eDreams ODIGEO Beats Market Estimates One Quarter Into Its Peak Investment Year and Further Grows Subscribers to 8.1 Million
- Prime subscriptions, eDO’s main engine of growth, continue to build strongly with 173,000 net additions in the quarter taking Prime to 8.1 million members; fully on track to reach the year-end target of 8.5 million.
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Strategic investment on plan, evolving Prime into an all-travel, truly global subscription across more geographies and product verticals, toward 13 million members and more than €270 million in profitability1 by
March 2030 .
- Successful geographic expansion is building and contributing at an encouraging rate. Markets outside eDO's core European base rose 5% in the quarter, and increased to 27% of total revenue2, from 24%.
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Product diversification is showing early results, particularly in rail: in
Spain , eDO's most advanced rollout and one ofEurope's most liberalised rail markets, rail already represents a double-digit share of new Prime members in this market; adoption will vary by market as rollout maturity and deregulation differ.
- Profitability ahead of market estimates, Cash EBITDA of €23 million meets guidance reflecting investment phase. Cash EBITDA growth is set to resume from the fourth quarter this fiscal year.
- Strong, growing operating cash generation continues to fully fund the investment phase, with cash and cash equivalents closing at €73.0 million from €51.3 million a year earlier, and a solid total liquidity position of €237.1 million.
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Shareholder remuneration continues as planned, with €38 million repurchased under the €100 million programme and €62 million still committed by
September 2027 , targeting a further 11% of market capitalisation; 12.6% of share capital has already been amortised, with up to 9 million more shares authorised driving shareholder returns.
Prime, eDO's subscription business, remained the main engine of growth. It added 173,000 net members in the quarter to reach 8.1 million, an 8% increase year-on-year, and now generates nine out of every
The quarter delivered against plan. The key growth drivers in the roadmap, geographic and product expansion, are showing encouraging progress already contributing in the period. Revenues from markets outside eDO's core European base grew 5%, lifting their share of the total to 27% from 24% a year earlier.
Rail, the most recent vertical eDO has entered, is seeing pleasing adoption in line with plan. In
Adjusted EBITDA of €28.9 million and Cash EBITDA of €23.0 million were both ahead of market estimates and consistent with the investment phase financials guided in
eDO is funding its growth phase from its own resources. Cash and cash equivalents closed at €73.0 million against €51.3 million a year earlier, net financial debt was €14.6 million lower year-on-year, and total liquidity stood at €237.1 million.
That same cash generation allows eDO to continue returning capital to shareholders while investing in growth. €5.3 million was deployed in the quarter, taking repurchases to €38 million since
A year of guided investment for accelerated long-term growth and enhanced shareholder returns
Prime began as a flight-led proposition in a handful of European markets. It is now an AI-led, market leading subscription proposition being extended across the whole of travel, entering new adjacent verticals and a widening set of geographies.
In a subscription business, the cost of acquiring a member is incurred upfront while the revenue is earned across the membership and beyond. Fiscal year 2027 is carrying the bulk of the spending behind the
The roadmap sets a clear trajectory from here. In the current year eDO expects 8.5 million Prime members and 600,000 net additions, with €167.0 million of Adjusted EBITDA before investments and €115.0 million of Cash EBITDA after, and expects to deliver year-on-year Cash EBITDA growth from the fourth quarter this year. Between
“Our results reflect a deliberate, announced and time-bound investment phase, and we are on track to deliver year-on-year growth in profitability within two quarters. Conviction in our roadmap, 13 million Prime members and more than €270 million in Cash EBITDA by
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About eDreams ODIGEO
eDreams ODIGEO is the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe. Under its four renowned online travel agency brands – eDreams, GO Voyages, Opodo, Travellink, and the metasearch engine Liligo – it serves millions of customers every year across 44 markets. Listed on the Spanish Stock Market, eDreams ODIGEO works with nearly 700 airlines. The business launched Prime, the first subscription product in the travel sector which has topped over 8.1 million members since launching in 2017. The brand offers the best quality products in regular flights, low-cost airlines, hotels, dynamic packages, car rental and travel insurance to make travel easier, more accessible, and better value for consumers across the globe.
1 Based on Cash EBITDA.
2 Based on Revenue Margin.
3 Based on Cash Revenue Margin.
4 Based on Revenue Margin.
5 As of June 30th
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