Turnover: billion EUR (2021)

Country: France

Decathlon is a French group specializing in the mass distribution of sporting goods. Today, it has over 1100 stores in 38 countries and employs over 78,000 people of 80 different nationalities.

The retailer stocks a wide range of sporting goods, from tennis rackets to cutting-edge scuba diving equipment, usually in large stores averaging 4,000 m².

Its application is a sports coach for various body-building exercises, as well as GPS tracking for walking, running and cycling.

Financial Data

DUNS: 500569405

Legal Name: DECATHLON FRANCE

Address: 4 BOULEVARD DE MONS , 59650 VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ

Number of employees: Plus de 10 000 salariés (2021)


Financial Data:

Year 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Turnover 3 820 802 457 3 395 133 000 2 875 453 631 3 146 023 357 3 068 117 982 3 258 344 771 3 150 776 696 - 872 887 616 -
Gross margin (€) 1 120 217 984 - 992 851 922 1 107 119 846 1 040 064 803 1 134 535 638 1 107 080 792 - 1 059 015 752 -
EBITDA (€) 222 268 282 - 105 948 942 139 286 763 88 147 007 164 519 116 184 815 816 - 169 991 172 -
Operating profit (€) 165 908 850 - 65 064 751 95 246 764 49 655 350 123 560 684 146 220 311 - 135 446 600 -
Net profit (€) 94 056 645 72 115 000 28 941 355 37 821 012 23 183 639 70 202 625 100 142 701 - 86 721 720 -
Turnover growth rate (%) 12,5 18,1 -8,6 2,5 -5,8 3,4 - - - -
Ebitda margin rate (%) 5,8 - 3,7 4,4 2,9 5 5,9 - 19,5 -
Operating margin rate (%) 4,3 - 2,3 3 1,6 3,8 4,6 - 15,5 -
Working Capital (turnover days) 4,1 - 5,3 -4,4 -2,3 -1,5 4,7 - 21,5 -
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) -29,9 - -23,2 -17,3 -27,5 -22,1 -26,1 - -93,6 -
Net margin (%) 2,5 - 1 1,2 0,8 2,2 3,2 - 9,9 -
Added value / Turnover (%) 20,7 - 20 21,2 19,6 21,7 22 - 76,9 -
Wages and social charges (€) 475 017 781 - 365 649 688 427 415 552 419 947 892 447 973 594 428 665 512 - 422 467 535 -
Salaries / Turnover (%) 12,4 - 12,7 13,6 13,7 13,7 13,6 - 48,4 -

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Président Bastien, Max, Nicolas Grandgeorge 45
Commissaire aux comptes suppléant Yves Nicolas 69

Studies mentioning this company

The sport mobile applications market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • Workout Export
  • Strava
  • 5 minutes fitness maison
  • 7 Minutes Workout
  • Zova
  • Decathlon Coach courses Pilates
  • Urban’R
  • Apple Watch
  • FitBit
  • Samsung Galaxy Watch (Groupe Samsung)
  • Athos
  • Xiaomi
  • Adidas
  • Headspace Inc
  • Finishers
  • Visorando
  • Vogo
  • Nolio
  • Mile - Jooks
  • We Ward
The sports coaching market - France

Other companies mentioned:

  • TrainMe
  • ABC Coach Sportif
  • FizzUp
  • Les Cercles de la Forme
  • Freeletics
  • Neoness (Group3S)
  • L’Usine
  • BODYTIME
  • Tibo Inshape - D2AM
  • Basic-Fit
  • Urban Sports Club
  • Domicil'gym
  • Pro Trainer
  • Wecasa
  • Coach Hunter
  • OwnSport
  • Just Coaching
  • BLC Coaching
  • CoachClub
  • Coach4
  • Decathlon Coach courses Pilates
  • Sportn You