Higher milk prices were behind the 18% increase in Lely revenue last year, which topped one billion Euros (2024: €857 million).
Favourable global milk prices led to a financially healthy year for dairy farmers in general, giving them the confidence to invest in robotics and data. “The 2025 result is better than expected and we are proud of hitting one billion sales,” comments André van Troost, CEO of Lely.
The company began this year with a healthy filled order book. However, the Lely top man adds that 2026 will be more challenging partly due to the significantly lower milk price, geopolitical tension and uncertainties in chip deliveries.
“The latter might not impact our business in the first half of this year; however, we cannot foresee what will happen towards the second half of the year,” adds Mr van Troost. “On top of this, the global uncertainty in the agricultural sector remains.
“Farmers continue to be faced with stricter laws and regulations, a growing demand for transparency, and even more focus on sustainability. We believe innovation, robotisation and digitalisation are part of the farmer’s future to be able to produce sustainable and nutritious dairy products.
“Therefore, our focus will remain on driving our innovative solution portfolio further. The long-term outlook for robotics and data management remains bright as adoption grows worldwide.”
Lely invested 8% of turnover in R&D in 2025 and launched four new products: the Vector Next, Astronaut A5 Next, Astronaut Max and Hub.
For more up-to-date farming news click here and subscribe now to profi and save 47%.
