Deutsche Post DHL Group achieves record earnings in 2019 – further growth expected in 2020

Bonn, 03/10/2020

Deutsche Post DHL Group continued to post profitable growth during the past financial year. With the release of the annual report, the Group confirmed the 2019 preliminary figures already published at the end of February. Group revenue was up 2.9% year on year to EUR 63.3 billion, operating profit (EBIT) improved by 30.6% to EUR 4.1 billion – a new record.  With this Deutsche Post DHL Group clearly achieved its 2019 EBIT guidance of EUR 4.0 to 4.3 billion targeted for 2019. The Group is feeling the effects of the coronavirus on current business performance. Therefore, the annual targets for 2020 are now excluding potential effects of the coronavirus.