Anta Group achieves revenue of 38.54 billion yuan in H1 2025

On Aug 27, Anta Group released its performance announcement for the first half of 2025, ranking first in China's sporting goods industry for the fourth consecutive year.

The report indicates that Anta Group's revenue in the first half of the year was 38.54 billion yuan, rising 14.3% year-on-year, reaching a new all-time high. Excluding the gains arising from the dilution of equity related to the listing of Amer Sports, the profit attributable to shareholders was 7.031 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 14.5%, exceeding market expectations.

In the first half of this year, the operating profit of Anta Group hit 10.131 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 17%, and the operating profit margin rose by 0.6 percentage points to 26.3%, higher than market expectations. Several of its brands achieved remarkable operating profit margins, with 23.3% for the Anta brand, 27.7% for the FILA brand, and 33.2% for all other brands.

Specifically, the revenue of the Anta brand reached a new record, increasing by 5.4% year-on-year to 16.95 billion yuan. The revenue of the FILA brand also hit a new high, rising by 8.6% year-on-year to 14.18 billion yuan, exceeding market expectations The revenue of all other brands went up by 61.1% year-on-year to 7.41 billion yuan, maintaining strong growth.

Besides, Amer Sports, controlled by Anta Group, achieved revenue of 2.709 billion US dollars (around 19.386 billion yuan) in the first half of the year, up 23.5% year-on-year. The revenue in the Greater China region was 856 million US dollars (around 6.126 billion yuan), up 42.4% year-on-year.

In the first half of this year, Anta Group completed the acquisition of JACK WOLFSKIN, a renowned German outdoor brand. It has formed a joint management team and is formulating a 3-to-5-year revival plan to reshape the product and brand systems around its core values.

Moreover, Anta Group announced that it would jointly invest with the South Korean fashion group MUSINSA to establish a joint venture named "MUSINSA China." Anta Group holds 40% of the shares, while MUSINSA holds 60%. MUSINSA China will take the lead in developing businesses like its own brand "MUSINSA STANDARD" and the multi-brand collection store "Musinsa Store" in the Chinese market.