June 2026
Company overview
Business and portfolio overview
Deutsche EuroShop AG is a German listed shopping center company
DES has total assets of €4.6bn, comprising of 21 centers, 17 in Germany and 4 in Austria and Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland) in exceptional high-quality locations
Most of the assets are in city centers / district centers in dense and growing urban locations, often forming the commercial heart of the respective city / district, that benefit from exceptional footfall and are irreproducible
The portfolio benefits from a retailing mix with a high component of fashion, daily necessities and further non-discretionary spend retailing
Investment portfolio83%
2025 Revenue
€270mCentral Europe
Germany
Shareholder structureHercules BidCo 77.2%
Market cap1
€1.6bnInstitutional Investors
4.4%
Private Investors
17%
11.8%
Maren Otto
6.6%
Asset impressions
Key financial metrics
City-Point | Kassel
Main-Taunus-Zentrum | Sulzbach / Frankfurt
€m
2023
2024
2025
Revenue
273.3
271.4
270.4
NOI
214.9
217.4
213.6
EBIT
212.7
216.3
214.5
Earnings before tax
(39.7)
150.1
162.5
Consolidated profit
(38.3)
123.5
215.1
Occupancy2
93%
95%
96%
Business Development- Consumption trend: positive momentum in retail sales (+5.0%) despite slight decrease of footfall (-0.5%)
-
Results: higher contractual rents, operating expenses, lower write-downs and increase in interest expenses
− Revenue €67.6 m (+2.0%)
− EBIT €53.5 m (+0.2%)
− FFO €35.4 m (-9.9%)
Financing and ESG - Dividend proposal of €1.00 per share for FY 2025
- LTV of 40.6% and significant cash position of €417.1 m Steady funding situation with long-term financing partners
- Refinancings due in 2026 already completed, no substantial maturities to refinance until 2028
- Successful placement of €500 m green bond in June 2025 (4.5% coupon, maturity in October 2030, rated BBB- by S&P)
- Growing focus on ESG: comprehensive ESG policies published in 2025 following newly established Green Finance Framework and Green Bond issue earlier in 2025
Positive Development of Retail Turnover1 and Footfall
50,000
avg. daily footfall per center retail turnover per quarter in €m
1,000
CAGR +1.9%
40,000 800
30,000 600
20,000
CAGR +1.0%
400
10,000
22 Q1 23 Q2 23 Q3 23 Q4 23 Q1 24 Q2 24 Q3 24 Q4 24 Q1 25 Q2 25 Q3 25 Q4 25 Q1 2624.0%
24%
18.1%
17%
7%
5.7% 6.2%
5.0%
4.3%
3.5% 3.7%
4.1%
3.9%
3.3%
3.9%
1.6%
1.9% 1.7%
0.7%
0.8%
1.3%
1.4%
1.8%
-1.0%
-0.4%
-0.7%
-0.5%
-1.6%
-3.4%
Q1 22 Q2 22 Q3 22 Q4
200
Compared to the same quarter of the previous year:5
1 Source: ECE | the data only refer to the DES portfolio (incl. international centers) | nominal sales development, not adjusted for inflation | in € (with exchange rate effects)
Insight into Retail Turnover 3M 20261
RETAIL SECTOR | % change in 2026 ytd | occupancy cost ratio (OCR) in % | % of sales | % of space |
Food/Supermarkets/Discounter | +4.3 | 8.1 | 11.7 | 8.4 | |
Fashion Textiles | +1.0 | 14.0 | 26.6 | 39.7 | |
Shoes & Leather Goods | +0.0 | 14.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
Sports | -7.5 | 16.0 | 3.9 | 6.1 | |
Health & Beauty | +3.1 | 8.6 | 16.5 | 8.7 | |
General Retail (incl. Department Stores) | -1.7 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 18.3 | |
Electronics | +12.3 | 3.9 | 17.1 | 8.3 | |
Services | -3.9 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 2.1 | |
Food Catering | +2.2 | 15.4 | 5.9 | 4.8 | |
TOTAL | +2.5 | 10.6 | 100² | 100² | |
Germany | Abroad | Total | |||
Retail turnover development on a like-for-like basis: | +2.5% | +2.9% | +2.6% | ||
Absolute retail turnover development: | +4.3% | +7.6% | +5.0% |
6
1 German centers on a like-for-like basis (estimated turnover 2026: €2.1 billion) | 2 The sum may not equal the totals due to rounding
European Portfolio with Focus on Germany
Herold-
Center
Rathaus-
Center
5
6
5
19 Gdansk
Poland
8
Forum
Allee-
Center
Norderstedt
9 Hamburg
Wolfsburg
13
Hameln 17
7
11
12
Hamm
1 Wildau/Berlin Magdeburg
12
6
Dessau
Stadt-
Galerie
Wuppertal 14
15 Kassel
11 Wetzlar
3
Dresden
Sulzbach/Frankfurt 2
17
Neunkirchen 10
4 Viernheim/
Mannheim
18 Brno
Czech Republic
16 Passau
20 Klagenfurt
Austria
21 Pécs
Hungary
>135 million visitors in 2025
Germany
A10
Center
1
Main-Taunus-
Zentrum
2
Altmarkt-
Galerie
3
Rhein-Neckar-
Zentrum
4
Allee-
Center
7
Phoenix-
Center
8
Billstedt-
Center
9
Saarpark-
Center
10
City-
Galerie
13
City-
Arkaden
14
City-
Point
15
Stadt-
Galerie
16
7
EuropeOlympia
18
Galeria
Bałtycka
19
City
Arkaden
20
Árkád
21
Maturity Distribution of Rental Contracts1
2026
2031 onwards
11%
2027
11%
41%
10% 2028
14%
13%
2029
2030
Long-term contracts base rental income
Weighted maturity 4.9 years
2024 4.7 years
Occupancy rate
2024
95.72%
95.4%
Tenant Structure - Low Dependence on Top Tenants
Low level of dependence on the Top 10 Tenants1
23%
77%
Top 10 Tenants
20251 2024
H&M | 2.6% | 2.7% |
Deichmann | 2.5% | 2.4% |
C&A | 2.5% | 2.1% |
Ceconomy | 2.4% | 2.2% |
New Yorker | 2.3% | 2.4% |
P&C Düsseldorf | 2.3% | 2.2% |
Bestseller | 2.3% | 1.5% |
Douglas | 1.9% | 1.9% |
TK Maxx | 1.8% | 1.7% |
dm-drogerie markt | 1.7% | 1.6% |
Total | 22.5% | 20.6% |
Sector Mix1 - Balanced Sector Diversification
Food & supermarkets
10.3%
Health & beauty
7.5%
Catering
5.7%
Non-food/electronics
18.9%
Drug stores &
hypermarkets
4.4%
Leisure & entertainment 4.1%
Services
2.0%
Balanced sector
diversification
Fashion
47.0%
Vision - Omnichannel-Platform
Digitalization as key to integration of retail platforms
Customers
Website, apps and newsletter Market places Online shop tenant
Pick up in mall
Delivery from mall
Offline
Online
Center
Main-Taunus-Zentrum: Food Garden attracts 12% more visitors to the center
Major investment significantly expanding and broadening the center's gastronomy offering
-
High sustainability standards
for the five new buildings
Completely let, high-quality tenant structure: Alex, L'Osteria, The Ash and others
- MTZ visitor numbers have risen by approx. 12% since the opening of the new Food Garden
Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum: Food & Fun Park @RNZ
Rhein-Neckar-Zentrum expanded with attractive retailtainment, featuring tenants in gastronomy, sports and entertainment
- L'Osteria, pizza and pasta in a new modern restaurant building with outdoor terraces
-
Indoor Skydiving Viernheim
Three new tenants moved into the property of a former DIY store:
− B.O.C., a specialist bicycle retailer
− JUMP House, a trampoline park
− Gate99, a family action concept
Valuation1 - Investment Properties 31 December 2025in € thousand 01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024 CHANGE
Stable property valuationRevaluation
14.881
-25,923 40.804
Revaluation at-equity
2.613
8,231 -5.618
Profit from disposal
0
606 606
Minority interest
-3.077
2,447 -5.524
Valuation result before taxes
14.417
-14,639 29.056
Deferred taxes
-2.400
3,520 -5.885
Valuation result after taxes2
12.017
-11,119 23.171
Slightly positive valuation result before taxes of €14.4 m
Yields marginally improved, EPRA NIY up from 5.84% to 5.89%
Portfolio value increased by €54.0 m, driven by investments as well as unrealised gains from changes in market value
Sensitivity Analysisin € thousand Basis Change of -25bps Change of +25bps
5.13
4.94
4.93
5.01
5.12
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Rent increase rates3
1,43%
-109,5 +119.6
Cost ratio
10,46%
+43.64 -41.84
Discount rate
7,18%
+72.2 -69.6
Capitalization rate
5,82%
+105.4 -94.7
6.64 6.61 6.60
6.37
5.87
5.73 5.78
5.46
5.24
5.23
5.32
5.43
6.25 6.25 6.22
6.01
5.53
5.41 5.45
Net operating yield in %
Net initial yield in %
1 External appraiser: JLL (since 2015) | 2 Attributable to group shareholders | 3 Nominal rate of rent increases using the DCF method during the 10-year measurement period, including inflation-related rent indexing
Revenues 2025 - Rising Rents Offset by Higher Deferrals and Allocation Effects Revenuesin € million
271.4 270.4
Revenues decreased by €1.0 m to €270.4m
While contractual rents increased, revenue from rental income fell slightly overall due to rental incentives granted
Revenue from land tax apportionments and insurance expenses decreased by €1.8 million, mainly due to land tax reform
2025
Share of revenue
Abroad
22%1
(17%2)
Domestic
78%1
(83%2)
2024
Share of revenue
Abroad
21%1
(16%2)
Domestic
79%1
(84%2)
-0.4%
2024 2025
EBIT 2025 - Lower Rental Revenue and One-Off Expenses
EBIT
in € million
-0.9%
216.3 214.4
EBIT below the previous year -0.9% (€-1.9m)
Largely due to one-off expenses related to non-apportionable ancillary costs associated with the renewal of technical equipment and storm damage, the latter of which have been reimbursed by the building insurance
Land tax expenses have fallen sustainably due to the lower land tax liability following the land tax reform
EBIT bridge 2025in € million
216.3
2024 2025
0.5 1.9
214.4
Revenue
270.393
271,403
Operating and administrative costs for property
-49.584
-46,252
Allowance and write-off of receivables
-7.185
-7,731
NOI
213.624
217,420
Other operating income
10.937
9,074
Other operating expenses
-10.113
-10,189
EBIT
214.448
216,305
in € thousand 01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024
-1
-3.3
2024 Revenue Operating and administrative
costs for property
Allowance and write-off of receivables
Other operating income and expenses
2025
Financial Result1 2025 - Increased Interest Expenses
Financial result1-51.1
in € million
-30.4%
At-equity profit/loss
11.228
16,581
Measurement gains/losses (at equity)
-2.613
-8,231
Deferred taxes (at-equity)
34
474
At-equity (operating) profit/loss
8.649
8,824
Interest expense
-62.617
-49,083
Profit/loss attributable to limited partners
-14.589
-14,397
Other financial result (incl. Swaps)
1.887
3,532
Financial result1
-66.670
-51,124
2024 2025
Financial result decreased: €-15.5 m
Interest expenses went up by €13.5 m due to interest on the inaugural Green Bond, loan increases in the prior year as well as higher interest rates for follow-on loans
Other financial result comprises interest income as well as
€-2.7m expenses for the termination of swaps in the course of the repayment of loans
Financial result bridge 2025in € million
-66.7
in € thousand 01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024
-51.1
-13.5 -0.2 -1.7 -0.2
-66.7
2024 Interest expenses
At-Equity Other financial result
Minority profitshare
2025
EBT1 2025 - Below Previous Year due to Increased Interest Expenses
EBT1in € million
-10.5%
165.2
147.8
EBT excl. valuation below previous year by -10.5% (€-17.4m) due to a downturn in the financial result - mainly due to the increase in interest expenses (€+13.5m) and other financial expenses (€+0.9m)
Interest income from short-term bank deposits below prior year at €4.6m
2024 2025
EBIT
214.448
216,305
Financial result1
-66.670
-51,124
EBT1
147.778
165,181
in € thousand 01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024
EBT1 bridge 2025in € million
-2.1
147.8
-13.5
-0.8
-0.8
-0.2
165.2
2024
Standing
Interest
Other financial
Interest
Result from
2025
assets
expenses
expenses
income
ancillary costs
Consolidated Result 2025 - Marked Increase Resulting from Higher Valuation
Consolidated result123.5
in € million
74.2%
215.1
2024 2025
Consolidated result increased by €91.6 mDecreased result from operations (EBT €-17.4 m)
Valuation result (€+29.1 m)
Lower taxes (€+79.9 m), mainly caused by decreased deferred taxes due to gradual reduction of corporate income tax rate from 15% to 10% in 2032
Earnings per share increased from €1.62 to € 2.84in € thousand 01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024
EBT1
147.778
165,181
Valuation result1
14.417
-14,639
Taxes1
52.855
-27,028
Consolidated result
215.050
123,514
Consolidated result per share in €
2,84
1.62
Weighted number of
no-par-value shares issued
75.743.854
76,090,428
Funds From Operations (FFO) 2025 - Lower due to Decreased EBIT and Financial Result FFOin € million
162.5 147.6
FFO decreased from €162.5 m to €147.6 m
due to lower EBIT as well as lower financial result
FFO per share decreased from €2.14 to €1.95
-9.2%
2024 2025
Funds From Operations01.01. - 31.12.2025 01.01. - 31.12.2024
in € thousand per share in € in € thousand per share in €
Funds From Operations (FFO)
are used to finance the distribution of dividends, scheduled repayments on our long-term bank loans and ongoing investments in portfolio properties.
Consolidated profit | 215.050 2,84 | 123.514 1,62 |
Valuation investment properties1 | -14.417 -0,19 | 14.639 0,19 |
Non-cash interest expenses1,2 | 4.280 0,05 | 3.528 0,05 |
One-time effects1,2 | 2.739 0,04 | 1.876 0,03 |
Deferred taxes1 | -60.083 -0,79 | 18.913 0,25 |
FFO | 147.569 1,95 | 162.470 2,14 |
Weighted number of no-par-value shares issued | 75.743.854 | 76,090,428 |
1 Including the share attributable to equity-accounted joint ventures and associates I 2 Due to the first-time adjustment of FFO for non-cash interest expense and one-off effects, the previous year's figures have been
