| €m |
Note |
2024 |
2025 |
| Consolidated net profit for the period |
|
3,569 |
3,706 |
| + Income taxes |
|
1,494 |
1,540 |
| + Net finance costs |
|
823 |
857 |
| = Profit from operating activities (EBIT) |
|
5,886 |
6,103 |
| + Depreciation, amortization and impairment losses |
|
4,720 |
4,867 |
| + Net loss/net income from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
-25 |
-168 |
| + Other noncash income and expense |
|
-239 |
-101 |
| + Change in provisions |
|
180 |
27 |
| + Change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities |
|
-57 |
-45 |
| + Dividends received |
|
3 |
2 |
| + Income taxes paid |
|
-1,541 |
-1,198 |
| = Net cash from operating activities before changes in working capital |
|
8,927 |
9,487 |
| + Change in inventories |
|
-63 |
-4 |
| + Change in receivables and other current assets |
|
-768 |
-993 |
| + Change in liabilities and other items |
|
625 |
629 |
| = Net cash from operating activities |
43 |
8,722 |
9,119 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
0 |
25 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
189 |
115 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
53 |
0 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
206 |
214 |
| = Proceeds from disposal of noncurrent assets |
|
448 |
354 |
| Subsidiaries and other business units |
|
-23 |
-526 |
| + Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets |
|
-2,936 |
-2,795 |
| + Investments accounted for using the equity method and other investments |
|
-42 |
-405 |
| + Other noncurrent financial assets |
|
-19 |
-347 |
| = Cash paid to acquire noncurrent assets |
|
-3,020 |
-4,073 |
| + Interest received |
|
222 |
217 |
| + Proceeds from/payments for current financial assets |
|
-42 |
-1,218 |
| = Net cash used in investing activities |
43 |
-2,392 |
-4,720 |
| Proceeds from issuance of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
1,341 |
4,459 |
| + Repayments of noncurrent financial liabilities |
|
-3,336 |
-3,764 |
| + Change in current financial liabilities |
|
174 |
-244 |
| + Other financing activities |
|
16 |
-165 |
| + Proceeds from transactions with noncontrolling interests |
|
3 |
1 |
| + Cash paid for transactions with noncontrolling interests |
|
-6 |
0 |
| + Dividend paid to Deutsche Post AG shareholders |
35 |
-2,169 |
-2,123 |
| + Dividend paid to noncontrolling-interest holders |
|
-248 |
-204 |
| + Purchase of treasury shares |
|
-1,234 |
-1,446 |
| + Interest paid |
|
-888 |
-932 |
| = Net cash used in financing activities |
43 |
-6,347 |
-4,418 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
-17 |
-19 |
| + Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
|
-13 |
-224 |
| + Cash and cash equivalents as of January 1 |
|
3,649 |
3,619 |
| = Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31 |
31 |
3,619 |
3,376 |
|
