DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG (“DEAG”) has announced record financial results for fiscal year 2025, with revenue rising approximately 33% to EUR490.0 million and EBITDA more than doubling to EUR32.1 million. The company also sold over 12 million tickets, an all-time high that provides strong visibility for the remainder of the fiscal year. The EBITDA margin improved significantly from 3.9% to 6.6%.
The strong performance was driven by a high volume of concerts and events across Europe, including tours by artists such as Ed Sheeran, Sam Fender, Iron Maiden, and Till Lindemann, whose European tour sold over 190,000 tickets. DEAG’s festival portfolio, including Indian Spirit, NATURE ONE, and Belladrum Tartan Heart, also contributed to a successful summer season. The company’s Christmas Gardens attracted around 1.6 million visitors, and events like “Disney on Ice” and the Gianni Versace Retrospective further bolstered results.
DEAG continued its buy-and-build strategy, acquiring a majority stake in the ROCKHARZ Festival, Germany’s largest rock and metal festival in the east, and increasing its stakes in Fane Productions and the UK ticketing platform gigantic.com to 100%. The Italian subsidiary MC2 Live reported an exceptionally positive first full year after its acquisition in 2024. The company also reduced minority interests as planned, strengthening its ownership in key assets.
By the end of 2025, DEAG had already sold approximately 3 million tickets for events scheduled in 2026, securing EUR151.5 million in future revenue. The company expects ticket sales to remain at a consistently high level in fiscal 2026, though group revenue may temporarily dip below the prior year’s level due to the cyclical nature of the live entertainment industry. Nevertheless, revenue is still expected to exceed EUR400 million, with further improvement in the EBITDA margin anticipated.
DEAG’s financial structure was further strengthened by the placement of a new corporate bond (2025/2029) with an issue volume of EUR75 million. The company’s proprietary ticketing platforms, including myticket.de, gigantic.com, and tickets.ie, continue to support its integrated business model.
Looking ahead, DEAG has continued its M&A activities in early 2026, acquiring all remaining minority interests in Wizard Live, LiveGeist Entertainment, and Wizard Communications, as well as a majority participation in the Juicy Beats music festival. It also acquired a majority stake in conneccted: EVENTS & LIVE MARKETING GmbH via its subsidiary Mewes Entertainment Group. These moves underscore DEAG’s intent to play an active role in the consolidation of the European live entertainment industry.
The full Annual Financial Report 2025 is available on DEAG’s corporate website in the Investor Relations/Financial Reports section.
