Supplementary cash flow information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Supplementary cash flow information

Schedule of additional information provided with respect to net cash provided by (used in) investing activities


Details for net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
in € K
		2025		2024		2023
Details for acquisitions
Assets acquired		(23,055)		(231)		(3,770)
Liabilities assumed		2,747		—		—
Noncontrolling interests		3,494		—		567
Non-cash consideration		292		54		61
Cash paid		(16,522)		(177)		(3,142)
Less cash acquired		1,220		—		—
Net cash paid for acquisitions		(15,302)		(177)		(3,142)

Cash paid for investments		(2,002)		(14,345)		(5,694)
Cash paid for intangible assets		(4,668)		(8,544)		(26,366)
Total cash paid for acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired, and purchases of intangible assets		(21,972)		(23,066)		(35,202)

Details for divestitures
Cash received from sale of subsidiaries or other businesses, less cash disposed		202,140		629,749		172,201
Proceeds from divestitures		202,140		629,749		172,201

Schedule of reconciliation of debt to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

The following table shows a reconciliation of debt to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for 2025:


Reconciliation of debt to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
in € K
						Non-cash changes
										Amortization
						Acquisitions		Foreign		of debt
		January 1,		Cash		(net of		currency		issuance costs				December 31,
		2025		Flow		divestitures)		translation		and discounts		Other		2025

Short-term debt from unrelated parties		2,099		15,652		—		(722)		—		(14)		17,015
Long-term debt		6,836,108		782,968		227		(346,181)		10,113		4,646		7,287,881
Lease liabilities from unrelated parties		4,027,838		(623,323)		(2,010)		(395,778)		—		465,880	⁽¹⁾	3,472,607
Lease liabilities from related parties		112,863		(25,715)		—		24		—		(69,070)	⁽¹⁾	18,102

(1)	Includes newly concluded leases, lease modifications and reassessments of leases with third parties and related parties. Furthermore, interest expense in the amount of €143,211, net of interest paid (included in Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities), are included.

The following table shows a reconciliation of debt to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for 2024:


Reconciliation of debt to net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
in € K
						Non-cash changes
										Amortization
						Acquisitions		Foreign		of debt
		January 1,		Cash		(net of		currency		issuance costs				December 31,
		2024		Flow		divestitures)		translation		and discounts		Other		2024

Short-term debt from unrelated parties		456,904		(455,687)		2,105		83		—		(1,306)		2,099
Long-term debt (excluding Accounts Receivable Facility)⁽¹⁾		7,424,705		(772,949)		(2,593)		183,142		9,029		(5,226)		6,836,108
Accounts Receivable Facility⁽¹⁾		22,857		(23,096)		—		477		—		(238)		—
Lease liabilities from unrelated parties		4,012,371		(651,686)		(53,764)		193,046		—		527,871	⁽²⁾	4,027,838
Lease liabilities from related parties		133,575		(24,827)		—		(20)		—		4,135	⁽²⁾	112,863

(1)

The Company maintained an accounts receivable securitization program (Accounts Receivable Facility) with a maximum capacity of $900,000 (€768,049 at the date of execution) and an ending term date of August 11, 2024. On May 31, 2024, the Company voluntarily terminated the Accounts Receivable Facility.

(2)	Includes newly concluded leases, lease modifications and reassessments of leases with third parties and related parties. Furthermore, interest expense in the amount of €148,420, net of interest paid (included in Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities), are included.