Grupo Bimbo, Mexico’s biggest bread maker, just released its 2025 second-quarter numbers. The company set a record with net sales of 107.5 billion pesos (about $5.66 billion), up 9.4% from last year.
Despite this, profits dropped almost 15% to 2.82 billion pesos (about $148 million). After the news, Bimbo’s stock had its best one-day gain in three years.
The company grew sales strongly in Mexico, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, even while North American sales fell over 4%. Latin America had double-digit growth, and the business in Europe, Asia, and Africa increased nearly 7%.
In Mexico alone, Bimbo grew sales by 3%, reaching a company record. Despite the strong global sales, rising costs and softer business in North America put pressure on profits.
Bimbo’s total debt grew to about 157 billion pesos (around $8.26 billion), but its debt level compared to earnings stayed stable, showing management kept financial risk in check.
Bimbo decreased this year’s planned investments, now expecting to spend between $1.3 billion and $1.4 billion (about 24.7–26.6 billion pesos) instead of more.
Still, it announced a big long-term plan: more than $2 billion will go into new bakeries, technology, and electric vehicles in Mexico by 2028. The investment will create thousands of jobs.
Bimbo’s results show how a large food company manages risk and keeps growing, even when facing higher costs and uneven regional demand.
The company’s focus on expanding in key markets and investing in technology reveals a strong push to shape its own future and stay competitive. All figures and information come from Grupo Bimbo’s official reports for the second quarter of 2025.