Australian supermarket chain Coles Group has announced its financial performance for 2025 full year, with group sales revenue climbing 3.6% to A$44.3bn (around $29bn).
The growth is led by a 4.3% increase in supermarkets sales revenue and a 1.1% rise in liquor sales revenue, on a normalised basis.
The company's Simplify and Save to Invest programme has achieved benefits of $327m, keeping it on track to deliver $1bn in savings over four years.
Group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) from continuing operations, excluding significant items, stood at $3.94bn for 2025 - an 11% increase on a normalised basis.
Underlying EBITDA also saw a rise of 10.7% to $4.05bn.
E-commerce sales have shown strong growth, with supermarkets experiencing a 24.4% increase and liquor sales growing by 7.2%.
During the year, the company completed the Kemps Creek automated distribution centre (ADC) and two customer fulfilment centres (CFCs) and began construction on a new ADC in Truganina, Victoria.
Coles Group also concluded 60 renewals and launched eight new stores in in supermarkets segment, alongside 118 renewals and 16 new openings in the liquor segment.
In the first eight weeks of FY26, supermarkets sales revenue surged 4.9% (7% excluding tobacco), driven by strong volume growth and ongoing investments in customer value and experience, but this growth has been partially offset by a decline in tobacco sales due to new legislation and an increase in the illicit market.
In the liquor segment, the first eight weeks of sales revenue growth remained flat.
For supermarkets, 12 new stores are set to open and two to close, with around 70 renewals planned for the year.
Capital expenditure is projected to be A$1.2bn, as investments continue in digital and technology, store renewals and growth initiatives.
Coles Group CEO Leah Weckert stated: “As we enter FY26, we are again clear on the priorities for the year ahead. Ensuring our value proposition and offer resonates with customers, delivering consistent quality and availability, continuously improving customer experience in-store and online and maintaining a laser focus on costs. We are also focused on unlocking the full benefits from our ADC and CFC investments for the benefit of both customers and shareholders.”
