Cash flow statement
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
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2024
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2023
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
1. Operating activities
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Group net profit
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2024
1,824.7
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2023
1,832.6
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Income tax
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2024
867.5
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2023
1,008.2
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Investment and financial result
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2024
145.9
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2023
500.5
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Amortization and depreciation
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2024
2,311.2
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2023
2,397.0
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Change in provisions excluding obligations from emission allowances
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2024
-596.0
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2023
203.9
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Result from disposals of assets
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2024
13.9
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2023
0.3
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Other non-cash-relevant expenses/income
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2024
-117.2
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2023
626.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Change in assets and liabilities from operating activities
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2024
-892.6
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2023
-4,762.8
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Net balance of inventories and obligations from emission allowances
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2024
(396.0)
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2023
(-398.9)
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Net balance of trade receivables and payables, services not yet invoiced and payments on account that have been made and received
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2024
(-854.7)
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2023
(-3,152.2)
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Net balance of other assets and liabilities
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2024
(-433.9)
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2023
(-1,211.7)
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Income tax paid
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2024
-937.2
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2023
-906.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash flow from operating activities
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2024
2,620.2
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2023
899.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
2. Investing activities
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Capital expenditure on intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
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2024
-5,483.5
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2023
-4,403.8
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Disposals of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment
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2024
45.4
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2023
50.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash received from subsidies for construction cost and investments
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2024
113.0
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2023
104.5
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash paid for the acquisition of companies and interests in entities accounted for using the equity method as well as in joint operations
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2024
-260.8
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2023
-215.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash paid related to the sale of companies and interests in entities accounted for using
the equity method as well as in joint operations |
2024
-2.7
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2023
0.0
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash payments for securities, financial investments and other financial assets
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2024
-8,145.7
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2023
-5,992.8
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash received for securities, financial investments and other financial assets
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2024
6,899.8
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2023
4,130.3
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Interest received
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2024
413.2
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2023
331.7
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Dividends received
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2024
214.6
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2023
198.1
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash flow from investing activities
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2024
-6,206.7
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2023
-5,797.0
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
3. Financing activities
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Interest paid
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2024
-448.5
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2023
-421.2
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Dividends paid
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2024
-637.2
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2023
-417.1
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash received for changes in ownership interest without loss of control
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2024
0.0
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2023
1,487.4
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Increase in financial liabilities
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2024
4,575.7
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2023
4,964.2
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Repayment of financial liabilities
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2024
-1,521.6
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2023
-1,372.9
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Repayment of lease liabilities
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2024
-203.0
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2023
-175.2
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash received for capital increases in non-controlling interests
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2024
1,018.8
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2023
624.6
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash paid for capital reductions in non-controlling interests
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2024
-20.3
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2023
-17.9
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Other cash paid at non-controlling interests
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2024
-383.6
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2023
-252.6
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash flow from financing activities
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2024
2,380.3
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2023
4,419.3
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
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2024
-1,206.2
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2023
-478.0
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to changes in the consolidated companies
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2024
20.2
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2023
6.4
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Net foreign exchange difference and other changes in cash and cash equivalents
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2024
23.0
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2023
-8.9
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Change in cash and cash equivalents
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2024
-1,163.0
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2023
-480.5
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
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2024
5,995.1
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2023
6,475.6
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
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2024
4,832.1
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2023
5,995.1
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
of which cash and cash equivalents in current assets
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2024
(4,831.6)
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2023
(5,995.1)
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in € million0Further information is available in the notes under (33) “Notes to the cash flow statement.”
of which cash and cash equivalents in assets held for sale
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2024
(0.5)
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2023
(0.0)
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