Annual Report 2025

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Creating tomorrow’s solutions

Consolidated Statement of Income

January 1 to December 31

€ million

 

Notes

 

2025

 

2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

01

 

5,485.3

 

5,721.8

Cost of goods sold

 

02

 

-4,828.0

 

-4,735.1

Gross profit from sales

 

 

 

657.3

 

986.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling expenses

 

 

 

-347.8

 

-348.6

Research and development expenses

 

 

 

-214.6

 

-203.7

General administrative expenses

 

 

 

-208.0

 

-200.9

Other operating income

 

02

 

134.1

 

135.7

Other operating expenses

 

02

 

-200.7

 

-98.3

Operating result (EBIT: earnings before interest and taxes)1

 

 

 

-179.7

 

270.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Result from investments in joint ventures and associates1

 

03

 

-334.7

 

19.1

Other investment income1

 

03

 

5.0

 

0.1

Interest income

 

03

 

28.5

 

41.4

Interest expenses

 

03

 

-63.4

 

-45.6

Other financial income

 

03

 

94.1

 

64.5

Other financial expenses

 

03

 

-128.1

 

-92.0

Financial result1

 

 

 

-398.6

 

-12.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

 

 

-578.3

 

258.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

04

 

-226.6

 

2.3

Net income for the year

 

 

 

-804.9

 

260.7

Of which

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to Wacker Chemie AG shareholders

 

 

 

-821.1

 

241.0

Attributable to non-controlling interests

 

12

 

16.2

 

19.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share (€) (basic/diluted)

 

19

 

-16.53

 

4.85

1

Investments in joint ventures and associates and other income from investments reclassified to other financial result (expense of €329.7 million; prior year: €19.2 million in income); EBITDA and EBIT were adjusted accordingly. Further details can be found in the section “Changes in accounting policies”.