Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows from 1 January until 31 December 2025

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

In € thousand

Notes

1 – 12/2025

1 – 12/2024

Profit/(loss) for the period

 

423,261

350,463

Amortisation of VBI, impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets, and depreciation of property, plant and equipment

 

143,251

126,457

Impairment losses/reversal of impairment losses on other investments

 

50,625

8,202

Gain/(loss) on the disposal of investments

 

–12,887

91,834

Change in deferred acquisition costs

 

702

1,177

Change in securities at fair value through profit or loss

 

–252,639

–135,492

Change in other receivables

 

–15,202

–87,491

Change in other liabilities

 

41,477

51,233

Change in technical provisions

 

639,949

135,907

Change in defined benefit obligations

 

–3,632

–10,793

Change in deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

 

–16,161

–6,738

Change in other statement of financial position items

 

138,999

55,923

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

1,137,743

580,683

of which from discontinued operations

 

0

2,110

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

15,176

5,150

Payments for acquisition of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

–296,012

–160,578

Proceeds from disposal of consolidated companies

 

35,974

0

Payments for acquisition of consolidated companies

 

–24,354

–1,577

Proceeds from disposal and maturity of other investments

 

4,632,045

5,863,610

Payments for acquisition of other investments

 

–4,988,487

–6,131,202

Proceeds from disposal of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

4,500,471

6,513,900

Payments for acquisition of unit-linked and index-linked life insurance investments

 

–4,670,687

–6,577,262

Net cash flow from investing activities

 

–795,874

–487,960

of which from discontinued operations

 

0

–14,701

 

 

 

 

Dividend payments

8.1

–184,720

–177,629

Transactions between owners

 

86,990

43,339

Payments from other financing activities

9.2

–219,635

–19,457

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–317,365

–153,747

 

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

24,504

–61,024

of which due to acquisitions of consolidated subsidiaries

 

–2,540

23

of which from discontinued operations

 

0

–12,591

Change in cash and cash equivalents due to movements in exchange rates

 

–1,863

–1,355

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

5.2

637,149

699,528

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

5.2

659,789

637,149

 

 

 

 

Income taxes paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–81,741

–70,625

Interest paid (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

–46,038

–47,444

Interest received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

551,256

535,113

Dividends received (net cash flow from operating activities)

 

81,416

81,005