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FY2024 Revenue: 234.58B SEK (~$22.29B) (+1% local currency) | Operating Profit: 17.3B SEK, margin 7.4% | EPS +34% to SEK 7.21 | Q4 2024: 62.19B SEK ($6.15B) | 2025: Opening 80 stores (emerging markets), closing 190 | Facing competition from Zara and Shein
H&M is a multinational fast fashion retailer offering trendy, affordable clothing, accessories, and home goods for men, women, and children through both physical stores and e-commerce. The company serves fashion-conscious consumers globally who want current styles at accessible price points with frequent inventory turnover. H&M has established itself as a fast fashion leader through rapid design-to-store cycles, collaborations with luxury designers, sustainability initiatives like garment recycling programs, and a global retail footprint that makes fashionable clothing available to mainstream consumers.
Zara's parent Inditex posted record €6.2B profit in 2025, moving upmarket with fewer, larger stores as Shein dominates the ultra-budget segment.
Zara is the flagship brand of Inditex, the world's largest fashion group, founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega in Arteixo, Spain. Inditex operated 5,460 stores across 93 markets as of early 2026, and Zara accounts for the largest share of its revenue. For the fiscal year ending January 2026, Inditex reported total sales of €39.9 billion (up 3.2%) and record net profit of €6.22 billion (up 6%), driven by Zara's combination of trend-responsive design, vertically integrated supply chain, and premium positioning relative to ultra-fast fashion rivals.
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