title: “Prada Group Defies the Luxury Slowdown with €3.05 Billion First Half” seo_description: “Prada Group reported €3.05 billion revenue in H1 2026, up 11% at current rates, as Prada and Miu Miu grow and Versace settles in. Full breakdown and analysis.” seo_tags: [“Prada Group”, “Miu Miu”, “Versace”, “luxury earnings”, “H1 2026”, “leather goods”, “Andrea Guerra”] seo_slug: “prada-group-revenue-h1-2026-miu-miu-versace” source: “https://leathernews.org” original_url: “https://leathernews.org/prada-group-reports-e3-05-billion-revenue-in-h1-2026-as-prada-and-miu-miu-maintain-growth/”

Prada Group Defies the Luxury Slowdown with €3.05 Billion First Half

While much of the luxury sector spent the first half of 2026 explaining away soft demand, Prada Group did something rarer: it grew. The Italian house posted net revenues of €3.05 billion for the first six months, up 16% at constant exchange rates and 11% at current rates compared with a year earlier. Strip out the newly acquired Versace and the group still grew 5% organically — a result that should silence anyone arguing the leather-and-fashion boom has fully run its course.

A Clean Set of Numbers

Retail sales reached €2.63 billion, growing 12% at constant exchange rates, while adjusted operating profit (EBIT) stood at €530 million, a healthy 17.4% operating margin. Net profit came in at €327 million, and the group ended the period with a net debt position of €693 million — modest for a company of its scale and a sign of financial control that peers are quietly envying.

The headline is simple: Prada is one of the few major groups posting broad-based, double-digit nominal growth in a market where many rivals are flat or declining.

The Two Engines

Prada, the flagship, delivered steady growth with retail sales up 3.3% in the first half. Momentum accelerated in the second quarter, where sales rose 6.3%, supported by demand across categories and stronger showings in the Americas, Japan and Asia Pacific. That pick-up matters because it suggests the brand’s recent creative and retail investments are converting into footfall and full-price selling rather than discount-driven volume.

Miu Miu, long the group’s momentum story, recorded 2.5% growth in retail sales over the half and 2.6% in Q2 — a deceleration only against a ferocious comparison, when the brand grew 40% a year earlier. Crucially, Miu Miu kept performing well in the Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan, helped by new products and upgraded in-store experiences. A brand that can post positive growth off a 40% base is a brand with genuine depth, not a one-year fad.

Versace Enters the Fold

Versace, acquired earlier this year, contributed €305 million in net revenues during H1. Prada said the brand performed in line with expectations as it concentrates on improving retail execution and the quality of sales. Integrating a storied but recently uneven house is the group’s biggest medium-term test, and so far management is resisting the temptation to over-promise.

Geography Tells the Story

Regionally, the Americas were the standout, with retail sales up 37% at constant exchange rates or 17% organically. Asia Pacific grew 15% and Japan 6%, while Europe rose 5% despite organic sales dipping slightly as demand gradually recovers. The Middle East was the lone soft spot, down 24% amid the ongoing geopolitical conflict — a reminder that even Prada’s momentum is not immune to the world’s rougher edges.

The Takeaway

CEO Andrea Guerra struck a confident but grounded note: “We close the first six months of the year with solid results, accelerating in the second quarter on a positive Q1. Our strategy is clear, our backbone is strong and, while the environment remains disrupted, we are confident in the strength of our brands and their long-term potential.”

That backbone is precisely what sets Prada apart in 2026. The group also flagged continued sustainability progress — lower-impact raw materials, reduced supply-chain emissions and stronger chemical-management programmes — work that increasingly matters to both regulators and the high-end consumers Prada courts. For tanners and finishing specialists supplying the group, the message is encouraging: a growing, disciplined, design-led customer is the best kind of customer to have.

Source: Leather News

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