Axfood AB (publ) (AXFOY) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 15, 2026 3:30 AM EDT
Company Participants
Alexander Bergendorf – Head of Investor Relations
Simone Margulies – President & CEO
Anders Lexmon – Chief Financial Officer
Conference Call Participants
Fredrik Ivarsson – ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA, Research Division
Niklas Ekman – DNB Carnegie, Research Division
Daniel Schmidt – Danske Bank A/S, Research Division
Magnus Råman
Erik Sandstedt – Kepler Cheuvreux, Research Division
Richard Trainor – Bernstein Institutional Services LLC, Research Division
Robert Joyce – BNP Paribas, Research Division
Presentation
Alexander Bergendorf
Head of Investor Relations
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Axfood Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Presentation. My name is Alexander Bergendorf, Head of IR here at Axfood.
With me today are Simone Margulies, President and CEO; and Anders Lexmon, CFO. In the Investors section of our axfood.com website, you will find the presentation materials for today’s call. We encourage you to have that presentation at hand as you listen to our prepared commentary. After the presentation, we will be taking questions. A recording of this call will be made available on our website.
With that, I will now hand over the word to Simone. So please go to Page #2.
Simone Margulies
President & CEO
Thank you, Alex. Axfood maintained a high level of activity during the second quarter with focus on further strengthening presence, competitiveness and efficiency. We delivered positive growth and increased earnings against high comparison figures in a market characterized by food price deflation.
We are well positioned for the future and continue to pursue our long-term strategic plan, while we, at the same time, implement targeted tactical measures to strengthen our growth also in the short term.
Turning to Page 3. With that very brief introduction, let me now take you through recent market developments and Axfood’s second quarter performance. So let’s move on