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CP More Than Doubles Its 2025 Profit to €4.8 Million on a Record 208 Million Passengers — Comboios de Portugal Exits the General Government Sector and Will Gain Procurement Autonomy in 2027

CP More Than Doubles Its 2025 Profit to €4.8 Million on a Record 208 Million Passengers — Comboios de Portugal Exits the General Government Sector and Will Gain Procurement Autonomy in 2027

Comboios de Portugal closed 2025 with a €4.8M profit — up 166% — on 208M passengers, helped by the €20 Passe Ferroviário Verde. INE has now removed CP from the general government institutional sector register, which from 2027 will hand the operator full management and procurement autonomy.
The Portugal Brief
Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 2026 European Payment Report Catches 60% of Portuguese Companies Paying Suppliers Late Because They Are Paid Late — B2B Gap Stretches From 16 to 20 Days as 10.27% of Revenue Arrives Behind Contract

Intrum's 29th European Payment Report puts 60% of Portuguese firms on a late-because-late spiral. The B2B gap between contractual and actual payment dates has stretched from 16 days in 2023 to 20 in 2026, and 10.27% of company revenue now arrives behind schedule.
The Portugal Brief