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Ranking
Polish tech 2026: 26 firms in FT 1000 Europe, 14 of 50 in Deloitte Fast 50 CE - SmartLunch and Solidstudio in the European top five
The Polish tech sector keeps its position as the largest national group in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Central Europe (14 firms) and counts 26 representatives in the Financial Times Europe's Fastest Growing Companies 2026 ranking. SmartLunch and Solidstudio sit in the European top five. In Q1 2026, the Polish VC market booked PLN 2.1 bn in new rounds - the strongest single quarter in the country's history.
May 1, 2026
Ranking
Largest employers in Poland 2025: Biedronka 81,300, Orlen 67,800, Poczta 62,300 - the top 10 by headcount
Poland's top three employers - Jeronimo Martins/Biedronka, Grupa Orlen, and Poczta Polska - together supply over 211,000 jobs. Dino Polska sits close behind with 49,900 employees, having added more than 8,000 new positions in 2024. Six of the top 10 are State-Treasury–controlled. The full ranking, sector structure, and stories behind the headcount.
May 1, 2026
Ranking
The largest IT companies in Warsaw - 2026 ranking
Top 10 Warsaw-based IT companies (PKD 62.01 - software-related activities) ranked by net revenue. Size distribution, industry median, and benchmarks against the wider Warsaw market.
May 1, 2026
Ranking
WIG20 in 2026 - 20 companies, 11 sectors, share prices from PLN 9.47 to PLN 21,880
Composition of WIG20 at the end of April 2026: the 20 largest and most liquid companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The State Treasury controls eight constituents; foreign capital dominates three more. LPP's share price hits a record PLN 21,880 - over 2,300 times higher than the cheapest WIG20 share, Tauron at PLN 9.47.
May 1, 2026
Ranking
1.5% PIT for 2024 - where Polish donors sent their money
The full picture of 1.5% PIT donations for tax year 2024: how much OPPs raised, how many Poles donated, which organisations are favourites, and which cities and voivodeships had the most active donors.
May 1, 2026
Explainer
OPP and the 1.5% PIT mechanism - step by step
A practical guide to the 1.5% PIT mechanism: what an OPP is, how an organisation obtains and keeps its status, how a taxpayer makes the redirect on a PIT-37/36 form, what registers don't show, and what has changed in recent years.
May 1, 2026
News
OSHEE backs 20× Ironman bid in Brazil - PLN 5,000 per record-beating hour goes to Cancer Fighters foundation
Kraków-based OSHEE Polska S.A., producer of isotonic and energy drinks, is sponsoring an attempt by Polish ultra-athlete Jurand Czabański to break the world record in the 20× Ironman Continuous (4,520 km) starting 1 May 2026 in Brazil. For every record-beating hour, the brand will donate PLN 5,000 to the Cancer Fighters foundation in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
May 1, 2026
News
Bank Pekao recommends PLN 19.77 per share - a record PLN 5.2 bn payout, payment 11 May 2026
Bank Pekao's management board has recommended a dividend of PLN 19.77 per share from 2025 net profits - a record PLN 5.2 bn payout, with a 7.3% dividend yield. Record date set for 21 April 2026, payment 11 May. It is the third consecutive year of a very high dividend - the result of the bank's record 2025 net profit (PLN 7.015 bn, +10% YoY) and the new 2025–2027 policy distributing 50–75% of profit.
May 1, 2026
News
Pepco Group skips the 2024/25 dividend - a Dutch holding in WIG20 focuses on restructuring after a weak 2024
Pepco Group N.V. - a Dutch holding company whose Polish operator Pepco Poland sits inside the WIG20 index - skips the dividend for the 2024/25 financial year. The decision follows the restructuring launched after a disappointing 2024: the closure of the Pepco UK store network and operational problems in Germany. The majority shareholder is South Africa's Pepkor Holdings, with roughly 70 percent of shares.
May 1, 2026
News
PGE skips 2025 dividend - entire profit funnelled into the energy transition and Baltic II
On 14 April 2025 the management board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna recommended that the entire 2025 profit be allocated to reserve capital - the second consecutive year without a dividend. The reason is record capex on the energy transition: the Baltic II offshore wind farm (commissioning in 2026), the divestment of coal assets to NABE, and an accelerated renewables programme.
May 1, 2026
News
PKO BP closes 2025 with PLN 10.7 bn in net profit - the first Polish bank above PLN 10 bn and a PLN 7.68 bn dividend
PKO BP's consolidated 2025 net profit reached PLN 10.68 bn - up 14.8% from PLN 9.30 bn a year earlier and the first such figure in Polish banking-sector history. ROE hit 19.5%, the cost-to-income ratio came in at 31.1%, and the CET1 ratio holds at 16.1%. Under CEO Szymon Midera, the management board recommends a dividend of PLN 6.14 per share - PLN 7.68 bn in total.
May 1, 2026
News
PKO BP recommends PLN 6.14 dividend per share - PLN 7.68 bn in total, record date 5 August 2026
The PKO Bank Polski management board recommends PLN 6.14 per share from 2025 profits - PLN 7.68 bn in total. Record date is 5 August 2026, payment 13 August. It is the third consecutive dividend year at Poland's largest bank - and the continuation of a policy distributing at least 50% of net profit.
May 1, 2026
