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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

adidas AG Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (IFRS) € in millions

 

 

Note

 

Year ending Dec. 31, 2025

 

Year ending Dec. 31, 2024

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before taxes

 

 

 

1,820

 

1,121

Adjustments for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, amortization, and impairment losses

 

09, 10, 11, 12, 30

 

1,154

 

1,208

Reversals of impairment losses

 

09, 10, 30

 

(19)

 

(28)

Interest income

 

32

 

(58)

 

(57)

Interest expense

 

32

 

227

 

221

Unrealized foreign exchange losses/(gains), net

 

 

 

24

 

(19)

Losses on sale of property, plant, and equipment and intangible assets, net

 

 

 

20

 

17

Other non-cash effects from operating activities

 

29, 30

 

22

 

(10)

Cash flows from operating activities before working capital changes

 

 

 

3,190

 

2,453

Change in receivables and other assets

 

 

 

(562)

 

(839)

Change in inventories

 

 

 

(1,104)

 

(500)

Change in accounts payable and other liabilities

 

 

 

(377)

 

2,024

Cash flows from operating activities before taxes

 

 

 

1,147

 

3,138

Income taxes paid

 

 

 

(399)

 

(236)

IAS 29 – Hyperinflation effects in operating cash flow

 

 

 

3

 

9

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

751

 

2,910

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of other intangible assets

 

12

 

(114)

 

(121)

Purchase of property, plant, and equipment

 

09

 

(363)

 

(419)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment

 

 

 

4

 

49

Proceeds from sale of a disposal group from prior years

 

03

 

100

 

100

Change in short-term financial assets

 

 

 

 

28

Change in investments and other long-term assets

 

 

 

(88)

 

(50)

Interest received

 

 

 

58

 

57

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

(404)

 

(356)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment of eurobonds

 

16

 

(500)

 

(500)

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

 

16

 

498

 

Interest paid

 

 

 

(220)

 

(217)

Repayments of lease liabilities

 

19

 

(643)

 

(656)

Dividend paid to shareholders of adidas AG

 

25

 

(357)

 

(125)

Dividend paid to non-controlling interest shareholders

 

27

 

(42)

 

(40)

Repurchase of treasury shares due to share-based payments

 

26

 

(43)

 

(35)

Proceeds from reissuance of treasury shares due to share-based payments

 

26

 

39

 

24

Change in short-term borrowings

 

16

 

166

 

3

Acquisition of non-controlling interests

 

27

 

 

(12)

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

(1,103)

 

(1,559)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sum of cash flows

 

 

 

(755)

 

995

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

 

 

(82)

 

29

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

(838)

 

1,024

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

04

 

2,455

 

1,431

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

04

 

1,617

 

2,455

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.