Ranking · Flanders · NACE 47
Retail trade: the largest companies in Flanders
As of 12 Nov 2026, 26,224 companies in Retail trade (NACE 47) in Flanders publish total assets in recent accounts (financial years 2023 to 2026). The top 10 account for €22.9bn, out of €54.4bn for all of them; median total assets are 325,833 €. Colruyt Group leads with €8.45bn (financial year 2026).
Top 50 · Retail trade · Flanders
Ranked by total assets in the latest filed accounts. This is a size criterion, not an assessment.
| # | Company | Total assets | Revenue | Equity | FTE | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colruyt Group 1500 Halle | €8.45bn | €930.1m | €6.32bn | 4,183.3 | 2026 |
| 2 | Caparbel 1930 Zaventem | €6.28bn | — | €6.22bn | — | 2025 |
| 3 | Colruyt Food Retail 1500 Halle | €3.05bn | €8.05bn | €786.2m | 16,584.4 | 2026 |
| 4 | Delhaize Le Lion/De Leeuw 1730 Asse | €2.02bn | €5.49bn | €239.4m | 3,423.3 | 2025 |
| 5 | Carrefour Belgium 1930 Zaventem | €1.42bn | €4.02bn | €42.5m | 6,365.9 | 2025 |
| 6 | Brico Belgium 1702 Dilbeek | €463.7m | €415.9m | €103.5m | 1,478.6 | 2026 |
| 7 | Hubo België 2160 Wommelgem | €331.5m | €449.4m | €143.5m | 227.7 | 2025 |
| 8 | Ikea Belgium 1930 Zaventem | €326.4m | €1.15bn | €27.0m | 3,338.7 | 2025 |
| 9 | Action Belgium 1730 Asse | €273.8m | €1.47bn | €70.5m | 3,178.2 | 2025 |
| 10 | Fnac Vanden Borre 1600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | €244.4m | €515.0m | €76.5m | 1,173.7 | 2025 |
| 11 | Plan-IT 1702 Dilbeek | €206.3m | €214.4m | €115.8m | 535.3 | 2026 |
| 12 | Retail Concepts 2660 Antwerp | €199.2m | €283.9m | €58.1m | 775.6 | 2025 |
| 13 | Kruidvat 2600 Antwerp | €192.7m | €779.5m | €83.5m | 2,407.0 | 2025 |
| 14 | Parfumerie Ici Paris XL 1800 Vilvoorde | €190.2m | €494.2m | €101.2m | 877.2 | 2025 |
| 15 | Buurtwinkels Okay 1500 Halle | €190.1m | €1.02bn | €26.9m | 2,903.0 | 2026 |
| 16 | Tesla Belgium 2630 Aartselaar | €184.5m | €658.7m | €29.8m | 231.3 | 2025 |
| 17 | Hedin Automotive 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €175.2m | €632.7m | €51.5m | 643.3 | 2025 |
| 18 | Sopharma 3080 Tervuren | €172.1m | — | €167.3m | 1.5 | 2025 |
| 19 | o2o 9000 Ghent | €149.0m | €169.3m | €17.2m | 69.5 | 2025 |
| 20 | Krëfel 1851 Grimbergen | €145.8m | €451.9m | −€14.8m | 1,100.3 | 2025 |
| 21 | Albert Heijn België 2018 Antwerp | €139.0m | €555.1m | €24.1m | 995.4 | 2025 |
| 22 | Standaard Boekhandel 9100 Sint-Niklaas | €131.1m | €182.6m | €75.4m | 202.0 | 2025 |
| 23 | Brico Plan-IT 1702 Dilbeek | €130.3m | €130.6m | €41.9m | 464.3 | 2026 |
| 24 | ALDI 9420 Erpe-Mere | €116.9m | €614.2m | €15.7m | 1,092.3 | 2025 |
| 25 | Grand Opticiens Belgium 2800 Mechelen | €110.2m | €154.7m | €66.8m | 173.6 | 2025 |
| 26 | ALDI 8800 Roeselare | €104.6m | €600.4m | €14.4m | 1,126.7 | 2025 |
| 27 | Garden Center Holding 3200 Aarschot | €104.0m | €51.5m | €66.3m | 42.7 | 2025 |
| 28 | Aniserco 1702 Dilbeek | €102.1m | €133.4m | €37.3m | 66.6 | 2025 |
| 29 | Nuyenshof Beheer 2320 Hoogstraten | €100.0m | 539,009 € | €99.7m | 2.7 | 2025 |
| 30 | Aldi 2300 Turnhout | €98.6m | €548.6m | €13.8m | 963.6 | 2025 |
| 31 | Euro shop 8800 Roeselare | €96.7m | €87.3m | €82.9m | 29.3 | 2025 |
| 32 | Comfort Energy 3500 Hasselt | €96.6m | €572.1m | €41.7m | — | 2025 |
| 33 | Casa International 2250 Olen | €95.9m | €141.1m | €20.4m | 368.0 | 2024 |
| 34 | ALDI 1804 Zemst | €95.7m | €545.9m | €13.5m | 1,105.8 | 2025 |
| 35 | C&A Belgique 2850 Boom | €91.7m | €259.4m | €42.0m | 987.2 | 2026 |
| 36 | ALDI 3550 Heusden-Zolder | €91.0m | €511.4m | €13.9m | 896.5 | 2025 |
| 37 | DMC Antwerpen 2550 Kontich | €89.8m | €495.1m | €22.9m | 321.6 | 2025 |
| 38 | BRIM 3740 Bilzen-Hoeselt | €83.1m | €166.9m | €22.3m | 37.6 | 2025 |
| 39 | Sodiap 8870 Izegem | €80.5m | €5.35m | €33.0m | 37.9 | 2025 |
| 40 | Goed Hulpmiddelen 2800 Mechelen | €77.2m | €87.4m | €7.89m | 541.6 | 2025 |
| 41 | Ghistelinck Autobedrijven 8790 Waregem | €76.1m | €215.8m | €31.4m | 253.1 | 2025 |
| 42 | EX Libris 3511 Hasselt | €75.7m | — | €75.5m | — | 2025 |
| 43 | Holding A&M Group 3500 Hasselt | €74.5m | — | €11.9m | 34.2 | 2025 |
| 44 | Garage Valckenier 9300 Aalst | €71.2m | €263.0m | €14.4m | 147.6 | 2025 |
| 45 | Bio-Planet 1500 Halle | €71.0m | €160.3m | €3.13m | 532.0 | 2026 |
| 46 | MIG Motors 9810 Nazareth-De Pinte | €68.8m | €149.9m | €6.33m | 117.3 | 2025 |
| 47 | Torfs L. 9140 Temse | €68.0m | €172.5m | €36.7m | 521.9 | 2025 |
| 48 | Dicar 2460 Kasterlee | €67.2m | €142.0m | €19.1m | 147.6 | 2025 |
| 49 | Sonova Retail Belgium 1702 Dilbeek | €67.0m | €125.9m | €31.5m | 340.8 | 2026 |
| 50 | Enterprise Services Belgium 2800 Mechelen | €60.4m | €118.1m | €25.1m | 362.1 | 2026 |
Ranking based on each company's own annual accounts (statutory, not consolidated): a subsidiary and its parent appear separately, and the ranking differs from lists based on consolidated group accounts.
“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.
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- 01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities5,114
- 02 Forestry and logging186
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture102
- 08 Other mining and quarrying88
- 09 Mining support service activities32
- 10 Manufacture of food products3,220
- 11 Manufacture of beverages386
- 12 Manufacture of tobacco products16
- 13 Manufacture of textiles704
- 14 Manufacture of wearing apparel299
- 15 Manufacture of leather and related products of other materials50
- 16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials1,102
- 17 Manufacture of paper and paper products196
- 18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media1,328
- 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products18
- 20 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products539
- 21 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations281
- 22 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products561
- 23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products952
- 24 Manufacture of basic metals244
- 25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment4,115
- 26 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products460
- 27 Manufacture of electrical equipment489
- 28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.1,127
- 29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers307
- 30 Manufacture of other transport equipment132
- 31 Manufacture of furniture968
- 32 Other manufacturing960
- 33 Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment2,361
- 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply623
- 36 Water collection, treatment and supply41
- 37 Sewerage127
- 38 Waste collection, recovery and disposal activities664
- 39 Remediation activities and other waste management service activities112
- 41 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings12,390
- 42 Civil engineering2,400
- 43 Specialised construction activities35,294
- 46 Wholesale trade24,470
- 49 Land transport and transport via pipelines7,319
- 50 Water transport339
- 51 Air transport173
- 52 Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation2,364
- 53 Postal and courier activities573
- 55 Accommodation2,106
- 56 Food and beverage service activities16,014
- 58 Publishing activities768
- 59 Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities1,456
- 60 Programming, broadcasting, news agency and other content distribution activities163
- 61 Telecommunication294
- 62 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities18,472
- 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities2,623
- 64 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding20,945
- 65 Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security152
- 66 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities5,256
- 68 Real estate activities32,646
- 69 Legal and accounting activities12,868
- 70 Activities of head offices and management consultancy35,926
- 71 Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis9,882
- 72 Scientific research and development599
- 73 Activities of advertising, market research and public relations6,897
- 74 Other professional, scientific and technical activities3,244
- 75 Veterinary activities1,234
- 77 Rental and leasing activities2,338
- 78 Employment activities1,219
- 79 Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities644
- 80 Investigation and security activities301
- 81 Services to buildings and landscape activities5,098
- 82 Office administrative, office support and other business support activities9,438
- 84 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security98
- 85 Education2,506
- 86 Human health activities25,365
- 87 Residential care activities583
- 88 Social work activities without accommodation1,024
- 90 Arts creation and performing arts activities2,109
- 91 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities129
- 92 Gambling and betting activities119
- 93 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities2,717
- 94 Activities of membership organisations457
- 95 Repair and maintenance of computers, personal and household goods, and motor vehicles and motorcycles2,942
- 96 Personal service activities4,643
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the largest company in Retail trade in Flanders?
By total assets, it is Colruyt Group (€8.45bn, financial year 2026).
How many companies in Retail trade in Flanders are ranked?
26,224 out of 26,970 active companies in the sector with their registered office in the area: those whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old.
Why does this ranking differ from other lists?
It uses each company's annual accounts as filed with the National Bank, not consolidated group accounts. A holding, a subsidiary or a purchasing entity can therefore appear separately. Only companies whose latest accounts are less than 3 years old are ranked.
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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.