Inditex reports a record €2.98 billion first-half profit, up 6.8%

For its first fiscal half (February 1 to July 31, 2026), the Spanish multinational textile business Inditex. Which includes brands including Zara, reported a record net profit of €2.98 billion, up 6.8% over the same time in 2025.

Sales at constant exchange rates increased by 9.2%, while the business stated to the stock market regulator (CNMV) on Wednesday that sales for the period increased by 7.6% year over year, hitting a record €19.755 billion for the group.

Over the course of the half-year, gross profit (EBITDA) rose by 7.8% to €5.513 billion. Additionally, Inditex said that store and online sales increased by 9% between August 1 and September 7, 2026. Compared to the same period in 2025, at constant exchange rates.

The business, which is the second-largest listed company in Spain and the owner of brands like Zara, Pull&Bear, and Massimo Dutti, saw an acceleration of its growth rate; in the first fiscal quarter alone, year-over-year sales growth was 5.8% and net profit growth was 5.4%.

Spanish textile behemoth anticipates regular investment of about €2.3 billion for the entire year. Plus an extra €200 million set aside for corporate facility upgrades and modernization.

New Zara store in Los Cabos and the first of Bershka’s two upcoming store openings in the United States, notably in Miami, are two significant store openings.

After the Morumbi site in São Paulo opened in March, Bershka established its second store in Brazil in Rio Barra in August.

During the first half of the fiscal year, combined in-store and online sales by geographic region was steady. Europe (without Spain) accounted for 51.5% of the total, the Americas for 17.9%, and Spain alone for 15.6%.

By the end of the reviewed period, net financial position had increased by 4% to €10.398 billion.