CloudFerro, one of Poland’s largest cloud service providers, recorded a 13% revenue increase in 2025, reaching 174.3 million zlotys, while operating costs (excluding depreciation) surged 18% to 109.4 million. Despite the cost pressure, the company boosted its net profit by 30% to 7.7 million zlotys, driven by major contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Eumetsat.
The company’s EBITDA stood at 69.6 million zlotys, though the margin slipped to 39.9% from 41.7% in 2024. The bulk of revenue – 111.7 million zlotys or 64% – came from development work, notably the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (CDSE), a free platform managed by ESA that now holds over 91 petabytes of satellite Earth observation data. CloudFerro is part of a consortium alongside T‑Systems and Sinergise delivering this contract.
Another critical long‑term project is the DestinE Data Lake (DEDL), a multi‑cloud repository forming the backbone of the EU’s Destination Earth programme. This aims to create a digital twin of our planet, with over 60 petabytes of storage capacity distributed across five European data centres. Managed by Eumetsat, the digital twin will model Earth systems with high accuracy, improving weather prediction and climate change mitigation strategies.
Key space projects drive growth
In February 2025, CloudFerro signed a contract with the Polish Space Agency to operate the NSIS‑Cloud platform for the National Satellite Information System. Two months later, it became the ground segment operator for CAMILA, Poland’s first observation satellite constellation, designed for crisis monitoring on both civilian and military needs. These wins underscore the company’s deepening role in European space infrastructure.
The company’s operating costs in 2025 reached nearly 163.2 million zlotys, driven by wages (48.5 million zlotys in total), external services (47.6 million) and depreciation (53.8 million). The wage structure is typical for IT – B2B contractors accounted for 30.2 million zlotys, while employment contracts totalled 18.3 million. By year‑end, CloudFerro had 129 contractors (up 15%) and 142 employees on payroll (up 25%), plus 46 on commission contracts. External service costs included colocation fees in data centres across Warsaw, Kajaani, Bologna, Barcelona and Darmstadt, as well as fibre‑optic leases.
Depreciation charges hit 53.8 million zlotys – would have been 4.6 million higher if the company had not extended the useful life of some equipment from 40 to 60 months.
Managing cost pressure and energy efficiency
Key risks for further cost growth include rising energy prices, labour market competition, inflation, and a weak zloty against the euro. To mitigate energy costs and environmental impact, CloudFerro has modernised its data centres with less power‑hungry hardware, chosen facilities powered by renewables (such as those in Finland), and educated staff on saving energy. The company is also installing photovoltaic panels and energy storage in its own infrastructure, while fixed‑price colocation packages hedge against price swings.
– This investment fits into the strategic directions of state policy, including digital sovereignty, AI development, and space technology competencies – said Andrzej Domański, Minister of Economy and Finance, referring to the company’s new sovereign cloud region in Łódź launched in early 2026. The facility can process up to one exabyte of data and supports AI projects.
CloudFerro plans to maintain high capital expenditure in servers and components through 2026, and expects further growth in headcount. At the start of the year, it secured up to 75 million euros in financing from a consortium of mBank and Santander Bank. In June 2026, the company unveiled a new line of mobile cloud solutions for the Polish Armed Forces, state security services, and critical infrastructure operators.
Źródło: WNP.PL, Fot. CloudFerro
