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Other comprehensive income (loss)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Other comprehensive income (loss)  
Other comprehensive income (loss)

27.Other comprehensive income (loss)

The changes in the components of other comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 are as follows:

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Other comprehensive income (loss)

in € K

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2025

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2024

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2023

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Pretax

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Tax effect

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Components that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

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FVOCI equity investments

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6,537

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215

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6,752

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(15,586)

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(98)

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(15,684)

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18,046

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(209)

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17,837

Actuarial gain (loss) on defined benefit pension plans

 

72,462

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(23,173)

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49,289

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15,990

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(2,843)

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13,147

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(58,455)

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16,405

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(42,050)

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Components that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

 

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Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of reclassification adjustments resulting from deconsolidation

 

(1,544,634)

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(1,544,634)

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727,473

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727,473

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(607,873)

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(607,873)

FVOCI debt securities

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7,639

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(1,265)

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6,374

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(857)

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271

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(586)

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7,299

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(1,321)

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5,978

Other comprehensive income (loss) relating to cash flow hedges:

 

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Changes in fair value of cash flow hedging reserve during the period

 

27,946

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(8,425)

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19,521

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(7,159)

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783

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(6,376)

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2,787

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(1,031)

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1,756

Cost of hedging

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(3,842)

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1,161

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(2,681)

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(895)

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(856)

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(3,547)

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1,132

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(2,415)

Reclassification adjustments

 

(2,812)

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1,784

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(1,028)

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(2,718)

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1,502

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(1,216)

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(4,718)

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1,474

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(3,244)

Total other comprehensive income (loss) relating to cash flow hedges

 

21,292

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(5,480)

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15,812

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(10,772)

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2,324

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(8,448)

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(5,478)

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1,575

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(3,903)

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Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(1,436,704)

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(29,703)

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(1,466,407)

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716,248

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(346)

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715,902

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(646,461)

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16,450

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(630,011)

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