As of September 2026, 1,101 active tobacco companies were registered in Ukraine, according to Open4business based on data from the Unified State Register provided by Opendatabot.
In the first eight months of 2026, 39 new companies were registered, while eight enterprises ceased operations. Thus, the net increase was 31 companies.
Over the same period last year, the number of companies increased by 35.
Despite the continued growth, the current pace remains significantly lower than before the war. In 2021, the net increase in the number of enterprises in the tobacco sector amounted to 82 companies.
Financial indicators of the industry also demonstrate an increase in turnover. 41 companies that submitted comparable reports for the first half of 2025 and 2026 increased their total revenue by 10% to UAH 198.18 billion. At the same time, net profit decreased by 8% and amounted to UAH 6.5 billion. At the same time, the share of profitable enterprises increased. In the first half of 2026, 29 out of 41 companies, or 71%, showed a positive financial result, against 63% a year earlier.
In general, 50 companies in the industry submitted financial statements for the first half of the current year. A year earlier, there were 13 more such enterprises.
Source: Opendatabot.
