Spar Group's Irish profits rise after strong second-half recovery in 2025

South African-headquartered retailer saw decline in full-year group profit

Spar Group's Irish profits rose in 2025 after strong second-half recovery.

International supermarket retailer Spar Group reported a decline in full-year profit on Monday despite improved overall performance, as increased financing costs and a higher effective tax rate ate into earnings.

The retailer said its diluted headline earnings per share, a key profit measure, from continuing operations fell 8.96% to 795.4c for the 52 weeks ended September 2025 from 873.7c a year earlier.