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Allegro (ALE) — the variant view

Listed at seventy-one billion złoty, worth forty-five, with revenue more than doubled — the de-rating is the entire valuation story.

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Allegro listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 12 October 2020 at a market value of about 71,6 billion złoty1. It is worth about 49,7 billion today2 — down roughly 31%.

Price to sales since listing (x)7,42x20212,95x20223,46x20232,76x20242,76x20253,77x2026Listed Oct 2020 at ~71,6bn zł; worth ~44,6bn zł today while revenue more than doubled
The de-rating is the entire valuation story: the business doubled and the equity fell by more than a third.

Over the same period revenue went from 5 353 million złoty in 2021 to 12 303 million on a trailing basis3, and the result went from a loss of 1 917 million in 20224 to a trailing profit of about 1 705 million5. The business more than doubled and the equity fell by more than a third.

The whole of that is a de-rating. Price to sales went from 7,42 times in 2021 to 2,76 in 2025 and about 4,0 now6; the shares trade at roughly 29 times trailing earnings against a P/E above 36 in 2021.

The bull case is that the de-rating overshot. Allegro is the dominant marketplace in a growing economy, the take rate can recover, advertising at 2,1% of GMV7 is far below what comparable marketplaces extract, the international segment's losses are narrowing on 64,8% volume growth8, and the company is buying back stock9 rather than acquiring anything.

The bear case is the buyer count. Active buyers grew only 1,6% to 20,9 million10, Polish buyers at 15,6 million are approaching the limit of a 37-million population, and the take rate fell in the second quarter while a lower-cost competitor recruits Allegro's own merchants11.

What neither side prices properly is the thing sitting between them: 8 816,1 million złoty of goodwill12, 45% of the balance sheet, left by a buyout and an acquisition. It is why the reported return on capital is about 11% while the operating business earns roughly 24% on the capital it actually uses. An investor buying today buys the second business at the first business's price — which is either the mispricing or the reason there isn't one, depending on whether the goodwill ever gets written down.

There is a quieter mispricing in the delivery line. The market reads 31% of revenue spent on postage13 as a structural weakness of the model. Two-thirds of the 2025 increase was volume growth and deliberate expansion; only the supplier's price rise was imposed14 — and Allegro has spent 470,4 million złoty15 and put more than 11 000 lockers in the ground to make sure the 2027 renegotiation goes differently.

One further thing is not in the price because it has not happened yet. The agreement under which InPost carries most of Allegro's parcels expires in 202716, and Allegro has spent two years and 470,4 million złoty of capital17 building the alternative that will sit on the other side of that table. A renegotiation that holds delivery costs flat would release margin on 31% of revenue; one that repeats 2025 would consume it. Neither outcome appears in any consensus forecast, because the event has no date and no announcement attached to it.

Watch two numbers and ignore the rest: Polish active buyers, and the take rate. Buyers growing with the rate held is a company choosing volume. Buyers barely growing with the rate falling is a company paying to keep its position, and 29 times earnings is a full price for that.

References
  1. ReportedAllegro listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 12 October 2020 at a market value of about 71,6 billion złoty.
    Market data (stockanalysis.com) - 49,65 złoty a share, about 49,7bn złoty; trailing revenue 12,30bn and net income 1,71bn; about 29 times trailing earnings and 4,0 times sales — 22 September 2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedIt is worth about 49,7 billion today — down roughly 38%.
    Market data (stockanalysis.com) - 49,65 złoty a share, about 49,7bn złoty; trailing revenue 12,30bn and net income 1,71bn; about 29 times trailing earnings and 4,0 times sales — 22 September 2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
  3. Moat Explorer calcRevenue of 12 303 million złoty on a trailing basis.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Allegro's 2025 annual and H1 2026 reports: trailing revenue 11 458,1 + 6 175,8 - 5 330,5 = 12 303,4m złoty; trailing profit 1 517,1 + 870,4 - 682,3 = 1 705,2m — TTM June 2026 · publ. 2026-09-23 · source ↗
  4. ReportedOver the same period revenue went from 5 353 million złoty in 2021 to 11 852 million on a trailing basis, and the result went from a loss of 1 917 million in 2022 to a profit of about 1 562 million.
    Allegro.eu reported annual figures 2021-2025 and trailing twelve months (revenue 5 353m złoty in 2021 rising to 11 458m in 2025 and 11 852m trailing; net income of 1 090m in 2021, a loss of 1 917m in 2022 on the Mall Group impairment, then 284m, 1 035m, 1 517m and 1 562m trailing; diluted earnings per share 1,06, -1,82, 0,27, 0,98, 1,45 and 1,54) — FY2021-FY2025 and TTM · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
  5. Moat Explorer calcA trailing profit of about 1 705 million złoty.
    Moat Explorer calculation from Allegro's 2025 annual and H1 2026 reports: trailing revenue 11 458,1 + 6 175,8 - 5 330,5 = 12 303,4m złoty; trailing profit 1 517,1 + 870,4 - 682,3 = 1 705,2m — TTM June 2026 · publ. 2026-09-23 · source ↗
  6. ReportedPrice to sales of about 4,0 now.
    Market data (stockanalysis.com) - 49,65 złoty a share, about 49,7bn złoty; trailing revenue 12,30bn and net income 1,71bn; about 29 times trailing earnings and 4,0 times sales — 22 September 2026 · publ. September 2026 · source ↗
  7. Third-party estimateAllegro is the dominant marketplace in a growing economy, the take rate has room to rise, advertising at 2,1% of GMV is far below what comparable marketplaces extract, the international segment's losses are narrowing on 64,8% volume...
    Allegro.eu current report 31/2026 - selected PRELIMINARY, unaudited and unreviewed consolidated financial data for the three and six months ended 30 June 2026 (group GMV of 36 865,1m złoty up 13,7%, revenue up 16,3%, adjusted EBITDA of 1 961,9m up 16,9%, Polish adjusted EBITDA of 2 170,7m against an international loss of 208,7m, international GMV up 64,8%), published early because the share buyback was about to begin; the reviewed half-year report is scheduled for 17 September 2026 — H1 2026 (preliminary) · publ. 13 July 2026 · source ↗
  8. Third-party estimateAllegro is the dominant marketplace in a growing economy, the take rate has room to rise, advertising at 2,1% of GMV is far below what comparable marketplaces extract, the international segment's losses are narrowing on 64,8% volume...
    Allegro.eu current report 31/2026 - selected PRELIMINARY, unaudited and unreviewed consolidated financial data for the three and six months ended 30 June 2026 (group GMV of 36 865,1m złoty up 13,7%, revenue up 16,3%, adjusted EBITDA of 1 961,9m up 16,9%, Polish adjusted EBITDA of 2 170,7m against an international loss of 208,7m, international GMV up 64,8%), published early because the share buyback was about to begin; the reviewed half-year report is scheduled for 17 September 2026 — H1 2026 (preliminary) · publ. 13 July 2026 · source ↗
  9. Third-party estimateAllegro is the dominant marketplace in a growing economy, the take rate has room to rise, advertising at 2,1% of GMV is far below what comparable marketplaces extract, the international segment's losses are narrowing on 64,8% volume...
    Allegro.eu current report 31/2026 - selected PRELIMINARY, unaudited and unreviewed consolidated financial data for the three and six months ended 30 June 2026 (group GMV of 36 865,1m złoty up 13,7%, revenue up 16,3%, adjusted EBITDA of 1 961,9m up 16,9%, Polish adjusted EBITDA of 2 170,7m against an international loss of 208,7m, international GMV up 64,8%), published early because the share buyback was about to begin; the reviewed half-year report is scheduled for 17 September 2026 — H1 2026 (preliminary) · publ. 13 July 2026 · source ↗
  10. ReportedActive buyers grew 1,6% to 20,9 million.
    Allegro.eu Group half-year report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (published 17 September 2026) - KPIs: active buyers, GMV, GMV per buyer, take rate by segment and its explanation, adjusted EBITDA; income statement by segment; cost of delivery; lockers; Allegro Pay; buyback phase 1 — H1 2026 · publ. 17 September 2026 · source ↗
  11. ReportedThe take rate fell in the second quarter of 2026.
    Allegro.eu Group half-year report for the six months ended 30 June 2026 (published 17 September 2026) - KPIs: active buyers, GMV, GMV per buyer, take rate by segment and its explanation, adjusted EBITDA; income statement by segment; cost of delivery; lockers; Allegro Pay; buyback phase 1 — H1 2026 · publ. 17 September 2026 · source ↗
  12. ReportedWhat neither side prices properly is the thing sitting between them: 8 816,1 million złoty of goodwill, 45% of the balance sheet, left by a buyout and an acquisition.
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - consolidated financial statements and notes (total assets of 19 721,2m złoty, goodwill of 8 816,1m and other intangibles of 4 093,6m, equity, net profit of 1 517,1m and earnings per share, the 177,0m loss from discontinued operations, and the Mall Group acquisition and the disposal of the Slovenian and Croatian platforms) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
  13. ReportedThe market reads 31% of revenue spent on postage as a structural weakness of the model.
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - management report, financial review (revenue of 11 458,1m złoty by line, cost of delivery of 3 578,9m up 26,2% with its decomposition and the InPost pricing headwind under an agreement expiring in 2027, the other cost lines, EBITDA of 3 276,6m and capital expenditure of 470,4m) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
  14. ReportedTwo-thirds of the 2025 increase was volume growth and deliberate expansion; only the supplier's price rise was imposed — and Allegro has spent 470,4 million złoty and put 8 500 lockers in the ground to make sure the 2027 renegotiation goes...
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - management report, cost review (cost of delivery of 3 578,9m złoty up 26,2% against revenue growth of 10,5%, its decomposition into Smart! volume, the expansion of Allegro Delivery and unit cost, the InPost pricing headwind under an agreement expiring in 2027, marketing service expenses at 2,07% of GMV, staff and IT costs, and capital expenditure of 470,4m) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
  15. ReportedTwo-thirds of the 2025 increase was volume growth and deliberate expansion; only the supplier's price rise was imposed — and Allegro has spent 470,4 million złoty and put 8 500 lockers in the ground to make sure the 2027 renegotiation goes...
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - management report, cost review (cost of delivery of 3 578,9m złoty up 26,2% against revenue growth of 10,5%, its decomposition into Smart! volume, the expansion of Allegro Delivery and unit cost, the InPost pricing headwind under an agreement expiring in 2027, marketing service expenses at 2,07% of GMV, staff and IT costs, and capital expenditure of 470,4m) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
  16. ReportedThe agreement under which InPost carries most of Allegro's parcels expires in 2027, and Allegro has spent two years and 470,4 million złoty of capital building the alternative that will sit on the other side of that table.
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - management report, cost review (cost of delivery of 3 578,9m złoty up 26,2% against revenue growth of 10,5%, its decomposition into Smart! volume, the expansion of Allegro Delivery and unit cost, the InPost pricing headwind under an agreement expiring in 2027, marketing service expenses at 2,07% of GMV, staff and IT costs, and capital expenditure of 470,4m) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
  17. ReportedThe agreement under which InPost carries most of Allegro's parcels expires in 2027, and Allegro has spent two years and 470,4 million złoty of capital building the alternative that will sit on the other side of that table.
    Allegro.eu Annual Consolidated Report 2025 - management report, cost review (cost of delivery of 3 578,9m złoty up 26,2% against revenue growth of 10,5%, its decomposition into Smart! volume, the expansion of Allegro Delivery and unit cost, the InPost pricing headwind under an agreement expiring in 2027, marketing service expenses at 2,07% of GMV, staff and IT costs, and capital expenditure of 470,4m) — FY2025 · publ. March 2026 · source ↗
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