1、 Business performance Selected financial information Contact 01 Quarterly Statement as of March 31,2025 Business performance Quarterly Statement as of March 31,2025 SELECTED KEY FIGURES Q1 2024 Q1 2025+/%Revenue m 20,251 20,809 2.8 Profit from operating activities(EBIT)m 1,311 1,370 4.5 Return on sa

2、les1%6.5 6.6 EBIT after asset charge(EAC)m 402 430 6.9 Consolidated net profit for the period2 m 740 786 6.2 Free cash flow m 608 692 14.0 Net debt3 m 18,998 18,797 1.1 Earnings per share4 0.63 0.68 8.2 Number of employees5 594,879 580,580 2.4 1 EBIT/revenue.2 After deduction of noncontrolling inter

3、ests.3 Prior-year figure as of December 31.4 Basic earnings per share.5 Headcount at the end of the quarter,including trainees.Significant events As part of the sixth tranche and the initiated seventh tranche of the 20222026 share buyback program,we repurchased a total of 3.3 million shares to the v

4、alue of 127 million in the first quarter of 2025.Since the beginning of the share buyback program,we have so far repurchased a total of 83.3 million shares to the value of 3,250 million.On March 24,2025,we issued three bonds with different maturities and an aggregate principal amount of 2.25 billion

5、.The proceeds will be used,among other things,to refinance existing financial liabilities.Consolidated revenue rises to 20,809 million In the first quarter of 2025,consolidated revenue rose from 20,251 million to 20,809 million.This includes positive currency effects amounting to 65 million.At 592 m

6、illion,other operating income was below the prior-year level of 625 million.Consolidated EBIT up 4.5%year on year At 1,370 million,consolidated EBIT in the first quarter of 2025 was 4.5%up on the prior-year figure.Net finance costs of 184 million exceeded the prior-year figure of 168 million.Profit