Axfood AB/Skr AXFO
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About Axfood AB
Axfood AB operates in the retail and wholesale food sector with a primary focus on the supermarket and grocery store industry. The company manages well-known store brands including Willys, Hemköp, and Eurocash, offering a wide range of food products and consumer goods. Founded in 2000, Axfood is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and serves the Swedish market extensively. Its strategic positioning within the industry is strengthened by a combination of both premium and discount retail formats, catering to diverse consumer needs. The company also engages in e-commerce operations, enhancing its sales channels and customer reach.
- Ticker
- Skr AXFO
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- XSTO
- Employees
- 15,000
- Headquarters
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Website
- www.axfood.com
Axfood AB Metrics
BasicAdvanced
kr 54B
22.28
kr 11.22
0.61
kr 8.75
3.50%
Price and volume
Market cap
kr 54B
Beta
0.61
52-week high
kr 339.00
52-week low
kr 226.10
Average daily volume
391K
Dividend rate
kr 8.75
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.646
Quick ratio
0.196
Long term debt to equity
1.858
Total debt to equity
2.244
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
79.76%
Interest coverage (TTM)
7.10%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
5,228
Gross margin (TTM)
14.75%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.70%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.13%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
21.54%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
kr 5,990,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.34%
Return on equity (TTM)
36.26%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
22.282
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.6
Price to book
8.01
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-103.55
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
13.202
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
7.57%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
18.937
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.50%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
3.59%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
14.84%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.64%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.76%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
3.59%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
4.82%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
3.36%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.05%
Bulls say / Bears say
First-half operating profit increased 7.1% to SEK 1.77 billion, while the operating margin improved to 4.0% from 3.8% and EPS rose 8.6% year over year. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
Hemköp delivered 7.4% Q2 growth, gained market share and increased adjusted operating profit 25.8%; Willys also passed four million Willys Plus members, supporting customer retention and future sales density. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
City Gross continued to improve earnings, reducing its adjusted operating loss to SEK 3 million in Q2 from SEK 20 million a year earlier, while Axfood maintained its ambition to reach profitability there during the second half of 2026. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
Q2 retail sales grew 2.1%, materially below the Swedish food-retail market’s 3.7% growth, and management said performance did not meet its ambitions. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
Willys, Axfood’s largest profit contributor, saw adjusted operating profit fall 7.3% in Q2, with its margin declining to 4.2% from 4.5%; Dagab’s adjusted profit also fell 6.2%. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
Operating cash flow declined 26.8% in the first half to SEK 2.31 billion while capital expenditure rose to SEK 927 million; net debt increased to SEK 15.81 billion and higher fuel prices reduced Q2 operating profit by SEK 40 million. (Axfood Q2 2026 interim report)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 14 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Axfood AB
AllEURGBPUSD
Fund name | Fund size | Skr AXFO weighting |
|---|---|---|
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap€DX2J | €3.2B | 0.17% |
Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap£XXSC | £2.8B | 0.17% |
L&G Global Quality Dividends£LDGG | £279M | 0.05% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.03% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.03% |
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