v3.25.4
Post-employment benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Post-employment benefits [Abstract]  
Value of reimbursement rights and plan assets The adjacent table provides a breakdown of the present value of the funded and unfunded DBO, the fair
value of plan assets and the net position in Germany, the US and in other countries. The table also provides
the value of reimbursement rights.
Philips Group
Post-employment benefits in millions of EUR
Germany
United States
Other countries
Total
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Present value of funded DBO
(499)
(531)
(416)
(209)
(205)
(708)
(1,152)
Present value of unfunded DBO
(224)
(242)
(117)
(131)
(131)
(134)
(472)
(507)
Total present value of DBO
(723)
(773)
(117)
(547)
(340)
(339)
(1,180)
(1,659)
Fair value of plan assets
472
496
465
190
189
662
1,150
Asset ceiling
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
Net position
(251)
(277)
(117)
(82)
(151)
(151)
(519)
(510)
Value of reimbursement rights
7
7
7
7
The asset allocation in the company’s DB plans as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, were:
Philips Group
Plan assets allocation in millions of EUR
2025
2024
Assets quoted in active markets
- Debt securities
216
460
- Equity securities
12
12
- Other 1
180
431
Assets not quoted in active markets
- Debt securities
1
-
- Equity securities
-
-
- Other ¹
253
247
Total assets
662
1,150
1Other assets are primarily composed of cash and cash equivalents, real estate, investment funds, and assets managed by
insurance companies.
Classification net position The classification of the net position is:
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Classification net position in millions of EUR
Germany
United States
Other countries
Total
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Total asset for plans in a surplus
-
-
-
49
-
1
-
50
Total liability for plans in a deficit
(251)
(277)
(117)
(131)
(152)
(152)
(520)
(560)
Net position
(251)
(277)
(117)
(82)
(151)
(151)
(519)
(510)
Pre-tax costs for post-employment benefits Philips Group
Pre-tax costs for post-employment benefits in millions of EUR
2025
2024
2023
Defined benefit plans
71
43
47
- included in income from operations
54
23
25
- included in financial expense
17
20
21
- included in Discontinued operations
-
-
-
Defined contribution plans
317
365
376
- included in income from operations
317
365
376
- included in Discontinued operations
-
-
-
Post-employment benefits costs
388
408
423
Defined benefit obligations Philips Group
Defined benefit obligations in millions of EUR
2025
2024
Balance as of January 1
1,659
1,605
Service cost
31
29
Interest cost
52
65
Employee contributions
4
4
Actuarial (gains) / losses
- demographic assumptions
(1)
-
- financial assumptions
(49)
20
- experience adjustment
1
9
(Negative) past service cost
13
(7)
Settlements
(331)
1
Benefits paid from plan
(103)
(63)
Benefits paid directly by employer
(36)
(36)
Translation differences and other
(60)
32
Balance as of December 31
1,180
1,659
Philips Group
Plan assets in millions of EUR
2025
Asset ceiling
2025
2024
Asset ceiling
2024
Balance as of January 1
1,150
(1)
1,089
-
Interest income on plan assets
35
-
45
-
Admin expenses paid
(1)
-
(1)
-
Return on plan assets excluding interest income
(34)
-
13
-
Employee contributions
4
-
4
-
Employer contributions
(5)
-
30
-
Settlements
(340)
-
-
-
Benefits paid from plan
(103)
-
(63)
-
Translation differences and other
(44)
-
33
(1)
Balance as of December 31
662
(1)
1,150
(1)
Analysis for actuarial assumptions The weighted averages of the assumptions used to calculate the DBO were:
Philips Group
Assumptions used for defined benefit obligations in %
as of December 31,
Germany
United States
Other countries
Total
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
2025
2024
Discount rate
3.9%
3.3%
5.0%
5.1%
4.4%
4.2%
4.1%
4.0%
Inflation rate
2.0%
2.0%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.2%
2.0%
2.1%
Salary increase
2.8%
2.8%
0.0%
0.0%
4.5%
4.4%
3.1%
3.1%
Philips Group
Sensitivity of key assumptions in millions of EUR
2025
2024
Increase
Discount rate (1% movement)
(80)
(123)
Pension increase (1% movement)
54
60
Salary increase (1% movement)
12
14
Longevity ¹
26
34
Decrease
Discount rate (1% movement)
98
150
Pension increase (1% movement)
(47)
(52)
Salary increase (1% movement)
(11)
(12)
Longevity ¹
(21)
(24)
1The mortality table (i.e., longevity) also impacts the DBO. The above sensitivity table illustrates the impact on the DBO of a
further 10% decrease / increase in the assumed rates of mortality for the company’s major plans. A 10% decrease / increase in
assumed mortality rates equals a change of life expectancy by 0.5 - 1 year.