By Adam Clark

Magnum Ice Cream Co. shares were sinking Thursday after the ice-cream company's first earnings report since being spun out of consumer-goods giant Unilever.

Magnum's U.S.-listed shares were down 14% after its 2025 results underwhelmed investors. The company is listed in New York, Amsterdam and London.

The owner of brands such as Ben & Jerry's and Cornetto reported adjusted earnings of 93 euro cents ($1.11 a share) on revenue of EUR7.9 billion. Net profit fell 48% to EUR307 million, hit by restructuring, finance and foreign exchange costs.

Revenue was flat from the previous year, although organic sales growth came to 4.2% for the year overall. However, shareholders appeared to be spooked by a fall in organic sales in the latter part of 2025, down 0.7% in the fourth quarter of the year compared with the same period a year earlier.

"Disruption in food stamps in the US and a late start to the Brazilian [peak] season impacted the quarter. While we continued to outpace the category both in the Americas and globally, it was a more challenging quarter which led to a small decline in OSG [organic sales growth] of less than 1%," Unilever said in a statement alongside its results.

Magnum reiterated its expectations for 3% to 5% organic sales growth in 2026.

The reaction to earnings looks set to cool what had been a hot start to life as an independent company for Magnum, after it was separated from Unilever in December.

With its listing, Magnum became the world's largest stand-alone ice cream company. The stock has climbed sharply since then and Amsterdam-listed shares remain above the listing price of EUR12.80 a share.

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February 12, 2026 10:48 ET (15:48 GMT)

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