According to CEO Evelyn Palla, Deutsche Bahn is on course for the desired turnaround in earnings after losses worth billions. This year, the bottom line is that there could be no more losses and a “black zero” could be achieved. “It’s paying off that we’re making the railway more efficient. After half a decade of losses worth billions, a black zero seems within reach,” said railway boss Palla to “Bild am Sonntag”. “Our internal streamlining program also mobilizes the numbers towards increasing profitability and thus stability.”
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For 2025, the state-owned company reported a loss of around 2.3 billion euros – around 0.5 billion more than in the previous year. At least operationally, the railway is back in the black: the operating result (EBIT) adjusted for special effects improved by 630 million euros to plus 297 million euros, and by 2026 it should be around 600 million euros.
When the balance sheet was presented at the end of March, Palla said that they wanted to take a big step closer to positive consolidated results. Sales are expected to increase to around 28 billion euros in 2026, after sales of around 27 billion euros last year.
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