v3.25.3
Consolidated statements of cash flows - EUR (€)
€ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2024
Operating activities    
Net income € 789,247 € 622,752
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Depreciation, amortization and impairment loss 1,126,855 1,265,256
Change in deferred taxes, net (30,556) (119,165)
(Gain) loss from the sale of fixed assets, right-of-use assets, investments and divestitures 105,318 (38,148)
Income from equity method investees (139,680) (102,730)
Interest expense, net 229,403 255,688
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of amounts from businesses acquired:    
Trade accounts and other receivables from unrelated parties (174,804) (228,737)
Inventories (189,486) 12,236
Other current and non-current assets 19,514 (111,148)
Accounts receivable from related parties 6,806 129,582
Accounts payable to related parties 30,904 (23,882)
Accounts payable to unrelated parties, provisions and other current and non-current liabilities 89,910 116,245
Income tax liabilities 202,490 332,798
Received dividends from investments in equity method investees 5,691 5,151
Paid interest (260,981) (276,771)
Received interest 54,542 48,740
Paid income taxes (185,860) (333,425)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 1,679,313 1,554,442
Investing activities    
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and capitalized development costs (492,357) (458,668)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired, investments and purchases of intangible assets (18,676) (18,509)
Investments in debt securities (25,444) (64,589)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 11,642 6,504
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash disposed 163,586 502,072
Proceeds from sale of debt securities 56,949 67,445
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (304,300) 34,255
Financing activities    
Proceeds from short-term debt from unrelated parties 159,346 182,287
Repayments of short-term debt from unrelated parties (90,583) (537,069)
Proceeds from long-term debt 1,121,793 40,361
Repayments of long-term debt (830,245) (249,723)
Repayments of lease liabilities from unrelated parties (477,313) (484,526)
Repayments of lease liabilities from related parties (19,122) (18,666)
Increase (decrease) of accounts receivable facility   (22,995)
Purchase of treasury stock (151,119)  
Dividends paid (422,515) (349,162)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (505,304) (178,661)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests 20,244 14,039
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,194,818) (1,604,115)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (109,301) (24,595)
Cash and cash equivalents:    
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 70,894 (40,013)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 1,185,328 1,427,225
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 1,256,222 1,387,212
Thereof: cash and cash equivalents within the disposal groups € 274 € 16,322