Sales and earnings development
Development of group sales by region
At €12.0 billion, reported sales in Germany were 2.6% lower than in the previous year. Like-for-like sales decreased by 1.7%. Following a difficult first half of the year during which sales at METRO Wholesale and Real declined considerably, the trend improved significantly during the second half of the year.
The reported sales in the international business increased by 3.7% to €25.2 billion. This is especially due to the opening of new stores and the acquisition of Pro à Pro. Currency effects also played a part. International sales rose by 3.0% in local currency. Like-for-like sales increased by 1.6%. The international share of total sales stood at 67.8% (2015/16: 66.4%).
The reported sales in Western Europe (excl. Germany) increased by 3.6% to €10.5 billion. This is especially due to the acquisition of Pro à Pro. Like-for-like sales decreased slightly by 0.3%.
The reported sales in Eastern Europe increased by 4.5% to €10.3 billion. Especially positive currency effects in Russia influenced this development. Particularly positive sales trends were recorded in Turkey. Sales rose by 1.8% in local currency. Like-for-like sales increased by 2.3%.
The reported sales in Asia increased by 2.3%. All countries contributed to this positive development. Sales rose by as much as 4.2% in local currency. Like-for-like sales climbed by 4.7%.
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Change in % compared with the previous year’s period |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 |
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in group currency (€) |
Currency effects in percentage points1 |
in local currency |
Like-for-like sales in local currency |
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METRO Wholesale |
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29,000 |
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29,866 |
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3.0 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
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Real |
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7,478 |
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7,247 |
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−3.1 |
0.0 |
−3.1 |
−1.0 |
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Others |
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72 |
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27 |
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−62.4 |
−0.3 |
−62.1 |
– |
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METRO |
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36,549 |
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37,140 |
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1.6 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
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thereof Germany |
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12,279 |
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11,962 |
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−2.6 |
0.0 |
−2.6 |
−1.7 |
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thereof international |
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24,270 |
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25,177 |
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3.7 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
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Western Europe (excl. Germany) |
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10,173 |
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10,543 |
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3.6 |
0.0 |
3.6 |
−0.3 |
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Eastern Europe |
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9,828 |
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10,266 |
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4.5 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
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Asia |
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4,269 |
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4,368 |
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2.3 |
−1.9 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
The reconciliation from reported sales to like-for-like sales in local currency is shown in the following:
€ million |
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2015/16 |
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2016/17 |
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Total sales in € (as reported) |
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36,549 |
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37,140 |
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Total sales in local currency1 |
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36,735 |
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37,140 |
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Sales of stores that were not part of the like-for-like panel in 2016/172 |
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2,356 |
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2,584 |
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Like-for-like sales in local currency |
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34,378 |
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34,555 |
Group sales of METRO 2016/17
by regions

Since financial year 2015/16, the Trader cluster comprises the METRO Cash & Carry countries Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine. The HoReCa, Multispecialist and Trader clusters replace the previous reporting regions of Germany, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia.