Deloitte report: Made in Italy, net profit has grown over the last six years
The Italian economyis demonstrating a vitality and structural solidity that often escape
more superficial analysis. Clarity on this scenario is provided by the latest Deloitte
report, significantly entitled “Why Italia”, recently presented to
the Chamber. The study is based on a detailed analysis of a sample of 45,000
high-potential Italian companies, selected from those with a turnover of
more than €5 million and at least five employees. The results show
unprecedented growth for the national productive sector. Between
2018 and 2024, the
total turnover of these companies rose from €2.012 billion to a record €2.8
billion, an increase of 41%. However, the most surprising figure
concerns the ability of companies to generate value: over the same period, profitability
jumped by 83%, with net profits rising from €89.6 billion to €164.1
billion. This trend indicates that companies have not only increased their
sales volumes, but have also significantly improved their operational
efficiency and margin management. The driving
force behind this success remains the manufacturing sector, which
continues to be the backbone of the national economy. Companies in this sector
performed excellently across all indicators: a 32.1% increase in turnover,
61.3% growth in profits and, crucially for the country's social stability, a
14.4% increase in employment. Alongside manufacturing, trade stands as
the other major pillar of the system, contributing decisively to the
number of companies and overall turnover, despite structurally lower margins
than industry. This growth
has taken place in difficult historical circumstances. Italian
businesses have had to navigate the pandemic, the shock to supply chains, the
skyrocketing costs of energy and raw materials, and strong international
geopolitical tensions. Despite this, the system has been able to adapt to the dual
green and digital transitions, transforming the need for reorganisation
into an opportunity for improvement. As Fabio Pompei, CEO of Deloitte
Central Mediterranean, pointed out, Italy has shown extraordinary
resilience that we often tend to underestimate. To ensure our future
competitiveness, it is now essential to continue to support these areas of
excellence in a period of momentous change.