Milan, Italy – RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. Reported consolidated revenue of €583 million for the first nine months of 2025, according to a statement released today by the company. This represents a decrease from the €602.3 million reported during the same period in 2024.
The Milan-based multimedia publishing group, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, cited ongoing global conflicts – specifically in Ukraine and the Middle East – as contributing to overall economic uncertainty impacting its financial performance. RCS MediaGroup stated it has no direct business exposure to the affected markets or sanctioned entities.
Despite the revenue decline, the company reported an increase in both EBITDA and EBIT, reaching €91.8 million and €52.6 million respectively, compared to €91.4 million and €51.5 million in the first nine months of 2024. Net financial position at September 30, 2025, stood at a positive €9.9 million, up from €7.8 million at the end of 2024, following the distribution of approximately €36.2 million in dividends.
Digital revenue continues to be a significant growth area for RCS MediaGroup, accounting for 26.1% of total revenue. The group’s titles have amassed a digital customer base of nearly 1.3 million subscriptions, with 727,000 for Corriere della Sera, Italy’s leading newspaper, 259,000 for Gazzetta, 174,000 for El Mundo, and 124,000 for Expansión.
Average monthly unique users in Italy reached 30.3 million as of the end of August, according to Audicom data. In Spain, the newly launched television channel, Veo 7, achieved a 0.67% share of total daily viewing in October, increasing to 0.91% in the first ten days of November.
The Board of Directors of RCS MediaGroup approved the Interim Management Statement at a meeting held today. Urbano Cairo currently serves as Chairman and CEO of the company, which was founded in 1927 as A. Rizzoli & C.
RCS MediaGroup announced changes to its 2026 financial calendar on February 10, 2026, and previously filed its Interim Management Statement at 30 September 2025 on November 14, 2025. The next scheduled event is a meeting of the Board of Directors and the Shareholders’ Meeting, with the calendar for the year 2026 having been published on January 23, 2026.
