BRATISLAVA — June 18, 2026 — ESET, Europe’s largest cybersecurity vendor*, today announced its 2025 results, highlighting sustained growth, strong profitability, and continued progress in innovation and global expansion.
The ESET Group reported revenues of €733 million, representing a 6% year-over-year increase (8% at fixed exchange rates based on 2025). EBITDA reached €105 million, with business customers continuing to drive growth, while the consumer segment also exceeded expectations.
A clear identity: independence, technology, and trust
ESET’s performance is rooted in a distinctive approach to cybersecurity. As a privately owned European company, ESET combines independence, in-house technology development, and long-term expertise to deliver reliable protection in an increasingly complex threat landscape. These features further anchor its commitment to regulatory compliance and trustworthy technology development.
With its technology stack developed internally—from detection engines to AI and threat intelligence—ESET maintains full control over quality, innovation, and security. This model enables faster response to emerging threats and strengthens trust among customers, partners, and institutions.
“Rapid technological change and rising geopolitical tensions continued to reshape the cybersecurity landscape in 2025,” said Richard Marko, CEO of ESET. “These dynamics not only accelerated demand, but also reinforced the importance of trusted, independent cybersecurity providers.”
Growth driven by enterprise expansion
Growth was largely fueled by strong demand from business customers. ESET also continued to advance its custom offering through ESET PRIVATE solutions, delivering cybersecurity designed for large organizations, governments, critical infrastructure operators including air-gapping, embedded scanning, proactive client protection, industrial security, and services including both private Security Operations Center services and custom advisory. This offer combines advanced technologies with specialized services to address both complex operational and regulatory requirements.
Advancing cybersecurity through innovation and AI
In 2025, ESET further strengthened its product portfolio across both business and consumer segments, with a strong focus on AI-driven security, automation, and resilience. ESET applies AI with a focus on responsible and practical use cases, ensuring measurable security outcomes while maintaining privacy and compliance standards.
Key innovations included:
- Introduction of ESET AI Advisor to ESET PROTECT XDR to simplify security operations, check analyst fatigue, and help address talent shortages
- Enhanced ransomware resilience
- Faster Managed Detection and Response
- Expansion of integrations with major platforms such as Splunk and Wazuh
- New threat intelligence feeds, covering ransomware, phishing, and botnets
- For consumers: ransomware remediation, deep web inspection for advanced phishing detection, and router-level VPN for extended protection across home networks
European roots and global expansion
As a European company with over 35 years of experience, ESET continues to expand its global footprint while maintaining a strong regional identity.
In 2025, the company strengthened its presence in Northern Europe with the launch of ESET Norden, headquartered in Copenhagen. This expansion reflects a broader strategy to combine global reach with local expertise, enabling closer relationships with customers and partners.
The expansion was accompanied by the full global rollout of ESET Cyber Awareness Training as a service—a core component of improved cyber resilience in all markets.
Research-led expertise and global impact
ESET’s research capabilities remain a cornerstone of its success, providing visibility into the evolving threat landscape and supporting both product development and global cybersecurity efforts.
In 2025, ESET researchers contributed significant discoveries, including:
- The first known AI-powered ransomware: PromptLock
- Critical vulnerabilities affecting system security: UEFI Secure Boot bypass
- Lazarus APT campaigns targeting key industries, including the UAV sector
Beyond research, ESET actively collaborates with international organizations such as Europol and ENISA, supporting coordinated efforts to combat cybercrime and strengthen global resilience.
Recognition and performance validation
ESET’s technology and expertise were consistently recognized by independent testing organizations and industry analysts in 2025, including:
- ESET HOME Security Essential won AV Comparatives’ 2024 Product of the Year
- ESET HOME Security named Leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Consumer Digital Life Protection Report
- ESET earned top performance in MITRE ATT&CK® evaluations with 100% protection rates
- ESET won multiple AV-Comparatives awards for EPR, EDR, and Business Security
- ESET won 2025 SC Award for Ransomware Remediation
These results reinforce ESET’s position as a trusted provider of high-quality cybersecurity solutions.
A resilient organization built on expertise
ESET’s long-term success is underpinned by its people. The company benefits from exceptional talent continuity, with a significant share of experts remaining for over a decade—an important advantage in an industry facing a global talent shortage.
Combined with its independence and in-house capabilities, this stability enables ESET to maintain consistent innovation and deliver long-term value.
Looking ahead
In 2025, ESET continued to strengthen its position as a technology-led cybersecurity company, combining AI, human expertise, and global threat intelligence to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions in an increasingly AI-driven world.
The company remains committed to protecting organizations and individuals worldwide while contributing to a more secure and trustworthy digital environment.
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*According to Frost Radar™: Endpoint Security, 2025 (Frost & Sullivan), ESET is the largest global cybersecurity provider headquartered in Europe.
About ESET
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint security to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give individuals and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D facilities worldwide, ESET became the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single “in-the-wild” malware without interruption since 2003.
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