The 2025 financial year was characterized by a high degree of planning uncertainty. Geopolitical tensions, volatile markets and a clear reluctance to invest also weighed on the construction and real estate industries. Despite these adverse conditions, the Stuttgart-based consulting firm Drees & Sommer SE – which specializes in construction, real estate and infrastructure – for the first time achieved annual sales of over €1 billion, and returned an operating result of €117.5 million.
Sales were up 5.5 percent and operating result up around 2.5 percent on the previous year’s levels of €964.2 million and €114.6 million, respectively. This trend of steady improvement has developed over several years: Sales in 2023 totaled €900 million, with an operating result of €102.7 million. The company has been supporting many of its customers for years, some even for decades, forging partnerships that endure even in difficult market environments. “We invested early in areas that are now in high demand – infrastructure, industry and international markets. The fact that we have continued to grow in a year that saw marked reluctance to invest validates this course of action. At the same time, this result creates the basis for continued targeted investment in innovative solutions and future technologies for our customers,” says Executive Board spokesperson Steffen Szeidl.
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