Consolidated cash flow statement

€ million

Note

2025

2024

Cash flow from operating activities

30

       

Profit after tax

   

289

 

976

Adjustments for:

         

- Finance income and expense

27, 28

 

99

 

66

- Tax

29

 

86

 

72

- Result after tax from associates, joint ventures and third-party non-controlling interests

5

 

-1

 

-4

- Depreciation, amortisation and impairment

14, 26

 

506

 

476

- Bookresult sales

22

 

-70

 

-757

Changes in working capital:

         

- Inventories

 

-2

 

-3

 

- Trade and other receivables

 

-19

 

-31

 

- Trade and other payables, accruals and deferred income

 

66

 

129

 

Total changes in working capital

   

45

 

95

           

Changes in deferred tax, provisions, derivatives and other

   

-13

 

28

Cash flow from operations

   

941

 

952

           

Interest paid

   

-81

 

-75

Interest received

   

1

 

-

Dividend received

   

4

 

3

Corporate income tax paid (received)

   

-33

 

-51

           

Cash flow from operating activities

   

832

 

829

           

Cash flow from investing activities

30

       

Investments in intangible assets

4

-44

 

-1

 

Investments in property, plant and equipment

3

-2,071

 

-1,772

 

Construction contributions received from third parties

14

136

 

128

 

Sale of subsidiaries

22

136

 

919

 

GE notes redeemed

6

-7

 

-1

 

Repayments of short-term debt

13

-

 

1

 

Paid deposits

7

-

 

47

 
           

Cash flow from investing activities

   

-1,850

 

-679

           

Cash flow from financing activities

30

       

Issue of green bonds

13

992

 

741

 

Redemption EMTN

13

-

 

-400

 

Issue of subordinated perpetual bond loan

12

495

 

496

 

Repayment of subordinated perpetual bond loan

12

-500

 

-

 

ECP financing issued

13

-

 

-500

 

Long-term debt redeemed

13

-

 

-9

 

Redemption lease liabilities

19

-31

 

-45

 

Reimbursement on subordinated perpetual bond loan

12

-31

 

-8

 

Dividend paid

12

-96

 

-173

 
           

Cash flow from financing activities

   

829

 

102

           

Net cash flow

   

-189

 

252

           

Cash and cash equivalents as at 1 January

   

496

 

244

Net cash flow

   

-189

 

252

           

Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December

   

307

 

496