Forecast

Financial forecast

Project revenue, EBITDA, net income and free cash flow for the next 5 or 10 years. Growth starts at the same rate the valuation uses and fades to the long-run rate, with margins held at today's level. Bear and bull cases move growth by the company's own revenue volatility. It is a model of what the assumptions imply, not a prediction.

Zalando SE (ZAL.DE)

Price updated 06 Nov 2026 09:57; TTM through 30 Sep 2026; TTM financials updated 06 Nov 2026 13:13.

Starts from TTM through 30 Sep 2026 financials in EUR and a share price of EUR 27.49. Growth begins at 6.1% a year (the valuation's blended assumption) and fades to 3.1% by year 10. Margins held at EBITDA 7.7%, net 0.5%, free cash flow 5.2% of revenue. Bear and bull move starting growth by 6.0 points and long-run growth by 1 point.

Free cash flow is more than twice net income, which is often a one-off (working capital or timing). Lean on the net income line.
Year 1 uses analyst consensus revenue growth (5.5%); year 2 is halfway back to the model's own path.
EUR 43.35Model fair value (Free-cash-flow DCF); range EUR 32.50 to EUR 62.08
58%Fair value vs today's price
LowModel confidence
25%Share of the gap to fair value the price closes by year 5

Confidence: Earnings-based DCF disagrees strongly; trailing-twelve-month data; profit and cash flow steady for 3 years; value is more than 1.5x the Earnings-based DCF value; free cash flow is more than 2x earnings, so the cash-flow value may be overstated.

5.9%/yrModel-implied annual total return over 10 years, base case (price plus dividends). Raw model level; the screener shows a calibrated ranking instead
EUR 21.24BRevenue in year 10 (base)
EUR 96.20MNet income in year 10 (base)
EUR 1.10BFree cash flow in year 10 (base)
EUR 48.88Implied share price in year 10 (base), today EUR 27.49
16.4%Year-10 free cash flow per share vs today's price

Free cash flow over time

EUR 0 EUR 381.85M EUR 763.69M EUR 1.15B EUR 1.53B FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 TTM through 30 Sep 2026 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
Solid: reported Dashed: base projection Shaded: bear to bull range
Free cash flow in year 10 by scenario
CaseStarting growthYear 10Annual growth
Bear -0.5% EUR 779.20M 1.0%
Base 5.5% EUR 1.10B 4.5%
Bull 11.5% EUR 1.53B 8.0%

Base case by year

YearGrowthRevenueEBITDANet incomeFree cash flowEPSFCF / shareDividend / shareBook / shareImplied price
TTM through 30 Sep 2026– EUR 13.67BEUR 1.05BEUR 61.90MEUR 706.80M 0.252.89n/an/a27.49
Year 15.5% EUR 14.42BEUR 1.11BEUR 65.30MEUR 745.60M 0.273.05n/an/a29.84
Year 25.6% EUR 15.23BEUR 1.17BEUR 68.96MEUR 787.44M 0.283.22n/an/a32.39
Year 35.4% EUR 16.05BEUR 1.23BEUR 72.69MEUR 829.97M 0.303.40n/an/a35.07
Year 45.1% EUR 16.86BEUR 1.30BEUR 76.38MEUR 872.08M 0.313.57n/an/a37.83
Year 54.7% EUR 17.66BEUR 1.36BEUR 80.00MEUR 913.46M 0.333.74n/an/a40.65
Year 64.4% EUR 18.44BEUR 1.42BEUR 83.53MEUR 953.79M 0.343.91n/an/a42.45
Year 74.1% EUR 19.20BEUR 1.48BEUR 86.94MEUR 992.77M 0.364.07n/an/a44.18
Year 83.8% EUR 19.92BEUR 1.53BEUR 90.21MEUR 1.03B 0.374.22n/an/a45.84
Year 93.4% EUR 20.60BEUR 1.58BEUR 93.31MEUR 1.07B 0.384.36n/an/a47.41
Year 103.1% EUR 21.24BEUR 1.63BEUR 96.20MEUR 1.10B 0.394.50n/an/a48.88

EPS and free cash flow per share assume today's share count. Dividends assume today's payout ratio and book value grows with retained earnings. The implied share price follows the valuation models and is not a price target; override growth settings do not change the model fair value. Margins stay at today's level except where the notes say they drift toward their average, so it does not model margin expansion, buybacks, acquisitions or recessions. It is for information and education only and is not investment advice. See the methodology for how the growth rate is blended.