Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., NL0011794037

Ahold Delhaize reports cyber incident. Ahold stock sits 24.17 percent below its high

Published on 10/16/2026 at 10:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

UBS cut its target to EUR 33.00 on October 6, 2026. Ahold stock costs EUR 32.26 on October 16, 2026, plus 0.12 percent versus Xetra close.

Cybersecurity and valuation context

Ahold Delhaize said on October 12, 2026, that stores remained open during a network security incident.
UBS cut its target from EUR 37.00 to EUR 33.00 on October 6, 2026.
Ahold stock trades at EUR 32.26 at 10:31 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, 0.12 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026.

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Ahold stock (ISIN NL0011794037) stood 24.17 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 42.54 while trading at EUR 32.26 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, at 10:31 a.m. CEST, 0.12 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 32.22. Ahold Delhaize said on October 12, 2026, that it was dealing with a network security issue while its stores remained open, according to Ahold Delhaize.

Cyber incident on October 12

The company said its teams took steps to assess and mitigate the issue, including taking some systems offline. It also said stores were open and serving customers on October 12, 2026, making operational continuity the central near-term issue for the retailer.

The incident came ahead of the third-quarter reporting date. Ahold Delhaize's second-quarter results were published on August 5, 2026, while the next report is scheduled for November 4, 2026.

Three events shape the timeline

On October 6, 2026, UBS cut its Ahold Delhaize price target from EUR 37.00 to EUR 33.00 and kept a Neutral rating, according to FinanzNachrichten. On October 12, 2026, Ahold Delhaize disclosed the network security issue at 8:29 a.m. Amsterdam time. On October 14, 2026, the company announced that third-quarter results would be published on November 4, 2026.

What does the target cut signal?

UBS's move placed its target EUR 0.74 above the Lang & Schwarz price and followed its view that the third quarter could prove more difficult than the prior quarter and first half. That assessment gives the October 12 incident a second investor lens: operational resilience now sits alongside food-retail trading conditions before the November report.

Next dates for Ahold investors

Ahold Delhaize will publish third-quarter 2026 results on November 4, 2026, at 7:30 a.m. CET and begin its conference call at 10:00 a.m. CET, according to Ahold Delhaize. The investor calendar also lists February 17, 2027, for fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results.

Stock stays below its yearly high

The EUR 28.1 billion market capitalization and the EUR 30.34 to EUR 42.54 52-week range were shown for October 16, 2026. Ahold stock was trading at EUR 32.26 at Lang & Schwarz on October 16, 2026, at 10:31 a.m. CEST, 0.12 percent above the Xetra close of October 15, 2026 at EUR 32.22. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Ahold stock.