Currency translation income on lease liabilities totaled €54 million (previous year: €26 million), while the related expenses amounted to €34 million (previous year: €119 million). Gains from sale-and-leaseback transactions came in at €68 million (previous year: €51 million) and, as in the previous year, were fully attributable to real estate development projects. The right-of-use assets carried as noncurrent assets resulting from leases are presented separately in the following table:
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS
€m
Land and buildings
Technical equipment and machinery
IT equipment, operating and office equipment
Aircraft
Transport equipment
Advance payments and assets under development
Total
December 31, 2024
Accumulated cost
16,653
240
10
4,937
2,042
225
24,108
of which additions
2,059
48
0
418
586
83
3,195
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses
7,535
133
7
1,540
850
0
10,066
Carrying amount
9,118
107
3
3,397
1,192
225
14,042
December 31, 2025
Accumulated cost
17,132
228
8
5,036
2,137
86
24,627
of which additions
1,901
68
0
967
553
56
3,545
Accumulated depreciation and impairment losses
8,408
112
6
1,240
894
0
10,660
Carrying amount
8,724
115
2
3,796
1,243
86
13,966
In the real estate area, the Group primarily leases warehouses, office buildings and mail and parcel centers. The leased aircraft are predominantly deployed in the air network of the Express segment. The additions also relate to the renewal of the aircraft fleet. Leased transport equipment also includes the leased vehicle fleet. The real estate leases in particular are long-term leases. The Group had 72 real estate leases with remaining lease terms of more than 20 years as of December 31, 2025 (previous year: 69 leases). Aircraft leases have remaining lease terms of up to 13 years (previous year: 14 years). Leases may include extension and termination options, note 7. The leases are negotiated individually and include a wide range of different conditions.
Lease payments including interest in the 2025 fiscal year amounted to €3,434 million (previous year: €3,218 million). Future cash outflows amounted to €18 billion (previous year: €18 billion) as of the reporting date, note 44. Possible future cash outflows amounting to €5.1 billion (previous year: €4.4 billion) were not included in lease liabilities because it is not reasonably certain that the leases will be extended (or not terminated). Leases that the Group has entered into as a lessee but that have not yet commenced result in possible future payment outflows totaling €1.0 billion (previous year: €2.4 billion), which primarily relate to the aircraft fleet. Additional information on the lessee required under IFRS 16 can be found in notes 12, 14, 18, 39 and 43.
