Equipment manufacturer: revenue of €117.5m for Macron in the first half of 2026 (+9.8%)

The Italian sports equipment manufacturer Macron Sector: sports equipment manufacturer Founded: 1971 Branches: teamwear (football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, handball, 5-a-side football, rugby, running); merchandising; leisurewear CEO… reported revenue of €117.5m in the first half of 2026 (1 January to 30 June 2026), up 9.8% compared with the first half of 2025 (€107m), although growth was less pronounced than between the first halves of 2024 and 2025 (+15%), the Bologna-based group announced on 3 August 2026.

"The result confirms the strength of Macron’s growth trajectory and the resilience of a distinctive business model, capable of competing on a global scale through an increasingly extensive international presence and a well-established leadership position in team sports," the group stated, while providing no further financial indicators.

The brand also did not benefit from any particular exposure during the 2026 FIFA Fédération Internationale de Football Association Founded: 1904 Headquarters: Zurich (Switzerland) Workforce (as of 31/12/2023): 953 Member federations: 211 • Revenue 2023 (first year of the… World Cup (held from 11 June to 19 July 2026, partly during the first half of the year), as Macron was neither a partner of FIFA (whose official suppliers include adidas Sector: sports equipment manufacturer Brands: adidas, Reebok (fitness) Founded: 1924 (on 18/08/1949 under the name adidas) CEO: Bjørn Gulden since 01/01/2023 Workforce (2023): 59,030… for match balls and referees’ kits) nor of any of the 48 qualified national teams.

"More than 80%" of Macron’s revenue (i.e. more than €94m) was generated in international markets during the first six months of 2026. "Building on the results achieved and the investments made, Macron enters the second half of 2026 with the ambition of continuing its international expansion and closing the year with another record level of revenue," the group stated, having reported a record €244.4m in revenue in 2025 (+9.5%).

On the same occasion, the group’s board of directors also approved the "stock option plan payout to more than 100 employee-entrepreneurs, reaffirming a business model built on shared value creation."