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Kärcher

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Financial year 2025 · closed on 31/12/2025

Net result

251,5 k €

-78.1% YoY

Revenue

62,8 M €

-8.5% YoY

Equity

10,2 M €

+2.5% YoY

Workforce

136,0 ETP

+4.8% YoY

What does Kärcher do?

Kärcher is a Public limited company incorporated in 1978. Its main activity is: Wholesale of machine tools. Its registered office is in Antwerpen. It employs on average 136,0 ETP workers (FTE).

Legal situation

● Normal situation

BCE/KBO no. / VAT

BE 0418.334.076

Incorporation

16/05/1978

Legal form

Public limited company

Registered office

Boomsesteenweg 939
2610 Antwerpen · FlandreSee on map

Contributed capital

624 064,51 €

Latest accounts

31/12/2025

Average workforce

136,0 ETP

Activities (NACE)

46620Wholesale of machine tools· main 46620Wholesale of machine tools 46649Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines 46699Wholesale of other machinery and equipment 51810Air transport 28296Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery n.e.c.+3

Joint committees (3)

14904
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218

Signals

ProfitableSolid equityLow riskPositive cashflowPositive EBITDAHealthy social debtsHigh revenue

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✦ Verdict · Analyst summary

Financials

Trend over 16 financial years

	2025		2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019		2018		2016		2014		2012		2011		2010		2009		2008		2007
Income statement
Revenue	62,8 M €	-8.5%	68,6 M €	+18.7%	57,8 M €	+1.9%	56,7 M €	-9.6%	62,8 M €	+19.9%	52,4 M €	+3.5%	50,6 M €	-2.9%	52,1 M €	+10.0%	47,4 M €	-28.9%	66,6 M €	+11.8%	59,6 M €	+5.9%	56,3 M €	+5.2%	53,5 M €	+0.9%	53 M €	-0.8%	53,5 M €	+5.9%	50,5 M €
EBITDA	1,3 M €	-51.8%	2,7 M €	-9.0%	3 M €	+0.9%	2,9 M €	-37.6%	4,7 M €	+74.0%	2,7 M €	+95.1%	1,4 M €	-27.8%	1,9 M €	+19.1%	1,6 M €	+121%	727,5 k €	+26.9%	573,4 k €	+276%	152,7 k €	-92.5%	2 M €	+162%	782,8 k €	-65.7%	2,3 M €	+14.6%	2 M €
Operating result	704,4 k €	-66.0%	2,1 M €	+1.3%	2 M €	-28.5%	2,9 M €	-23.3%	3,7 M €	+66.3%	2,2 M €	+99.5%	1,1 M €	-23.0%	1,5 M €	-4.7%	1,5 M €	+115%	713,3 k €	+1956%	34,7 k €	-3.0%	35,8 k €	-97.9%	1,7 M €	+185%	610,3 k €	-71.1%	2,1 M €	+14.4%	1,8 M €
Net result	251,5 k €	-78.1%	1,1 M €	-0.2%	1,2 M €	-42.8%	2 M €	-24.3%	2,7 M €	+80.0%	1,5 M €	+126%	652,4 k €	-24.8%	867,7 k €	-10.0%	963,8 k €	-36.9%	1,5 M €	+1273%	-130,3 k €	-10.3%	-118,1 k €	-110%	1,1 M €	+186%	397 k €	-70.4%	1,3 M €	+10.1%	1,2 M €
Balance sheet
Equity	10,2 M €	+2.5%	9,9 M €	+13.1%	8,8 M €	+8.0%	8,1 M €	+6.7%	7,6 M €	+6.0%	7,2 M €	+25.8%	5,7 M €	-3.3%	5,9 M €	-18.3%	7,2 M €	-5.5%	7,7 M €	+28.7%	5,9 M €	-2.1%	6,1 M €	-1.9%	6,2 M €	+22.4%	5,1 M €	+8.5%	4,7 M €	-3.3%	4,8 M €
Total assets	19,7 M €	-1.9%	20 M €	-4.1%	20,9 M €	+24.2%	16,8 M €	-8.5%	18,4 M €	+27.4%	14,4 M €	+7.4%	13,4 M €	-13.4%	15,5 M €	+12.5%	13,8 M €	-15.9%	16,4 M €	+57.8%	10,4 M €	-16.7%	12,5 M €	+8.0%	11,5 M €	+15.8%	10 M €	+13.4%	8,8 M €	-3.3%	9,1 M €
Cash	30,9 k €	-64.6%	87,4 k €	-44.4%	157,3 k €	+242%	46 k €	-67.7%	142,3 k €	+0.5%	141,6 k €	+8.7%	130,3 k €	+43.7%	90,6 k €	+456%	16,3 k €	-99.7%	5,1 M €	+121%	2,3 M €	+67.2%	1,4 M €	-52.2%	2,9 M €	+116%	1,3 M €	+156%	519 k €	-49.3%	1 M €
Debts	8,6 M €	-6.2%	9,2 M €	-16.3%	11 M €	+48.3%	7,4 M €	-19.7%	9,2 M €	+57.4%	5,9 M €	-10.0%	6,5 M €	-23.4%	8,5 M €	+56.7%	5,4 M €	-28.0%	7,5 M €	+94.8%	3,9 M €	-33.7%	5,8 M €	+18.3%	4,9 M €	+14.9%	4,3 M €	+19.7%	3,6 M €	-6.9%	3,8 M €
Other
Workforce	136,0 ETP	+4.8%	129,8 ETP	+28.3%	101,2 ETP	+2.3%	98,9 ETP	+6.9%	92,5 ETP	-1.2%	93,6 ETP	-3.3%	96,8 ETP	+0.4%	96,4 ETP	+4.6%	92,2 ETP	+4.8%	88,0 ETP	+25.7%	70,0 ETP	+12.5%	62,2 ETP	+20.8%	51,5 ETP	-4.6%	54,0 ETP	+2.1%	52,9 ETP	+9.8%	48,2 ETP

Estimate

Indicative valuation

As an indication, this company is worth

between 10 M€ and 25 M€

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Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 31/12/2025 · 6 active · 23 ended

Active mandates

Hartmut Jenner

Director · since 31 mars 2025 · until 31 mars 2031

Active

Bart Hullebroeck

Managing director · since 01 janvier 2025 · until 01 janvier 2031

Active

Kees Wagtmans

Director · since 31 mars 2023 · until 31 mars 2025

Active

Jean-Paul Christy

Director · since 01 janvier 2021 · until 01 janvier 2027

Active

Stefan Patzke

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 31 mars 2026

Active

Christian May

Director · since 01 janvier 2016 · until 10 mars 2027

Active

Ended mandates

Kees Wagtmans

Managing director · since 31 mars 2023 · until 31 décembre 2024

Ended

Michael Häusermann

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 31 décembre 2024

Ended

Michael Häusermann

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 03 mars 2026

Ended

Stefan Patzke

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 03 mars 2026

Ended

Annual accounts

Full financial information

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Type of account	Full model	Full model	Full model	Full model	Full model	Full model
Start of the financial year	01/01/2025	01/01/2024	01/01/2023	01/01/2022	01/01/2021	01/01/2020
Closing of the financial year	31/12/2025	31/12/2024	31/12/2023	31/12/2022	31/12/2021	31/12/2020
Length of the financial year	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months	12 months
Filing date	02/04/2026	30/04/2025	05/04/2024	10/05/2023	20/04/2022	12/04/2021
General meeting	31/03/2026	31/03/2025	31/03/2024	21/03/2023	25/03/2022	10/03/2021
Currency of the financial year	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR	EUR
NBB quality label	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls	Satisfying controls

Ratios

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Filings

Annual accounts filings

20 filings with the NBB

Model	Closing	General meeting	Filed	Language	Document
Full model	31/12/2025	31/03/2026	02/04/2026	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2024	31/03/2025	30/04/2025	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2023	31/03/2024	05/04/2024	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2022	21/03/2023	10/05/2023	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2021	25/03/2022	20/04/2022	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2020	10/03/2021	12/04/2021	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2019	03/04/2020	05/05/2020	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2018	02/05/2019	25/06/2019	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2017	03/05/2018	16/05/2018	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2016	08/05/2017	16/05/2017	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2015	26/02/2016	08/03/2016	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2014	27/05/2015	15/06/2015	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2013	12/02/2014	18/04/2014	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2012	02/05/2013	27/06/2013	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2011	30/05/2012	20/11/2012	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2010	02/05/2011	10/05/2011	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2009	05/05/2010	11/05/2010	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2008	06/05/2009	14/05/2009	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2007	18/03/2008	11/04/2008	Dutch	PDF
Full model	31/12/2006	14/03/2007	29/03/2007	Dutch	PDF

Estimate

Indicative valuation

Order of magnitude

As an indication, this company is worth

between 10 M€ and 25 M€

The detail comes with the Business plan: low and high bounds, the valuation bridge for each financial year, transaction multiples by sector and size, group valuation and exports.

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Disclaimer

Indicative estimate based on public sector multiples and the filed annual accounts. It is neither a certified valuation nor financial or investment advice.

Governance

Board of directors

Seen on filing of 31/12/2025 · 6 active · 23 ended

Active mandates

Hartmut Jenner

Director · since 31 mars 2025 · until 31 mars 2031

Active

Bart Hullebroeck

Managing director · since 01 janvier 2025 · until 01 janvier 2031

Active

Kees Wagtmans

Director · since 31 mars 2023 · until 31 mars 2025

Active

Jean-Paul Christy

Director · since 01 janvier 2021 · until 01 janvier 2027

Active

Stefan Patzke

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 31 mars 2026

Active

Christian May

Director · since 01 janvier 2016 · until 10 mars 2027

Active

Ended mandates

Kees Wagtmans

Managing director · since 31 mars 2023 · until 31 décembre 2024

Ended

Michael Häusermann

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 31 décembre 2024

Ended

Michael Häusermann

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 03 mars 2026

Ended

Stefan Patzke

Director · since 03 avril 2020 · until 03 mars 2026

Ended

Shareholders

Ownership and network

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Belgian Official Gazette

Belgian Official Gazette publications

Mandates22/07/2025
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates21/03/2025
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates21/08/2024
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Other08/03/2024
STATUTEN (VERTALING, COÖRDINATIE, OVERIGE WIJZIGINGEN, )
PDF
Mandates25/04/2022
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Other29/12/2021
DIVERSEN
PDF
Mandates14/05/2021
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF
Mandates10/05/2021
ONTSLAGEN - BENOEMINGEN
PDF

Source: Belgian Official Gazette

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2025
Annual accounts 2025251,5 k €↓
2024
Annual accounts 20241,1 M €↓
2023
Annual accounts 20231,2 M €↓
2022
Annual accounts 20222 M €↓
2021
Annual accounts 20212,7 M €↑
2020
Annual accounts 20201,5 M €↑
2019
Annual accounts 2019652,4 k €↓
2018
Annual accounts 2018867,7 k €↓
2016
Annual accounts 2016963,8 k €↓
2014
Annual accounts 20141,5 M €↑
2012
Annual accounts 2012-130,3 k €↓
2011
Annual accounts 2011-118,1 k €↓
2010
Annual accounts 20101,1 M €↑
2009
Annual accounts 2009397 k €↓
2008
Annual accounts 20081,3 M €↑
2007
Annual accounts 20071,2 M €
16/05/1978
IncorporationPublic limited company

10/15	1 240 000	1 180 000	1 050 000
70	8 630 000	8 120 000	7 940 000
9904	412 000	388 000	301 000
17/49	2 970 000	3 140 000	3 380 000
9087	24,3	23,1	21,8

Kärcher

Overview

What does Kärcher do?

Trend over 16 financial years

Indicative valuation

Board of directors

Financials

Full financial information

Financial ratios

Annual accounts filings

Valuation

Indicative valuation

Directors & structure

Board of directors

Ownership and network

Publications

Belgian Official Gazette publications

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