Consolidated Income Statement
| in EUR m | Note | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 1.) | 15,171.5 | 16,237.4 |
| Cost of materials | 2.) | – 11,339.8 | – 12,210.9 |
| Gross profit | 3,831.7 | 4,026.5 | |
| Other operating income | 3.) | 81.5 | 102.9 |
| Personnel expenses | 4.) | – 1,448.5 | – 1,446.4 |
| Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment, and amortization and impairment of intangible assets | 18.) / 19.) / 20.) | – 589.3 | – 444.1 |
| Impairment losses on trade receivables and other receivables | 13.) | – 6.3 | – 1.6 |
| Other operating expenses | 5.) | – 1.251.5 | – 1,321.9 |
| Operating profit | 617.6 | 915.4 | |
| Share of profit or loss of equity-accounted investments | 21.) | 1.1 | – 0.1 |
| Interest income | 14.6 | 19.0 | |
| Interest expense | 6.) | – 152.6 | – 152.7 |
| Change in liabilities relating to acquisition of non-controlling interests recognized in profit or loss | 7.) | 13.3 | – 14.0 |
| Loss on the net monetary position | 8.) | – 8.1 | – 4.2 |
| Other net finance costs | 9.) | – 0.5 | – 20.8 |
| Net finance costs | – 132.2 | – 172.8 | |
| Profit before tax | 485.4 | 742.6 | |
| Income tax expense | 10.) | – 215.7 | – 198.9 |
| Profit after tax | 269.7 | 543.7 | |
| Attributable to: | |||
| Shareholders of Brenntag SE | 264.6 | 536.2 | |
| Non-controlling interests | 5.1 | 7.5 | |
| Basic earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 1.83 | 3.71 |
| Diluted earnings per share in euro | 11.) | 1.83 | 3.71 |