at: GROUP S - SECRETARIAT SOCIAL, SECRETARIAT SOCIAL AGREE D'EMPLOYEURS, TORFS IMPORT SERVICE, VANDERSANDEN GROUP
since 2025 · until 2029
Director · represented by Senne Hermans
Holds a stake via Colruyt Group NV
Also active at: Be-Life, D-DRINKS GROUP, FLUVES, Sitemark, Marlinks, Virya Energy, Healthy Holding, Eoly Energy +4 more
since 2025 · until 2029
Director · represented by Rika Coppens
Also active at: LA LORRAINE BAKERY GROUP
since 2025 · until 2029
Director · represented by Griet Aerts
Owns 2.2% via Colruyt Group NV
Also active at: KORYS MANAGEMENT INVESTMENTS
since 2024 · until 2028
since 2025 · until 2027
Director · represented by Hilde Cerstelotte
Holds a stake via Colruyt Group NV
Also active at: GINSTBRONNEN, LIMONA, D-DRINKS GROUP, Healthy Holding, Innovative Food & Health Solutions
since 2025 · until 2029
Director · represented by Jef Colruyt
Also active at: Virya Energy, Eoly Energy, EUROWATT GREEN ENERGY GROUP, KORYS, DATS 24
since 2024 · until 2026
Shareholders
66.5%
Gedematerialiseerd Aandelen
22.1%
Familie Colruyt
6.5%
Colruyt Group NV · holding of Korys Business Services II NV
3.4%
0.9%
0.2%
Stiftung Pro Creatura
0.1%
0.1%
Transparantiemelding
Participations
Codevco II RDC S.A.S.U
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Finco France SARL
100%
100%
100%
Colruyt Gestion SA
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
N’Situ Pelende S.A.S.U
100%
Colruyt Group India Private Limited
100%
99.5%
85%
The Seaweed Company BV
84.1%
50%
49%
30%
25.3%
24.8%
Scallog SAS
23.8%
Aera Payment & Identification AS
21.6%
13.5%
Viva la Faba GmbH
10.1%
10%
2.5%
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Edingensesteenweg 196
1500 Halle
Edingensesteenweg 196 box .
1500 Halle
Active since 25 October 1982
Edingensesteenweg 247
1500 Halle
Active since 9 March 1950
Grensstraat 1b
3010 Leuven
Active since 1 November 1982
Bilkensveld 1
1500 Halle
Active since 8 December 2004
Italiëlei 124 box .
2000 Antwerpen
Active since 22 September 2006
Interleuvenlaan 17A box .
3001 Leuven
Active since 1 January 2008
Edingensesteenweg 249 box .
1500 Halle
Active since 2 January 2009
Jozef Huysmanslaan 80
1651 Beersel
Active since 1 January 2010
Beertsestraat 273 box .
1500 Halle
Active since 27 January 2014
Zinkstraat 1 box .
1500 Halle
Active since 1 October 2014
De Regenboog 8 box .
2800 Mechelen
Active since 22 September 2014
Chaussée Impériale 61 box .
6060 Charleroi
Active since 1 January 2015
Bilkensveld 8
1500 Halle
Active since 8 November 2013
Jozef Huysmanslaan 59 box .
1651 Beersel
Active since 1 June 2015
Ferdinand Uylenbroeckstraat 51
1600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
Active since 9 August 2016
Rue de l'Aéroport 14
4460 Grâce-Hollogne
Active since 9 January 2017
Egide Van Ophemstraat 50
1180 Ukkel
Active since 1 April 2017
Kerkeblokstraat 10
1850 Grimbergen
Active since 15 September 2013
Genkersteenweg 69
3500 Hasselt
Active since 1 September 2016
De Regenboog 8
2800 Mechelen
Active since 1 February 2018
Brusselsesteenweg 157
9090 Melle
Active since 1 June 2018
Burgemeester Vercruysselaan(Kor) 12-14
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 1 April 2019
Zinkstraat 2
1500 Halle
Active since 22 March 2019
Guldensporenpark 100 box .
9820 Merelbeke
Active since 10 June 2019
Atomveldstraat(De) 2
9450 Haaltert
Active since 5 November 2018
President Kennedypark(Kor) 6
8500 Kortrijk
Active since 14 October 2019
Guldensporenpark 100
9820 Merelbeke-Melle
Active since 1 October 2019
Bld Frankignoul 6
4020 Liège
Active since 1 September 2019
Bilkensveld 3
1500 Halle
Active since 1 June 2021
Tramstraat 63
9052 Gent
Active since 1 May 2022
Chaussée de Binche 123 box .
7000 Mons
Active since 1 September 2022
Tramstraat 63 box .
9052 Gent
Active since 1 September 2022
Molenstraat 39 box .
1840 Londerzeel
Active since 1 October 2023
Bilkensveld 4 box .
1500 Halle
Active since 1 October 2023
Rue du Parc Industriel(GHI) 34 box .
7822 Ath
Active since 1 October 2023
Rue de la Verte Louche 1 box .
7866 Lessines
Active since 1 October 2023
Rue du Charbonnage 9
4020 Liège
Active since 1 July 2024
Gaston Roelandtsstraat 40
8020 Oostkamp
Active since 2 April 2026
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Details
- Company number
- 0400.378.485
- VAT number
- BE 0400.378.485
- Registered office
- Edingensesteenweg 196, 1500 Halle
- Names & denominations
- Colruyt Group
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Public limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 9 March 1950
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 30 Aug 2023
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