Birkenstock Holding plc

Thanks to strong consumer demand, German sandal maker Birkenstock <a href="https://www.birkenstock-holding.com/news/birkenstock-reports-fiscal-2025-revenue-growth-ahead-of-target-outperforming-adjusted-ebitda-and-earnings-growth/babd968c-dc9f-4853-8266-abf50e04088d">reported</a>&nbsp;an 18% increase in annual sales, beating its own forecast. However, the company said it now expects sales growth of 13-15% in the next fiscal year, below Wall Street <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/birkenstock-sales-climb-as-shoppers-snap-up-its-sandals-clogs?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">expectations</a>. Against this backdrop, Birkenstock shares <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BIRK/">have slid</a> 13% in early trading on Thursday, December 18, in New York.

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