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ICA GRUPPEN ICA GRUPPEN INTERIM REPORT MAY - AUGUST ( T2 ) 2026 CEO'S COMMENTS GROUP PERFORMANCE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT SEGMENTS FINANCIAL INFORMATION OTHER ICA Gruppen Interim Report May - August ( T2 ) 2026 Strong T2 for ICA Gruppen with several property transactions completed ICA stores and Apotek Hjärtat increased their market shares for in - store , online and overall In T2 , food prices at ICA stores fell by more than just the VAT reduction on food Good volume growth in mortgages and insurance Positive profitability trend in the Group as a result of strong volume growth , efficiency improvements , property acquisitions and last year's temporary increase in costs Strategic acquisitions and divestments completed by ICA Real Estate resulted in a cash outflow of SEK 0.5 billion and ICA Real Estate became a co - owner of Vendus Important events after the end of the four - month period Key data After the end of the four - month period ( T2 ) , it was announced that Eric Lundberg , CEO of ICA Sweden for the past four years , had decided to step down . He will remain in his role until 28 February 2027 at the latest . May - Aug Jan - Aug Sep - Aug Jan - Dec Group , SEKm Net sales Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA ) Operating profit before depreciation and amortisation ( EBITDA ) excl . 2026 51,070 5,033 2025 A % 48,639 5.0 3,960 27.1 2026 A % 98,831 93,872 5.3 8,668 7,237 19.8 2025 25/26 147,362 142,403 12,322 10,891 2025 3,272 2,497 31.0 5,600 4,316 29.7 7,877 6,593 IFRS 16 Leases Operating profit Operating profit excl IFRS 16 Leases Operating profit excl . items affecting comparability Operating profit excl . items affecting comparability and IFRS 16 Leases Operating margin excl . items affecting comparability , % Operating margin excluding items affecting comparability and IFRS 16 Leases , % 2,543 3,275 2,109 55.3 2,651 1,900 39.6 2,744 2,111 30.0 1,902 33.7 4,861 3,592 35.3 6,746 5.477 4.020 4,329 3,150 27.6 5,618 4.747 3,601 20.2 6,135 5,408 3.911 3,159 23.8 5,525 4,773 5.4 4.3 4.4 3.8 4.2 3.8 5.0 3.9 4.0 3.4 - 3.7 3.4 Profit ( -loss ) before tax 2,834 Profit for the period 2,387 Of which , discontinued operations - Cash flow from continued operating activities excl . ICA Bank 5,031 1.693 67.4 7,953 -70.0 6,559 -100.0 3.362 49.6 3,977 2,702 47.2 5,422 4.146 3,320 9,176 -63.8 4,500 10.357 6,922 -100.0 6.922 Return on capital employed , excl . ICA Bank and IFRS 16 Leases , % * Net debt excl . ICA Bank and IFRS 16 Leases / EBITDA excl . IFRS 16 Leases² 6,722 10.3 5,331 26.1 10,466 9.075 23.5 22.9 1.1 0.7 1.4 From the first four months ( T1 ) of 2025 , Rimi Baltic reported under discontinued operations . Accordingly , Rimi Baltic is not included in the Group's consolidated sales , operating profit or net financial items . See Note 1 Accounting principles for further information . 1 Incl . discontinued operations 2 From the four - month period from May to August ( T2 ) 2025 , the key data excludes the discontinued operations Rimi Baltic