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Almacenes Exito S.A.

Almacenes Exito S.A. is a retail-variety stores company.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

237.2BNet income, fiscal 20242
  • IndustryRetail-Variety Stores1
  • HeadquartersF81
  • Incorporated inColombia3
  • Business addressCarrera 48 # 32 B Sur 139., Envigado, Antioquia,3
  • Filer categoryAccelerated filer3

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77% share of Carulla Vivero, the second largest retailer in Colombia founded in 1905;4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from. Figures are in COP, the currency the company reports in.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

25.7%Gross margin2
4.2%Operating margin2
1.5%Net margin2
2.4%Revenue growth, 20235
4.2%Return on equity2
0.03×Debt to equity2
1.1T COPFree cash flow2

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue74¢15.7T COP
  • Selling, general and admin21¢4.5T COP
  • Interest3¢698.4B COP
  • Income tax0¢45.9B COP
  • Profit1¢308.2B COP

Out of 21.1T COP in revenue.52

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

  • Capital spending28¢432.7B COP
  • Dividends paid23¢357.0B COP
  • Kept or used elsewhere48¢737.3B COP

Out of 1.5T COP of cash from operations.2

Financial statements

Revenue521.1T COP in 2023+25% since 2021
010.0T COP20.0T COP30.0T COP2021: 16.9T COP16.9T COP20212022: 20.6T COP20.6T COP2022+22%2023: 21.1T COP21.1T COP2023+2%
Gross profit525.4T COP in 2023+22% since 2021
02.0T COP4.0T COP6.0T COP2021: 4.4T COP4.4T COP20212022: 5.2T COP5.2T COP2022+18%2023: 5.4T COP5.4T COP2023+4%
Operating income52882.8B COP in 2023−4% since 2021
0250.0B COP500.0B COP750.0B COP1.0T COP2021: 919.4B COP919.4B COP20212022: 990.1B COP990.1B COP2022+8%2023: 882.8B COP882.8B COP2023−11%
Net income52308.2B COP in 2023−48% since 2021
0200.0B COP400.0B COP600.0B COP2021: 592.9B COP592.9B COP20212022: 249.2B COP249.2B COP2022−58%2023: 308.2B COP308.2B COP2023+24%
Fiscal year2020202120222023
Revenue16.9T COP520.6T COP521.1T COP5
Cost of revenue12.5T COP515.4T COP215.7T COP2
Gross profit4.4T COP55.2T COP25.4T COP2
Selling, general and admin3.5T COP54.2T COP24.5T COP2
Operating income919.4B COP5990.1B COP2882.8B COP2
Interest369.6B COP5600.4B COP2698.4B COP2
Income before tax730.9B COP5574.9B COP2354.1B COP2
Income tax137.7B COP5325.7B COP245.9B COP2
Net income592.9B COP5249.2B COP2308.2B COP2
Earnings per share366 COP/shares576 COP/shares297 COP/shares2
Earnings per share (diluted)366 COP/shares576 COP/shares297 COP/shares2
Shares (weighted, basic)1.3B shares51.3B shares21.3B shares2
Shares (weighted, diluted)1.3B shares51.3B shares21.3B shares2

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Corporate structure

Almacenes Exito S.A. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Almacenes Exito S.A.

  • Almacenes Exito S.A. F8

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Almacenes Exito S.A. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, net4.3T COP2 Dec 31, 20244.1T COP2 Dec 31, 2023+4.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)1.7T COP2 Dec 31, 20241.4T COP2 Dec 31, 2023+27.0%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Real estate investments, net1.8T COP2 Dec 31, 20241.7T COP2 Dec 31, 2023+10.6%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents1.3T COP2 Dec 31, 20241.5T COP2 Dec 31, 2023−10.8%
Long-term investments15.1B COP2 Dec 31, 202425.0B COP2 Dec 31, 2023−39.5%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill3.3T COP2 Dec 31, 20243.1T COP2 Dec 31, 2023+7.0%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total2.8T COP2 Dec 31, 20242.4T COP2 Dec 31, 2023+15.6%

Filings

126 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 3 large holders, 121 other. The latest 20:

  1. Jan 30, 202615F-12B FORM 15-12B EDGAR
  2. Jan 29, 20266-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  3. Jan 29, 20266-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  4. Jan 29, 20266-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  5. Nov 13, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  6. Nov 13, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  7. Nov 12, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  8. Nov 4, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  9. Oct 17, 2025SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  10. Aug 15, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  11. Aug 13, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  12. Aug 5, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  13. Jul 17, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  14. Jun 26, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  15. Jun 13, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  16. Jun 4, 20256-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  17. Jun 2, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  18. May 30, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  19. May 23, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  20. May 16, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR

The 126 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Almacenes Exito S.A. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARAlmacenes Exito S.A.1
  • CIK0001957146
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a shell company4
  • Incorporated inColombia4
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)5331 Retail-Variety Stores1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressCarrera 48 # 32 B Sur 139., Envigado, Antioquia,, Colombia1
  • Phone57-604-604-96961
  • Shares outstanding1,297,864,359 shares as of Dec 31, 20244
  • AuditorPWC Contadores y Auditores S.A.S., Medellín, Colombia PCAOB ID 6466; no auditor attestation of internal control over financial reporting4
  • On EDGAR sinceJan 23, 20231
  • Filings132 in all: 6-K (91), SC14D9C (9), SC TO-T/A (5), UPLOAD (4), CORRESP (3), 20-F (2), 6-K/A (2), 15F-12B (1)1
    All 23 form types

    20FR12B (1), 20FR12B/A (1), 25 (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), DRS/A (1), DRSLTR (1), EFFECT (1), F-6 (1), SC 13D (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-T (1), SCHEDULE 13G (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1), SEC STAFF ACTION (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Apr 30, 2025

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Shares, par value of COP 3.33 per common shareNew York Stock Exchange
American Depositary Share, each representing eight common sharesEXTONew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 20-F filed Apr 30, 2025 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).4

Sources

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