Sphera Franchise Group (SFG), the largest food service group in Romania, aims for an increase in financial performance for 2026, supported by an aggressive expansion strategy and rigorous cost management. After a 2025 characterized by inflationary pressures and a decrease in net profit, the operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell chains proposes dividends worth EUR 8.04 million to shareholders and plans investments of EUR 25.50 million for network expansion in Romania, Italy, and the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
For the 2026 financial year, the Group estimates sales of over EUR 331.47 million, up 7.6% compared to the previous year, and a net profit of EUR 14.26 million, representing an advance of 1.1%. Operating profitability (EBITDA) is projected at EUR 31.38 million, up 8.2%. These figures are based on a normal operating scenario, with an estimated inflation rate of 6%. The network expansion will include 21 new restaurants: 11 in Romania (including a new Hard Rock Cafe), 2 in the Republic of Moldova, and 8 in Italy, where the portfolio also includes the Cioccolatitaliani brand.<\/p>\n
Regarding the 2025 results, Sphera reported revenues of EUR 307.93 million, a slight increase of 1.29% compared to 2024. However, net profit recorded a significant contraction of 40.83%, falling to EUR 11.30 million, compared to EUR 19.10 million in the previous year. The KFC brand generated the bulk of the revenue, namely EUR 264.78 million (86.4% of the total). Restaurant expenses rose to EUR 96.33 million, and administrative expenses to EUR 13.16 million. In this context, the Board of Directors convened the General Meeting for April 29, 2026, proposing a gross dividend of EUR 0.21\/share (RON 1.06), with a yield of 2.37%. Additionally, the company intends to contract a EUR 27 million loan from Raiffeisen Bank to support its activity.<\/p>\n
What are Sphera’s financial objectives for 2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n The group estimates sales of EUR 331.47 million and a net profit of EUR 14.26 million, counting on a 7.6% revenue increase compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n What is the value of the dividend proposed by Sphera Franchise Group?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Board of Directors proposes a gross dividend of EUR 0.21\/share (RON 1.06), totaling EUR 8.04 million, with a yield of 2.37%.<\/p>\n How many new restaurants does Sphera intend to open?<\/strong><\/p>\n The company plans to expand its network with 21 new units in 2026, including 11 in Romania, 8 in Italy, and 2 in the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sphera Franchise Group (SFG), the largest food service group in Romania, aims for an increase in financial performance for 2026, supported by an aggressive expansion strategy and rigorous cost management. After a 2025 characterized by inflationary pressures and a decrease in net profit, the operator of the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell chains proposes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":125055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2852],"tags":[3347],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-125130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotels-restaurants","tag-sphera-franchise-group-en"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":[{"title":"profit.ro | 27.03","post_source_url":"https:\/\/www.profit.ro"}],"post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hoteluri-si-resturante-category-picture.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125130"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=125130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}