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The annual report summarises the financial year 2024 as well as providing an overview of Securitas' business and operations.
Securitas annual report 2025
Shaping the future of security globally
CEO letter
Strong delivery with an operating margin exceeding 8% in the second half year
In 2025, we reached a significant milestone by delivering
an operating margin exceeding 8 percent in the second half year, to be compared with a 5 percent operating margin level that persisted for more than a decade. This achievement reflects several years of disciplined strategic execution and strong performance.
Magnus Ahlqvist
President and CEO
Key financial numbers
155 113
Total sales, MSEK
7.4%
Operating margin
88%
Cash flow from operating income
2.1
Net debt to EBITDA-ratio
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Our operations
A strong global reach and local presence
Securitas has operations in 44 markets globally and is organized in three business segments: Securitas North America, Securitas Europe and Securitas Ibero-America. The Group has also operations in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, which form the AMEA division. AMEA is together with the business unit Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services in North America included under the heading Other in the segment reporting.
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Countires with operations:
- Canada, Mexico and the United States
Number of employees:
- 94 000
Operating margin:
- 9.4%
Share of sales per country:
- The United States 90%
- Canada 5%
- Mexico 3%
- Other countries in the segment 2%
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Countries with operations:
- Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the United Kingdom
Number of employees:
- 111 000
Operating margin:
- 7.3%
Share of sales per country:
- Germany 20%
- France 13%
- Sweden 12%
- Belgium 8%
- Türkiye 8%
- The UK 7%
- The Netherlands 7%
- Eastern Europe 6%
- Switzerland 5%
- Other countries in the segment 14%
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Countries with operations:
- Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Portugal, Span and Uruguay
Number of employees:
- 48 000
Operating margin:
7.6%
Share of sales per country:
- Spain 61%
- Portugal 10%
- Chile 9%
- Other countries in the segment 20%
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Countries with operations:
- Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
Number of employees:
- 69 000 reported under Other (of which 9 000 refers to Securitas Critical Infrastructure)
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Important events in 2025
Building a safe and sustainable world
During 2025, we launched an ambitious sustainability strategy designed to help clients achieve their objectives while creating measurable value for the business. By embedding sustainability into how we operate, serve clients, and support our people, we help build a safer, more sustainable world – now and in the future.
Our sustainability strategy focuses on three areas where we can make the greatest impact:
- Develop people
- Decarbonize business
- Demonstrate integrity
Click the tabs to learn more about the three areas.
Develop people
Through ongoing investment and a strong focus on our people, we’re building a skilled, motivated workforce – equipped with training, technology, and data – that strengthens service quality for clients and delivers sustainable value to the global community.
Key activities
- Complete global living wage benchmark by 2026.
- Set a global ambition for 2030 for upskilling frontline employees.
Decarbonize business
We’re reducing our carbon footprint and providing climate-conscious clients with emissions data on our products and services to advance their sustainability journey.
Key activities
- Launch a client-facing tool to calculate the carbon footprint of our security services.
- 39 percent of our operational fleer will be hybrid/EV by 2030.
Demonstrate integrity
As a trusted advisor for our clients, we act with integrity and expect the same from our partners, embedding ethical standards in everything we do and maintaining a zero-tolerance policy for any breaches of ethics or compliance.
Key activities
- All employees receive training in Securitas Values & Ethics Code.
- Strong compliance program covering ehtics, bribery and corruption, anti-trust and competition, conflict of interest, supplier risk management, SRM, data privacy.
