KEY FIGURES

KEY FIGURES
    2019 2020
adjusted
2021 2022
adjusted
2023
Financial figures            
Revenue €m 63,341 66,716 81,747 94,436 81,758
Profit from operating activities (EBIT) €m 4,128 4,847 7,978 8,436 6,345
Return on sales1 % 6.5 7.3 9.8 8.9 7.8
EBIT after asset charge (EAC) €m 1,509 2,199 5,186 5,117 2,860
Consolidated net profit for the period2 €m 2,623 2,979 5,053 5,359 3,677
Net cash from operating activities €m 6,049 7,699 9,993 10,965 9,258
Free cash flow €m 867 2,535 4,092 3,067 2,942
Capex3 €m 3,617 2,999 3,895 4,123 3,370
Equity ratio4 % 27.6 25.5 30.7 34.6 34.3
Net debt5 €m 13,367 12,928 12,772 15,856 17,739
Net gearing6 % 48.2 47.9 39.6 40.1 43.7
Stock data            
Basic earnings per share7 2.13 2.41 4.10 4.41 3.09
Diluted earnings per share8 2.09 2.36 4.01 4.33 3.04
Cash flow per share7, 9 4.90 6.22 8.11 9.03 7.79
Dividend per share 1.15 1.35 1.80 1.85 1.8510
Dividend distribution €m 1,422 1,673 2,205 2,205 2,17010, 11
Number of shares as of December 31 millions 1,236.5 1,239.1 1,239.1 1,239.1 1,239.1
Year-end closing price 34.01 40.50 56.54 35.18 44.86
ESG figures            
Logistics-related12 GHG emissions million t CO2e18 33.20 33.64 39.36 36.59 33.27
Realized Decarbonization Effects12 thousand t CO2e18 728 1,004 1,335
Energy consumption (Scopes 1 and 2) million kWh 26,199 27,427 30,486 34,493 35,056
of which from renewable sources13 million kWh 1,826 2,267 3,062
Number of employees14 headcount 546,924 571,974 592,263 600,278 594,396
Staff costs €m 21,610 22,234 23,879 26,035 26,977
Employee Engagement15 % 77 83 84 83 83
Share of women in middle and upper management % 22.2 23.2 25.1 26.3 27.2
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)16   4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 3.1
Share of valid compliance training certificates17 % 96.5 98.1 98.6
Cybersecurity rating points 700 750
1 EBIT/revenue.
2 After deduction of noncontrolling interests.
3 Capex relating to assets acquired.
4 Equity (including noncontrolling interests)/total equity and liabilities.
5 Calculation, combined management report.
6 Net debt/net debt and equity (including noncontrolling interests).
7 The average weighted number of shares outstanding is used for the calculation.
8 The average weighted number of shares outstanding is adjusted for the number of all potentially dilutive shares.
9 Cash flow from operating activities.
10 Proposal.
11 Estimate.
12 This includes Scope 3 emissions of the GHG Protocol categories 3 (“fuel- and energy-related activities”), 4 (“upstream transportation and distribution”) and 6 (“business travel”).
13 Including consumption by electric vehicles.
14 At year-end, including trainees.
15 Represents the aggregated and weighted results of five statements in the annual Group-wide survey of employees.
16 Work-related accidents per 200,000 working hours resulting in at least one working day of absence following the day of the accident.
17 Middle and upper management.
18 t CO2e = metric tons of CO2e.
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