The shares of Inditex, the largest listed company on the Spanish stock exchange, rose 1.85% on the morning of Friday, December 12, to €56.1 per share, surpassing the record high set a year ago, when they fell just short of €56.
Inditex headquarters – Inditex
According to market data compiled by Europa Press, the textile conglomerate is up more than 12% in 2025 and now has a market capitalisation of over €174 billion.
That said, Inditex’s share price had been anaemic- if not negative- over the course of the year, as from mid-March to early this month the stock traded below 2024 closing levels and touched an August low of €40.8.
The rally of the past two weeks- which has propelled the new highs- is attributable to the company’s latest quarterly results, which beat market expectations across the board.
Specifically, on December 3, the conglomerate reported a record third quarter (August to October), with profit up 9% to €1.831 billion and sales up 4.9% to €9.814 billion.
Thus, Inditex recorded net profit of €4.622 billion during the first nine months of its 2025–2026 financial year (between February 1 and October 31), an increase of 3.9% year on year.
Since the day before these latest results were announced, Inditex has gained 14% on the stock market.
Moreover, this particular milestone for Inditex has coincided with a broader one for the Spanish stock market, as its benchmark index, the Ibex 35, surpassed 17,000 points on Friday for the first time in its history.
Analysts’ assessment
“Clear path ahead,” Bank of America analysts concluded two weeks ago following Inditex’s results presentation, after a year of doubts about the outlook for the apparel sector.
“The acceleration of growth bodes well for the first half of 2027 […] and should pave the way for improvements in earnings per share,” they said. They therefore reiterated their buy recommendation while raising their price target from €54 to €60.
eToro market analyst Javier Molina noted that Inditex beat market expectations and is consolidating its transition towards a more premium positioning at a time when the consumer cycle is showing signs of moderating.
“The third quarter was particularly solid and clearly exceeded consensus forecasts,” he said, while, in his view, the shift to the luxury segment is reflected in investment in flagship stores, the renovation of strategic locations and projects such as the new Zara building in Arteixo, focused on product and technology.
The company, according to Molina, shows a “remarkable ability to adapt” to consumer preferences, consolidating collections with higher perceived value.
“But this progress comes at a demanding moment in the cycle, and the market will be watching whether the company is capable of maintaining the level it has set for itself,” he warned.
For his part, IG analyst Sergio Ávila argued that in the short term these figures support Inditex maintaining a premium to the sector, although he also warned that the bar for expectations is “very high.”
“If the company continues to defend margins and control inventories, I see a higher likelihood of consolidation at elevated levels than of a deep correction,” he said.
The most optimistic firm on the Galician group is Citi, which raised its price target from €54 to €63, while other firms such as Berenberg lifted theirs from €52 to €62 and Santander increased its from €55 to €58.40.
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