Ahold Delhaize Estimates October Cyberattack Will Cut Q4 Sales by Up to €250 Million
Summary
Ahold Delhaize estimates an October cyberattack will reduce fourth-quarter net sales by €200 million to €250 million and operating income by €75 million to €100 million. Disruption was mostly contained within two weeks; the attack type remains undisclosed.
Key points
- Ahold Delhaize said the cyberattack disrupted operations in the U.S. and Benelux and took some systems offline.
- The company estimates a €200 million to €250 million reduction in fourth-quarter net sales and a €75 million to €100 million reduction in operating income.
- Ahold Delhaize lowered its 2026 earnings guidance and reduced its free-cash-flow expectation, attributing the latter partly to the attack.
- The company said most disruption was contained within two weeks, but work to restore normal operations continues.
- Ahold Delhaize said it had no evidence at the time that customer, associate, or partner data had been stolen.
- The company has not disclosed the type of attack.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Ahold Delhaize
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack; attack type not disclosed. Some systems were taken offline, disrupting online operations in the United States and Benelux and Benelux supply-chain operations.
- Operational Impact
- Most disruption was contained within two weeks, but restoration work continued. Ahold Delhaize estimated the incident would reduce fourth-quarter net sales by €200 million to €250 million and fourth-quarter underlying and IFRS operating income by €75 million to €100 million. It also lowered its 2026 earnings and free-cash-flow guidance.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- No ransom or extortion activity was disclosed for this incident. Ahold Delhaize said on October 19 that it had no evidence at that time that customer, associate, or partner data had been stolen.
- Claim Status
- confirmed