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Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| FWB: FIE SDAX | |
| ISIN | DE0005772206  |
| Industry | Retail, optician |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Günther Fielmann |
| Headquarters | Hamburg, Germany |
Number of locations | 1,262 (2025)1 |
Key people |
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| Revenue | €2.44 billion (2025)1 |
| €291.7 million (2025)1 | |
| €205.5 million (2025)1 | |
Number of employees | 23,807 (2025)1 |
| Website | fielmann-group |
Fielmann Group AG is a German eyewear company.
Fielmann stock is listed in the German SDAX index. With 6% of all optical stores, Fielmann has achieved a 25% sales market share and a 57% market share in terms of units sold. Fielmann is the market leader in Germany1 and Europe's largest optician.2
History
In 1972 Günther Fielmann established the first Fielmann store in Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony. In 1981, Fielmann negotiated an agreement with the Esens statutory health insurance company, which allowed a larger selection of frames to be added to the portfolio for patients with insurance coverage.3
Fielmann has been listed on the German stock exchange since 1994.4 Its stock indexing advanced from a listing in the SDAX (small and medium-sized companies) to MDAX on 6 January 2009,5 but was relegated to SDAX in December 2019.6
The non-profit Fielmann-Akademie was established by the company in 2001. Located in Plön Castle, Schleswig-Holstein it is a training centre for optometrists since 2002.7
Since 2019, Marc Fielmann has been the sole CEO of the company, succeeding his father Günther Fielmann.8
After almost 40 years on Weidestrasse, the Fielmann Group opened its new Head Office at Fuhlsbuettler Strasse in Hamburg's Barmbek-Nord district on September 1, 2025. 9
Corporate affairs
The key trends of Fielmann are (as at the financial year ending December 31):10
| Year | Revenue (€ m) | Net income (€ m) | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,386 | 168 | 18,522 |
| 2018 | 1,428 | 169 | 19,379 |
| 2019 | 1,521 | 172 | 20,397 |
| 2020 | 1,429 | 116 | 21,853 |
| 2021 | 1,678 | 137 | 22,028 |
| 2022 | 1,759 | 104 | 22,631 |
| 2023 | 1,970 | 128 | 23,412 |
| 2024 | 2,264 | 154 | 24,363 |
Other activities
Fielmann plants a tree for every employee every year.11 In 2009, chancellor Angela Merkel, minister-president Peter Harry Carstensen and Günther Fielmann planted the one-millionth tree in Büdelsdorf.12
References
References
- "Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Fielmann. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- "Bloomberg Markets: Hidden Billionaires". Bloomberg Businessweek. September 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29.
- Seelheim, Rolf (17 September 2009). "In Esens blickte Fielmann durch (In Esens Fielmann looked through)" (in German). Nordwest-Zeitung.
- Hausmann, Roger (21 September 1994), Fielmann – eine Aktie für Anleger mit Weitblick (Fielmann – a share for investors with visions) (in German), Finanz und Wirtschaft
- "Unscheduled Adjustments in MDAX and SDAX". Deutsche Börse. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- Stoffels, Johannes. "Fielmann: Der Abstieg ändert wenig | www.4investors.de". 4investors.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- Goos, Diethart (2000-12-12). ""Ganz viel dazubezahlt": Fielmann kauft Plöner Schloss". DIE WELT. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- "Günther Fielmann zieht sich auch dem Vorstand zurück (Günther Fielmann retires from the managing board)" (in German). Handelsblatt. 13 November 2019.
- "Fielmann Group opens new Head Office in Hamburg". Fielmann Group AG. 1 September 2025.
- "Fielmann Fundamentalanalyse | KGV | Kennzahlen". boerse.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- Fielmann.de – Gesellschaftliches Engagement: Fielmann-Bäume
- Angela Merkels Stippvisite beim Brillenkönig 20. Mai 2009