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6-K 1 tm2512979d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

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.

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No. Exhibit
   
99.1 Quarterly Statement dated April 22, 2025

 

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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

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No. Exhibit
   
99.1 Quarterly Statement dated April 22, 2025

 

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EX-99.1 2 tm2512979d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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

As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE: SAP) stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

 

For more information, financial community only:

Alexandra Steiger +49 (6227) 7-767336 investor@sap.com, CET

Follow SAP Investor Relations on LinkedIn at SAP Investor Relations.

 

For more information, press only:

Joellen Perry +1 (650) 445-6780 joellen.perry@sap.com, PT 

Daniel Reinhardt +49 (6227) 7-40201 daniel.reinhardt@sap.com, CET

 

For customers interested in learning more about SAP products:

Global Customer Center: +49 180 534-34-24 

United States Only: +1 (800) 872-1SAP (+1-800-872-1727)

 

Note to editors:

 

To preview and download broadcast-standard stock footage and press photos digitally, please visit www.sap.com/photos. On this platform, you can find high resolution material for your media channels.

 

 

 

This document contains forward-looking statements, which are predictions, projections, or other statements about future events. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to materially differ. Additional information regarding these risks and uncertainties may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to the risk factors section of SAP’s 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F.

 

© 2025 SAP SE. All rights reserved.

 

SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP SE in Germany and other countries. Please see https://www.sap.com/copyright for additional trademark information and notices.

 

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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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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

 

 

 

€ 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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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

 

 

 

(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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SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

 

 

 

(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

 

11/19


 

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

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

 

12/19


 

SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

 

 

 

(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

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

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.

 

13/19


 

SAP Quarterly Statement Q1 2025

 

 

 

(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
Full Year 2025

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

 

14/19


 

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

15/19

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

16/19

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

17/19

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.

18/19

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.

19/19