2024 at a Glance
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billion
Sales
2023: €68.9 billion
billion
EBITDA before special items
2023: €7.7 billion
ROCE
2023: 4.5%
billion
Cash flows from operating activities
2023: €8.1 billion
billion
Free cash flow
2023: €2.7 billion
billion
Capital expenditures
2023: €5.2 billion
EBITDA before special items by segmenta and Other
Million €
Sales and employees by region
By location of company; employees as of December 31, 2024
Greenhouse gas emissionsa
Million metric tons of CO2 equivalents
b The figure for 2023 has been adjusted to reflect updated data.
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Research and development expenses
2023: €2.1 billion
Employees at year-end
2023: 111,991
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Personnel expenses
2023: €11.0 billion
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