2025 Universal Registration Document

1. Presentation of the Group – Integrated Report

Comparative consolidated income statements
Comparative consolidated income statements
€ millions 2025 2024 2023
Net sales Net sales

2025

44,052.0
Net sales

2024

43,486.8
Net sales

2023

41,182.5
Cost of sales

Cost of sales

2025

(11,313.4)

Cost of sales

2024

(11,227.0)

Cost of sales

2023

(10,767.0)

Gross profit Gross profit

2025

32,738.6
Gross profit

2024

32,259.8
Gross profit

2023

30,415.5
Research & Innovation expenses

Research & Innovation expenses

2025

(1,380.6)

Research & Innovation expenses

2024

(1,354.7)

Research & Innovation expenses

2023

(1,288.9)

Advertising and promotion expenses

Advertising and promotion expenses

2025

(14,177.8)

Advertising and promotion expenses

2024

(14,008.9)

Advertising and promotion expenses

2023

(13,356.6)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses

2025

(8,288.3)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

2024

(8,208.7)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

2023

(7,626.7)

Operating profit Operating profit

2025

8,891.9
Operating profit

2024

8,687.5
Operating profit

2023

8,143.3
Other income and expenses

Other income and expenses

2025

(505.4)

Other income and expenses

2024

(437.7)

Other income and expenses

2023

(449.9)

Operational profit Operational profit

2025

8,386.5
Operational profit

2024

8,249.8
Operational profit

2023

7,693.4
Finance costs on gross debt

Finance costs on gross debt

2025

(365.8)

Finance costs on gross debt

2024

(373.4)

Finance costs on gross debt

2023

(226.7)

Finance income on cash and cash equivalents

Finance income on cash and cash equivalents

2025

167.7

Finance income on cash and cash equivalents

2024

148.7

Finance income on cash and cash equivalents

2023

162.1

Finance costs on net debt Finance costs on net debt

2025

(198.1)
Finance costs on net debt

2024

(224.7)
Finance costs on net debt

2023

(64.6)
Other financial income and expenses

Other financial income and expenses

2025

(38.0)

Other financial income and expenses

2024

(36.7)

Other financial income and expenses

2023

(48.8)

Dividends received

Dividends received

2025

351.9

Dividends received

2024

444.5

Dividends received

2023

420.9

Profit before tax and associates Profit before tax and associates

2025

8,502.2
Profit before tax and associates

2024

8,432.9
Profit before tax and associates

2023

8,001.0
Income tax

Income tax

2025

(2,363.1)

Income tax

2024

(2,015.1)

Income tax

2023

(1,810.6)

Share of profit in associates

Share of profit in associates

2025

(5.5)

Share of profit in associates

2024

(1.3)

Share of profit in associates

2023

0.2

Net profit Net profit

2025

6,133.7
Net profit

2024

6,416.5
Net profit

2023

6,190.5
Attributable to:

Attributable to:

2025

 

Attributable to:

2024

 

Attributable to:

2023

 

owners of the company owners of the company

2025

6,127.2

owners of the company

2024

6,408.7

owners of the company

2023

6,184.0

non-controlling interests non-controlling interests

2025

6.5

non-controlling interests

2024

7.8

non-controlling interests

2023

6.5

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company (euros)

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2025

11.48

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2024

11.99

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2023

11.55

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company (euros)

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2025

11.44

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2024

11.95

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company

(euros)

2023

11.52

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non-recurring items (euros)

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non-recurring items

(euros)

2025

12.75

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non-recurring items

(euros)

2024

12.70

Earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non-recurring items

(euros)

2023

12.11

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non‑recurring items (euros)

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non‑recurring items

(euros)

2025

12.71

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non‑recurring items

(euros)

2024

12.66

Diluted earnings per share attributable to owners of the company, excluding non‑recurring items

(euros)

2023

12.08

Sources and uses of funds

This chart shows sources and uses of funds.

Sources

  • Net profit attributable to owners of the company: 6,133.7
  • Amortisation and provisions: 1,817.4
  • Capital gains or losses on disposals of assets, changes in deferred taxes and other: 378.4

Uses

  • Investments in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets : 1,495.3
  • Operating cash flow: 7,161.6
  • Changes in working capital: -327.4

Gross cash flow: 8,329.5