Ikea is officially a non-profit, and pays a tax rate of 3.5% because of it
https://www.fastcompany.com/3035734/ikea-is-a-nonprofit-and-...
https://www.fastcompany.com/3035734/ikea-is-a-nonprofit-and-...
Essentially, Ikea is profitable because it utilizes a tax-avoidance strategy involving the use of a non-profit and so your comment is in my opinion basically true and they are "cheating" a bit. A pretty slick cheat, though.
Also, thank you for shining a light on this as I was ignorant of the whole thing.