What IKEA Ibérica is
IKEA Ibérica, S.A.U. is IKEA’s retail operator in mainland Spain. It sells furniture and home furnishings through stores, distance-selling channels and associated services. Its legal identity is distinct from the IKEA brand and from the companies manufacturing or distributing products for the international network. The FY25 report explicitly limits its information to IKEA Ibérica. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 7.
The registered address stated in its commercial terms is Avenida Matapiñonera 9, 28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid; its tax identifier is A28812618. It is a Spanish-domiciled company within a foreign group. This profile’s photograph depicts a historical Alcorcón store, rather than that headquarters. IKEA Ibérica distance-selling terms, June 2025, p. 1.
Origins and arrival in mainland Spain
Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in Sweden in 1943. The brand’s history should not be confused with the age of the Spanish legal entity. The first stores in its mainland Spanish expansion opened in Badalona in May 1996 and Alcorcón in September that year; the company marked thirty years in Spain in 2026. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 26. IKEA: thirty years in Spain, April 2026.
The model evolved from large stores where customers can choose, transport and assemble products towards a combination of urban stores, planning services, collection and remote shopping. Home furnishing remains the core activity, while the size of customer touchpoints and the ways people obtain advice and orders have changed. IKEA: thirty years in Spain, April 2026. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 30.
Ownership: Ingka and Inter IKEA
The FY25 report’s corporate chart places IKEA Ibérica beneath Ingka Holding Europe B.V. and Ingka Holding B.V. Ingka is the retail group based in Leiden, the Netherlands, owned by Stichting INGKA Foundation. This structure does not make the Spanish operator a listed company or justify attributing all group activities to it. Ingka: organisation and ownership. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 7.
Inter IKEA Systems B.V. owns the IKEA concept and is the worldwide franchisor. It belongs to Inter IKEA Group, whose owners and management differ from Ingka’s. A shared brand and origin do not amount to a single company: this profile does not add together the two groups’ revenue or that of their franchisees. Ingka: organisation and ownership.
Scope of the Spanish operator
IKEA Ibérica’s selling terms exclude the Balearic and Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla from the stated delivery territory. The island network has its own operator and documentation: for example, Sarton Canarias, S.A. identifies its responsibility in its privacy policy. Accordingly, “IKEA in Spain” should not automatically be interpreted as all IKEA-branded businesses in the country combined. Sarton Canarias: island operator identity. IKEA Ibérica distance-selling terms, June 2025, p. 3.
The FY25 report also lists companies such as IKEA Portugal, IKEA Property and IKEA Distribution Services Spain, but states that the information presented concerns IKEA Ibérica alone. Revenue from Portugal, the islands, international distribution and Ingka investments is not added to this profile’s figures. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 7.
Products, services and retail model
The offer combines furniture, storage, kitchens, decoration and everyday household items with advice, delivery, assembly and food services. IKEA is the main brand; collection and product names are not separate companies. IKEA Ibérica explains that its role is retail and does not encompass manufacturing the products. IKEA Spain: FY25 figures. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 8.
The local operation creates value by displaying the range, planning solutions, managing stock and orders and supporting customers before and after purchase. This connects showroom and sales roles with warehouses, order picking, restaurants and service providers. These jobs do not necessarily all belong to the same workforce. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 30.
FY25 turnover and results
The latest period with local annual turnover and operating profit information located for this profile is FY25: 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. The corporate website reports total turnover of €1,986.1 million. October’s trading announcement rounds that figure to €1,986 million and reports growth of 2.8%. FY25 trading results, 16 October 2025. IKEA Spain: FY25 figures.
The February 2026 announcement presenting FY25 accounts and non-financial information reports operating profit of €130 million, up 11.2%. This is an operating result, distinct from turnover and net profit. The selection figure is retained as corporate-reported turnover for the mainland operator: it is not described as net sales, consolidated revenue or an audited amount, because the complete original accounts have not been checked. FY25 accounts and non-financial information announcement, February 2026.
Stores, online retail and logistics
At the FY25 year-end, the report identifies 61 stores and planning locations: 16 traditional stores, 9 urban stores and 36 planning spaces. It also reports 25 collection points and 2 logistics centres. These are operating categories and are not added together as though each necessarily represented a unique physical site. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 13.
Online turnover was €536.9 million, 27% of the reported total, with growth of 11%. Digital ordering does not remove physical work: it requires product availability, picking, transport, collection and returns. This connection between channels explains the importance of logistics to a business mainly known for its stores. FY25 trading results, 16 October 2025.
Investment and retail innovation
IKEA Ibérica reports €90 million allocated to its expansion and growth plan during FY25. Projects include store refurbishments, the expansion of El Alisal in Santander and the Granollers planning space. This is reported investment in that plan, not an acquisitions figure or the global group’s total investment. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 36.
Retail innovation includes live sales sessions and digital services for arranging household tasks. The report records 53 Live Shopping editions and 4.1 million cumulative visits to the channel, which began in 2022; these are not figures for FY25 alone. These are visits, rather than unique people or purchasing customers, and do not by themselves establish higher productivity or improved occupational safety. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 33.
Management and the 2026 update
The 8 September 2026 announcement identifies Carl Aaby as CEO & CSO. The announced team includes Lorena Lourido in Finance, Alberto Fossati in Omnichannel, Virginia Garrido in Human Resources and Sustainability, and Javier Martín in Logistics. The new Omnichannel function aims to coordinate the experience across stores, online sales and remote support; this is an organisational objective, rather than an already measured outcome. New management team, 8 September 2026.
In September 2026 the company announced €53.4 million in price reductions for FY27, which begins on 1 September 2026. This action belongs to a later period than FY25 and is not added to its turnover or the €90 million expansion plan. FY27 price investment, September 2026.
Workforce and employment types
The detailed FY25 table reports 9,708 people at year-end: 5,809 women and 3,899 men. It records 8,814 permanent and 894 temporary contracts. The annual average is 9,333 people and is not presented here as full-time equivalents. The year-end split is 3,990 full-time and 5,718 part-time employees. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 96. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 95.
Corporate sources differ: trading announcements cite 9,736 people at year-end, whereas the report and key-figures webpage show 9,708. As no reconciliation was located, this profile uses the detailed table and retains the discrepancy, without attributing it to subsidiaries, contractors or adjustments that the source does not explain. FY25 trading results, 16 October 2025.
Prevention in the workplace
In furniture retail and logistics, moving loads, replenishing stock and picking orders require attention to effort, reach and posture. This is a preventive interpretation of the reported activities, not a claim that all accidents have an ergonomic cause. One specific example reported by IKEA Ibérica is work to adapt kitchen areas to the anthropometric characteristics of the Spanish population. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 90.
The company reports medical services at its traditional units and a portal for booking appointments. It also offers physiotherapy on its premises or through a platform with a co-payment. Wellbeing rooms are located in traditional stores; that scope is not extended to every planning space, nor is every service described as free. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 90.
Accident indicators and their limits
IKEA Ibérica reports a frequency index of 18.76 in FY25, versus 21.4 in FY24, and a severity index of 0.82, versus 0.75. The published frequency therefore falls while severity rises. The table does not specify the formula, hours base or case-inclusion criteria; these figures are not converted into rates per million hours or directly compared with other companies’ indicators. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 91.
The report also records 833,212.77 absence hours attributable to occupational accidents and temporary incapacity for common contingencies. Coverage is 96.07% of employees, excluding Service Office, the remaining 3.93%. That note applies to absence and is not automatically transferred to the accident indices. Nor can the total be interpreted as hours lost solely to work-related injuries. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 91.
Training and emotional wellbeing
For FY25 the company reports more than 5,000 hours of physical wellbeing training nationwide. The figure concerns that field and is not identified as total occupational prevention training hours. The report also describes psychological telephone support for all employees, stress and mental health training, and resilient leadership programmes for managers. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 90.
These actions document resources offered, but do not by themselves show that organisational psychosocial risk factors have been eliminated. Assessing effectiveness would require, among other elements, assessment results, participation, changes to work organisation and follow-up. The distinction prevents individual support from being confused with collective prevention. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 90.
Reuse and circular economy
The Circular Market brings together products that can be sold again, including display items, returns and products from other recovery processes. IKEA Ibérica attributes €21.5 million of FY25 turnover to this activity. It is part of the business, rather than an amount to add again to total turnover. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 55.
The peer-to-peer second-hand platform follows a different model from the store’s own recovery and resale activities. A transaction facilitated between users should be distinguished from a sale recorded by the retailer. Operationally, checking condition, components and functionality matters for reuse; commercial volume does not itself constitute a safety certification. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 56.
Distribution and environmental performance
The report puts zero-emission last-mile deliveries at 62% in August 2025 and records 226 supplier vehicles used for that type of delivery. The reference period is that month, not an annual average; supplier vehicles are not presented as a fleet owned by IKEA Ibérica. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 71.
The operation also describes energy-efficiency and refrigerant measures relevant to both stores and food activities. Ingka’s value-chain climate targets belong to the group: they are not recast as reductions already achieved by the Spanish company or used in place of its local indicators. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 70.
A documented product recall
On 11 June 2025 IKEA announced a recall of the black IKEA 365+ VÄRDEFULL garlic press because a production fault could cause small metal pieces to detach. It asked customers to stop using affected products and offered a full refund without a receipt. This is a specific consumer-safety case documented by the company itself. VÄRDEFULL garlic press recall, June 2025.
The recall is not an occupational accident indicator and does not establish an administrative penalty. It is included because it illustrates responsibility after a sale and the need to identify and withdraw affected items. The cited source provides instructions and production codes without extending the problem to the entire product range. VÄRDEFULL garlic press recall, June 2025.
How to read this profile
The annual reference combines corporate trading information with the operator’s non-financial report. The scope is connected through IKEA Ibérica’s reporting boundary, the mainland market described in the announcement and the legal identity in the selling terms. This method identifies the company but does not turn reported turnover into an accounting measure perfectly comparable with audited net sales in other profiles. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 7.
The 2026 management and pricing updates are dated separately. For prevention, limitations on formulas and coverage are retained; zero occupational fatalities or ISO 45001 certification are not inferred from data that do not establish them. Information is reviewed to 8 November 2026, with nearby sources allowing each area to be checked. IKEA Ibérica FY25 sustainability report, p. 91.
Frequently asked questions
Is IKEA Ibérica a Spanish company?
It is a Spanish-domiciled company, IKEA Ibérica, S.A.U., operating IKEA retail in mainland Spain. It belongs to the foreign Ingka group and is not the brand’s worldwide parent company. [1] · [2] · [3]
Who owns IKEA?
The entities must be distinguished: Ingka is owned by Stichting INGKA Foundation and includes the Spanish operator; Inter IKEA Systems is the franchisor and concept owner, within a different group with separate ownership and management. [1]
What was IKEA Ibérica’s FY25 turnover?
Corporate information for the mainland operator reports €1,986.1 million between September 2024 and August 2025. It is retained as reported turnover, without describing it as net, consolidated or audited. [1] · [2] · [3] · [4]
How many people work at IKEA Ibérica?
The FY25 table records 9,708 people at year-end and an annual average of 9,333. Announcements cite 9,736 at year-end; no reconciliation was located and the figures are not mixed. [1] · [2]
What health and safety measures does it report?
It documents ergonomic adaptation of kitchen areas, medical services at traditional stores, physiotherapy under the stated conditions, physical wellbeing training and psychological support. Its FY25 indices are 18.76 for frequency and 0.82 for severity, with no explicit formula in the table. [1]
Does this profile include the islands and the entire IKEA group?
No. Its scope is mainland operator IKEA Ibérica. Island operators, Portugal, other companies and international groups are kept separate to avoid adding together different businesses. [1] · [2] · [3]
