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How much profit do supermarkets make?

$0.2 billion

Woolworths New Zealand reported $163 million in earnings before interest and tax, before significant items, a 1.9% margin on sales (Woolworths Group Limited, F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026)).

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Annual sales and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT, before significant items) of Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand Food segment of Woolworths Group, in NZ dollars, from the Group's annual reports. Financial years end in late June.

One of the three major grocery retailers. Foodstuffs North Island and South Island are co-operatives whose store-level profits are not in their published accounts, so their figures are not comparable and are not shown here. F19 is before the AASB 16 lease standard (adopted in F20), which raises EBIT by moving rent costs below the EBIT line; F19 and later years are not directly comparable.

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Woolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items was $150 million in F25 (52 weeks to 29 Jun 2025), the previous available observation.

The earliest observation on the same basis was $378 million in F20 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2020).

Supermarket profits: definitions

Annual sales and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT, before significant items) of Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand Food segment of Woolworths Group, in NZ dollars, from the Group's annual reports. Financial years end in late June.

  • One of the three major grocery retailers. Foodstuffs North Island and South Island are co-operatives whose store-level profits are not in their published accounts, so their figures are not comparable and are not shown here.
  • F19 is before the AASB 16 lease standard (adopted in F20), which raises EBIT by moving rent costs below the EBIT line; F19 and later years are not directly comparable.
  • F19 and F24 were 53-week years, so sales and earnings are slightly higher than a normal 52-week year.
  • EBIT is before significant items (e.g. impairments and restructuring), as Woolworths reports its segment results.
  • Company-reported figures, not the Commerce Commission's whole-of-business calculations.
Woolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items. Woolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items, F19 (53 weeks to 30 Jun 2019) to F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026), latest $163 million.0100200300400New accounting basis, F20 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2020)F19 (53 weeks to 30 Jun 2019): $296 millionF19 (53 weeks to 30 Jun 2019)F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026)
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PeriodWoolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items ($m)
F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026)$163 million
F25 (52 weeks to 29 Jun 2025)$150 million
F24 (53 weeks to 30 Jun 2024)$108 million
F23 (52 weeks to 25 Jun 2023)$249 million
F22 (52 weeks to 26 Jun 2022)$316 million
F21 (52 weeks to 27 Jun 2021)$361 million
F20 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2020)$378 million
F19 (53 weeks to 30 Jun 2019)$296 million
Full data: supermarket profits
Woolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items. Woolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items: $163 million in F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026).

As stated in each cited report; see period_start and period_end. Source: Woolworths Group Limited. Lines break at basis changes and missing periods.

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The attached CSV is Supermarket profits: Woolworths New Zealand sales and earnings, from Woolworths Group Limited. Answer: How much profit do supermarkets make? Name the unit and period. Use only directly supported observations. Definitions: Annual sales and earnings before interest and tax (EBIT, before significant items) of Woolworths New Zealand, the New Zealand Food segment of Woolworths Group, in NZ dollars, from the Group's annual reports. Financial years end in late June. Limits: One of the three major grocery retailers. Foodstuffs North Island and South Island are co-operatives whose store-level profits are not in their published accounts, so their figures are not comparable and are not shown here. F19 is before the AASB 16 lease standard (adopted in F20), which raises EBIT by moving rent costs below the EBIT line; F19 and later years are not directly comparable. F19 and F24 were 53-week years, so sales and earnings are slightly higher than a normal 52-week year. EBIT is before significant items (e.g. impairments and restructuring), as Woolworths reports its segment results. Company-reported figures, not the Commerce Commission's whole-of-business calculations.

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Supermarket profits: sources

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Woolworths Group Limited, Woolworths Group annual reports: New Zealand Food segment (NZ$)
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No open licence (© Woolworths Group). Individual figures quoted as facts with page citations.. Source: Woolworths Group Limited annual reports, New Zealand Food segment (figures in NZ$).
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10 October 2026

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