Financial Position

Cash Flow

The Group cash flow is as follows:

Key Data from the Statement of Cash Flows

Key Data from the Statement of Cash Flows

in € million

Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2024

Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, 2025

Cash flow from operating activities

620.0

804.3

Cash flow from investing activities

69.1

353.8

Cash flow from financing activities

-611.2

-764.3

Influence of changes in foreign exchange rates

-5.1

4.2

Net changes in cash and cash equivalents

72.8

398.0

Change in cash and cash equivalents related
to discontinued operations*

-2.6

-16.3

Change in cash and cash equivalents related
to disposal groups

-8.2

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the period

1,374.4

1,756.7

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period

1,449.8

2,179.2

  1. *For reasons of comparability, a separate presentation is made for the period Jan. 1 until Mar. 31, 2024 in accordance with IFRS 5 as for the period Jan. 1 until Mar. 31, 2025.

The cash flow from operating activities came to € 804.3 million for the first three months of 2025, compared with € 620.0 million for the first three months of 2024.

The cash flow from investing activities shows net proceeds of € 353.8 million for the first three months of 2025 (3M 2024: € 69.1 million). Payments for investments in investment properties came to € 863.8 million in the first three months of 2025 (3M 2024: € 202.3 million). On the other hand, income from portfolio sales in the amount of € 1,051.1 million was collected (3M 2024: € 285.2 million).

The cash flow from financing activities of € -764.3 million (3M 2024: € -611.2 million) includes payments for regular and unscheduled repayments on financial liabilities in the amount of € 699.6 million (3M 2024: € 1,152.4 million) and, on the other hand, proceeds from issuing financial liabilities in the amount of € 195.5 million (3M 2024: € 784.2 million). Payouts for transaction and financing costs amounted to € 2.5 million (3M 2024: € 13.9 million). Interest paid in the first three months of 2025 amounted to € 243.7 million (3M 2024: € 201.3 million).

Net changes in cash and cash equivalents came to € 398.0 million.