Ahold Delhaize publishes its Annual Report 2025 and issues convocation for the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Zaandam, the Netherlands, February 25, 2026 – Ahold Delhaize today publishes its Annual Report 2025, an integrated report that provides an overview of the company’s financial and non-financial performance in 2025.
The theme of this year’s report, “Creating value every day,” highlights Ahold Delhaize’s identity as a family of great local brands with deep roots in more than 9,500 communities. This proximity to customers - learning continuously and adapting quickly to evolving needs - remains at the core of how the company balances growth, investment and cost discipline.
‘What matters most to customers’
Frans Muller, President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize, reflects on the year: “During the first full year of implementing our Growing Together strategy, associates across Ahold Delhaize and its great local brands remained focused on creating value every day for customers, communities and everyone else our business touches. In 2025, we operated in a rapidly shifting environment, shaped by continued pressure on household budgets, government policy changes and ongoing technological advancements.
Our unique mix of international scale and strong local brands gives us a real-time understanding of what matters most to customers. By staying close to our communities, listening carefully and adapting quickly, we continue to strengthen our value proposition — through affordability, strong assortments and seamless omnichannel experiences.
At the same time, we remained disciplined in execution. Through our Save for Our Customers program, we delivered significant cost savings, enabling us to reinvest in price, technology and the customer experience. Our strategy has been pressure-tested, our capabilities are evolving and our teams are operating in a strong rhythm. The progress we made in 2025 reflects the resilience of our portfolio and provides a solid foundation as we carry this momentum into 2026.”
Sustainable long-term value creation
Jolanda Poots-Bijl, CFO of Ahold Delhaize, adds: “Our 2025 performance reflects the strength of our Growing Together growth model and our balanced approach to value creation. We focus on delivering healthier and affordable food, serving customers both online and in our stores. We combine disciplined execution and diligent cost management with targeted investments in customer-led innovation, digital capabilities and store modernization. This allows us to strengthen our competitiveness today while building long-term resilience for tomorrow.
Sustainable, long-term value creation means - delivering affordable, innovative propositions for our brands’ customers, attractive and consistent returns for our shareholders and stability and a sense of belonging for our associates and communities. This balanced approach also shapes how we allocate capital and advance our Healthy Communities & Planet commitments.”
In 2025, Ahold Delhaize’s good progress on sustainability was reflected in external recognition, including a reconfirmation of its climate rating to A- by global benchmark CDP. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated Ahold Delhaize’s scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, underscoring the rigor of its ambitions and helping the company accelerate meaningful change across its value chain.
Contents of the Annual Report
The Annual Report includes a strategic report, an overview of the company’s Growing Together strategy, and a dedicated sustainability statements section that contains a wealth of information on environmental, social and governance topics, following the guidance of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Easy-to-browse website
Ahold Delhaize has launched a separate website for the Annual Report 2025, which provides readers with a summarized and easy-to-browse overview of the report. Get key insights into Ahold Delhaize's financial and non-financial results, a streamlined summary of our strategic report, sustainability statements and read about the six strategic priorities of the Growing Together strategy, brought to life through stories from Ahold Delhaize’s brands and regions. The complete and full Annual Report 2025 can be downloaded here.
Convocation for 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM)
Ahold Delhaize’s Annual Report 2025 will be on the agenda of the AGM, which will be held on April 8, 2026. The convocation, agenda (including explanatory notes), and other relevant documentation for the AGM are available here.
Ahold Delhaize 2025 Annual Report highlights
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