Sweden's Cloetta Q4 net sales fall due to negative forex impact

Cloetta AB

04/02/2026 06:40

Overview

Swedish confectionery firm's Q4 net sales fell 2.4% due to negative forex impact

Adjusted EBIT for Q4 rose to SEK 309 mln, beating analyst expectations

Company's cash flow from operations increased to SEK 425 mln

Outlook

Cloetta did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or the full year

Result Drivers

SUPERBRANDS STRATEGY - Co focused on winning with Superbrands and expanding beyond core markets, contributing to profitability uplift

SALES GROWTH - Organic sales growth in Branded packaged products by 0.5% and Pick & mix by 2.7% supported results

FOREX IMPACT - Net sales decreased by 2.4% due to a negative impact from foreign exchange rates of -3.5%

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Net Income
SEK 233 mln
Q4 Adjusted EBIT
Beat
SEK 309 mln
SEK 274.40 mln (2 Analysts)
Q4 Adjusted Free Cash Flow
SEK 425 mln
Q4 EBIT
SEK 315 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the food processing peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cloetta AB is SEK48.00, about 7.5% above its February 3 closing price of SEK44.66

The stock recently traded at 18 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago

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