UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 25, 2025
Commission file number:
001-14251
SAP EUROPEAN COMPANY
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16
69190 Walldorf
Federal Republic of Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F | [X] | Form 40-F | [ ] |
SAP SE
FORM 6-K
On April 22, 2025, SAP SE, (“SAP"), filed a quarterly statement with Deutsche Boerse AG for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 (the “Quarterly Statement”). The Quarterly Statement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
This Quarterly Statement discloses certain non-IFRS measures. These measures are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures. The non-IFRS financial measures that we report should be considered in addition to, and not as substitutes for or superior to, revenue, operating income, cash flows, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Please refer to Explanations of Non-IFRS Measures online (https://www.sap.com/investors/performance-measures) for further information regarding the non-IFRS measures.
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "project," "predict," "should" and "will" and similar expressions as they relate to SAP are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect SAP's future financial results are discussed more fully in SAP's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including SAP's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
99.1 | Quarterly Statement dated April 22, 2025 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SAP SE | |
(Registrant) |
By: | /s/ Christopher Sessar | ||
Name: | Dr. Christopher Sessar | ||
Title: | Chief Accounting Officer |
By: | /s/ Julia Zicke | ||
Name: | Dr. Julia Zicke | ||
Title: | Head of External Reporting and Accounting Technology |
Date: April 25, 2025
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
99.1 | Quarterly Statement dated April 22, 2025 |
Exhibit 99.1
Current cloud backlog of €18.2 billion, up 28% and up 29% at constant currencies |
Cloud revenue up 27% and up 26% at constant currencies |
Cloud ERP Suite revenue up 34% and up 33% at constant currencies |
Total revenue up 12% and up 11% at constant currencies |
IFRS operating profit of €2.3 billion; non-IFRS operating profit of €2.5 billion, up 60% and up 58% at constant currencies |
Q1 2025 | in € millions, unless otherwise stated
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Walldorf, Germany – April 22, 2025
SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announced today its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Christian Klein, CEO:
Q1 once again underlines that our success formula is working. Current cloud backlog expanded 29% at constant currencies and total revenue saw a double-digit increase. With a share of more predictable revenue of 86%, SAP’s business model remains resilient in uncertain times. Our AI-powered portfolio enables companies to navigate supply chain disruptions in over 130 countries and to unlock efficiencies with agility and speed.
Dominik Asam, CFO:
Q1 marks a solid start to the year in a highly volatile environment, with strong total revenue growth and outstanding operating profit expansion. These results are a testament to our cost discipline and focused execution. While we’re encouraged by this momentum, we remain mindful of the broader environment and are approaching the rest of the year with vigilance, continuing to safeguard both profit and cash flow.
Financial Performance
Group results at a glance – First quarter 2025
IFRS | Non-IFRS1 | |||||||
€ million, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | ∆ in % const. curr. | |
SaaS/PaaS | 4,890 | 3,764 | 30 | 4,890 | 3,764 | 30 | 28 | |
Thereof Cloud ERP Suite2 | 4,251 | 3,167 | 34 | 4,251 | 3,167 | 34 | 33 | |
Thereof Extension Suite3 | 639 | 598 | 7 | 639 | 598 | 7 | 6 | |
IaaS4 | 104 | 164 | –37 | 104 | 164 | –37 | –38 | |
Cloud revenue | 4,993 | 3,928 | 27 | 4,993 | 3,928 | 27 | 26 | |
Cloud and software revenue | 7,938 | 6,960 | 14 | 7,938 | 6,960 | 14 | 13 | |
Total revenue | 9,013 | 8,041 | 12 | 9,013 | 8,041 | 12 | 11 | |
Share of more predictable revenue (in %) | 86 | 84 | 2pp | 86 | 84 | 2pp | ||
Cloud gross profit | 3,720 | 2,837 | 31 | 3,745 | 2,849 | 31 | 30 | |
Gross profit | 6,607 | 5,762 | 15 | 6,632 | 5,774 | 15 | 14 | |
Operating profit (loss) | 2,333 | –787 | NA | 2,455 | 1,533 | 60 | 58 | |
Profit (loss) after tax | 1,796 | –824 | NA | 1,681 | 944 | 78 | ||
Earnings per share - Basic (in €) | 1.52 | –0.71 | NA | 1.44 | 0.81 | 79 | ||
Net cash flows from operating activities | 3,780 | 2,878 | 31 | |||||
Free cash flow | 3,583 | 2,642 | 36 |
1 For a breakdown of the individual adjustments see table “Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas” in this Quarterly Statement.
2 Cloud ERP Suite references the portfolio of strategic Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions that are tightly integrated with our core ERP solutions and are included in key commercial packages, such as RISE with SAP. Further, Cloud ERP Suite also includes cloud-based maintenance components supporting our customers’ ERP landscapes and their cloud transformation. The following offerings contribute to Cloud ERP Suite revenue: SAP Cloud ERP, SAP Business Technology Platform, financial- and spend management, supply chain management, core solutions for human capital management, commerce, business transformation management and AI.
3 Extension Suite references SAP’s remaining SaaS and PaaS solutions that supplement and extend the functional coverage of the Cloud ERP Suite.
4 Infrastructure as a service (IaaS): The major portion of IaaS comes from SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Financial Highlights1
First Quarter 2025
In the first quarter, current cloud backlog grew by 28% to €18.20 billion and was up 29% at constant currencies. Cloud revenue was up 27% to €4.99 billion and up 26% at constant currencies. Cloud ERP Suite revenue was up 34% to €4.25 billion and up 33% at constant currencies.
Software licenses revenue decreased by 10% to €0.18 billion and was down 10% at constant currencies. Cloud and software revenue was up 14% to €7.94 billion and up 13% at constant currencies. Services revenue was down 1% to €1.07 billion and down 2% at constant currencies. Total revenue was up 12% to €9.01 billion and up 11% at constant currencies.
The share of more predictable revenue increased by 2 percentage points to 86%.
IFRS cloud gross profit was up 31% to €3.72 billion. Non-IFRS cloud gross profit was up 31% to €3.74 billion and was up 30% at constant currencies. IFRS Cloud gross margin was up 2.3 percentage points to 74.5%, non-IFRS cloud gross margin up 2.5 percentage points to 75.0% and up 2.6 percentage points at constant currencies.
IFRS operating profit increased to €2.33 billion and IFRS operating margin was up 35.7 percentage points to 25.9%. IFRS operating profit growth was positively impacted by a restructuring expense decline of €2.2 billion as compared to Q1 2024 in connection with the 2024 transformation program. Non-IFRS operating profit was up 60% to €2.46 billion and was up 58% at constant currencies, non-IFRS operating margin increased by 8.2 percentage points to 27.2% and was up 8.1 percentage points to 27.1% at constant currencies. Both, IFRS and non-IFRS operating profit growth benefitted from the operational efficiencies realized through successful execution of the 2024 transformation program.
IFRS earnings per share (basic) increased to €1.52. Non-IFRS earnings per share (basic) increased 79% to €1.44. IFRS effective tax rate was 27.2% and non-IFRS effective tax rate was 29.4%. Both were mainly driven by a temporary inability to offset withholding taxes in Germany due to carryforward of tax losses from prior year. The IFRS effective tax rate is lower than the non-IFRS effective tax rate due to tax benefits from tax-exempt income.
Operating cash flow in the first quarter was up 31% to €3.78 billion and free cash flow increased by 36% to €3.58 billion. The increase was mainly attributable to the higher profitability and the positive development of working capital (outside of restructuring related impacts), which was partially offset by higher payouts for share-based compensation and restructuring.
Share Repurchase Program
In May 2023, SAP announced a share repurchase program with an aggregate volume of up to €5 billion and a term until December 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, SAP had repurchased 18,985,135 shares at an average price of €164.79 resulting in a purchased volume of approximately €3.1 billion under the program. Additionally, the third tranche of the program was completed on April 08, 2025, with a purchased volume of approximately €1.5 billion.
2024 Transformation Program: Focus on scalability of operations and key strategic growth areas
In January 2024, SAP announced a company-wide restructuring program which concluded as planned in the first quarter 2025. Overall expenses associated with the program are approximately €3.2 billion. Restructuring payouts amounted to €2.5 billion for the full-year 2024 and €0.3 billion for the first quarter 2025. Approximately €0.4 billion is expected to be paid out in the remainder of 2025.
Business Highlights
In the first quarter, customers around the globe continued to choose “RISE with SAP” to drive their end-to-end business transformations. These customers included: Alte Leipziger-Hallesche, East Japan Railway, Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit), Heijmans, HUGO BOSS, Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Mazda Motor, Molson Coors Beverage Company, Piramal Pharma, SYENSQO, TOPPAN, Tyson Foods, Villeroy & Boch Group, Webasto Group, and WWZ Energie.
Climeworks, HMM, LG Energy Solution, Lion, Nanometrics, and Samyang Foods went live on SAP S/4HANA Cloud in the first quarter.
Gymshark, HARGASSNER, Oki Electric Industry, Sciens Building Solutions, Stegra, and VFS Global chose “GROW with SAP”, an offering helping customers adopt cloud ERP with speed, predictability, and continuous innovation.
Key customer wins across SAP’s solution portfolio included: ACTION, Booking, DKSH, Energy Queensland, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, KION GROUP, Klüber Lubrication München, The Kraft Heinz, Maastricht University, MARELLI Europe, NEC Corporation, Tibnor, and WEG.
1 The Q1 2025 results were also impacted by other effects. For details, please refer to the disclosures on page 19 of this document.
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Alfred Ritter, Axpo Services, BASF Coatings, Deutsche Bahn, Parle Biscuits, Ravensburger, and Wipro went live on SAP solutions.
In the first quarter, SAP’s cloud revenue performance was particularly strong in APJ and EMEA and robust in the Americas region. Brazil, Chile, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea and Spain had outstanding performances, while Canada, China, France, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. were particularly strong.
On February 13, SAP announced SAP Business Data Cloud, a groundbreaking solution that unifies SAP and third-party data throughout an organization, providing the trusted data foundation organizations need to make more impactful decisions and foster reliable AI.
On February 20, SAP proposed a dividend of €2.35 per share for fiscal year 2024 representing a year-over-year increase of 6.8% compared to the regular dividend paid for fiscal year 2023. The dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming AGM scheduled for May 13, 2025.
Outlook 2025
Financial Outlook 2025
While the prevailing dynamic environment implies elevated levels of uncertainty and reduced visibility, SAP currently continues to expect:
· | €21.6 – 21.9 billion cloud revenue at constant currencies (2024: €17.14 billion), up 26% to 28% at constant currencies. |
· | €33.1 – 33.6 billion cloud and software revenue at constant currencies (2024: €29.83 billion), up 11% to 13% at constant currencies. |
· | €10.3 – 10.6 billion non-IFRS operating profit at constant currencies (2024: €8.15 billion), up 26% to 30% at constant currencies. |
· | Approximately €8.0 billion free cash flow at actual currencies (2024: €4.22 billion) |
· | An effective tax rate (non-IFRS) of approximately 32% (2024: 32.3%)2. |
The company also continues to expect current cloud backlog growth at constant currencies to slightly decelerate in 2025.
While SAP’s 2025 financial outlook for the income statement parameters is at constant currencies (including an average exchange rate of 1.08 USD per EUR), actual currency reported figures are expected to be impacted by currency exchange rate fluctuations as the company progresses through the year, as reflected in the table below.
Currency Impact Assuming March 31, 2025. Rates Apply for 2025
In percentage points | Q2 2025 | FY 2025 |
Cloud revenue growth | -1.0pp | -0.0pp |
Cloud and software revenue growth | -0.5pp | -0.0pp |
Operating profit growth (non-IFRS) | 0.0pp | -0.0pp |
This includes an exchange rate of 1.08 USD per EUR.
2 | The effective tax rate (non-IFRS) is a non-IFRS financial measure and is presented for supplemental informational purposes only. We do not provide an outlook for the effective tax rate (IFRS) due to the uncertainty and potential variability of gains and losses associated with equity securities, which are reconciling items between the two effective tax rates (non-IFRS and IFRS). These items cannot be provided without unreasonable efforts but could have a significant impact on our future effective tax rate (IFRS). |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Additional Information
This press release and all information therein is preliminary and unaudited. Due to rounding, numbers may not add up precisely.
SAP Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will take place on May 13, 2025, as a virtual event. The whole event will be webcast on the Company’s website and online voting options will be available for shareholders. Further details can be found at https://www.sap.com/agm .
Financial Analyst and Investor Conference
SAP will hold a financial analyst event on Wednesday, May 21st, in conjunction with SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando.
SAP Performance Measures
For more information about our key growth metrics and performance measures, their calculation, their usefulness, and their limitations, please refer to the following document on our Investor Relations website: https://www.sap.com/investors/performance-measures
Webcast
SAP senior management will host a financial analyst conference call on Tuesday, April 22nd at 11:00 PM (CEST) / 10:00 PM (BST) / 5:00 PM (EDT) / 2:00 PM (PDT). The conference will be webcast on the Company’s website at https://www.sap.com/investor and will be available for replay. Supplementary financial information pertaining to the first quarter results can be found at https://www.sap.com/investor
About SAP
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Contents
(A) | Consolidated Income Statements | 9 | |
(A.1) | Consolidated Income Statements – Quarter | 9 | |
(B) | Consolidated Statements of Financial Position | 10 | |
(C) | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 11 | |
(D) | Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation | 12 | |
(E) | Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers | 12 | |
(E.1) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Revenue – Quarter | 12 | |
(E.2) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Operating Expenses – Quarter | 13 | |
(E.3) | Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Profit Figures, Income Tax, and Key Ratios – Quarter | 13 | |
(E.4) | Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow | 14 | |
(F) | Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates | 14 | |
(G) | Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas | 14 | |
(H) | Segment Reporting | 16 | |
(H.1) | Segment Policies and Changes | 16 | |
(H.2) | Segment Reporting – Quarter | 16 | |
(I) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) | 17 | |
(I.1) | Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Quarter | 17 | |
(J) | Employees by Region and Functional Areas | 18 | |
(K) | Share-Based Payment | 19 |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Financial and Non-Financial Key Facts
(IFRS and Non-IFRS)
€ millions, unless otherwise stated |
Q1 2024 |
Q2 2024 |
Q3 2024 |
Q4 2024 |
TY 2024 |
Q1 2025 |
Revenues | ||||||
Cloud | 3,928 | 4,153 | 4,351 | 4,708 | 17,141 | 4,993 |
% change – yoy | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
% change constant currency – yoy | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Cloud ERP Suite | 3,167 | 3,414 | 3,636 | 3,949 | 14,166 | 4,251 |
% change – yoy | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 |
% change constant currency – yoy | 32 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Software licenses | 203 | 229 | 285 | 683 | 1,399 | 183 |
% change – yoy | –26 | –28 | –15 | –18 | –21 | –10 |
% change constant currency – yoy | –25 | –27 | –14 | –19 | –21 | –10 |
Software support | 2,829 | 2,792 | 2,793 | 2,876 | 11,290 | 2,761 |
% change – yoy | –3 | –3 | –3 | 1 | –2 | –2 |
% change constant currency – yoy | –1 | –3 | –2 | 1 | –1 | –3 |
Total revenue | 8,041 | 8,288 | 8,470 | 9,377 | 34,176 | 9,013 |
% change – yoy | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
% change constant currency – yoy | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Profits | ||||||
Operating profit (loss) (IFRS) | –787 | 1,222 | 2,214 | 2,016 | 4,665 | 2,333 |
Operating profit (loss) (non-IFRS) | 1,533 | 1,940 | 2,244 | 2,436 | 8,153 | 2,455 |
% change - yoy | 16 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 60 |
% change constant currency - yoy | 19 | 35 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 58 |
Profit (loss) after tax (IFRS) | –824 | 918 | 1,441 | 1,616 | 3,150 | 1,796 |
Profit (loss) after tax (non-IFRS) | 944 | 1,278 | 1,437 | 1,619 | 5,279 | 1,681 |
% change - yoy | 9 | 60 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 78 |
Margins | ||||||
Cloud gross margin (IFRS, in %) | 72.2 | 73.0 | 73.2 | 72.8 | 72.8 | 74.5 |
Cloud gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) | 72.5 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 73.5 | 73.3 | 75.0 |
Gross margin (IFRS, in %) | 71.7 | 72.6 | 73.3 | 74.0 | 73.0 | 73.3 |
Gross margin (non-IFRS, in %) | 71.8 | 72.7 | 73.6 | 74.3 | 73.2 | 73.6 |
Operating margin (IFRS, in %) | –9.8 | 14.7 | 26.1 | 21.5 | 13.6 | 25.9 |
Operating margin (non-IFRS, in %) | 19.1 | 23.4 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 23.9 | 27.2 |
Order Entry and current cloud backlog | ||||||
Current cloud backlog | 14,179 | 14,808 | 15,377 | 18,078 | 18,078 | 18,202 |
% change – yoy | 27 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 28 |
% change constant currency – yoy | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Share of cloud orders greater than €5 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %) | 52 | 52 | 64 | 68 | 63 | 54 |
Share of cloud orders smaller than €1 million based on total cloud order entry volume (in %) | 21 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
Liquidity and Cash Flow | ||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities | 2,878 | 1,509 | 1,403 | –584 | 5,207 | 3,780 |
Free cash flow | 2,642 | 1,288 | 1,200 | –908 | 4,222 | 3,583 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 9,295 | 7,870 | 10,005 | 9,609 | 9,609 | 11,345 |
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€ millions, unless otherwise stated |
Q1 2024 |
Q2 2024 |
Q3 2024 |
Q4 2024 |
TY 2024 |
Q1 2025 |
Group liquidity | 13,411 | 11,449 | 11,856 | 11,080 | 11,080 | 12,760 |
Financial debt (–) | –7,770 | –7,776 | –8,996 | –9,385 | –9,385 | –8,121 |
Net liquidity (+) / Net debt(–) | 5,641 | 3,674 | 2,860 | 1,695 | 1,695 | 4,639 |
Non-Financials | ||||||
Number of employees (quarter end)1 | 108,133 | 105,315 | 107,583 | 109,121 | 109,121 | 108,187 |
Women in executive roles (in %, quarter end) | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 23.7 |
Gross greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1, 2, 3 / market-based)2 (in million tons CO2 equivalents) |
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 1.6 |
1 In full-time equivalents.
2 Our gross greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) include the total lifecycle emissions resulting from the use of our on-premise software. The calculation of use of sold products emissions is based on the number of active maintenance contracts at quarter end. Therefore, the emissions for individual quarters will not add up to the total sum of GHG emissions at year end.
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Primary Financial Statements of SAP Group (IFRS)
(A) | Consolidated Income Statements |
(A.1) | Consolidated Income Statements – Quarter |
€ millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | |
Cloud | 4,993 | 3,928 | 27 | |
Software licenses | 183 | 203 | –10 | |
Software support | 2,761 | 2,829 | –2 | |
Software licenses and support | 2,945 | 3,031 | –3 | |
Cloud and software | 7,938 | 6,960 | 14 | |
Services | 1,075 | 1,081 | –1 | |
Total revenue | 9,013 | 8,041 | 12 | |
Cost of cloud | –1,273 | –1,091 | 17 | |
Cost of software licenses and support | –292 | –326 | –10 | |
Cost of cloud and software | –1,565 | –1,417 | 10 | |
Cost of services | –841 | –862 | –2 | |
Total cost of revenue | –2,406 | –2,279 | 6 | |
Gross profit | 6,607 | 5,762 | 15 | |
Research and development | –1,673 | –1,665 | 0 | |
Sales and marketing | –2,235 | –2,278 | –2 | |
General and administration | –358 | –360 | –1 | |
Restructuring | 0 | –2,242 | NA | |
Other operating income/expense, net | –8 | –4 | >100 | |
Total operating expenses | –6,680 | –8,828 | –24 | |
Operating profit (loss) | 2,333 | –787 | NA | |
Other non-operating income/expense, net | 10 | –148 | NA | |
Finance income | 405 | 199 | >100 | |
Finance costs | –280 | –244 | 15 | |
Financial income, net | 125 | –45 | NA | |
Profit (loss) before tax | 2,468 | –980 | NA | |
Income tax expense | –672 | 157 | NA | |
Profit (loss) after tax | 1,796 | –824 | NA | |
Attributable to owners of parent | 1,780 | –828 | NA | |
Attributable to non-controlling interests | 16 | 4 | >100 | |
Earnings per share, basic (in €)1 | 1.52 | –0.71 | NA | |
Earnings per share, diluted (in €)1 | 1.51 | –0.71 | NA |
1 For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the weighted average number of shares was 1,167 million (diluted 1,177 million) and 1,167 million (diluted: 1,167 million), respectively (treasury stock excluded).
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(B) | Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
as at 03/31/2025 and 12/31/2024 | ||
€ millions | 2025 | 2024 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 11,345 | 9,609 |
Other financial assets | 1,638 | 1,629 |
Trade and other receivables | 7,981 | 6,774 |
Other non-financial assets | 2,479 | 2,682 |
Tax assets | 526 | 707 |
Total current assets | 23,968 | 21,401 |
Goodwill | 30,304 | 31,243 |
Intangible assets | 2,507 | 2,706 |
Property, plant, and equipment | 4,461 | 4,493 |
Other financial assets | 7,079 | 7,141 |
Trade and other receivables | 117 | 209 |
Other non-financial assets | 3,931 | 3,990 |
Tax assets | 388 | 359 |
Deferred tax assets | 2,873 | 2,676 |
Total non-current assets | 51,661 | 52,817 |
Total assets | 75,629 | 74,218 |
€ millions | 2025 | 2024 |
Trade and other payables | 2,210 | 1,988 |
Tax liabilities | 929 | 585 |
Financial liabilities | 3,406 | 4,277 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 4,291 | 5,533 |
Provisions | 502 | 716 |
Contract liabilities | 9,211 | 5,978 |
Total current liabilities | 20,550 | 19,078 |
Trade and other payables | 6 | 10 |
Tax liabilities | 550 | 509 |
Financial liabilities | 6,701 | 7,169 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 853 | 749 |
Provisions | 476 | 494 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 309 | 313 |
Contract liabilities | 99 | 88 |
Total non-current liabilities | 8,994 | 9,332 |
Total liabilities | 29,543 | 28,410 |
Issued capital | 1,229 | 1,229 |
Share premium | 2,562 | 2,564 |
Retained earnings | 44,692 | 42,907 |
Other components of equity | 3,133 | 4,694 |
Treasury shares | –5,902 | –5,954 |
Equity attributable to owners of parent | 45,713 | 45,440 |
Non-controlling interests | 373 | 368 |
Total equity | 46,086 | 45,808 |
Total equity and liabilities | 75,629 | 74,218 |
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(C) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
€ millions | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
Profit (loss) after tax | 1,796 | –824 |
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss) after tax to net cash flows from operating activities: | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 349 | 313 |
Share-based payment expense | 420 | 688 |
Income tax expense | 672 | –157 |
Financial income, net | –125 | 45 |
Increase/decrease in allowances on trade receivables | 11 | –22 |
Other adjustments for non-cash items | –9 | 141 |
Increase/decrease in trade and other receivables | –1,287 | –960 |
Increase/decrease in other assets | 161 | 33 |
Increase/decrease in trade payables, provisions, and other liabilities | –1,073 | 1,194 |
Increase/decrease in contract liabilities | 3,464 | 2,990 |
Share-based payments | –193 | –143 |
Income taxes paid, net of refunds | –405 | –420 |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 3,780 | 2,878 |
Business combinations, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired | –3 | –19 |
Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | –168 | –187 |
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | 38 | 27 |
Purchase of equity or debt instruments of other entities | –1,366 | –4,248 |
Proceeds from sales of equity or debt instruments of other entities | 1,422 | 3,297 |
Interest received | 120 | 144 |
Net cash flows from investing activities | 43 | –986 |
Purchase of treasury shares | –125 | –432 |
Proceeds from borrowings | 0 | 1 |
Repayments of borrowings | –1,249 | –13 |
Payments of lease liabilities | –68 | –78 |
Interest paid | –281 | –265 |
Net cash flows from financing activities | –1,723 | –787 |
Effect of foreign currency rates on cash and cash equivalents | –365 | 65 |
Net increase/decrease in cash and cash equivalents | 1,735 | 1,170 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period | 9,609 | 8,124 |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 11,345 | 9,295 |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Non-IFRS Numbers
(D) Basis of Non-IFRS Presentation
SAP disclose certain financial measures such as expense (non-IFRS) and profit measures (non-IFRS) that are not prepared in accordance with IFRS and are therefore considered non-IFRS financial measures.
For a more detailed description of all of SAP’s non-IFRS measures and their limitations as well as SAP’s constant currency and free cash flow figures, see Explanation of Non-IFRS Measures.
(E) Reconciliation from Non-IFRS Numbers to IFRS Numbers
(E.1) Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Revenue – Quarter
€ millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | |||
IFRS |
Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | IFRS |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
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Revenue Numbers | ||||||
Cloud | 4,993 | –58 | 4,936 | 3,928 | 27 | 26 |
Software licenses | 183 | 0 | 183 | 203 | –10 | –10 |
Software support | 2,761 | –24 | 2,737 | 2,829 | –2 | –3 |
Software licenses and support | 2,945 | –25 | 2,920 | 3,031 | –3 | –4 |
Cloud and software | 7,938 | –82 | 7,856 | 6,960 | 14 | 13 |
Services | 1,075 | –15 | 1,060 | 1,081 | –1 | –2 |
Total revenue | 9,013 | –97 | 8,916 | 8,041 | 12 | 11 |
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(E.2) Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Operating Expenses – Quarter
€ millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS |
Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
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Operating Expense Numbers | |||||||||||
Cost of cloud | –1,273 | 24 | –1,249 | –1,091 | 12 | –1,079 | 17 | 16 | |||
Cost of software licenses and support | –292 | 0 | –292 | –326 | 0 | –326 | –10 | –10 | |||
Cost of cloud and software | –1,565 | 24 | –1,541 | –1,417 | 12 | –1,405 | 10 | 10 | |||
Cost of services | –841 | 1 | –840 | –862 | 0 | –862 | –2 | –3 | |||
Total cost of revenue | –2,406 | 25 | –2,381 | –2,279 | 12 | –2,267 | 6 | 5 | |||
Gross profit | 6,607 | 25 | 6,632 | –68 | 6,564 | 5,762 | 12 | 5,774 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Research and development | –1,673 | 1 | –1,672 | –1,665 | 2 | –1,663 | 0 | 0 | |||
Sales and marketing | –2,235 | 95 | –2,140 | –2,278 | 64 | –2,214 | –2 | –3 | |||
General and administration | –358 | 1 | –357 | –360 | 1 | –360 | –1 | –1 | |||
Restructuring | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2,242 | 2,242 | 0 | NA | NA | |||
Other operating income/expense, net | –8 | 0 | –8 | –4 | 0 | –4 | >100 | >100 | |||
Total operating expenses | –6,680 | 122 | –6,558 | 62 | –6,495 | –8,828 | 2,321 | –6,507 | –24 | 1 | 0 |
(E.3) Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Profit Figures, Income Tax, and Key Ratios – Quarter
€ millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | ||||||||
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS |
Currency Impact |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
IFRS | Adj. | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Non-IFRS |
Non-IFRS Constant Currency |
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Profit Numbers | |||||||||||
Operating profit (loss) | 2,333 | 122 | 2,455 | –35 | 2,421 | –787 | 2,321 | 1,533 | NA | 60 | 58 |
Other non-operating income/expense, net | 10 | 0 | 10 | –148 | 0 | –148 | NA | NA | |||
Finance income | 405 | –281 | 124 | 199 | –32 | 166 | >100 | –26 | |||
Finance costs | –280 | 73 | –207 | –244 | 88 | –155 | 15 | 33 | |||
Financial income, net | 125 | –208 | –83 | –45 | 56 | 11 | NA | NA | |||
Profit (loss) before tax | 2,468 | –86 | 2,382 | –980 | 2,377 | 1,396 | NA | 71 | |||
Income tax expense | –672 | –29 | –701 | 157 | –609 | –452 | NA | 55 | |||
Profit (loss) after tax | 1,796 | –115 | 1,681 | –824 | 1,768 | 944 | NA | 78 | |||
Attributable to owners of parent | 1,780 | –101 | 1,679 | –828 | 1,768 | 940 | NA | 79 | |||
Attributable to non-controlling interests | 16 | –14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | >100 | –54 | |||
Key Ratios | |||||||||||
Operating margin (in %) | 25.9 | 27.2 | 27.1 | –9.8 | 19.1 | 35.7pp | 8.2pp | 8.1pp | |||
Effective tax rate (in %)1 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 16.0 | 32.4 | 11.3pp | –2.9pp | |||||
Earnings per share, basic (in €) | 1.52 | 1.44 | –0.71 | 0.81 | NA | 79 |
1 The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in Q1 2025 mainly resulted from tax effects of equity securities. The difference between our effective tax rate (IFRS) and effective tax rate (non-IFRS) in Q1 2024 mainly resulted from tax effects of restructuring expenses.
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(E.4) Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow
€ millions, unless otherwise stated | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
Net cash flows from operating activities | 3,780 | 2,878 |
Purchase of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | –168 | –187 |
Proceeds from sales of intangible assets and property, plant, and equipment | 38 | 27 |
Payments of lease liabilities | –68 | –78 |
Free cash flow | 3,583 | 2,642 |
Net cash flows from investing activities | 43 | –986 |
Net cash flows from financing activities | –1,723 | –787 |
(F) Non-IFRS Adjustments – Actuals and Estimates
€ millions, unless otherwise stated |
Estimated Amounts for |
Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
Profit (loss) before tax (IFRS) | 2,468 | –980 | |
Adjustment for acquisition-related charges | 380-460 | 123 | 79 |
Adjustment for restructuring | approximately 100 | 0 | 2,242 |
Adjustment for regulatory compliance matter expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adjustment for gains and losses from equity securities, net | N/A1 | –208 | 56 |
Profit (loss) before tax (non-IFRS) | 2,382 | 1,396 |
1 Due to the uncertainty and potential variability of gains and losses from equity securities, we cannot provide an estimate for the full year without unreasonable efforts. This item could however have a material impact on our non-IFRS measures below operating profit.
(G) Non-IFRS Operating Expense Adjustments by Functional Areas
€ millions | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ||||||||
IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restructuring | RCM1 | Non-IFRS | IFRS | Acquisition-Related | Restructuring | RCM1 | Non-IFRS | |
Cost of cloud | –1,273 | 24 | 0 | 0 | –1,249 | –1,091 | 12 | 0 | 0 | –1,079 |
Cost of software licenses and support | –292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –292 | –326 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –326 |
Cost of services | –841 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –840 | –862 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –862 |
Research and development | –1,673 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –1,672 | –1,665 | 2 | 0 | 0 | –1,663 |
Sales and marketing | –2,235 | 95 | 0 | 0 | –2,140 | –2,278 | 64 | 0 | 0 | –2,214 |
General and administration | –358 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –357 | –360 | 1 | 0 | 0 | –360 |
Restructuring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2,242 | 0 | 2,242 | 0 | 0 |
Other operating income/expense, net | –8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –8 | –4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4 |
Total operating expenses | –6,680 | 123 | 0 | 0 | –6,558 | –8,828 | 79 | 2,242 | 0 | –6,507 |
1 Regulatory Compliance Matters
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
If not presented in a separate line item in our income statement, the restructuring expenses would break down as follows:
€ millions | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
Cost of cloud | 1 | –67 |
Cost of software licenses and support | 1 | –56 |
Cost of services | 8 | –425 |
Research and development | 22 | –956 |
Sales and marketing | –21 | –622 |
General and administration | –11 | –116 |
Restructuring expenses | 0 | –2,242 |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Disaggregations
(H) Segment Reporting
(H.1) Segment Policies and Changes
Following organizational changes, SAP has revised its segment structure and is now organized in two operating segments, the Applications, Technology & Support (ATS) segment and the Core Services segment:
– | The ATS segment represents SAPs cohesive product portfolio which is holistically steered and commercialized. |
– | The Core Services segment supports the SAPs product portfolio by enabling customers to transform their business and accelerate the adoption of innovations. |
The segment information for comparative prior periods was restated to conform with the new segment composition.
(H.2) Segment Reporting – Quarter
Applications, Technology & Support (ATS)
€ millions
(non-IFRS) |
Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | |
Actual Currency |
Constant
Currency |
Actual Currency |
|
Cloud | 4,993 | 4,936 | 3,928 |
Software licenses | 183 | 183 | 203 |
Software support | 2,761 | 2,737 | 2,829 |
Software licenses and support | 2,945 | 2,920 | 3,031 |
Cloud and software | 7,938 | 7,856 | 6,960 |
Services | 80 | 80 | 101 |
Total segment revenue | 8,018 | 7,936 | 7,061 |
Cost of cloud | –1,209 | –1,189 | –1,047 |
Cost of software licenses and support | –275 | –273 | –300 |
Cost of cloud and software | –1,484 | –1,462 | –1,346 |
Cost of services | –100 | –99 | –99 |
Total cost of revenue | –1,584 | –1,561 | –1,445 |
Segment gross profit | 6,434 | 6,375 | 5,616 |
Other segment expenses | –3,280 | –3,256 | –3,315 |
Segment profit (loss) | 3,154 | 3,119 | 2,301 |
Core Services
€
millions (non-IFRS) |
Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | |
Actual
Currency |
Constant Currency |
Actual Currency |
|
Services | 994 | 980 | 979 |
Total segment revenue | 994 | 980 | 979 |
Cost of cloud | –29 | –29 | –26 |
Cost of software licenses and support | –11 | –11 | –14 |
Cost of cloud and software | –40 | –40 | –40 |
Cost of services | –718 | –713 | –733 |
Total cost of revenue | –757 | –753 | –773 |
Segment gross profit | 237 | 227 | 206 |
Other segment expenses | –150 | –148 | –166 |
Segment profit (loss) | 87 | 78 | 41 |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
(I) Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS)
(I.1) Revenue by Region (IFRS and Non-IFRS) – Quarter
€ millions | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 | ∆ in % | |||
Actual currency | Currency
Impact |
Constant
Currency |
Actual currency | Actual currency | Constant
Currency |
|
Cloud Revenue by Region | ||||||
EMEA | 2,032 | –17 | 2,015 | 1,557 | 30 | 29 |
Americas | 2,231 | –39 | 2,192 | 1,847 | 21 | 19 |
APJ | 731 | –2 | 729 | 524 | 39 | 39 |
Cloud revenue | 4,993 | –58 | 4,936 | 3,928 | 27 | 26 |
Cloud and Software Revenue by Region | ||||||
EMEA | 3,538 | –21 | 3,517 | 3,109 | 14 | 13 |
Americas | 3,209 | –58 | 3,151 | 2,864 | 12 | 10 |
APJ | 1,191 | –3 | 1,187 | 987 | 21 | 20 |
Cloud and software revenue | 7,938 | –82 | 7,856 | 6,960 | 14 | 13 |
Total Revenue by Region | ||||||
Germany | 1,379 | –3 | 1,376 | 1,237 | 11 | 11 |
Rest of EMEA | 2,654 | –23 | 2,631 | 2,359 | 12 | 12 |
Total EMEA | 4,033 | –26 | 4,007 | 3,596 | 12 | 11 |
United States | 2,952 | –86 | 2,866 | 2,668 | 11 | 7 |
Rest of Americas | 713 | 18 | 731 | 669 | 7 | 9 |
Total Americas | 3,665 | –67 | 3,598 | 3,337 | 10 | 8 |
Japan | 397 | –3 | 394 | 325 | 22 | 21 |
Rest of APJ | 918 | –1 | 917 | 783 | 17 | 17 |
Total APJ | 1,315 | –3 | 1,311 | 1,107 | 19 | 18 |
Total revenue | 9,013 | –97 | 8,916 | 8,041 | 12 | 11 |
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
(J) Employees by Region and Functional Areas
Full-time equivalents | 03/31/2025 | 03/31/2024 | ||||||
EMEA | Americas | APJ | Total | EMEA | Americas | APJ | Total | |
Cloud and software | 4,500 | 4,438 | 4,924 | 13,862 | 4,398 | 4,266 | 4,458 | 13,122 |
Services | 8,173 | 4,757 | 5,710 | 18,639 | 8,265 | 4,989 | 5,509 | 18,763 |
Research and development | 17,808 | 5,745 | 13,348 | 36,902 | 18,115 | 5,935 | 12,489 | 36,540 |
Sales and marketing | 11,742 | 9,869 | 5,060 | 26,671 | 12,302 | 10,330 | 5,400 | 28,032 |
General and administration | 3,759 | 1,874 | 1,317 | 6,949 | 3,624 | 1,792 | 1,307 | 6,723 |
Infrastructure | 3,054 | 1,158 | 952 | 5,164 | 2,829 | 1,252 | 872 | 4,953 |
SAP Group (03/31) | 49,035 | 27,842 | 31,310 | 108,187 | 49,532 | 28,565 | 30,036 | 108,133 |
Thereof acquisitions1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SAP Group (three months' end average) | 48,678 | 27,709 | 31,119 | 107,507 | 49,404 | 28,543 | 29,986 | 107,934 |
1 Acquisitions closed between January 1 and March 31 of the respective year.
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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025 |
Other Disclosures
(K) Share-Based Payment
SAP’s share-based payment expenses included in SAPs non-IFRS operating expenses break down as follows:
€ millions | Q1 2025 | Q1 2024 |
Cost of cloud | –26 | –39 |
Cost of software licenses and support | –7 | –12 |
Cost of services | –61 | –102 |
Research and development | –136 | –212 |
Sales and marketing | –151 | –258 |
General and administration | –39 | –66 |
Share-based payment expenses | –420 | –688 |
Additionally, in the first quarter of 2025 SAP recognized €13 million (Q1/2024: €82 million) of accelerated share-based payment expenses triggered by the transformation program. These share-based payment expenses are classified as restructuring expenses in SAP’s consolidated income statements.
Associated share-based payments in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to €21 million (Q1/2025: €0 million) and are classified as a decrease in provisions and other liabilities in SAP’s consolidated statements of cash flows.