2024 Universal Registration Document

General and financial elements

Cash flow statement

(in € millions)   Note 2024 2023
Operating activities Operating activities

 

 

Operating activities

Note

 

Operating activities2024

 

Operating activities

2023

 

Gross operating income

Gross operating income

 

 

Gross operating income

Note

 

Gross operating income

2024

51 

Gross operating income

2023

50 

Financial and exceptional items

Financial and exceptional items

 

 

Financial and exceptional items

Note

 

Financial and exceptional items

2024

2,473 

Financial and exceptional items

2023

2,478 

Tax

Tax

 

 

Tax

Note

 

Tax

2024

129 

Tax

2023

79 

Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs

 

 

Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs

Note

 

Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs20242,653  Cash flow from operations before tax and financing costs

2023

2,606 
Net change in working capital requirement

Net change in working capital requirement

 

 

Net change in working capital requirement

Note

 

Net change in working capital requirement

2024

110 

Net change in working capital requirement

2023

(17)

Total Total

 

I
Total

Note

 

Total20242,763  Total

2023

2,589 
Investing activities Investing activities

 

 

Investing activities

Note

 

Investing activities2024

 

Investing activities

2023

 

Net operating investments

Net operating investments

 

 

Net operating investments

Note

 

Net operating investments

2024

Net operating investments

2023

(1)

Net financial investments

Net financial investments

 

 

Net financial investments

Note

 

Net financial investments

2024

(1,774)

Net financial investments

2023

(1,709)

Change in other non-current financial assets and treasury shares

Change in other non-current financial assets and treasury shares

 

 

Change in other non-current financial assets and treasury shares

Note

 

Change in other non-current financial assets and treasury shares

2024

(1,906)

Change in other non-current financial assets and treasury shares

2023

(395)

Total Total

 

II
Total

Note

 

Total2024(3,678) Total

2023

(2,105)
Financing activities Financing activities

 

 

Financing activities

Note

 

Financing activities2024

 

Financing activities

2023

 

Increase in share capital

Increase in share capital

 

 

Increase in share capital

Note

 

Increase in share capital

2024

668 

Increase in share capital

2023

709 

Dividends paid

Dividends paid

 

 

Dividends paid

Note

 

Dividends paid

2024

(2,570)

Dividends paid

2023

(2,293)

of which interim dividends of which interim dividends

 

 

of which interim dividends

Note

 

of which interim dividends2024(597) of which interim dividends

2023

(599)
Total Total

 

III
Total

Note

 

Total2024(1,902) Total

2023

(1,584)
Cash flow for the period Cash flow for the period

 

I + II + III
Cash flow for the period

Note

 

Cash flow for the period2024(2,816) Cash flow for the period

2023

(1,100)
Net financial surplus (debt) at 1 January Net financial surplus (debt) at 1 January

 

 

Net financial surplus (debt) at 1 January

Note

6.1
Net financial surplus (debt) at 1 January20244,003  Net financial surplus (debt) at 1 January

2023

5,102 
Net financial surplus (debt) at 31 December Net financial surplus (debt) at 31 December

 

 

Net financial surplus (debt) at 31 December

Note

6.1
Net financial surplus (debt) at 31 December20241,187  Net financial surplus (debt) at 31 December

2023

4,003