Record results in 2025 for companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange

2025 was a record year for the profitability of companies listed on the Greek Stock Exchange, while the level of dividends distributed reached a historic record of 6.2 billion euros, informs the Greek publication Kathimerini, according to Agerpres.

Thus, the bar for this year is high, while analysts expect the economy and companies to face difficulties, amid the effects of the war in the Middle East.

The 143 listed companies that published financial results, including banks, insurance and investment companies, had net profits of 12.1 billion euros last year, an advance of 4.4% compared to 2024, being the best financial year ever.

Operating profits also rose to a record 16.02 billion euros, an increase of 3.8%, according to Beta Securities data, while turnover stood at 102.2 billion euros, an increase of 3.5%, close to the record level of 2022 (107 billion euros).

• Banking sector - the engine of profitability

The engine of profitability was the banking sector, with a contribution of 5.5 billion euros (an increase of 15.4%). Excluding banks, insurance and investment companies, the net profitability of companies listed in Athens stood at 6.6 billion euros last year. Other areas that played an important role were construction, IT, real estate and metallurgy.

The continued solid growth of the Greek economy, combined with record tourism results, the boost from projects financed by the Recovery Fund and the decline in interest rates, which reduced the cost of financing, supported the performance of the corporate sector, despite international trade difficulties and geopolitical uncertainties.

Beta Securities data shows that 84% of listed companies are profitable (120), of which 17 companies returned to profitability after previously recording losses. Also, 67 companies improved their profitability, 36 reduced it and 23 recorded losses.

Among the protagonists of the results are Coca-Cola HBC, Motor Oil, OTE, Allwyn and Jumbo, with the highest net profitability, while Helleniq Energy, CCHBC, Motor Oil, PPC and Viohalco had the highest turnovers.