Profitability
Creating value that lasts
For us, economic sustainability is about how we increase profitability in dairy farming, to the benefit of both farmers, animals and the planet. Long-term profitability is built on good living conditions for cows, as healthier animals need fewer treatments and produce higher-quality milk, creating greater value for the farmer while contributing to a lower environmental footprint.
It is also about how we create an economically valuable business. In other words, we focus on ensuring fair wages and benefits for our employees. We also invest in the wider society industry investments like our Gustaf de Laval fund that funds projects that we believe will benefit the industry.
Strong financial performance enables us to attract and retain top talent, while also supporting our customers over the long term.
Long-term profitability is built on good living conditions for cows, as healthier animals need fewer treatments and produce higher-quality milk, creating greater value for the farmer while contributing to a lower environmental footprint.
Activities 2025
Our profitability initiatives during 2025 have been focused on creating value within the existing structure, adding more value to existing products and services. A couple of examples are the MA200 retrofit and the introduction of the DeLaval Performance Plan programme.
Milking parlour retrofit enables sustainable modernisation in China
During 2025, we helped a dairy farm in China extend the lifetime of a 20-year-old parallel parlour by replacing the existing MP400 system with new MA200 Milking automation. We retained original components to reduce both costs for the farmer and environmental impact.
Alongside the new hardware, we added DelPro™ Farm Manager, which interprets and presents data collected from our system's sensors.
This successful initiative demonstrates how older installations can take small steps towards the future without the need for a full replacement, while still enhancing milking efficiency.
DeLaval Performance plan
As part of our 2025 business strategy, we launched the DeLaval Performance Plan programme. DeLaval Performance Plans are tailored, farm‑specific programmes that bundle together the services a farmer needs to improve and maintain long‑term performance. Rather than selling single products, the plans combine three pillars:
- InService™ All‑Inclusive which provides scheduled maintenance, service and consumables
- Digital services via DeLaval Plus which provides data, insights, predictions and performance monitoring
- Advisory services where our advisors provide expert guidance to optimise milking performance, cow health and farm efficiency
Overall, Performance Plans aims to position DeLaval as a performance partner, helping farmers boost efficiency, animal welfare and profitability through an integrated, proactive and data‑driven approach.